Interview with Stanley Nelson, 2012 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Tribute Honoree
The 2012 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival recently honored filmmaker Stanley Nelson with its annual Full Frame Tribute for his significant contribution to the documentary form. Nelson’s work includes the critically acclaimed films Freedom Riders, A Place of Our Own, Wounded Knee, and The Murder of Emmett Till, among many others, all constructed “from the [...]
Full Frame Announces 2012 Thematic Program and Tribute—View Trailer for Ross McElwee’s Newest Film
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced its 2012 Thematic Program and Tribute. The Thematic Program, supported by a $20,000 grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will focus on family, with a series of films curated by Ross McElwee. The North Carolina native will also present his most recent film, [...]
“Freedom Riders” Film Screening October 20 in Chapel Hill
The documentary Freedom Riders, recent winner of three Emmy Awards, is the powerful, harrowing, and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America forever. From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives—and many endured savage beatings and imprisonment—for simply traveling together on buses and trains [...]
