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THE
RISE AND FALL OF JIM CROW
Episode 3 - "Don't Shout Too Soon"
Episode 4 - "Terror and Triumph"
Chronicling
the struggle of African-Americans in America
from the end of the Civil War
in 1886 to the beginning of the Civil Right
Movement of the 1960's, this four-part series
bridges the gap between Ken Burn's Civil
War series and Eyes On the Prize.
Through a blending of first person interviews,
archival photography and historical
artifacts, Quest produced the final 2 episodes
of this dramatic landmark PBS series.
Recipient of the coveted 2002 George Foster
Peabody Award.
A Quest Production in association w/ Videoline
Inc. and Thirteen / WNET, New York.
George Foster Peabody Award, 2002
Special Jury Remi Prize, Houston International
Film Festival, 2003
Broadcast nationally on PBS in October, 2002
THE
MAKING OF AMADEUS
Milos Foreman and Saul Zaentz with Tom Hulce
and other stars of the Academy
Award winning cinema classic AMADEUS
look back their turbulent months in
Communist controlled Prague. This is the story
of dedication and distress,
conflicts and resolutions as a now classic film
was being created.
Telly Award, 2002; Mill Valley Film Festival
2002
Special Jury Remi Prize, Houston International
Film Festival, 2003
Best DVD Documentary Feature - Nomination, DVD
Premiere Magazine Awards, 2002
Released internationally on DVD in September
2002
EVOLUTION:
WHAT ABOUT GOD?
The final hour of the 7-part NOVA series Evolution
explores the continuing conflict
between creationists and evolutionists in schools,
churches and colleges.
A Quest Production for WBGH, Boston and Clear
Blue Sky Productions, Seattle.
Nationally aired on PBS in 2001 and 2002.
THE
NEXT BIG THING?
A one-hour documentary for PBS based on the
book, BEYOND ENGINEERING
by Robert Pool that looks at how social and
other non-technical forces influence
the development of technology.
A Quest/Kikim co-production. Funded by the Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation.
Nationally broadcast on PBS in 2001.
STOPWATCH
A one-hour documentary for PBS based on the
book, THE ONE BEST WAY:
Frederick Winslow Taylor and the Enigma of Efficiency
by Robert Kanigel that tells
the story of Taylor's life, times and career
to reveal how his pioneering work
in scientific management and efficiency studies
shaped - and continue to shape -
our world and our lives.
A Quest/Kikim co-production. Funded by the Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation.
Nationally broadcast on PBS in 1999.
SCI-SQUAD
A national weekly half-hour television series
presenting scientific, technological
and environmental themes in an entirely new
and engaging format.
Targeted for children eight to ten years old,
with a special focus on girls,
SciSQUAD helps kids learn about science and
technology, as it motivates
them to step outside and explore the world around
them.
Initially broadcast on the Discovery Channel
in 1998 & 1999.
NAKED
TO THE BONE
Based on the book NAKED TO THE BONE: Medical
Imaging in the Twentieth
Century by Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles. Recounting
the story of medical imaging
from the discovery of X-rays in 1896 through
the development of fluoroscopy,
Ultra Sound, CT Scanning and MRI, this one-hour
documentary reveals the
power of medical imaging as it is used in medicine
today.
A Quest/Kikim co-production. Funded by the Alfred
P. Sloan Foundation.
Nationally broadcast on PBS in 1997.
CRIME
& PUNISHMENT IN AMERICA
A two hour documentary adaptation of Crime
and Punishment in American History
by Lawrence Friedman, the Marion Rice Kirkwood
Professor of Law at Stanford
University. By focusing on individuals whose
actions have resulted in changes
to our criminal justice system, the series makes
history relevant in an era in
which crime is America's number one public concern.
Broadcast nationally on PBS in 1997.
CROSSROADS
A half-hour documentary revealing the impact
of changing trends in transportation
on a small community on the western edge of
Oakland, California.
Through interviews, archival photos and film,
and recent footage, CROSSROADS
traces the evolution of West Oakland as it is
shaped and reshaped by the
arrival of ships, trains, ferry boats and ultimately,
the automobile.
THE
WAY IT WAS
A one-hour special taking a nostalgic look at
some of the vanished places
that helped to make San Francisco the most popular
city in the American west.
Using interviews with over 25 native San Franciscans,
previously unpublished
photos and a wide array of stock footage, The
Way It Was revives the romance
of San Francisco's past.
A Quest Production for KQED-TV. Broadcast premiere
April 29, 1995.
LOYALTY
AND BETRAYAL: THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN MOB
A four-hour history of organized crime in the
United States, from its earliest
beginnings in the teeming slums of America's
cities in the 1890's, to the fall of
the last godfather, John Gotti, in the early
1990's. Analyzing the social impact of
American crime from the days of prohibition
to today's drug wars, Loyalty and Betrayal
reveals the roots of American crime in American
society itself.
A Pileggi/Couturie production in assoc. w/ Quest
Productions for Fox Broadcasting.
Nationally broadcast on the Fox Television Network
in 1994.
RENAISSANCE
A five-part series for PBS funded by IBM and
the National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH). Using actors, great works
of art and historical recreations
Renaissance explores the emergence of
modernity during one of the most
turbulent periods in the history of the world.
Titles in the series include: The Prince,
The Warrior, The Dissenter, The
Scientist, and The Artist.
PBS broadcast premiere January-February, 1993.
