Messy Truth series viewed by millions during election
On November 3, Meridian Hill Pictures and Magic Labs Media launched a new Facebook-exclusive digital mini-series: THE MESSY TRUTH with Van Jones. Since launching the series, the episodes have had more than 4 million combined views on Van’s Facebook page and received national media attention on CNN.com, The New York Times, Sojourners, and The Huffington Post.
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Brandon Kramer Awarded Two-time Best Director for CITY OF TREES
Meridian Hill Pictures and Brandon Kramer had the distinct honor of being awarded Best Director for CITY OF TREES at the third annual IndieCapitol Awards and the ninth annual Chesapeake Film Festival.
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IN THE PATH OF MY FATHER selected to another West Coast festival
SoCal Clips Indie Film Fest has accepted IN THE PATH OF MY FATHER for its 2016 season! This year's festival takes place at The Historic Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, CA from August 12-14 and was voted one of the "Best Emerging Film Festivals in Los Angeles" by Film Fest Spot in 2015.
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City of Trees will broadcast on America ReFramed
March 10, 2016 – (New York, NY) – Meridian Hill Pictures’ first feature-length documentary CITY OF TREES — directed by Brandon Kramer and produced by Lance Kramer — will have its U.S. television premiere Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 8 p.m. on WORLD Channel (check local listings), as part of the fourth season of AMERICA REFRAMED, public media’s newest documentary series hosted by Natasha Del Toro. The film will also be available for free streaming on www.worldchannel.org starting April 20, 2016.
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In the Path of My Father selected to two local film festivals
We’re thrilled to announce that IN THE PATH OF MY FATHER, the latest short documentary produced through the 2015 Meridian Hill Pictures/Sitar Arts Center Youth Documentary Program, has been accepted into the 2016 Annapolis Film Festival and the 4th annual Bethesda Film Fest.
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CITY OF TREES premieres, wins audience award
Meridian Hill Pictures' debut feature film CITY OF TREES had its world premiere Sunday, October 25 at the at the American Conservation Film Festival in Shepherdstown, WV, where the film also won the coveted Audience Choice Award.
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‘In the Path of My Father’ will premiere at Sitar
Students from Sitar Arts Center and Meridian Hill Pictures’ Youth Documentary Program will premiere their latest film — IN THE PATH OF MY FATHER — on Tuesday, September 22 at Sitar’s De laski Theater.
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MHP on the Foundation Center Blog: Building Capacity with Video Storytelling
Documentary allows honest, and meaningful visual stories to be told about real people. It sounds simple and obvious, but in practice many organizations forget this principle as they communicate with stakeholders.
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Hard Earned episode screens at Busboys and Poets Takoma
On Tuesday, July 14, Busboys and Poets will host a screening of an episode of Hard Earned as part of its Bread & Roses labor series.
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Bringing more youth voices to doc: The 2015 Youth Documentary Program
The Youth Doc Program
2015 marked another successful session of our Youth Documentary Program in partnership with the Sitar Arts Center. Meridian Hill Pictures’ 15-week long flagship program — established in 2010 — provides a unique opportunity for youth from all walks of life in Washington DC to produce their own social-issue documentary from their own perspective.
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