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CLIENT NEWS: National & New York TV Segments for Film Opening in Theaters Across the U.S.

2011-02-10T09:13:00.000-08:00

CLIENT NEWS: National & New York TV Segments for Film Opening in Theaters Across the U.S.

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Female Sexual Dysfunction: MyFoxNY.com

CLIENT NEWS: National Media Attention for Documentary Film Client

2011-01-27T17:22:00.000-08:00

Documentary film featured on CNN live from Sundance Film Festival 2011 - 1/23/11 on Vimeo.

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CLIENT NEWS: National Media Attention for Non-Profit Leader, Health Expert

2010-10-14T18:26:00.000-07:00

CLIENT NEWS: National Media Attention for Non-Profit Leader, Health Expert

CLIENT NEWS: National Media Attention for the National Black Farmers Association

2010-08-08T14:54:00.001-07:00

CBS Evening News, C-SPAN Washington Journal, CNN, CNN.com, CNN.com, Associated Press, Reuters, NPR, Bloomberg News and many more!

C-SPAN WASHINGTON JOURNAL
August 2010

CBS EVENING NEWS
July 2010

CNN NEWSROOM

Life in a Day Launched by Filmmakers, YouTube and Sundance

2010-07-11T08:37:00.001-07:00

I read in The Washington Post today about a new YouTube online documentary project coordinated with the Sundance Film Festival. It's called "Life in a Day".

It's certainly an interesting concept. It reminds me of some of the interesting "digital ethnography" research that has been done using YouTube videos. So this new documentary film project - involving Ridley Scott, Kevin Macdonald and the respected Sundance Institute - is one I'll be interested to see develop and in final form. Electronics-maker LG is listed as the corporate funder (though it's not mentioned in the article below or in the promo video, and its unclear what the company's role will be or what they get out of it other than visibility). YouTube and video projects like this one that take advantage of the platform will be explored in the Internet and Mobile Strategy Lab course I'm teaching at Johns Hopkins University in DC this fall.

The whole world seems to watch YouTube, and now a filmmaking team led by Oscar-winning documentary director Kevin Macdonald and producer Ridley Scott wants to use YouTube to turn a camera on the world.

Announced Tuesday, the project, called "Life in a Day," will seek nonfiction video submissions from around the globe in hopes of weaving together a snapshot collage of one 24-hour period of human life.

The idea is to encourage would-be directors to take out their cameras on July 24, shoot some footage and upload the results to YouTube, no editing required. Macdonald will sift through the entries and curate a full-length documentary using the clips as raw material. He also plans to show the final product at the Sundance Film Festival in January, with YouTube picking up the tab to fly 20 of the top submitters to the premiere in Park City, Utah.

Check out the original Los Angeles Times article from July 7 (reprinted in the Post today). Here is the YouTube promotional video for the project embedded below:

The Oath opens at Landmark E Street Cinema this Friday, July 9

2010-07-05T17:23:00.000-07:00

The Oath, from award-winning director Laura Poitras, opens at Landmark E Street Cinema this Friday, July 9. Poitras, a Chicken & Egg Pictures grantee, will participate in a Q&A following the premiere.

According to the film's website:

THE OATH tells the story of Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden’s former bodyguard, and Salim Hamdan, a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay Prison and the first man to face the controversial military tribunals. Filmed in Yemen and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, THE OATH is a family drama about two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a journey that would lead to Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo Bay Prison, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The film begins as Salim Hamdan is set to face war crime charges at Guantanamo, and Abu Jandal is a free man and drives a taxi in Yemen.

We enter the story in a taxicab in Yemen. Here we meet Abu Jandal, the film’s central protagonist, as he transports passengers through the chaotic streets of Yemen’s capital city, Sana’a. Salim Hamdan is the film’s “ghost” protagonist. He was arrested in Afghanistan shortly after 9/11 and taken to Guantanamo. His seven-year captivity at Guantanamo is narrated through his prison letters.

