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Gary
Glaser
Gary Glaser, a
three-time Emmy
winner, presents
his documentary
films. Among them
are The
Hudson’s Building,
which chronicles
the history of the
much-loved
106-year-old
building (45 min.);
Borderline: The
Story of 8-Mile
Road (30 min.),
which details the
history and social
impact of
Detroit’s most
notorious boundary;
and Forgotten
Voices (30
min.), shot
entirely at Western
Wayne Correctional
Facility, which
deals with the
impact of arts
education on four
men serving life
sentences. Two new
documentaries
(summer 2000) are Gateway
to Freedom: Detroit
and the Underground
Railroad (30
min.) and Breaking
the Ice (20
min.), which
explores the first
year of Wayne State
University’s
Division I
women’s hockey
team. Glaser has
worked in local
television as well
as Hollywood and
has many delightful
stories to tell in
addition to his
critically
acclaimed
documentaries.
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Mark
Howell
A one-hour
documentary about
Michigan’s famous
Mackinac Bridge,
the Emmy-nominated Building
the Mighty Mac
was produced in
Hollywood by
Michigan Filmmaker
Mark Howell. The
program includes
interviews with key
individuals who
worked on the
structure and rare
16mm color films of
the bridge’s
construction. Mark
Howell adds insight
and anecdotes
during the
large-screen
presentation and
presents newly
discovered footage
that hasn’t been
shown in over 40
years. The late Bob
Talbert of the Detroit
Free Press
called the program
“a fine
documentary for all
ages.”
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