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Interview with director Chris Durrance and senior producer Barak Goodman

Gerrymandering is a fun, time-honored way to rig elections on behalf of incumbents and political parties over irritants like competitive democracy. In 2010 it became industrialized. Or, rather, digitized--which had far-reaching impacts on American politics. Heaton speaks with Barak Goodman and Chris Durrance, co-directors of "Slay The Dragon," a film about a major coup in American political history.  

PBS is about to rebroadcast a two-part American Experience documentary titled "Clinton," an examination of the life and career of our 42nd President, William Jefferson Clinton. We speak with Barak Goodman, who was the film's director, producer and writer.

Brian interviews documentary filmmaker Barak Goodman about his 2019 documentary on "Woodstock."

One thing is certain about the presidency of George W. Bush: It was consequential. From the Sept. 11 attacks, through the war in Iraq and Hurricane Katrina and into the financial crisis of 2008, the country was sent careening through an era of deep disruption that changed the way Americans live and think. At the center of it all was the president, first as a unifying figure, later a divisive one and, finally, a derided one. From the moment his presidency ended, amid economic devastation and two prolonged wars, questions remain about how the first presidency of the 21st century would be remembered. Would history damn George W. Bush or somehow exonerate him? Twelve years later — with the nation again in the midst of a transformative crisis, led by a historically divisive Republican president — historians are beginning to take another look. For this episode of the Crosscut Talks episode, we speak with Barak Goodman, the director of a new American Experience film about Bush, and historian Robert Draper about the 43rd president and his legacy.

On Monday's Houston Matters: We get an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Greater Houston as businesses in Texas continue to partially reopen. Houston Methodist CEO Marc Boom updates us. Plus The Greater Houston Partnership's CEO Bob Harvey explains why he doesn't want local businesses to bring workers back to their offices yet. Also this hour: The PBS series American Experience will explore the presidency of George W. Bush in a new two-part biography. It airs... Read More

After the 2008 election, a secretive, well-funded partisan initiative poured money into state legislative races in key swing states to gain control of their redistricting processes and used high-tech analytics to dramatically skew voting maps based on demographic data. The result is one of the greatest electoral manipulations in U.S. history, one that poses a fundamental threat to our democracy and exacerbates the already polarized atmosphere in Congress and state houses across the country.  Gerrymandering, the practice of redrawing electoral maps to serve the party in power, has been around for centuries. But in today’s hyper-partisan political environment it has been taken to unprecedented extremes, fueled by the elimination of corporate campaign contribution limits and the availability of vast amounts of personal information. The effects of this insidious strategy have continued to bear fruit through the 2018 midterms. But voters, fed up with cynical efforts to sidestep the will of the majority, have begun fighting back. In one example, a grassroots movement led by a young with no political experience gathered hundreds of thousands of signatures to put an anti-gerrymandering initiative on the ballot in Michigan. The new documentary SLAY THE DRAGON shines a light on this timely issue, and follows a handful of citizens’ groups, outraged by what they see as an attack on the core democratic principle that every person’s vote should count equally, as they battle party operatives and an entrenched political establishment to fix a broken system. Co-directors Barak Goodman and Chris Durrance stop by to talk about their approach to tackling a complex issue, and finding the grassroots activists who have shown that there is a way to affect real change despite the overwhelming odds. For news, screenings and updates go to: slaythedragonfilm.com Watch Slay the Dragon AND support local Theatres: slaythedragonfilm.com/tickets To learn more about the filmmakers and their work go to: ark-media.net Social Media facebook.com/SlayTheDragonFilm twitter.com/SlayTheDragon instagram.com/slaythedragonfilm

