Author: Andrew Gersh

This powerful film by Jessie Deeter (producer of “Who Killed the Electric Car?”) is the story of the end of Liberia’s civil war. Years of fighting and squandered resources have left Liberia a shattered nation-state struggling to pull itself back together.  UN Force Commander Daniel Opande has come to try to create order out of chaos; he has one [...]

Five years after 9/11, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Lowell Bergman investigates the domestic counterterrorism effort and asks whether we are better prepared to prevent another catastrophic attack. Through interviews with high-level sources from the FBI, Department of Defense and Homeland Security, and relying on previously undisclosed documents, Bergman reveals continued inter-agency rivalry, as well as troubling flaws [...]

https://vimeo.com/7995351 “Three New Orleans families are followed in their post-Katrina journeys, which have been difficult, indeed.  Houses lost, jobs lost, families split up and businesses facing uncertain futures – these are just a few of the problems these three patient clans endure.  It’s easy to beat up on the cable-news channels for, in their day-to-day coverage, [...]

”Secrets of Revelation,” oxymoronic title and all, is a thing of beauty: a real aesthetic and moral achievement by Jonathan Halperin, a San Francisco-based filmmaker. While addressing a combustible combination of political, historical, intellectual and theological concerns, his program… still manages to be only slyly didactic and also gripping. This accomplishment is all the more impressive [...]

The New Heroes tells the dramatic stories of fourteen daring social entrepreneurs who are undaunted by the chronic challenges of poverty, illness, unemployment, violence, and ignorance they see in the world around them. These individuals have a revolutionary passion for identifying and solving large-scale social problems. Unlike traditional business entrepreneurs, their mission is to generate social value, [...]

A feature-length documentary and proposed television series exploring the creative process and collaboration between musicians of different generations, backgrounds and musical styles. Featured musicians include Ron Carter, Steve Turre, Broun Fellinis, Tom Ze, Tortoise, Isotope 217, Pharoah Sanders and John Faddis. Directed by Michael Jordan.

FRONTLINE: Rollover: The Hidden History of the SUV examines whether America’s most popular vehicle may also be one of its most dangerous, and investigates why automakers and government regulators failed to do more to protect and inform American consumers. A co-production with Ark Media. Produced by Barak Goodman and Marc Shaffer.

Why does the 13th century Persian mystic Jelaluddin Rumi remain the bestselling poet in America? Featuring poetry and conversation with preeminent Rumi translator Coleman Barks, poet Robert Bly, Deepak Chopra, storyteller Michael Meade, mythologist Huston Smith and others. Musical performances by Grammy nominated artists Hamza El Din and Jai Uttal. Narrated by Academy award nominee Debra Winger. [...]

Neurosurgeon Dr. Jam Ghajar has a controversial technique he says is key to survival in the first week after major head trauma – but dangerously missing from standard procedure at some 70 percent of hospitals across the country. A co-production of WGBH/Nova and ABC News/PrimeTime Live. Produced by Linda Garmon.