Explores the role documentary films play in communicating information about life and important issues with audiences. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.

In Serenity, Minnesota, everyone looks on the bright side, and that's on purpose: to live in this town, people have to agree to talk positively and only focus on the good things in life. For twelve-year-old Mackenzie Werner, who has the rare gift of her emotions showing up as a colorful haze around her body, this town seems like the perfect place; she'll never face the embarrassment of a grumbly grapefruit smog if everyone and everything is set up...

"A Midwest family drama series about a talented group of strangers who come together to help Freddy Bland a documentary." -- Amazon.com.

A Midwest family drama series about a talented group of strangers who come together to help Freddy Bland make a documentary.

A Midwest family drama series about a talented group of strangers who come together to help Freddy make a documentary.

"Former Hollywood darling River Lane's acting career is tanking fast. Determined to start fresh behind the camera, she agrees to film a documentary about the picturesque small town of Moose Springs, Alaska. The assignment should have been easy, but the quirky locals want nothing to do with River...Easton Lockett may be a gentle giant, but he knows a thing or two about survival. If he can keep everyone in line, he should be able to get River and her...

"Theo Snyder is at the end of his rope. One minute he was on top of the world, his documentary film The Basement a massive critical and commercial hit, the next crestfallen when his latest film was canceled after an embarrassingly public misstep. As his desperation grows, he makes a bold decision: to pursue the story of the notorious 'Halo Killer,' Jasper Ross-Johnson. But delving into the life and mind of a serial killer could prove more deadly than...

A whimsical and insightful examination of the fun and entertaining world of ventriloquist comics, including two-time Comedian of the Year Jeff Dunham. Full of hilarious stand-up routines, interviews, and photos that show audiences that ventriloquism is not just a novelty act but a world-renowned art form enjoyed by people of all walks of life.

"At first glance, Emaline seems to have it all. A great boyfriend, a close-knit family, an idyllic beach town to call home. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders if perfect is good enough. Then she meets Theo, an ambitious young New Yorker assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive local artist. He's sophisticated and exciting, and thinks Emaline is destined for bigger things. Emaline wants the moon and more, but can she balance...

"Police Chief Jane Hardy is still reeling from the scandal that rocked her small-town department just as she took over for her retired father--the man who wrecked her life with one little lie. Now she's finally been reunited with her presumed-dead fifteen-year-old son, Will, and his father, documentarian Reid Bechtol. When a murder aboard the oil platform Zeus exposes an environmental terrorist's plot to flood Mobile Bay with crude oil, Jane and Reid...