The Jason Reynolds episode of BookTube, which I edited, has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the category “OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM DAYTIME NON-FICTION PROGRAM”. While it did not win among the six nominees — the winner was PRIDELAND on PBS — it’s still an exciting honor! Here’s the full list of nominees:
Diego Scotti, Rory Kennedy & Tucker Capps
WITHOUT A NET Premieres on National Geographic and at the 55th Annual New York Film Festival
LINK TO WATCH THE COMPLETE FILM:
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/without-a-net/videos/without-a-net/
"...the documentary highlights how many schools nationwide do not have access to computers and other electronic devices. These students and educators are on the wrong side of the 'digital divide,' and the inability to use the internet for schoolwork is putting their futures in jeopardy. Without a Net is narrated by Jamie Foxx. It screens next at the New York Film Festival."
—The Hollywood Reporter
"The film, narrated by Academy and Grammy Award® winner Jamie Foxx, and premiering on National Geographic at 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 26 th, spotlights the 'haves' and 'have nots' as it relates to technology in classrooms and presents the emotional and economic impact on students who lack access."
—TheStreet
'Psychology Today' piece inspired by documentary BREAKING POINTS
Excerpt from Psychology Today article, May 11, 2016, which mentions BREAKING POINTS, produced and directed by Tucker Capps:
Is Your Son or Daughter Being Tutored by Amphetamines?
It's ten o'clock and your kids are studying—are they on amphetamines?
"Does your high school student study late into the night so he or she can get stellar grades? Is he or she studying history, math and chemistry past your bedtime hour?
Before you give yourself a pat on the back for instilling grit into your child, you’d be smart to check out whether he or she is one of the increasing number of high school students fueling themselves withamphetamines such as Adderall. In many cases, students end up in drug treatment centers with an addiction rather than in their school of choice." [...]
These are some of the grim facts that served as an impetus for drugfree.org to produce the short film documentary, Breaking Points http://www.drugfree.org/breakingpoints/. . .
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'Time Magazine' article about Showtime's TIME OF DEATH
Excerpt from November 4, 2013, article about Showtime's TIME OF DEATH, for which Tucker Capps was a story producer:
Showtime Shocks With Ordinary Death: The cable network's documentary 'Time of Death' boldly goes where, someday, we all will
"It is not a spoiler to say that Maria Lencioni dies at the end of Showtime's Time of Death. It's the first thing we learn about her. A strong-willed, sarcastic 48-year-old single mom in Soquel, Calif., Maria has terminal breast cancer and scant months left. Her dying is tragic, terrifying and heartbreaking. But it's also simply hard friggin' work.
Maria's bucket list is not about skydiving or travel. She has exhausting treatments. She has bills. She has an estranged ex-husband to deal with. She has two teenagers whom she's trying to set up in the legal custody of their older half..."
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Gen Art fest fetes ‘Gold’ Pic nabs Grand Jury Award for Best Feature
VARIETY MAGAZINE:
"The 16th Annual Gen Art Film Festival just finished up an eventful week, which showcased the New York premieres of seven features and seven shorts from up and coming filmmakers.
Tucker Capps and Ryan Sevy won The Grand Jury Award for Best Feature for their documentary 'Goold’s Gold' and Craig MacNeill received the same for Best Short for 'Henley.'"
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INDIEWIRE:
"The revitalized Gen Art Film Festival capped its 16th annual event Tuesday night, awarding Tucker Capps and Ryan Sevy’s documentary “Goold’s Gold” the Grand Jury prize for Best Feature, while Best Short went to Craig MacNeill’s Henley,” during a ceremony at New York City nightspot Hiro."
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