Joe Virgillito chats with Dr. Lynn Jiang, one of two New York City ER doctors who created an Instagram account for healthcare workers to share stories and stay connected. Joe also chats with journalist Ryan Cooper about rumors recently swirling around New York Governor Andrew Cuomo that he could somehow become the Democratic presidential candidate over current frontrunner Joe Biden. They also discuss whether the governor’s newfound darling status is actually warranted. Later in the episode, Joe and J. McVay discuss the new documentary, ‘Slay The Dragon,’ directed by Christopher Durrance and Barak Goodman, which explores the effects of gerrymandering on the US political system and efforts to overcome it -- out now from Magnolia Pictures and available to stream on several platforms. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn band Parlor Walls, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. 00:00 - Intro 01:35 - Two COVID - 19 Doctors Take To Instagram / Joe Virgillito chats w/ Dr. Lynn Jiang 10:27 - 1st Person: Tori // Combating Racism In A White - Dominated Community 15:20 - The Case for Cuomo Over Biden (or not?) / Joe Virgillito chats w/ Ryan Cooper 32:16 - “Game” (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Parlor Walls 37:57 - “Birthday” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Parlor Walls 43:28 - Movie Review: J. McVay on ‘Slay The Dragon’ 45:11 - Movie Chat w/ Joe Virgillito & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 62:57 - Outro / Credits 63:39 - Finish.

Interview with director Chris Durrance and senior producer Barak Goodman of this amazing documenatry on what makes us, us.

A new documentary, "Slay the Dragon" explores what happens when voters fight back against gerrymandering. Jason Dick is joined by the directors of the film Chris Durrance, Barak Goodman, and one of the film's main subjects, Katie Fahey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What The IF... All the TREES were GONE? Would we still have air to breathe? Water to drink? Well don't ponder those questions too long because there's an AVALANCHE coming your way! Our guest Kyle Crichton is a filmmaker and an experienced backcountry snowboarder and skier who's new documentary, "LEAVE NICE TRACKS" is about the importance of keeping our planet, including the lovely wooded mountains of his home state Vermont, livable, breathable, and lovable. KYLE CRICHTON has worked alongside some of the best documentary filmmakers of the day, including Barak Goodman, Morgan Spurlock, and Sandi Dubowski. He has contributed to documentaries and other programs that have aired on DISCOVERY Channel, HISTORY Channel, and PBS. Similarly, his work has premiered at both the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL and the TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. Raised in the mountains of Pennsylvania, Kyle has a passion for snowboarding, as well as all things winter-related. After traveling to Vermont on several occasions, he discovered his overwhelming appreciation for the serenity that accompanies the vast openness that is the backcountry. Working on LEAVE NICE TRACKS is the opportunity of a lifetime, giving him the chance to showcase his love for storytelling with his desire to explore the outdoors. He also may or may not be related to the legendary science fiction author Michael Crichton... What The IF! Visit the film's website: http://www.leavenicetracks.com Check out the rewards available at the film's Kickstarter Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dwccoast2coast/leave-nice-tracks-the-state-of-vermonts-backcountry?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=leave%20nice%20tracks ----- Like the show? Share a review with us on Apple Podcasts! itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1250517051?mt=2&ls=1 Have you subscribed? Grab one (always free!) at pod.link/1250517051 Keep On IFFin', Philip & Matt WhatTheIF.com

For this second episode of our current season we try something new with a look back at an important film from the past, Barbara Kopple’s 1976 Harlan County U.S.A., which won the 1977 Best Documentary Oscar. Why this trip down docu-memory lane? Two reasons: 1) our guest host this week is actually a guest historian, Betsy McLane, who not only knows just about everything there is to know about documentary history, but also knows quite a lot about Kopple; and 2) the coal miners of Harlan County, Kentucky, are once again on strike, gaining national and international attention over the summer. Plus ça change … And while we’re on the topic of great films about unions, we thought we’d also play a recent interview Chris did with directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert of American Factory, just recently released on Netflix, which tells the story of what happens when a Chinese glass company takes over an abandoned GM plant. It starts out so well, but then, well … you’ll just have to listen to our podcast and then watch the movie. Enjoy! Group Review Documentary: HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A. (Barbara Kopple, 1976) Available on disc and online Film Featured in Interview Portion: AMERICAN FACTORY (Steven Bognar/Julia Reichert, 2019) Now on Netflix Other Books and Documentaries Mentioned: American Dream (Barbara Kopple, 1990) Hillbilly (Sally Rubin/Ashley York, 2018) The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (Steven Bognar/Julia Reichert, 2009) Monterey Pop (D.A. Pennebaker, 1968) Murder on a Sunday Morning (Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, 2001) My Generation (Thomas Haneke/Barbara Kopple, 2000) A New History of Documentary Film, 2nd Edition (BOOK), by Betsy McLane (Bloomsbury Academic, 2013) One Child Nation (Nanfu Wang/Jialing Zhang, 2019) ReFocus: The Films of Barbara Kopple (BOOK), edited by Jeff Jaeckle and Susan Ryan (Edinburgh University Press, 2019) The Staircase (Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, 2004-2018) Woodstock (Michael Wadleigh, 1970) Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (Barak Goodman, 2019)   Links to review and interview by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nailreview of American Factory Film Festival Todayinterview with Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert of American Factory   Timestamps: 00:40 – Intro 04:27 – Group Discussion of HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A. 25:58 – Chris interviews Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert of AMERICAN FACTORY 43:38 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

