Theatrical
Wings Over Water
As the glaciers retreated at the end of the last ice age, they left an astounding gift of connected rivers, lakes, and wetlands across the heartland of North America. Today, these largely unknown water highways remain an oasis for sustaining wildlife. From the herds of bison that still roam the Great Plains to the vital honeybees that pollinate our crops and especially for the millions of magnificent birds that migrate along these “flyways.”
Wings Over Water tells the story of the epic journeys of three amazing bird families – the Sandhill Crane, the Yellow Warbler, and the Mallard Duck – with extraordinary footage of their fascinating behaviors.
Audiences will be captivated by the triumphs and challenges of these remarkable creatures that defy all odds and soar across mountains, deserts, cities, and forests as they head home to raise their young.
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DIRECTED BY ANDREW YOUNG
PRODUCED BY SUSAN TODD & ANDREW YOUNG
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ANDREW YOUNG
Backyard Wilderness
DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY SUSAN TODD & ANDREW YOUNG
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ANDREW YOUNG
Backyard Wilderness is a 3D Giant Screen / IMAX film that combines nature documentary style with traditional storytelling techniques to follow a screen-obsessed family living in the suburban Northeastern United States and the wondrous array of wildlife and breathtaking natural phenomena that reside just outside their door. The film documents a seasonal year in the forest and captures stunning visuals and rare animal behaviors never before seen on film. Meanwhile, the story of the family unfolds as protagonist Katie comes to learn that Wi-Fi is not the only connection that matters.
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Disturbing the Peace
Disturbing the Peace is a story of the human potential unleashed when we stop participating in a story that no longer serves us and, with the power of our convictions, take action to create new possibilities. Disturbing the Peace follows former enemy combatants – Israeli soldiers from elite units and Palestinian fighters, many of whom served years in prison – who have joined together to challenge the status quo and say “enough.” The film reveals their transformational journeys from soldiers committed to armed battle to nonviolent peace activists, leading to the creation of Combatants for Peace. While based in the Middle East, Disturbing the Peace evokes universal themes relevant to all and inspires us to become active participants in the creation of our world.
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DIRECTED BY STEPHEN APKON & ANDREW YOUNG
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ANDREW YOUNG
Americanos
DIRECTED BY SUSAN TODD & ANDREW YOUNG
PRODUCED BY NICK ATHAS & EDWARD JAMES OLMOS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: SHEILA NEVINS, LEA YBARRA, MANUEL MONTERREY
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY ANDREW YOUNG
Americans of Latino and Hispanic descent are transforming the face of America. Americanos celebrates this remarkable legacy, through the stories of some of the most compelling Latino-Americans alive today. The film explores their diversity and shatters stereotypes along the way. Infused with the music of Carlos Santana, Tito Puente and others, Americanos is a soul-stirring chronicle of a people whose time has come.
Cutting Loose
DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY SUSAN TODD & ANDREW YOUNG
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: CHANTAL BERNHEIM, EVE VERCEL, ROBERT NADOR
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY ANDREW YOUNG
New Orleans is a city where reality often takes a back seat to fantasy - where a stripper can become a Queen and a poor black man, a regal Indian chief. In this film we become intimate with a diverse handful of New Orleanians - rich, poor, black, white, gay, straight, sheltered and streetwise - for whom Mardi Gras is the ultimate fantasy. Through spontaneous verite scenes, we experience the passionate ordeal these people go through to cut loose during Mardi Gras. Generously spiced with music and humor, Cutting Loose is a veritable gumbo pot of unforgettable characters on an outrageous journey of transformation during this uniquely American ritual. Broadcast on Canal Plus/Arte, Smithsonian World.
Children of Fate
DIRECTED BY SUSAN TODD & ANDREW YOUNG
PRODUCED BY ADAM FRIEDSON
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: ROBERT M. YOUNG
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY ANDREW YOUNG & ROBERT YOUNG
Children of Fate is a dramatic story of life and death spanning three generations in a poor Sicilian family. At the heart of the film is Angela, a gutsy survivor who struggles against an abusive husband and a life of poverty and crime in order to keep her family together. The film is a stark portrait of the culture of poverty, and of one family's inability to escape the powerful grip of the past on the present. Theatrical release and Cinemax broadcast.