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11/20/2019

NICE ! Very happy for #MilesDavisMovie's Grammy Nomination this morning, congrats to everyone at Firelight !!! (sound by Brian+Benny)

All morning we've been celebrating and are honored that Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool is nominated for the 62nd #GRAMMYs. Thank you to the RecordingAcademy LosAngeles for the recognition! Help us celebrate by reposting on social media. #MilesDavisMovie
https://buff.ly/2D2bRYo

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10/20/2019

Ken Burns, Library of Congress to Present Documentary Award to ‘Flannery’

Congrats to Melissa Haizlip, director of Mr. Soul! The Movie, for being a finalist in the inaugural documentary award presented by Ken Burns, The Library of Congress, The Crimson Lion / Lavine Family Foundation, and The Better Angels Society!

Documentarian Ken Burns is partnering with the Library of Congress and two philanthropic organizations to present a new award to “Flannery,” a documentary about Flannery O’Connor.…

10/17/2019

Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack — Crandell Theatre

From Bacchus Films, catch director Deborah Shaffer's "QUEEN OF HEARTS: Audrey Flack", a portrait of the photorealist painter's life at FilmColumbia on October 20th and DOC NYC on November 9th !! (sound by Andrey+Benny).

Along with Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, Audrey Flack was an Abstract Expressionist in the ‘50’s, then studied with Joseph Albers, becoming the

10/09/2019

Perfectly Normal For Me

Watch Perfectly Normal For Me on Tuesday, October 29 at 8/7c @worldchannel #AmericaReFramed and never think about dance the same way again (sound by Brian).
Trailer and more information at..

Four youth, ages 5 to 15, reveal what it’s like to live with physical disabilities.

10/07/2019

The Weekly | A New TV Series from The New York Times on FX and Hulu

Here's another program we're very proud to be working on every week(!), the New York Times' "The Weekly"
..catch it on HULU and FX (sound by all of us).

Unparalleled journalism on the screen every Sunday. See our new trailer.

08/22/2019

Miles Davis | Birth Of The Cool | Music Documentary

Stanley Nelson's new doc on the incomparable Miles Davis opens this Friday, Aug. 23rd., at the Film Forum (sound by Brian+Benny).

Q+A's with special guests all weekend, including musicians Lenny White and James Mtume !

https://www.milesdavismovie.com

05/29/2019

David Letterman breaks down the key moments on the new season of his Netflix show

Need more David Letterman ? Who doesn't !! Season 2 of Netflix's MY NEXT GUEST starts this Friday, May 31st, (sound by all of us).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/david-letterman-breaks-down-the-key-moments-on-the-new-season-of-his-netflix-show/2019/05/28/d80a01bc-808f-11e9-933d-7501070ee669_story.html?utm_term=.237071706a1a

From weeding with Tiffany Haddish to Sunday services with Kanye West, production company Zero Point Zero helped the late-night comedian find his comfort zone.

04/19/2019

Review: Essential History in ‘Reconstruction’ on PBS

Essential reading in the The New York Times on Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s "Reconstruction", catch up on this exceptional series and watch all the episodes at https://www.pbs.org/weta/reconstruction/episodes/

Henry Louis Gates Jr. examines America’s quick abandonment of its newly freed citizens after the Civil War, and its distinct and dangerous echoes today.

04/16/2019

RECONSTRUCTION trailer

Don’t miss Part Two of @HenryLouisGates’ documentary #ReconstructionPBS. If you missed Part One, catch up here. Tonight’s episode tells the story of the backlash of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow policies. Tune-in tonight at 9/8c only on @PBS! (sound by Brian+Benny)

04/09/2019

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

We are excited to be a part of @HenryLouisGates’ new documentary #ReconstructionPBS. Part one premieres on your local @PBS station tonight at 9/8c. This documentary helps tell the definitive history of the transformative years following the American Civil War. Sound by Benny and Brian.

https://www.pbs.org/weta/reconstruction/

Henry Louis Gates Jr. presents a vital new four-hour documentary series on Reconstruction: America After the Civil War.