Source: Landmark Theaters

Trailer:

Source: Zeitgeist Films

Using YouTube to Support Aspiring Journalists (with a marketing plug)

2010-07-05T15:59:00.000-07:00

If you're not aware of it already, check out YouTube Project:Report an interesting project with the Pulitzer Center that's funded by Sony and Intel. According to the site:

Through Project: Report, the Pulitzer Center is giving aspiring journalists the opportunity to work on a journalism project of global importance. The Center is awarding a $10,000 grant to each of the five winners to cover travel expenses, and will provide support in the development and distribution of their work.

There are lots of corporate projects using YouTube and short films/videos, including Volvo for Life which provides funding to support the people/projects featured in the videos.

Rose Mapendo, the subject of the powerful documentary Pushing the Elephant (which was supported by Chicken & Egg Pictures, a client) and the spokesperson for the non-profit Mapendo International, was profiled by VFL. Here's that video:

Recent Film PR Projects

2010-07-03T21:31:00.000-07:00

Client: Chicken & Egg Pictures

MY PERESTROIKA
Filmmaker: Robin Hessman
Winner of the Silverdocs Special Jury Mention - 2010

THE OATH
Filmmaker: Laura Poitras

ORGASM INC.
Filmmaker: Liz Canner

WO AI NI MOMMY (I LOVE YOU MOMMY)
Winner of the Silverdocs Jury Award - Best US Feature - 2010
Filmmaker: Stephanie Wang-Breal

KTLA Special Report: Orgasm Inc. The Hunt for Female Viagra

2010-07-03T21:30:00.001-07:00

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-orgasm-inc-sweeps,0,5870917.story

CNN: Black farmers still waiting for justice

2010-07-03T21:23:00.000-07:00

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/19/black.farmers/index.html

Client News: NBC 12 Richmond reports "Black farmers continue to wait for justice"

2010-04-27T19:41:00.001-07:00

HBO Documentary: Making the Crooked Straight (April 14 at 8:00 pm on HBO2)

2010-04-03T18:07:00.000-07:00

Kathleen Christensen, Ph.D. on C-SPAN's Washington Journal to discuss new book "Workplace Flexibility" this morning

2010-02-06T16:49:00.000-08:00

Kathleen Christensen, Ph.D., the co-editor of the new book Workplace Flexibility: Realigning 20th-Century Jobs for a 21st-Century Workforce (coming April 2010, Cornell University Press), was on C-SPAN's Washington Journal to discuss the book and the important issue that is getting attention in Washington and around the nation. Christensen's co-editor is Barbara Schneider, Ph.D.

You can watch the video below. The book is available for pre-orders from Cornell Press and Amazon.com.

Client News: National Chanukah Menorah on NBC Nightly News 12.13.09

2009-12-13T18:36:00.001-08:00

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And local WJLA-TV ABC7 coverage in Washington, DC

Amy Dean on C-SPAN to launch her new book A New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement

2009-10-06T08:10:00.000-07:00

C-SPAN | Washington Journal | Labor Day, September 7, 2009
Amy Dean spoke about her book A New New Deal: How Regional Activism Will Reshape the American Labor Movement which looks at the American labor movement, and the efforts to revitalize activism and organized labor. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communication.

The 2050 Group's Adam Segal Featured in PR Week's 40 Under 40 for 2009

2009-08-03T16:45:00.001-07:00

I'm honored to announce that I have been included in PR Week's coveted 40 Under 40 list for 2009 that has just been published in the August issue.

In the 40 Under 40 feature PR Week says: "With the many challenges and changes facing the PR industry, talent has never been more important. Whether it's handling a crisis, launching a new product, or winning new business, there are many ways for individuals to make contributions."

The full 40 Under 40 feature is available to subscribers on PR Week's website.

Dr. Jane L. Delgado Featured in Hispanic Magazine's "Women Running the World"

2009-07-13T14:31:00.000-07:00

Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health is featured in Hispanic Magazine's "Women Running the World" cover story in the July issue now available. The profile focuses on Dr. Delgado's work on Latino health issues, health care policy and environmental policy.

