CHILDREN OF INTERNMENT SCHEDULED ON PBS SOCAL

More good news for Children of Internment in the wake of our EMMY nomination! By the way, cross your fingers on July 18th, please. We have received confirmation that Children of Internment has been scheduled to air on PBS SoCal on August 1st at 8PM – with a repeat on August 2nd at 5AM. We're so excited to be on the flagship PBS channel of Southern California. Please tune in, if you can. If you're watching over the air, PBS SoCal is available on channel 50.1, as well as via most cable Read More >>

EMMY Nomination – Children of Interment

Joe and I want to announce that our film, 'Children Of Internment' has been nominated for a regional Emmy for 'Best Historical Documentary'.  The Winner will be picked on July 18th, 2015. Once again we want to thank all of our cast and crew for their devoted participation. We have been blessed with more opportunities than we ever imagined. A special thank you to Bill Perry and OETA out of Oklahoma for leading the way in getting our film nominated for the Emmy. We know we are Read More >>

We’re Screening COI At Kristina’s Alma Mater on Oct 9th

Screening At Kristina's Alma Mater… Joe and I would like to announce that we have another screening of 'Children Of Internment' set in the Los Angeles area. California State University Northridge will be hosting the event on October 9th at 4:00PM in the Whitsett room at Sierra Hall.    Our panelists for this event include cast members; Sigrid B. Toye, John Christgau and Charles McCollister.   The only fee is a $6.00 parking fee for almost any of the Read More >>

Crystal City Internment Camp Makes The National Register of Historic Places!

It's A Great Day! Thanks to the Texas Historical Commission's (THC) preservation efforts at the former site of the Crystal City (Family) Internment Camp, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.   According to William A. McWhorter, the site was formally listed and announced by the National Park Service on August 1, 2014. Mr. McWhorter wrote the National register nomination.   *****************   Picture: William A. McWhorter, 6th from the right, Read More >>

On the road to Knoxville…

I'm heading to Knoxville later this week for our Friday screening at the film festival. See this link for details. http://www.childrenofinternment.com/?p=935 If you are able to make it, make sure to come up to me before or after the show and introduce yourself. I'm going to be all by myself and lonely since Kristina can't be there - lol. This may very well be our last film festival for the project and we hope to have a good turnout. If you need to reach me, my email Read More >>

We have been invited to the Knoxville Film Festival

We are pleased to announce that Children Of Internment has been chosen as part of the official selection of the Knoxville Film Festival. It's located at the Regal Downtown West Cinema 8 in Knoxville, TN. We screen on September 12 at 3:30PM. Here is a MAP to the theater.   Buy your tickets at www.KnoxvilleFilmFestival.com   Tweet us and let us know you are coming!   Hashtag #KnoxFF   @Internmentdoc @dogwoodarts @knoxfilmfest   Read More >>

Children of Internment Secures Foreign Distribution Deal!

Hi Everyone, We just secured an overseas distributor for Children of Internment. Last week we signed the deal with Java Films for all rights outside the USA and Canada (which we have retained for now). http://www.javafilms.fr The people at Java Films (especially Kathryn Bonnici - Head of Acquisitions & Development) have been wonderful to work with and we look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with them. We should know more about sales to TV in Germany, France and Norway (and hopefully Read More >>

Winner “Best Documentary” – Santa Fe Film Festival

Great news! Last Sunday, "Children Of Internment" took the prize for "Best Documentary at the Santa Fe Film Festival." Here are a few quick snaps from the festival panel discussion and the awards ceremony. It was fun. Kristina and I were very happy. More later... Joe   photo credit: Lisa Law - http://flashingonthesixties.com/               Read More >>