07/23/2018

Ted Williams: "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived" | About the Film | American Masters | PBS

Tonight at 9ET on PBS - American Masters presents “Ted Williams: “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived.” Sound by Pat.

Narrated by Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner Jon Hamm, documentary features exclusive never-before-seen footage of Williams’ final game and includes new interviews with Bob Costas, Wade Boggs, Ben Bradlee Jr. and Joey Votto During his remarkable career with the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams earned man...

02/20/2018

New CNN Original Series “Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World” Debuts Saturday, March 17

Coming soon ! Zero Point Zero Production Inc.'s newest series features Christiane Amanpour:

The new six-part CNN Original Series, Christiane Amanpour: Sex & Love Around the World, premieres Saturday, March 17, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Having built an illustrious career interviewing global power players and reporting from war-torn countries, renowned journalist Christiane Amanpour is now...

02/17/2018

Firelight Media

We're extremely proud to be part of the team helping Stanley Nelson and Firelight Media tell their stories !
His latest, Tell Them We Are Rising is airing this Monday, February [email protected] on PBS and will be streaming starting February 20th.

"He may not be a household name, but Stanley Nelson is a giant in documentary filmmaking."

Check out this USA Today article on our founder, Stanley Nelson.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/nation-now/2018/02/13/stanley-nelson-historically-black-colleges-film/1019341001/

01/17/2018

Zero Point Zero Production Inc.

The definitive ROTTEN manual, courtesy of Eater..(sound by all of us).

Everything you need to know about our new Netflix series, "Rotten". (via Eater)

01/11/2018

Apollo Open House - Apollo Theater

Uptown calling ! Celebrate Black History month and make the trip to the Apollo, Saturday February 3rd to see Stanley Nelson's Tell Them We Are Rising, stay for the panel discussion after the screening (sound by Brian+Benny)

Open House Saturday, February 3 & Sunday, February 4 #ApolloOpenHouse FREE EVENT Saturday, February 3 2pm - 5pm Still, We Rise! The Apollo celebrates Black History Month with our Open House Weekend. On day one: Still, We Rise! We look at the African-American experiences and the ways we continue to e...

01/09/2018

'Rotten' gets to the bottom of the food chain

Interesting L.A. Times "ROTTEN" review, now on Netflix ! (from the folks who brought you everything Bourdain..
Zero Point Zero Production Inc.). Sound by all of us.

This new docu-series from Netflix examines the less-than-appetizing aspects of the food industry.

12/28/2017

Phil Rosenthal

He's back ! Get ready for another round of food+travel adventures with Phil Rosenthal, on all your screens January 12th ! (sound by Andrey+Benny)

New Show. Same Phil.

From the creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, James Beard Award-Winning Producer Phil Rosenthal’s all-new Netflix Original Documentary Series Somebody Feed Phil.

Only on Netflix. January 12.

#SomebodyFeedPhil
#NetflixandPhil

12/14/2017

Rotten | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

Another "fresh" show we've been working on..coming to your Netflix cue very soon ! (sound by all of us)

Local farming is fading as profit margins decide what food makes it to our plates. The new Netflix documentary series Rotten exposes the fraud, corruption, a...

11/21/2017

Mind Of A Chef

Read all about Mind Of A Chef..

Shout out to New Republic for the awesome write-up! 🙌

11/14/2017

Mind Of A Chef's Season 6, featuring Mission Chinese Food's Danny Bowien premiered on Facebook Watch today !
If you're in NYC you owe it to yourself to stop by the restaurant and numb your tongue with their hot wings..(sound by all of us).

11/09/2017

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For all those who didn't make it to your local theater, here's Lydia Tenaglia's great film about Chef Jeremiah Tower which you can now watch in the comfort of your own home. This Sunday, 9pm EST on CNN (sound by Brian+Benny).

Jeremiah Tower's The Last Magnificent is coming to a TV near you. Sunday at 9PM ET on CNN.

