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Arts & Science Unite Between the Folds

Between the Folds airs Tuesday night on Independent Lens (check local listings). The documentary chronicles the stories of 10 fine artists and intrepid theoretical scientists who have abandoned careers and hard-earned graduate degrees — all to forge unconventional lives as modern-day paper folders.

Here’s a clip…

We’ve also produced an exhibit of the work of origamist Eric Joisel, which is currently featured on PBS Arts.

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Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 All Video, Filmmaker Profile, Independent Lens, ITVS Broadcasts No Comments

Thunder in Guyana Strikes Global Voices

Power Couple: Janet Rosenberg and Dashing Cheddi Jagan

How did a 77-year-old Jewish woman from Chicago become the president of a South American country?

In Thunder in Guyana, airing this Sunday on Global Voices on PBS WORLD, filmmaker Suzanne Wasserman offers a compelling explanation.

Wasserman grew up fascinated by her glamorous cousin Janet, a Chicago native, who at 23 fell in love with a handsome dental student from a country no one in her family had even heard of. Together, the political power couple became known as the founders of modern Guyana, and in 1997, Janet Rosenberg became the first American-born woman to lead a nation.

Throughout the film, Wasserman uses interviews, family photos and archival footage to tell the story of her remarkable cousin: a tale of life-long love, political intrigue, and struggles to bring progressive policies to an adopted country.