Thoreau's Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming

2009-06-25T12:57:00.001-07:00

The Union of Concerned Scientists and Penguin Classics have published Thoreau's Legacy: American Stories about Global Warming an outstanding anthology of essays and photos from Americans all across the nation. The foreword from award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver - which itself has been getting a lot of attention - serves as a strong segue.

The entire book is online for readers to access for free in a very cool interactive format. And thousands of people have been reading it online, tweeting it and blogging in just the first few days since launch. I highly recommend you check it out: http://www.ucsusa.org/americanstories

Network TV Coverage of a Heart Health Initiative by the National Alliance for Hispanic Health

2009-05-22T13:35:00.001-07:00

The Rescuers: Heroes of the Holocaust on News8

2009-04-27T12:45:00.001-07:00

Another TV placement by The 2050 Group.

The Rescuers: Heroes of the Holocaust on News8

And additional coverage by Examiner.com

Client News: "A Sea Change" on C-SPAN's Washington Journal

2009-03-21T17:50:00.001-07:00

Filmmakers Barbara Ettinger and Sven Huseby, creators of the powerful documentary film "A Sea Change" which focuses on the issue of ocean acidification, appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal, the live national public affairs show, this morning for a half hour segment. Watch the video below and join the "A Sea Change" group on Facebook.

"A Sea Change" Has Huge DC Premiere, Media Attention

2009-03-14T21:12:00.000-07:00

Today's World Premiere of "A Sea Change: Imagine A World Without Fish" - the powerful new documentary film on ocean acidification - was a spectacular event. More than 650 people packed into the Baird Auditorium at the Natural History Museum and many additional people had to be turned away because all the seats and standing room was filled. The theater manager told us it was the largest audience she had ever seen in the auditorium. At the conclusion "A Sea Change" received a huge 5 minute standing ovation!

Check out this awesome coverage of "A Sea Change" from NBC4, the top-rated local TV station in the Washington, DC market. The segment is reported by veteran environmental reporter (and NBC4 news anchor) Wendy Rieger.

The 2050 Group hired by Niijii Films to promote "A Sea Change," the major new documentary feature film

2009-03-01T10:39:00.001-08:00

The 2050 Group, LLC has been hired to publicize "A Sea Change" the powerful new documentary feature film that explores ocean acidification and the impact of CO2 emissions on the fish in the oceans.

"A Sea Change" will have its world premiere at the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital on Saturday, March 14 at 3:30 pm in the Baird Auditorium at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. The premiere is FREE!

You can watch the trailer here:

Join the Facebook page for "A Sea Change" here:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24335660013

CNN: Katrina documentary 'Trouble the Water' vies for Oscar

2009-02-20T06:54:00.000-08:00

CNN has an extensive article online today about "Trouble the Water" which has been nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Feature. And the the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles has an article about "Trouble the Water" director/producer Tia Lessin in its special Oscar edition.

Watch the CNN video here:

JHU Internet and Mobile Communication Project event

2009-02-08T07:39:00.000-08:00

As promised, here is the video from the "Internet Technology in the Obama Age: Helping People Change Government" the inaugural event of the Johns Hopkins University Internet and Mobile Communication Project held at Hopkins in DC on Monday, January 26, 2009.

The event received lively attention on Twitter with people posting using the #obamaweb hash-tag. I (@adamsegal) moderated the event with panelists Greg Elin of Sunlight Fdtn. (@gregelin), Adam Conner of Facebook (@adamconner), Jose Antonio Vargas of The Washington Post (@joseiswriting) and Joe Trippi the author/blogger and Democratic consultant(@joetrippi).

Below are embeds of the six video clips in order that comprise the complete event coverage. Sorry, the video was just too large to post in one segment.

Please feel free to share your comments here.

Part 1 of 6

Part 2 of 6

Part 3 of 6

Part 4 of 6

Part 5 of 6

Part 6 of 6

A huge shout-out to Jason Unger who created and edited this video to make it accessible online.