Seattle Films

This new half-hour film features interviews with sculptor, Everett DuPen, his family, sociologists Gladys and Kurt Lang, and Seattle sculptors Phillip Levine, Norm Taylor and Mike Magrath. Available November 2006.

The Director's Cut comes with supplemental material, including an interview with the filmmaker originally broadcast on The Seattle Channel, Cooking Tips from Chef Maria Hines and Pete Knutson, as well as an oral history with Boyd Dingman. A viewing guide for classroom use and discussion questions is available on request.

This one-hour documentary brings to life the legendary Puget Sound leader who welcomed the Americans to settle on the land that now bears his name.  Viewing Guide for classroom use included.

A half-hour film that tells the stories of settlement from the perspective of the Duwamish Tribe and the pioneers.

Features interviews with Pete Seeger, Alan Lomax and Joan Baez, as well as Earl himself.

Nine-minute art film designed to shift the way viewers perceive this icon of our region.

Actor John Gilbert reads the words attributed to Seattle by first-hand witnesses, and others influenced by the oral tradition.  A very useful companion to CHIEF SEATTLE and ALKI: BIRTHPLACE OF SEATTLE.

The collection of 6 short segments feature different aspects of Duwamish culture:  Canoes, Beliefs and Rites, Longhouse Living, Sustenance, Duwamish Displacement, and Survival.  Originally produced for the award-winning exhibit: The Spirit Returns: A Duwamish and Pioneer Story at the 'Birthplace of Seattle' Log House Museum in Seattle, the DVD is a concise introduction to Duwamish life suitable for students of all ages. 17 min. 2002

An interview with the author of No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies and a conversation with one of the country's premiere cultural critics. They compare the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911 and the Thai Toy Factory Fire of 1993 in the global economy. These videos are companions to a study about strategic public relations and social change when the producer was a Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard University in 1999. 12 minutes, 2000