09/29/2017

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Back on the block, this Sunday, Oct. 1st, 9pm EST

10 seasons of #PartsUnknown? Anthony Bourdain can’t believe it either. The new season starts Sunday at 9p!

09/28/2017

Zero Point Zero Production Inc.

Austin, TX friends: check out Jonathan Edwards Cianfrani's latest doc., FERMENTED, starring Chef Edward Lee , screening October 22nd (sound by Brian)

Join us on October 22 at the Austin Fermentation Festival for a special screening of our latest documentary, #FermentedFilm! Tickets and info via Texas Farmers' Market at Mueller.

09/27/2017

We also mix Steven Rinella - MeatEater's TV show, but his books are pretty amazing as well !

We've been getting lots of questions about hunting and wild game that are answered in our guide book series. Check them out.

📷: @hunterfishercompany

09/27/2017

Anthony Bourdain

Tony's back with a new bunch of insanely talented artists..and a few bottles of whisky, just because..

added to the collection, a piece by Tebori artist Takashi Matsuba. Watch: www.rawcraft.us The Balvenie US #RawCraft

07/29/2017

After a 3 month run on the big screen, catch director Lydia Tenaglia's great doc "Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent" finally on iTunes ! (sound by Brian+Benny)

Jeremiah Tower's The Last Magnificent is now the #1 TOP DOCUMENTARY and #2 TOP INDEPENDENT MOVIE on iTunes!

Download it now and On Demand: http://radi.al/JeremiahTower

07/18/2017

Sneak peak: 'First in Human'

On August 10th, Discovery will air the first of three episodes of "First In Human", featuring cutting edge treatments and medical discoveries inside the National Institute of Health's Building 10.
Directed by Jonathan Hoffman and narrated by Jim Parsons (sound by Brian+Benny).

"First in Human" takes viewers inside the National Institutes of Health’s Building 10, the largest hospital in the world devoted solely to research where some of medicine’s riskiest and most critical research is done.

07/14/2017

Very proud to be part of the Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown team !

✊ Honored. 5 Emmy nominations for Anthony Bourdain and the Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown crew! #PartsUnknown #Emmys

07/12/2017

FYI: today is the start of the theatrical run of 500 YEARS, a doc by our friends at Skylight Pictures & Engage..:

500 YEARS is coming to theaters in select cities across the country. The first U.S. theatrical premieres are set to take place on July 12th at New York’s IFC Center, followed by a July 28th opening at Los Angeles’ Laemmle’s Monica Film Center in Santa Monica and Laemmle's Playhouse 7 in Pasadena. The film, which received standing ovations at every stop of the festival circuit and sold out its five screenings in Sundance this year, is the third and final installment in Director Pamela Yates and Skylight’s epic trilogy on indigenous resistance in Guatemala, The Resistance Saga, which began with When the Mountains Tremble (1983), followed by Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (2011).
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500 AÑOS está llegando a los teatros en ciudades selectas por todo el país. Los primeros estrenos en cines en Estados Unidos se llevarán a cabo el 12 de julio en el IFC Center de Nueva York, seguido por una apertura del 28 de julio en Los Ángeles, en Laemmle's Monica Film Center en Santa Mónica y Laemmle's Playhouse 7 en Pasadena. La película, que recibió ovaciones en cada parada del circuito de festivales y agotó sus cinco proyecciones en Sundance este año, es la tercera y última entrega de la trilogía épica de Pamela Yates y Skylight sobre resistencia indígena en Guatemala, La Saga de la Resistencia, que comenzó con Cuando Las Montañas Tiemblan (1983), seguido por Granito de Arena: Cómo Atrapar a un Dictador (2011).

06/18/2017

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Kick-ass steel drumming !!! Watch the Trinidad episode of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, tonight at 9pm EST on CNN

The music of Trinidad sounds so good. Explore the culture and history of the island with Anthony Bourdain tonight on #PartsUnknown.

