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Voices of the unemployed

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: December 21, 2009

Some filmmakers pride themselves on making a film every year or two. Or even only every ten (ahem, James Cameron). But documentarian Alex Jablonski is making a film a month for a whole year.
In the second installment of Sparrow Songs, Jablonski interviews people in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, all of whom [...]

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Making Cents: The Hollywood edition

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: December 9, 2009

Youth Radio asks “What movie reminds you of the current economy?”

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One house, one town, one lecture

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: November 13, 2009

A new film about the real estate crash, the story of a farm town in Montana, and a lecture about the cultures of the Great Depression all give very different but very clear pictures of the economy and how we got here — then and now.
The new feature-length documentary from filmmaker Leslie Cockburn was recently [...]

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Where would Michael Moore invest?

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: September 28, 2009

PRI’s The Takeaway talks to controversial filmmaker Michael Moore about his new documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story. John Hockenberry asks if Moore’s high profile has affected his ability to capture the ‘gotcha’ moment.

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Water, water everywhere

By Laura Hertzfeld | Published: August 24, 2009

Roman Polanski’s classic film Chinatown centers on a key issue in Los Angeles politics – water. And more than 30 years since the movie’s release, water is still one of the biggest issues in California. Given the economic climate, it might seem like saving water pales in comparison to dealing with the ongoing mortgage crisis [...]

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