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Pacific Street Films is a documentary film production company founded in Brooklyn, New York in 1969 by Joel Sucher and Steven Fischler. They have produced more than 100 films.

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In 2004 the Museum of Modern Art hosted a career retrospective on Pacific Street Films. [1] [2]

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
1970Inciting to RiotStudent film. Covers actions of Transcendental Students. Grand prize winner at the National Student's Association Film Festival.
1971IpimpiIndependent documentary about police infiltration of the Black Panther Party.
1971Surveillance: Who's Watching?An investigation of police surveillance of political dissidents around the country. Produced for National Educational Television. (clip on YouTube)
1972Red SquadAn Independent documentary investigating the surveillance activities of the New York City Police Department and the FBI.
1974Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin SostreInvestigative documentary on the wrongful imprisonment of black activist bookstore owner Martin Sostre.
1975The Marijuana RevolutionThirty-minute investigative documentary. Produced for WNBC-TV.
1975Politics and Police in StamfordThirty-minute investigative documentary. Produced for WNBC-TV.
1977Voices From WithinA documentary produced in collaboration with a group of long-term women inmates at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, New York. Funded by the NYS Council on the Arts.
1977The Grand Jury: An Institution Under FireAn investigation of grand jury abuse. Broadcast on PBS.
1980 Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists Documentary on the last survivors of the Jewish Anarchist movement and the final year of the long-running Yiddish Anarchist newspaper, Fraye Arbeter Shtime . Supported by the Guggenheim Foundation and CPB. Broadcast on PBS.
1981Anarchism in AmericaFeature-length documentary on anarchism. [3]
1983The Cancer WarAn investigation into the politics of cancer research. Broadcast on PBS.
1983I Promise To Remember: Frankie Lymon and The TeenagersThe rise and fall of Rock ‘n Roll’s first cross-over group. Broadcast on PBS.
1984Man's Best FriendsA one-hour investigation of the use and abuse of animals in medical experiments and product testing. Produced for Frontline. Broadcast on PBS.
1984Albert Szent-Gyorgyi: A Special GiftA portrait of the Nobel laureate. Produced for the National Foundation for Cancer Research.
1985 - 1988Salute to Newark
Take Me Back To Dear Old Newark
Produced for WNET's Metropolitan Division. Eight 30-second spots and a 30-minute historical documentary.
1988First CityProduced segments for this WNYC magazine series on New York City: "Tugs," "Brooklyn Bridge," "Homeless," "Arson Squad," "Parking"
1989United Nations PeacekeepingEducational film produced for the United Nations.
1990Blue Helmets: The Story of U. N. PeacekeepingA look at the work of UN Peacekeepers around the world. Narrated by Jesse Jackson. 90-minute PBS Special.
1990Martin Scorsese DirectsProfile of director Martin Scorsese on the set of Goodfellas . Produced for American Masters. Broadcast on PBS.
1991Lincoln-Douglas DebatesOne hour documentary on the students involved in the annual New York City debate competition. Broadcast on Thirteen/WNET in June 1991.
1991Jessica Lange: It's Only Make-BelieveProfile of the actress on the set of Cape Fear . Produced for HBO/Cinemax.
1992Oliver Stone: Inside/OutFeature length profile of director Oliver Stone. Produced for Showtime and the BBC.
1992Lincoln-Douglas DebatesOne hour documentary on the students involved in the annual New York City debate competition. Broadcast on Thirteen/WNET in June 1992.
1993Lincoln-Douglas DebatesOne hour documentary on the students involved in the annual New York City debate competition. Broadcast on Thirteen/WNET.
1993PeacemakingEducational program produced for the United Nations.
1993Calculating ChangeExamination of the campaign to overhaul math and science education in the US Hosted by Al Roker. Broadcast on PBS. Produced for the Urban League and Thirteen/WNET.
1995Schools For Sale: Advertising in the ClassroomA critical look at Channel One News, the for-profit service that brings advertising into the classroom under the guise of educational programming. Hosted by Lewis Black. Produced for the Walt Whitman Center for the Culture and Politics of Democracy at Rutgers University.
1995In Search of PeaceDocumentary special on the relationship of the United States and the United Nations, on the world organization's 50th anniversary. Narrated by Paul Newman. Broadcast on the Turner Broadcasting System.
