The New York Observer Article
The New York Observer highlights films premiering at Tribeca Film Festival including BEYOND BELIEF. Read Article
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Principle Voices: Beth Balaban on Bangladesh
Associate producer and asst. editor Beth Balaban is heading to Dhaka I’m really excited for my upcoming trip to Bangladesh. It will be my first trip abroad with Principle Pictures, and the first big...
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So, this is what film directors are supposed to do…
We just visited the Taj Mahal! Sort of… Bengali film director Ahsanullah Moni made this decision: spending $58 million is worth it to give those who can’t afford a trip to India the chance to see...
View ArticleUganda’s Justin Bieber
Alex Ssekweyama lives in the western Ugandan village of Kakumiro. His family’s status in the community comes from his mother’s success – people walk far distances to visit her drug shop where she...
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Filming “Son of Saichi”
Hidekazu, the son of two-time nuclear radiation survivor Saichi, works with a student human rights group to study the environmental impact of the Fukushima disaster. SON OF SAICHI (pronounced...
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The Family Altar
An ancestral altar where the living pay respects to the dead and appreciate the unity of all the ancestors, and the importance of family lineage. Tsugiko Ouchi is 87-years-old, yet giggles like a...
View ArticleMy Old Country Home
Today – on the second anniversary of the Fukushima disaster – we remember the country and people of Japan – especially our friends in Yamakiya who have opened their homes and hearts to us and our...
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The Smell of Cabotage in the Morning
Logan Airport, 4:30am “You may be alright,” Chris, the Air Canada ticket agent tells us. “But it’s risky. That’s flying too close to the sun for me.” And so begins Friday the 13th, and our trip to...
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The 49th Day
Tsugiko prepares for her husband’s 49th day memorial “This is a very important day for sending his spirit on… for sending him on to the next world,” says Tsugiko Ouchi as she prepares what she will...
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