“The courthouse is on fire!” Many local folks know where they were on the afternoon of March 25, 2010. That was the day the iconic, historic 1881 Chatham County Courthouse on the circle in Pittsboro was almost lost to a fire. Fortunately, local documentary filmmaker Mike O’Connell, of Haw River Films was ready with his gear to capture on film footage from that… Read More →
Go See This: Premiere of “The Courthouse”
Go See This: “Straws” Documentary Film
Documentary filmmaker Linda Booker follows her subjects where they lead, attributing the impact of her films to the people who tell her their stories. For her latest film “Straws”, she singles out Jackie Nunez, founder of the Last Plastic Straw, who has been at the forefront of this movement since 2011, Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, Dr…. Read More →
Big Voice
To celebrate National Arts in Education Week, NHSAEF is proud to present this free screening of Big Voice, the 2016 award-winning documentary following a year in the life of Santa Monica High’s choral director, Jeff Huls. From auditions to graduation, Big Voice highlights a director’s passion for music, his efforts to achieve excellence, the challenges of his students, and… Read More →
Meet This Artist: Linda Booker fuses art and issues through documentaries
As a child, Linda Booker was especially drawn to these three things: art, reading and the little brook that trickled near her home. The latter provided a quiet retreat where her creativity and her passion for learning flourished. Thus when she founded a company in 2005, she chose the name By the Brook Productions through which… Read More →
