Los Hermanos / The Brothers
Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide.
Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their poignant reunion, and their momentous first performances together, Los Hermanos/The Brothers offers a nuanced, often startling view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family.
Regret to Inform
At the age of 24, American director Barbara Sonneborn lost her husband in the Vietnam War. Twenty years after his death, Sonneborn sets out to interview other American and Vietnamese women whose spouses died in the conflict.
Along the way, she meets a Vietnamese woman who was forced into prostitution during the war, an American woman whose husband died of chemical poisoning years after the conflict ended, and a woman who worked as a North Vietnamese spy.
Soft Vengeance
A portrait of Albie Sachs, a white man who put his body on the front lines of change in apartheid-era South Africa and nearly paid the ultimate price, losing an arm and an eye to a car bomb. After over 20 years of exile, Albie returns to his home country to help write their first constitution and offer his vision of reconciliation to a damaged and grieving nation.
Have You Heard from Johannesburg
The anti-apartheid movement was like the Civil Rights movement writ large. Editing this series on the global movement to end South African apartheid was one of the richest experiences of my career. I was able to meet and hang out with heroes of the movement, including some who’d served decades in prison with Mandela.
