Andrea James

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Inclusion in the Library of Congress Web Archives

Inclusion in the Library of Congress Web Archives

In 2021, the United States Library of Congress selected my life’s work for inclusion in their collection. Via the Library of Congress: The United States Library of Congress has selected your website for inclusion in the Library’s historic collection of…

Story of transgender journalist Zoey Tur who captured THAT OJ Simpson chase footage with her then wife is told in documentary that reveals how abusive behavior and her gender identity struggle led to their split

By STEPHANIE LINNING PUBLISHED: 08:50 EST, 16 February 2021 Storyville documentary Whirlybird: Live Above LA, which aired on BBC Four last night, reveals how Tur and Gerrard became a two-man helicopter news team in the 1980s, finding success with live coverage of…

Whirlybird: Live Above LA review – intimate portrayal of how they got the eye in the sky

Lucy Mangan @LucyMangan Mon 15 Feb 2021 17.30 EST Whirlybird: Live Above LA (BBC Four) sets out to be many things. It is a documentary about the evolution – brought about largely by one married couple, Bob Tur and Marika Gerrard-Tur…

The week in TV: Devils; Storyville: Whirlybird: Live Above LA; Behind Her Eyes; Torn and more – review

Euan Ferguson Sun 21 Feb 2021 04.30 EST As a simple tale of adrenaline, Whirlybird: Live Above LA made a fascinating enough Storyville: breaking news in its infancy, with fast-to-screen video a major new player, and he and wife Marika in the air, literally…

Greenwich Buys Sundance Doc ‘Whirlybird’, Chronicling LA News Helicopter Couple

February 16, 2021 6:42am By Tom Grater International Film Reporter @tomsmovies Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Whirlybird from A&E IndieFilms. The doc, which premiered at last year’s Sundance, is the feature debut of Matt Yoka. It follows a husband-and-wife news helicopter team…

Vagina History

Transgender Tapestry #106 Spring 2004 pp. 29-31. by Christine Beatty Photos by Mariette Pathy Allen About the first all-transgender performance of The Vagina Monologues. https://archive.org/details/transgendertapes1062unse/page/28

Tribeca 2020 to Offer Select Online Programming, but Still Hopes for a Live Festival

Kate Erbland Apr 3, 2020 11:00 am PILOT SEASON Tribeca continued its tradition of opening submissions to independently produced TV pilots in 2020. ​The following group of filmmakers participating in the virtual N.O.W. Creators Market were to debut their pilots…

What Tribeca Film Festival’s Online Shift Means for Filmmakers

What Tribeca Film Festival’s Online Shift Means for Filmmakers

By Andy Hirschfeld • 04/07/20 2:31pm For filmmakers like writer and director Dimitris Tsilifonis, whose VR film A Safe Guide to Dying is set to premiere at Tribeca the Oculus release will help stand out for the general public. “This is a tremendous opportunity amidst…

Legendary LA Helicopter Pilot Zoey Tur on Kobe Bryant’s Final Flight

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‘Whirlybird’ shows a filmmaker swinging for the fences at Sundance

Entertainment | January 23, 2020 JAY MEEHAN With adrenaline driving the narrative from both the air and the ground, the never-ending breaking news cycle and the competition to capture its most intriguing visual aspects for L.A.’s prime-time news make for a…