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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Six Filmmakers: Tracey Deer

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch an interview with Aboriginal Filmmaker Tracey Deer. A brief biography is also available along with an excerpt from her film "Mohawk Girls".
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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Six Filmmakers: Jobie Weetaluktuk

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to an interview with Jobie Weetaluktuk and watch an excerpt from his film "Umiaq Skin Boat". Elements of his biography are also available.
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Museum of the Moving Image: Interview With Tim Burton

For Students 9th - 10th
A conversation with film director Tim Burton, from a lecture series sponsored by the museum. Click on the appropriate link to access the interview in audio format or with a text transcript.
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Other

Museum of the Moving Image: Interview With Sidney Lumet

For Students 9th - 10th
A conversation with film director Sidney Lumet, from a lecture series sponsored by the museum. Click the appropriate link to access the interview in audio format and/or a text transcript of the interview.
Primary
Other

Museum of the Moving Image: Interview With Robert Altman

For Students 9th - 10th
A conversation with film director Robert Altman, from a lecture series sponsored by the museum. Click the appropriate link to access the interview in audio format or a text transcript.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Bell South Digital Storyteller: Generations of Heroes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Information and advice for participating in a digital storytelling project that documents the experiences and memories of those who have served the United States in war or other military conflicts. Step-by-step instructions, useful...
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Other

B Ykids: Master Filmmakers Mentoring International Youth to Make Films

For Students 9th - 10th
Website contains information, film trailers, interviews, and/or screening schedules about documentaries created by kids from around the world partnered with master filmmakers. Also includes related press and news as well as information...
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BBC

Bbc Blast: Film

For Students 9th - 10th
Blast hosts competitions, interviews, message boards, tips and tools, showcases of student-created work, and similar content designed to further the creative aspirations of future filmmakers.
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BBC

Bbc: Blast

For Students 9th - 10th
So, you want to be a creative arts professional? This designed-for-teens website includes articles about what it takes to be a working artist, dancer, filmmaker, musician, writer, or fashion designer. Find interviews with arts...
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Other

Pare Lorentz Film Center

For Students 9th - 10th
A media source for information on the life and times of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The film center is named after Pare Lorentz, a renowned documentary filmmaker who created government-sponsored films during Roosevelt's era, as well as...
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: F. Scott Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay by F. Scott Fitzgerald with autobiographical elements, called 'The Crack Up', can be read here. There is also an interactive timeline of Fitzgerald's life, and an interview with filmmaker DeWitt Sage, who worked on a film about...
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters: Ralph Ellison

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the writings of Ralph Ellison. There is also an interactive timeline of Ellison 's life, and an interview with filmmaker Avon Kirland, who worked on a film about his life. A lesson for Grades 11-12 looks at the theme of...