The Gardner Documentary Group

07/28/2020

Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries is now airing on public television stations across the United States, distributed by American Public Television. Check the latest broadcast schedule for weekly updates at quakersthefilm.com.

04/10/2020

These are the first stations to broadcast. We have many more signing up.

The Gardner Documentary Group is happy to announce that broadcasts of Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries will begin airing May 13th on public television stations across the United States. Below is the early lineup, WHICH WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY.

10/03/2019

South Brunswick educator narrates, produces Quaker film

We're getting lots of great buzz for our broadcast of Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries on World Quaker Day! To catch it, tune in to Philadelphia's WHYY-TV this Sunday, October 6, at 6:00 pm. 🌎🕊️

"Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries," a documentary co-produced and narrated by Richard Nurse of South Brunswick, will air 6 p.m. Oct. 6 on WHYY.

09/19/2019

Princeton-based Filmmaker Debuts Documentary on WHYY | Town Topics

Here is an advance article about our October 6th broadcast on WHYY of Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries.

09/16/2019

We have great news! The Gardner Documentary Group is proud to announce the television broadcast premiere of Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries. The one-hour film will be shown at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 6th, in recognition of World Quaker Day, on WHYY-TV, serving Philadelphia, southern New Jersey and the Delaware Valley. It won't be repeated, so be sure to set your DVR 📺

08/10/2018

The Gardner Documentary Group is happy to announce that Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries is an Official Selection of the Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival. The screening will be Sunday, August 12 at 1:00 pm at the Moses Brown School, Woodman Family & Community Center, 250 Lloyd Avenue, Providence, RI. Hope to see some of you there! For tickets, go to www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3568801

08/03/2018

Our latest documentary is launched! Please visit and "Like" our page for Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries to get updates on future screenings.

Great news! QUAKERS: The Quiet Revolutionaries received its world premiere on July 21st at the New Hope Film Festival in New Hope, PA. We couldn't be more proud of our film and our team. As icing on the cake, we were honored with the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary and nominated for Best Documentary and the Cultural Spirit Award. Many, many thanks to everyone who has supported us on this very special journey.

09/22/2017

Watch The Last Ghost of War Online | Vimeo On Demand

The grim legacy of Agent Orange is still with us over 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War. "The Last Ghost of War," produced by the Gardner Documentary Group in 2007, still resonates today. Narrated by Kevin Kline, this study of the lawsuit brought by four Vietnamese families against 32 multi-national chemical companies was described by Newsday as a "must-see documentary." Original courtroom footage and interviews with the victims highlight the human cost of the largest chemical warfare operation in history.

At Tu Du Hospital in Saigon, babies in a special unit have enlarged heads or are missing limbs. Pham Thi Thuy Linh, born without arms, writes with her feet. A boy…

09/22/2017

Stream and download films and series online | Vimeo On Demand

The grim legacy of Agent Orange is still with us over 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War. "The Last Ghost of War," produced by the Gardner Documentary Group in 2007, still resonates today. Narrated by Kevin Kline, this study of the lawsuit brought by four Vietnamese families against 32 multi-national chemical companies was described by Newsday as a "must-see documentary." Original courtroom footage and interviews with the victims highlight the human cost of the largest chemical warfare operation in history.

To stream or purchase, visit https://vimeo.com/ondemand and search for "The Last Ghost of War."

07/21/2017

2017 Southeast Asian American Studies Film Showcase | UMass Lowell

LOST CHILD: Sayon's Journey is to be shown on July 27th at this year's Southeast Asian American Studies Conference in Lowell, Mass. We're happy to report that our Co-Producers, Janet Gardner and Sopheap Theam, will be there to answer questions after the screening. Showtime is Thursday, July 27th, at 3:15 pm.

09/09/2016

We are pleased and honored to report that the Harlem International Film Festival has chosen LOST CHILD ~ SAYON'S JOURNEY for this year's program. This will be the first theatrical screening of the 76-minute version of the film. Please join us on Saturday, September 17, at 5:00 pm. Q&A session will follow. We'll post more specific ticket information when it becomes available.

09/09/2016

Siberian Dream

SIBERIAN DREAM is now available on Amazon.com.