06/10/2017

Watch Anthony Bourdain Eat Pit-Roasted Goat on ‘Parts Unknown: Oman’ This Sunday

From very cold to very hot..Oman, this Sunday, 9pm EST on CNN

Tony explores the small, gorgeous country on the Arabian Peninsula

06/05/2017

Skylight

Here's your chance to get tickets to the #ResistanceSaga, three great documentaries from our friends at Skylight Pictures & Engage premiering on June 11th as part of the #HRWFF :
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Aqui su oportunidad para comprar boletos a la #SagaDeLaResistencia, tres estupendos documentales de nuestros amigos en Skylight Pictures & Engage, estrenando el 11 de Junio como parte del #HRWFF :

CHANGE STARTS HERE. The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to NYC on June 9-18th at IFC Center and Film Society of Lincoln Center. Don't miss this powerful mix of films and panels highlighting human rights issues, celebrating activist victories and empowering audiences to make a difference.

#500YEARS will be there for it's New York Premiere, along with the World Premiere of the #ResistanceSaga. Join us Sunday June 11th! For more information, and tickets: bit.ly/ResistanceSagaAtHRW #HRWFF
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EL CAMBIO COMIENZA AQUÍ. El Festival de Cine de Human Rights Watch regresa a Nueva York del 9 al 18 de junio en el IFC Center y Film Society of Lincoln Center. No se pierda esta poderosa mezcla de películas y paneles que destacan las cuestiones de derechos humanos, celebrando victorias activistas y empoderando al público para que haga la diferencia.

#500AÑOS estará allí para su estreno en Nueva York, junto con el estreno mundial de la #SagaDeLaResistancia. ¡Únase a nosotros el domingo 11 de junio! Para más información y entradas: bit.ly/ResistanceSagaAtHRW #HRWFF

05/19/2017

Live in NYC ? We're pretty sure you have your own opinions as to where to eat and what to do in Queens..but..just in case you're open to suggestions, watch Tony run around the neighbourhood, Sunday @9pm EST on CNN

Join Anthony Bourdain in #Queens this Sunday. But first, take a sneak peek into the episode: http://bit.ly/2qBF0Tg

05/07/2017

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Like coastal life and good food ? you're in for a treat tonight, 9pm EST on CNN when Tony visits San Sebastian, the heart of Basque country..

No wonder Anthony Bourdain wants to keep Basque Country a secret. See what Basque has to offer on #PartsUnknown tonight at 9.

04/29/2017

I predict there will be five smiling blokes back at the faders Monday morning...We're extremely happy+proud to have won this year's Daytime Emmy for Live Action Sound Mixing for "Mind Of A Chef"..

04/16/2017

Independent Lens | PBS

A little while ago we got to do the sound for Sandy McLeod's Seeds of Time, an excellent exploration of our food sources' genetic biodiversity and climate change issues, presented by Cary Fowler. This is a link to his TED talk from 2009 where he shows us how the Svalbard seed vault, in Norway, came to be:

You never know what tomorrow brings. In this TED Talk, go inside the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a vast treasury buried within a frozen mountain in Norway. More on protecting seeds in SEED: The Untold Story, premiering Monday on #IndieLensPBS.

04/13/2017

Option B: Stories of resilience

The final product of what we help create isn't always on a screen; glad we could contribute to getting the word out for Sheryl Sandberg's new book, Option B.

OptionB.Org is a place where you can share your experiences facing adversity and read about what others have been through.

03/22/2017

Here's the entire 2017 Daytime Emmy count for Mind Of A Chef..we're proud to be part of the crew !! #daytimeemmys

Honored. Well-deserved nominations to our entire crew. Thanks, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. ☝️✋️

03/22/2017

There are five happy+nominated guys at the studio today...congrats and thanks to the Mind Of A Chef crew for a great season featuring Chef Ludo Lefebvre ! #daytimeemmys

03/19/2017

Jim Parsons To Narrate Discovery’s ‘First In Human’ Medical Research Docuseries

Coming your way on May 18th !! (sound by Brian+Benny)

Discovery Channel has greenlighted medical research docuseries First In Human: The Trials of Building 10 with The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons as narrator and executive producer. The three-p…