Posts by John
Make ’Em Dance: The Hackerberry Ramblers’ Story
In their nineties when this was filmed, members of the The Hackberry Ramblers have been playing a toe-tapping blend of Cajun music and Western swing for seven decades. Part band biography, part road movie, Make Em Dance keeps up with these agin’ ragin’ Cajuns on tour from the Louisiana bayou to MTV. Aired on PBS’…
Read MorePrecious Waters
This short film takes a hard look at the sulfide mining industry’s history of failed predictions and toxic pollution and the potential impacts on northeastern Minnesota from proposed mines. Produced by the Friends of The Boundary Waters. John Whitehead: Writer, Director, Editor preciouswaters.org
Read MoreClay, Wood, Fire, Spirit: The Pottery of Richard Bresnahan
Profile of a visionary artist who uses ancient Pacific Rim techniques, locally derived materials, and his own designs to make pottery rooted in the soil of Minnesota. John Whitehead: Producer, Writer, Director, Editor
Read MoreDeath of a Dream: Farmhouse in the Heartland
This documentary about the rise and fall of the classic American farm house aired nationally on PBS in 1999. A co-production of The Afton Press and Twin Cities Public Television. John Whitehead: Writer, Producer, Director, Editor.
Read MoreWannabe: Life and Death in a Small Town Gang
A documentary about the gang-related murder / suicide that took the lives of four teenagers in Appleton, Wisconsin, my home town. Funded by the Independent Television Service (ITVS). Selected as the premiere episode in the PBS series Independent Lens. John Whitehead: Writer, Producer, Director, Editor.
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Precious Waters
We recently completed a 26 minute video for The Friends of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness about proposed Sulfide mining near the BWCA in Minnesota. See link below to view. http://www.preciouswaters.org/
Read MoreOrganic Dairy
This is one of about a dozen videos I’ve produced for Conservation Minnesota’s snazzy e-newsletter. To see more visit http://www.conservationminnesota.org/magazine/
Read MoreFretless enters the vlogosphere
With the help of this blog-friendly site I hope to update you on current projects. So here goes. I was recently hired by Conservation Minnesota (formerly The League of Conservation Voters) to produce videos for their website. Conservation Minnesota is a bi-partisan advocacy group that targets citizens in the political center. Their strategy is to…
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