On this week's Politics with Amy Walter: The fight over redistricting and who gets to wield the pen. “Slay the Dragon,” chronicles the challenges to congressional maps in several states that have been accused of partisan gerrymandering including Michigan and Wisconsin. In Michigan, voters approved a ballot measure in 2018 to take map-drawing power out of the hands of the legislature and put it into the hands of an independent commission. The film also follows the legal team involved in Gill v. Whitford as that case from Wisconsin makes its way to the Supreme Court of the United States.  Barak Goodman is the co-director of Slay the Dragon. The film will premiere later this month at The Tribeca Film Festival. Scott Walker was the governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019. During his tenure, Republican lawmakers created new congressional districts which he then signed into law. Walker is now the Finance Chairman of The National Republican Redistricting Trust, but he's also been accused by critics of partisan gerrymandering. Amy Walter speaks to Walker about why he decided to continue to focus on an issue that has embroiled him in so much controversy. Eric Holder, the Attorney General under President Obama, recently wrote an editorial for The Washington Post in which he announced that he will not be running for president, and instead will focus his energies on the “fight to end gerrymandering.” We talk to Holder about why he thinks this is a such an important issue for Democrats to combat right now.  On March 26th, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in this term’s gerrymandering case. Amy Howe, the co-founder of SCOTUSblog, brings us up to speed on what happened and what to watch for. 

EITM interviews Barak Goodman

In "Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies," Ken Burns and Barak Goodman tell the comprehensive story of the disease and our quest to understand it, treat it, and cure it.

PBS's new documentary Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies may be the most anticipated film ever about cancer. The three-part, six-hour documentary series is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee. This comprehensive story of cancer combines a historical narrative with intimate stories about current day patients, along with an investigation into the latest scientific breakthroughs. On the show are Executive Producer Ken Burns and Director Barak Goodman.

Segment A: HearSay Headlines: General Assembly Update We begin the week with an update on the latest headlines out of the General Assembly. We'll open up our lines for you to let us know your thoughts by calling in live at 440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240. You can also e-mail the program at hearsay@whrv.org or join us on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/hearsaywithcathylewis. Segment B: PBS's American Experience: CLINTON PBS's documentary, "Clinton," offers new observations and reflections on this resilient president. We'll talk with filmmaker Barak Goodman, who wrote, produced and directed "Clinton," about this latest work and similarities he sees in the administrations of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

      Rich Galen and Barak Goodman are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton Original Air Date: January 28, 2011 on SiriusXM Satellite Radio "POTUS" Channel 124 Listen to the show by clicking on the bar above. Show also available for download on Apple iTunes by clicking here.  Fourteen . . . → Read More: Episode 42, with guests Rich Galen and Filmmaker Barak Goodman

The My Lai massacre was the iconic event that brought world attention to the moral failure of the U.S. invasion of Vietnam. PBS's American Experience will air Monday, April 26, 2010 a new documentary, "My Lai" that documents the horrific reality of the U.S. military massacre of 507 unarmed Vietnamese women, men and children in the village located in Quang Ngai Province in central Vietnam in 1968. The documentary features the first in-depth interview with Aubrey Daniel, the prosecutor in the case against the convicted perpetrator, Lt. William Calley, as well as searing recollections by Vietnamese survivors of the massacre. On its edition airing 19 April 201), Subversity, a KUCI public affairs program, show host Daniel C. Tsang interviews Barak Goodman, a seasoned director (The Boy in the Bubble, The Lobotomist, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, etc) who wrote, produced and directed "My Lai".