http://www.plowproductions.com Plow Productions Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:48:30 +0000 http://www.plowproductions.com en http://plowproductions.com/STILL-WE-RISE-DOCUMENTARY http://plowproductions.com/following/plowproductions.com/STILL-WE-RISE-DOCUMENTARY Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:48:30 +0000 Plow Productions 1441694 Still We Rise A documentary film After 14 years of brutal civil war the West African country of Liberia is rebuilding, but still struggles against a silent and devastating adversary: trauma. For a population of more than 4 million there is only one practicing psychiatrist and one psychiatric hospital - until now. Against extraordinary odds, a group of 21 newly certified mental health workers are setting out to heal widespread psychological trauma in some of the most remote corners of the country. Produced by Molly Raskin and co-Directed with Ben Niles, "Still We Rise" follows these young men and women on a remarkable journey to restore hope in a population whose survival depends on it. To learn more about the film or to make a tax-free donation, please visit stillwerisethemovie.com <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100270/1441694/Screen shot 2011-08-08 at 12.24.44 PM.png" border="0" width="670" height="375" width_o="1901" height_o="1065" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/100270/1441694/Screen shot 2011-08-08 at 12.24.44 PM_o.png" align="left" /> http://plowproductions.com/SIMPLE-SHOES http://plowproductions.com/following/plowproductions.com/SIMPLE-SHOES Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:50:54 +0000 Plow Productions 1369770 http://plowproductions.com/SOME-KIND-OF-SPARK-DOC http://plowproductions.com/following/plowproductions.com/SOME-KIND-OF-SPARK-DOC Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:54:09 +0000 Plow Productions 1278735 “Some Kind of Spark,” is a feature-length documentary that follows inner city kids through the Music Advancement Program (MAP) at The Juilliard School in New York City. Independently produced and directed by Plow Productions, the film is an intimate look behind the scenes—from auditions to recitals, at home and abroad—as the kids are exposed to, and inspired by, the profound impact of music. To learn more about the film please visit us at http://cargocollective.com/somekindofspark CONTRIBUTE To make a tax-deductible contribution to the making of “Spark,” please contact Felix Endara at Arts Engine: felix@artsengine.net For additional questions about the project, please contact director and producer, Ben Niles, at ben@plowproductions.com ABOUT MAP MAP is a Saturday instrument-instruction and mentoring program targeting students underrepresented in the performing arts, including black or African American, Hispanic of any race, and Native American students, ages 8 to 14, from New York City schools. To see the 1994/2004 60 Minutes piece on the beginnings of MAP, please go to http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=702214n&tag=related;photovideo http://plowproductions.com/BRAND-VIDEOS http://plowproductions.com/following/plowproductions.com/BRAND-VIDEOS Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:36:41 +0000 Plow Productions 1278861 FORD SIMPLE SHOES http://plowproductions.com/THE-BIG-TABLE-TV-SERIES http://plowproductions.com/following/plowproductions.com/THE-BIG-TABLE-TV-SERIES Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:27:09 +0000 Plow Productions 1278813 The Big Table is a six-part documentary series about food, family and preserving a way of life. The series is currently in production. For information regarding exclusive broadcast and digital rights, please contact us at ben@gravypictures.com ABOUT THE BIG TABLE Our original documentary series, The Big Table, is an intimate, compelling and often surprising look at the lives of food producers – from third generation dairy farming and fishing families, to a young chef who raises heritage turkeys and has united residents in his rural town with a Community Supported Agriculture Program. The first episode in our series, MILK (full video on the homepage), features the Osofsky family, owners of Ronnybrook Farm, who have been milking in the Hudson Valley since the 1940s. Within 15 miles of their small town of Pine Plains, NY, there were once 50 dairy farms. Today, theirs is the only one left. This is a moving portrait of a tightly-knit family that is not only dedicated to the simplicity and authenticity of their product—un-homogenized milk bottled in glass—but also to preserving a way of life on their farmland, where their cows, from Sassy to Cinnamon, are grass-fed, and have roamed this land for several generations. The Big Table offers unique insight into the rewards—as well as the physical and emotional toll— of life on a dairy farm that is struggling to survive in an industry that has been overtaken by giant corporations. Rick Osofsky points out, “the food industry—as a universal phenomenon—has become so commercialized, driven by food scientists and huge conglomerates.” And he goes on to say, “So, as one is confronted with that—the challenge that many of us have is to fight back. And one of the ways we can do that is by looking back to the way things were, and how much more simple they were.” At a time when an increasingly loud food movement has taken hold, our series steps back from the national conversation and into the fields, farms, seascapes and kitchens of those who care deeply about food, family, cultural heritage and tradition. Ultimately, it will reconnect our viewers with the simple pleasures to be had in cooking, eating, talking and coming together around The Big Table. http://plowproductions.com/NOTE-BY-NOTE-DOCUMENTARY http://plowproductions.com/following/plowproductions.com/NOTE-BY-NOTE-DOCUMENTARY Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:02:20 +0000 Plow Productions 1278680 “A meditation on the making of pianos and the making of music. A process that is very much like falling in love.” Kenneth Turan, LA Times Note By Note (The Making of Steinway L1037) is an award-winning, feature length documentary independently produced and directed by Plow Productions. The film follows the making of a handcrafted Steinway concert grand (L1037) from forest floor to first performance and has delighted audiences in over 25 countries and over 75 cities in the states alone. Featuring Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Lang Lang, Helene Grimaud, Harry Connick, Jr., Hank Jones, Bill Charlap, Marcus Roberts and Kenny Barron. To purchase the Deluxe DVD with over 80 minutes of bonus material, please visit us at www.notebynotethemovie.com. DVD playable internationally and subtitled in 5 languages. THE TRAILER Factory Selection http://plowproductions.com/TRAVEL http://plowproductions.com/following/plowproductions.com/TRAVEL Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:48:08 +0000 Plow Productions 1278524 PARAGUAY My documentary, Note By Note, was selected in 2009 as part of the American Documentary Showcase. The ADS is sponsored by the US State Department and was created to share American culture with third world countries. This took me to Paraguay where, with the help of my trusted friend, anthropologist and interpreter, Lucas Bessire, we held film workshops and screened the documentary for students in the capital of Asuncion and the far reaches of the Gran Chaco. 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