Executive Producer and Producer and Eugene B. Shirley, Jr. talks about the making of his thirteenth film with WNET.ORG. IHe discusses how he initially became interested in the work of I. M. Pei, the multiple trips to China needed to realize the film, and the ...
Anne Makepeace, who previously worked with American Masters as writer/producer/director of Robert Capa: In Love and War as well as Edward Curtis: Coming to Light, answers questions about the making-of I.M. Pei: Building China Modern. In this interview she talks about the challenges of filming ...
Avon Kirkland, Executive Producer of Sam Cooke: Crossing Over, explains the impact and importance of the legendary singer. Interview conducted by John Antonelli
Special encore broadcast airing May 20 in honor of “Little Women on Masterpiece” and “The Great American Read” on PBS Originally aired in 2009 The following interview is an excerpt from Brookline Access TV, conducted by host Daniel Berman on September 26, 2008.
How did you first become involved with Christopher Trumbo and the stage play TRUMBO? A New York based producer asked me to direct it - this was prior to 9/11, and, I read an early draft of Chris’ play while I was in London directing ...
After 25 years in the documentary business, the award-winning director Catherine Tatge is now considering the foremost news anchor of our time in AMERICAN MASTERS "Walter Cronkite: Witness to History." Below, Tatge shares some insight into the making of the film. Q: Walter Cronkite leads ...
Richard Schickel, director of "You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story," discusses the making of the film. [jwplayer_playlist]
Q: What first got you interested in doing a film on the Warner brothers? A: Several reasons: My grandfather, Harry Warner, was very much around the first 10 years of my life as we spent almost every weekend on his ranch just out side of ...
Sam Pollard, director of WHAT'S GOING ON, discusses why he wanted to share Marvin Gaye's story.
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