![]() John Quincy Adams serves as Minister to Russia, and heads the peace commission that negotiates the Treaty of Ghent, before becoming the second Adams to serve as Minister to Great Britain. Jefferson defeats him in the election of 1800. John Adams faces a new crisis with France, the futility of peace missions, and public sentiment over the XYZ Affair urging him to declare war on France. John Adams suffers eight years of frustration as vice-president under George Washington before election to the presidency, when he inherits a cabinet loyal to Hamilton. A brief visit from Thomas Jefferson results in their first disagreement over constitutional issues. John Adams faces many problems in negotiating trade agreements with Great Britain. John Adams: Minister to Great Britain (1784–87) ![]() John Adams undertakes several diplomatic missions during the Revolutionary War, including negotiations with Lord Howe, commander of the British forces, and an appointment as Commissioner to France. While John Adams serves as a delegate to Philadelphia's second Continental Congress and signs the Declaration of Independence, Abigail is left alone with the young children to tend the family farm in Braintree, Massachusetts. This program features John Adams' experiences as a young lawyer, his courting of Abigail Smith, and his emergence as a voice against unjust practices imposed by the British crown. Spanning the years 1750 to 1900, it is based on 300,000 pages of letters, diaries, and journals written by various members of the family. ![]() This series of thirteen one-hour dramas weaves together the lives of four generations of the Adams family with events that shaped American history. PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION: Moreno/Lyons Productions, Arlington, MAĬAST: Brian Muller, Sergey, Nagorny, Brad Koed, Will Stout Produced by a team of award-winning producers, writers, and directors, the program combines dramatic re-enactments, interviews with biographers and other scholars, and films and photographs drawn from the rich archival record about Pan Am and the early years of commercial aviation. ![]() Louis Film Critics Association, Joe Williams Award for Best Documentary Key West Film Festival, Best Women's Film, Julia Reichert, Golden Key Award Recipient, (Lifetime Achievement Award) Alexandria Film Festival (VA), Best of Fest Film Cordillera International Film Festival, Audience Choice - Best of Fest World Premiere AFI Docs European Premiere, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) SXSW Film Festival, Official Selection Full Frame Film Festival, Official Selection International premiere, Melbourne International Film Festival GlobeDocs Film Festival presented by the Boston Globe, Centerpiece screening Cleveland International Film Festival DOC NYC Mill Valley Film Festival (CA) Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (AR), Closing Night screening (Drive-In) Nantucket Film Festival, Lighthouse International Film Festival, Rooftop Films Summer Series Rehoboth Beach International Film Festival (DE) Philadelphia Film Festival Three Rivers Film Festival (Pittsburgh) Hometown Premiere, Dixie Twin Drive-In (Dayton OH)Īcross the Pacific is a three-hour documentary film about one of the great milestones in aviation history: the 1935 crossing of the Pacific Ocean by a Pan American Airways flying boat known as the China Clipper. PRINT MATERIAL: Digital promotional materials accessible here: ĪWARDS/FESTIVALS: St. PRODUCERS/DIRECTORS: Julia Reichert, Steven BognarĬAST: Mary Jung, Carolyn Schwier, Debbie Schneider, Janet Selcer, Ellen Cassedy, Renia Clay, Carol Sims, Verna Barksdale, Helen Williams, Laurie Brown, Donna Samuels, Jackie Harris, Karen Nussbaum, Ophelia Ealy, Lane Windham, Ph.D., Kim Cook, Adair Dammann, Jane Fonda, Cheryl Schaeffer, Anne Hill, Rosalinda Aguirre, Inge Goldschmidt PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION: Working Women LLC Featuring interviews with 9to5's founders, as well as actor and activist Jane Fonda, 9to5: The Story of a Movement is the previously untold story of the fight that inspired a hit and changed the American workplace. Their goals were simple-better pay, more advancement opportunities, and an end to sexual harassment-but their unconventional approach attracted the press and shamed their bosses into change. Parton was singing the true story of a movement that started with 9to5, a group of Boston secretaries in the early 1970s. When Dolly Parton sang “9 to 5,” she was doing more than just shining a light on the fate of American working women.
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