1995To The Ends of The EarthA history of the American Museum of Natural History's fossil-hunting expeditions. Part of the museum's permanent display.
1996Troubled Waters, Vanishing TreasuresProduced for the American Museum of Natural History’s Endangered Species installation.
1996Final Take: The Fertility ScandalAn investigation of the scandal at the University of California at Irvine Fertility Center, involving the illegal use of unapproved fertility drugs and the theft of eggs and embryos from patients. Broadcast on Lifetime Television.
1996Sidney Lumet: An American DirectorA portrait of film director Sidney Lumet, photographed during the production of Night Falls on Manhattan . Produced for Paramount Pictures and Spelling Entertainment.
1998Intimate Portrait: Jessica LangeDocumentary profile of Jessica Lange. Broadcast on Lifetime Television.
1998Intimate Portrait: Pamela HarrimanDocumentary profile on the life Pamela Harriman, socialite and former Ambassador to France. Broadcast October 1998 on Lifetime Television.
1998The Warrior TraditionFive one-hour documentaries highlighting warrior cultures throughout history: Samurai, Shogun, The French Foreign Legion, The Gurkhas and The Green Berets. History Channel broadcast.
1998The Other Half ... RevisitedDocumentary comparing social conditions today with those that Jacob Riis documented in 1890 in his famous work, How the Other Half Lives . Funded by the Ford Foundation and CPB. Broadcast on WNET-TV.
1999Exploring the World of MusicA 12-part television series, with a study guide and 3-set audio CD package, highlighting the principles of music, seen through a world music perspective. An international co-production with primary support from the Annenberg Project of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
1999Crime StoriesThree one-hour documentaries about notable trials from the past: The Jeffrey MacDonald Murder Case, Richard Speck: Born to Raise Hell, and The Trial of the Chicago 8. Broadcast on Court TV.
1999From Swastika to Jim CrowIndependent documentary exploring the little-known story of Jewish refugee scholars teaching at historically black colleges before and during the Second World War. PBS broadcast 2001.
2000Martial Arts: The Real StoryA two-hour special that explores a little-known world of secret martial techniques. From the mist shrouded hills of China to small backwater villages in Southern India, fighting techniques have been developed that require silent devotion, zealous commitment and above all, secrecy. Broadcast on The Learning Channel and ITV (UK).
2001Speed TrapsThis fast-paced, high-energy show takes an in-depth look at the history and technology of speed detection, and the equally sophisticated attempts at speed detection avoidance. Broadcast on The Learning Channel.
2002Bravo Profile Nick NolteOne hour documentary portrait of actor Nick Nolte.
2002GoodFellas and JFKTwo productions for the AMC's "Back Story" series — Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas," and Oliver Stone's "JFK." The programs take an intimate look at the story behind the story, revealing how these groundbreaking films struck a chord with audiences worldwide.
2002The Economics ClassroomA teacher development workshop consisting of eight one-hour videos, website and educational materials. For Annenberg/CPB.
2004City of RefugeInstallation piece produced for the Museum of Jewish Heritage to accompany an exhibition about Jewish immigration to New York City.
2005Building Wealth and Risky BusinessA series of educational videotapes designed to teach the fundamentals of financial literacy to High School and College students. Produced in collaboration with the National Council on Economic Education.
2006In Debt We TrustA Globalvision Production dealing with the widespread problem of why Americans are being caught up in the “debt trap” Joel Sucher produced the segment dealing with personal bankruptcy.

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References

  1. D'addario, Darren (March 18–25, 2004). "Dissenting adults: MoMA spotlights the political outsiders at Pacific Street Films". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  2. Pacific Street Films: 35th Anniversary Salute. Museum of Modern Art.
  3. Fishbein, Leslie (1983). "Anarchism as Ideology and Impulse: Anarchism in America (1981)". Film & History: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Film and Television Studies. 13 (1): 17–22. ISSN   1548-9922 via Project MUSE.

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