WE MAKE FILMS THAT
SURPRISE, Inform, AND INSPIRE ACTION.
Free for All:
Inside the Public Library
An in-progress documentary & new media project
exploring what the public library means to this country and
the high stakes for democracy if libraries become extinct.
Faubourg Treme:
The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
New 56-minute version now available on DVD and streaming, edited for classroom use.
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“A stunning historical experience.”
“Arguably the most poignant film ever made about New Orleans.”
Other Work by Dawn Logsdon
Big Joy(Frisky Divinity Productions)
Documentary on the life and work of the California poet and experimental filmmaker James Broughton.
Co-Director/Editor/Writer: Dawn Logsdon
Premiere: SXSW & Tribeca 2013. Theatrical release began February 2014.
Awards: Best Documentary at Seattle, Florida and Oaxaca 2013 Film Festivals
Have You Heard from Johannesburg? (Clarity Films)
Documentary series on the worldwide anti-apartheid movement.
Director: Connie Field
Editor/Writer: Dawn Logsdon
Broadcast: February 2012 PBS Independent Lens, BBC Four, & worldwide.
Awards: IDA Best Documentary Series Award 2011, Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement 2012
The Weather Underground (Upstate Films)
Documentary on the Vietnam War era radical youth group.
Director/Producer: Sam Green
Editor: Dawn Logsdon
Broadcast: PBS Independent Lens 2004
Awards: Academy Award Nomination for Best Documentary Feature 2004, Sundance Official Selection 2003
Paragraph 175 (Telling Pictures)
Documentary about homosexuals during the Nazi era.
Directors/Producers: Rob Epstein/ Jeffrey Friedman
Editor: Dawn Logsdon
Broadcast: HBO 2001
Awards: Sundance Best Documentary Directing 2000, Berlin FIPRESCI Award for Best Film &Teddy Award for Best Documentary 2000