Author, actress and fashion icon IRINA PANTAEVA was born into Russia's Buryat Mongol culture, an ancient tradition almost wiped out under the oppressive Soviet regime. She struggled to leave Russia and find creative freedom in the West, eventually achieving success in Moscow, Paris and New York. Returning after ten years with her young son, she shares her unique Buddhist tradition with Westerners through the universal language of art. Her book of the same title has been translated into many languages. SIBERIAN DREAM was broadcast internationally and is the winner of a 2005 CINE Golden Eagle Award.

Siberian Dream

11/19/2015

Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story

We are pleased to announce that Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story is now available for purchase on Amazon.com.

Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story, a film produced by The Gardner Documentary Group, covers the life and times of this 19th century pioneering investor and philanthropist who still speaks to us. Peter Cooper built the first American steam locomotive, the Tom Thumb, and was instrumen...

03/24/2015

Lost Child: Sayon's Journey :: Broadcasts & Screenings

Lost Child: Sayon's Journey :: Broadcasts & Screenings

Find out about current screening dates and locations of Lost Child: Sayon's Journey. Also download press releases here.

03/17/2015

Bayard Rustin's 103rd birthday is today. Happy birthday!

"When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him."

02/11/2015

Happy 224th birthday to Peter Cooper, born February 12, 1791. Visit www.petercooper.com or our page Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story.

12/22/2014

Timeline Photos

11/04/2014

Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries

For a glimpse of The Gardner Documentary Group's latest film shoot, go to our page:

This work-in-progress will tell the story of a spiritual movement that has played a remarkable role in American religious, social and political life.

09/05/2014

We are pleased that Cooper Union recently screened Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story for incoming freshmen as part of their orientation to the great institution Peter Cooper founded in New York City in 1859. Those interested in purchasing a DVD of this in-depth documentary may send a check for $36.00 to The Gardner Group, 347 W. 36th Street, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10018.

08/26/2014

We're happy to see that Allan Wolper's excellent interview with Sayon Soeun and Janet Gardner is being repeated tonight at 7:30 on 88.3 FM and on www.wbgo.org. If you missed it the first time, be sure to tune in!

Conversations with Allan Wolper airs at 7:30 tonight on WBGO and www.wbgo.org. His guest is Sayon Soeun. Soeun, once a child soldier kidnapped by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge government which killed over two million people, returns to his homeland to search for his family. The trip is chronicled in the documentary Lost Child, Sayon's Journey directed by Janet Gardner.

08/14/2014

On Thursday, August 7, two notorious Khmer Rouge leaders were sentenced to life in prison. Their crimes during Pol Pot's regime in the 1970's included "extermination encompassing murder, political persecution, and other inhumane acts comprising forced transfer, enforced disappearances and attacks against human dignity."

Sayon Soeun and Sopheap Theam, whose lives have been irretrievably changed by the Cambodian genocide, have each made a statement on our website about this long-delayed justice and the feelings it evokes in them.

Please go to lostchildthefilm.org to learn more.

07/18/2013

The Gardner Documentary Group's cover photo

07/18/2013

The Gardner Documentary Group's 2013 film "Lost Child: Sayon's Journey" received a CINE Golden Eagle Award for Independent Documentary Feature

We are proud to announce "Lost Child: Sayon's Journey" received a CINE Golden Eagle Award in the Independent Documentary Feature Division!

http://www.cine.org/spring-2013-cine-golden-eagle-award-recipients/independent-division/

07/12/2013

The Gardner Documentary Group's 2009 production "Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story" license for PBS stations broadcast has been renewed for another three years.

Janet Gardner (A'65) and Mitsuko Brooks (A'05) of The Gardner Documentary Group won a 2010 CINE Golden Eagle Award for the film, Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story. Director Janet Gardner (A'65) and The Gardner Documentary Group are pleased to announce their film license for PBS stations to broadcast has been renewed with American Public Television for another three years. Alumni are encouraged to contact their PBS stations and let them know that it is available for broadcast for free. It is in our mutual interest to gain more exposure for the life and legacy of the remarkable Peter Cooper who did so much for so many of us

03/31/2013

The Inner Circle

07/05/2010

photographs and captions in progress...

06/27/2010

Work-in-Progress

06/27/2010

Documentaries Completed