the john muir exhibit - press_releases - in the new world 2007
John Muir in the New World
Proposed Film Documentary with Director Catherine Tatge
Press Release
Source: Global Village Media / PRNewswire / USNewswire
NEW YORK, July 18, 2007
The National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH) has awarded a grant of $80,000 to Global Village Media in
support of their new documentary, "John Muir in the New World." The
grant will be used during the scripting phase of the project. John Muir is
one of the tall trees in environmentalism and western ecological thinking.
He was one of the first conservationists in American history and is still
revered widely as the founder of the conservation movement in this country.
It is due to his splendid vision that the American landscape has retained
so much of its grandeur. Not only did he have an enormous impact on the American
West at the turn of the 20th century, his vision also survived long after
his death. His values were taken up as a spiritual standard by generations
of American activists. He taught all of us to see ourselves again as creations
of Nature.
For these reasons Global Village Media, GreatFull Productions
and NewStory Ventures of Seattle are embarking on a two-hour biographical
documentary of the extraordinary life and influence of this influential naturalist.
We are also proud to announce that this project has been designated a National
Endowment for the Humanities "We the People" project and is being
supported in part by funds the agency has set aside for this special initiative.
The goal of the "We the People" initiative is to encourage and
strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and
culture through the support of projects that explore significant events and
themes in our nation's history and culture and that advance knowledge of
the principles that define America.
A Production of Global Village Media,
GreatFull Productions and NewStory Ventures. Executive Producers: Stephen
Boyd, Peter Evans, Catherine Tatge Producer: Dan Kowalski, Dominique Lasseur
Director: Catherine Tatge Writer: Leslie Clark Advisors on this project include:
Harvey Green, Northeastern University, Patricia Nelson Limerick, University
of Colorado; Char Miller, Trinity University, Paul Sutter, University
of Georgia, and Donal Worster, University of Kansas.
Source: Global Village
Media
Contact: Dominique
Lasseur, Global Village Media, Executive Director, +1-212-222-5677, or Fax,
+1-212-222-7512, dlasseur@icpmedia.com.
Update:
Film Release Information - February 23, 2011
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