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Minda Novek - Director, Writer, Researcher & Associate Producer for documentaries & historical films

"What's New" for most recent work

Director of Research:

CHANGING LIVES: THE PETER COOPER STORY

THE POSSIBILITY OF HOPE

ABANDONED IN THE ARCTIC, Parts I and II
Two films about the perilous 400 mile Greely Expedition in the 1880's.

SCHOOL: THE STORY OF AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION
Series on the history of American public schools, from colonial times to the present

A LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP
Historical video for global conference

ROMANTIC REVOLUTION: THE LITTLE RENAISSANCE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE, 1912-1918
Cultural history of an influential bohemian community

IDA B. WELLS: A PASSION FOR JUSTICE
19th century African-American investigative journalist

Researcher & Field Producer:

CHARLIE MARIANO'S JAZZ WORLD
Influential expatriate jazz artist
Image research, American location shoots & interviews

GARDENS IN THE WILDERNESS
Connecticut pioneers in Ohio

Series Coordinator:

VOICES & VISIONS
Thirteen-hour series & college-level telecourse on great American poets
Managed public relations, screenings, festival entries
Supervised broadcast & telecourse deliverables
Produced video spots

Associate Producer & Director of Research:

VOICES & VISIONS: WALLACE STEVENS
Production planning, talent & location coordination
Contributed original sequence design

VOICES & VISIONS: EMILY DICKINSON,
WALT WHITMAN, ROBERT FROST,
HART CRANE & LANGSTON HUGHES

Supervised all phases of series research
Conducted 19th-20th century research for 5 films
Contributed historical continuity - sequence design

THE TEN YEAR LUNCH: THE WIT AND LEGEND OF THE ALGONQUIN ROUND TABLE
Academy Award, Best Documentary, 1987
Prepared interviews, script & sequence development
Discovered never-before-seen footage

Research Consultant:

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