Mike Grundmann is an associate professor of journalism at James Madison University in Virginia. He has independently produced, shot and edited 10 documentaries, most of them national award winners broadcast by PBS affiliates. He was also a reporter and editor for a dozen newspapers in California, Nevada and Philadelphia, culminating at the Los Angeles Times.… Continue reading Director Biography – Michael J. Grundmann (BREAKING FREE)
Month: September 2019
Short Film: BREAKING FREE, 12min., USA, Documentary
At a Virginia stable where equine therapy is practiced, veterans with PTSD process their trauma through largely nonverbal and tranquil means. Horses can read people, and the rapport that develops often allows vets to make amazing progress. Project Links Website
Short Film: AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT STORY, 6min., USA, Documentary
Do you want to know about undocumented immigrant #Facts and #Real World Immigrant Data? Are you tired of hearing undocumented immigrant stereotypes and misinformation that is fear-based? In 1981, I ran across the US-Mexican border at 7 years old for 12 hours across the desert. We were running away from civil war-torn El Salvador. My… Continue reading Short Film: AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT STORY, 6min., USA, Documentary
Director Biography – Ruth Grimberg (LEARNING TO SWIM)
Ruth is a self-shooting documentary filmmaker based in London. Her short documentaries focus on the lives of ordinary people who show extraordinary courage and strength in facing up to personal and political challenges using intimate yet respectful observational camerawork to frame the unfolding stories told in their own voices. Looking at life in contemporary Britain… Continue reading Director Biography – Ruth Grimberg (LEARNING TO SWIM)
Short Film: LEARNING TO SWIM, 10min., USA, Documentary
Ingrid and her son Ross welcome Syrian refugee Ahmed into their home in the quiet English countryside and find a way to resist the uncertainty and fear we all face. Project Links Website Twitter News & Reviews “Uncovering Hidden Stories” The Smalls https://www.thesmalls.com/article/uncovering-hidden-st
Short Film: EMMA, 11min., USA, Documentary
Multi-talented transgender student navigates life at the historically Catholic and conservative University of Notre Dame. Film Type: Documentary Runtime: 11 minutes 30 seconds Completion Date: December 22, 2018 Production Budget: 0 USD Country of Origin: United States Country of Filming: United States Film Language: English Shooting Format: Digital Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Film Color: Color
Documentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto 