Global ImageWorks

02/16/2026

Speak Up America - A Nation at the Crossroads

Global ImageWorks is proud to announce the addition of Speak Up America to our archival collection. This ten-episode series offers strong stories, authentic voices, and well-shot footage of 1980 America — a nation confronting environmental cover-ups, economic anxiety, rising extremism, and deep distrust of its own institutions. For any project seeking to understand how the United States got to where it is today, this collection provides essential primary source material.

Explore an Episode-by-Episode Summary - https://www.globalimageworks.com/speak-up-america-episode-guide

The collection spans:

Political and Social Crises Iranian hostage families, the Love Canal disaster, and unemployed Detroit auto workers as the Rust Belt collapsed.

Controversial Figures Confrontations with atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair and K*K Grand Dragon Tom Metzger, plus debates on gun control and ma*****na legalization.

Military and Veterans Troops at the Korean DMZ, women expelled from the Navy on accusations of lesbianism, and Vietnam veterans suffering the effects of Agent Orange.

Cultural Flashpoints Contrasting interviews with adult film figures Marilyn Chambers and Linda Lovelace, the Unification Church, and Holocaust survivors sharing their warnings.

Activism Paul Watson's campaigns to save baby harp seals, the Guardian Angels patrolling NYC subways, and Senator Proxmire's Golden Fleece Awards.

Sports A young Magic Johnson at his basketball clinic and Muhammad Ali's final comeback against Larry Holmes.

Produced by George Schlatter of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and Real People fame, Speak Up America joins Real People and Look At Us in a trilogy of Schlatter series that captured the pivotal moment when television discovered the most compelling stories were the real ones.

View all episodes - https://www.globalimageworks.com/library?q=11317*&x=0&y=0&page=

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01/15/2026

Mark your calendars for MEL BROOKS: THE 99 YEAR OLD MAN, premiering on HBO January 22.

Directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, this two-part documentary celebrates the life and career of one of the world's most beloved satirists. Global ImageWorks is proud to have served as Archive Producers.

Featuring Apatow's candid sit-downs with Brooks and rarely seen archival footage, the film traces his evolution from sketch comedian to a cultural icon who redefined American comedy.

Don’t miss it!

Meet the man behind the laughs.From directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, the two-part documentary : The 99 Year Old Man! premieres January ...

12/16/2025

We are saddened to share that Peter Davis, founder of Villon Films, passed away on December 1, 2025, at his home in Vancouver. He was 92. Over six decades, Peter wrote, produced, and directed more than 70 documentaries that aired on networks around the world.

Driven by a commitment to justice, Peter became one of the most recognized documentary voices of the anti-apartheid movement, creating films like Remember Mandela!, Generations of Resistance, and In Darkest Hollywood, while amassing an archive of footage that documents South Africa's struggle for human rights from the early 1900s forward.

But his curiosity was wide. He made films about Johnny Cash, the Jewish experience in the Catskills, and women fighting AIDS in Zimbabwe. If a story needed telling, Peter found a way to tell it.

At Global ImageWorks, we have represented his films for nearly a decade. We will continue sharing his footage and photography so that his work reaches new audiences for years to com

12/04/2025

RIP Steve Cropper. Another loss to the music world. Here's an excerpt from a longer interview where he talks about their early success.