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Elena Mannes

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Known For

Bill Moyers: Amazing GraceBill Moyers: Amazing Grace · 1990
Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace
1990
Movie
It’s one of the most popular and beloved songs in the English language. Transcending race, creed, geography, generation, and social station, Amazing Grace has been recorded more times than any other hymn and is widely credited with transforming lives. Bill Moyers explores the song’s origins and enduring power in conversations with Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jean Ritchie, Jessye Norman and members of the Harlem Boys Choir.
Norman Rockwell: Painting AmericaNorman Rockwell: Painting America · 1999
Norman Rockwell: Painting America
1999
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about American artist Norman Rockwell, featuring his biography accompanied with opinions by the artist's son, movie director Steven Spielberg, two of the artist's models, and art critics
New York UndergroundNew York Underground · 1997
New York Underground
1997
MovieDocumentaryHistory
In the mid 1800s, New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth. The congested streets and pokey transportation system were a source of constant complaint. On March 24, 1900, ground was broken for the Big Apple's subway; the Interborough Rapid Transit Line opened four years later, running more than 26 miles of underground track at the speed of 35 miles per hour. Soon thousands in the city were "doing the subway."
Quakers: The Quiet RevolutionariesQuakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries · 2019
Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries
2019
Movie
Following seven iconic Quakers, the film takes us from England in 1652, where Quakers were persecuted, tortured and even killed, to their arrival in the New World. They founded a state run on Godly principles – the Holy Experiment, envisioned by young William Penn. He welcomed everyone to Pennsylvania, where they could worship freely. Their testimonies of equality, integrity, community and peace are fundamental to Quakers today.
The Music Instinct: Science & SongThe Music Instinct: Science & Song · 2009
The Music Instinct: Science & Song
2009
MovieDocumentary
The Music Instinct: Science and Song provides a ground-breaking exploration into how and why the human organism and the whole ebb and flow of the cosmos is moved by the undeniable effect of music. This follows visionary researchers and accomplished musicians to the crossroads of science and culture in search of answers to music s deep mysteries. This is a comprehensive look at how the brain reacts in performance, just listening, atonal music, the sensory reactions from person to person, instrument, voices to others.
L.A. Is Burning: 5 Reports from a Divided CityL.A. Is Burning: 5 Reports from a Divided City · 1993
L.A. Is Burning: 5 Reports from a Divided City
1993
MovieDocumentary
"A 90-minute, prime-time special featuring analysis of the Los Angeles riots by prominent observers from the African-American, Caucasian, Asian-American and Latino communities."

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