National
Emmy nomination, Best Historical Series, 1994
ABRAHAM
LINCOLN: A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM
Narrated by Andrew Young, this one hour documentary
for PBS presents an
intricate portrait of the man who led our nation
from the brink of collapse to
a "new birth of freedom." Modern day
figures such as Governor Mario Cuomo,
Secretary Jack Kemp, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes
Norton, Congressman
John Lewis, and ABC NIGHTLINE anchor Ted Koppel
explore the importance
of Lincoln's legacy in confronting today's "House
Divided."
PBS broadcast premiere December, 1992.
THE
GLORY AND THE POWER
A three-part series in association with the
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
and WETA. With stories from communities in Israel,
Egypt and South Carolina
this series provides an in depth, personal look
at the global phenomenon of
religious fundamentalism.
PBS broadcast premiere June, 1992.
MAYA
ANGELOU: RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS
A one-hour PBS special featuring the noted activist
and author, Maya Angelou
explores the importance and impact of faith
in people's lives by taking us to
San Francisco's Glide Memorial Church and Mount
Zion Baptist church in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
PBS broadcast premiere May, 1992
SUPER
CHIEF: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF EARL WARREN
Justice William Brennan first called Earl Warren
"Super Chief". Controversial
despite his gracious and gentle demeanor, Warren
molded an activist Supreme
Court - and changed a nation. The Warren Court
decisions radically affected
American education, law enforcement, the rights
of the accused,
guarantees of free speech and the role of the
court. 90 min.
World premiere: Telluride Film Festival, 1989
PBS broadcast premiere Oct. 1989.
National Emmy Award Nomination, 1989
Academy Award Nomination - Best Feature Length
Documentary, 1989
WE
THE PEOPLE
A series of four one-hour documentaries about
the American Constitution and
its impact on the lives of the American people
today. Hosted by Peter Jennings.
A Quest Production for KQED, San Francisco.
Broadcast nationally on PBS in 1987
FACES
OF THE ENEMY
A one-hour special for PBS examines how thoughts
and images of the enemy
lead to violence and war. The central character
is a 28-year-old man who murdered
four people in Seattle on Christmas Eve because
he thought they were communists.
A Quest Production.
Broadcast nationally on PBS, May 1987.
National Emmy Nomination, 1987
PORTRAIT
OF AMERICA
An award-winning series, each program takes
a fond look at a state and the
people who make it special. Jersey produced
and directed four episodes:
Utah, and Vermont in 1984-85,
Minnesota and Colorado in 1985-86.
A Quest Production for Turner Broadcasting
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THE
FIRST FIFTY YEARS: REFLECTIONS ON U.S. - SOVIET
RELATIONS
A one-hour television special documenting the
history of U.S. -Soviet relations
through Soviet and American footage and interviews
with key Americans such
as Richard Nixon, George Kennan and Averell
Harriman.
Hosted by Harrison E. Salisbury, the program
explores the human stories behind
the world events and political dynamics that
shaped the superpower relationship
during five of the most important decades in
the history of the world.
Broadcast nationally on PBS in 1984.
duPont-Columbia Silver Baton, 1985.
CHILDREN OF VIOLENCE
This Emmy winning one-hour documentary is an
intimate cinema-verite portrait
of a Chicano family and a juvenile gang in Oakland,
California, and the complex
web of teenage violence in which they are trapped.
A Quest Production for the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting.
Broadcast nationally on PBS in
1983.
National Emmy Award: Bill Jersey, Best Director,
1983
FIGHTING
MINISTERS
The Pittsburgh steel mills close, and the tragic
stories of personal loss move a
group of ministers to protest.
A Quest Production in association with David
Soul.
Broadcast nationally on PBS, 1983.
THE
SECOND AMERICAN REVOLUTION
The dramatized story of the beginnings of the
Industrial Revolution in America.
Hosted by Tony Randall.
A Quest Production for CBS.
Broadcast nationally on CBS, 1980.
SIX
AMERICAN FAMILIES: THE KENNEDYS
One-hour documentary portrait of a family with
a mentally retarded child as it confronts
issues of retardation, women's liberation, competition
and family relations.
A Quest Production for Westinghouse Broadcasting.
duPont-Columbia Silver Baton, 1979.
SEASONS
CHANGE (America Against Itself)
A cinema-verite classic set in Chicago, 1968.
America's
youth demonstrates
and agitates. Mayor Daly and the Chicago police
react. Violence ensues.
A personal story told by those who lived through
it.
Broadcast nationally on PBS in 1968.
A
TIME FOR BURNING
A cinema-verite classic.
Racial tension in an Omaha church forces the
minister to resign.
Academy Award Nomination 1967
MANHATTAN
BATTLEGROUND
A social worker, Dan Morrow, leaves his home
to work on 111th Street. His departure is dramatic
and revealing. One-hour documentary for NBC's
duPont Show of the Week.
National Emmy Award Nomination
INCIDENT
ON WILSON STREET
The story of a special education teacher in
Brooklyn who faces a crisis when one of her
students assaults another teacher. The story
involves parents, teachers and students
as they gain an understanding of the causes
of the crisis.
Broadcast nationally on NBC in 1964.
PRISONER
AT LARGE
A young repeat offender is released on parole.
The program examines the relationships between
the parolee, the parole officer and the criminal
justice system when the parolee commits yet
another crime.
Broadcast nationally on NBC in 1963.
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