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Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
Efforts to preserve and expand Jonas Mekas's legacy for new audiences
Bradlee's Newsweek experience inspiring the creation of a style section at The Washington Post
Jonas Mekas's diary filmmaking style and its influence on others
Life photo essay on homeless youth in Seattle that inspired Streetwise
Favorite films and the challenge of cataloging father's vast body of work
Billy Porter being recognized as a leading man and encouraged to be fully himself on Pose
Life Magazine's Flavio story and its unexpected humanitarian consequences
Mekas' life as a lesson in perseverance and following obsessions
Harriet Beecher Stowe's role in popularizing the abolitionist cause
The authenticity and value of original primary source materials
Rush's floor protest in response to Trayvon Martin's killing
“Think about what you have done and try to leave this world a little bit better than you found it. That's all there is. You don't have to be a genius. You don't have to be anything. Just leave it a little bit better.”
Tova Friedman
Mekas as a multidimensional "fox" resisting one-dimensional categorization
Mekas's early exposure to cinema and critique of displaced persons films
Choosing personal subjects and developing long-term photographic portraits over time
Early immersion in hip hop culture and key influences
Churchill's heroism, contradictions, and mastery of political language during World War II
Photographing movie stars versus covering disasters, and early career highlights
Reflecting on the role of storytelling in human existence and community
Key filmmakers and movements in avant-garde film during the 1950s
Choosing the stage name Jason Alexander at age 14 to honor his father
