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October 2011
FIELD WORK work-in-progress screening October 27 at Iowa State
October 2011
OPEN DOORS screenplay staged reading at Seattle's Annex Theatre Sunday, October 9
January 2011
MADE IN CHINA launches on SnagFilms. View the film here
HELLO launches on HULU. View the film here
November 2010
MADE IN CHINA screens at Yale University
September 2010
FIELD WORK awarded Humanities Iowa major grant
April 2010
MADE IN CHINA screens at Bryn Mawr College
November 2009
FIELD WORK work-in-progress screening Nov 21 at Northwest Film Forum
November 2009
HELLO screens Nov 20 in Ballard
May 2009
MADE IN CHINA now available on Netflix
September 2008
FIELD WORK awarded 2008 CityArtist and 4Culture grants
August 2008
US Television premiere of MADE IN CHINA August 4th on The Documentary Channel
July 2008
MADE IN CHINA screens July 19 as part of Seattle Art Museum's SAM at 75 Community Celebration
June 2008
Benefit screening of MADE IN CHINA raises over $1000 for China earthquake victims.
February 2008
MADE IN CHINA DVD now available!
FIELD WORK: A FAMILY FARM
A documentary film by JOHN HELDE
music by TRUCKSTOP SOUVENIR
work-in-progress screening
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Sun Room, Memorial Union
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/news/releases
Join us for a special preview screening of FIELD WORK: A FAMILY FARM. The documentary follows Judy and Charlie Swanson and their three grown children as they pursue their dream of farming as one extended
family. It's a new, twenty-first century portrait of the iconic family farm and America's changing agricultural landscape. A discussion with filmmaker John Helde and participants in the project will immediately follow the 96-min
film. The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture and the Committee on Lectures (funded by GSB) cosponsor the screening. "Field Work: A Family Farm" is supported by Humanities Iowa and the National
Endowment for the Humanities. Additional funding provided by Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, and 4Culture.
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OPEN DOORS
Screenplay staged reading at Seattle's Annex Theatre
Come enjoy fine wines and experience a first glimpse of this witty and provocative new feature film from award-winning writer/director John Helde.
Date: Sunday, October 9, 2011
Time: doors & wine 6:30 PM, reading 7 PM
Location: Annex Theatre
Capitol Hill
1100 E Pike St (11th Ave at E Pike St), Seattle 98122
www.annextheatre.org
Space is limited, please RSVP to info@trythisfilms.com
$10 suggested donation
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FIELD WORK: A FAMILY FARM
A documentary film by JOHN HELDE
Featuring music by TRUCKSTOP SOUVENIR
Special preview roughcut screening
Made possible by Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and 4 Culture
Come join us for a special work-in-progress screening of a new documentary film by John Helde, and stay for a discussion with the filmmaker.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
4 PM
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave, Seattle 98122
www.nwfilmforum.org
$5
Open to the public
FIELD WORK: A FAMILY FARM
In 1909, filmmaker John Helde's great-grandfather purchased 120 acres of Iowa farmland. Today, the farm's third-generation tenants, the Swansons, swim against the modern tide of mega-farms. FIELD WORK follows the Swansons through an economic downturn, exploring their challenges and dreams against the backdrop of a shifting Midwest community. Helde encounters a cast of determined and individualistic characters as he tries to unravel where that American icon – the family farm – is headed in the twenty-first century.
photographed, written and directed by John Helde
edited by Ross Laing
featuring music by Truckstop Souvenir
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DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL SHARES IN THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT WITH SPECIAL 12-HOUR PROGRAMMING EVENT ON CHINA SET FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 4
Network to Hold U.S. Television Premieres of "Made in China" and "The World's Largest Studio," As Part of DOC's "Primetime Premieres" Lineup
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 24, 2008) --- Documentary Channel will help celebrate the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China by holding a special 12-hour programming event devoted to documentaries covering diverse aspects and issues related to China, including two exclusive premiere telecasts during the network's "Primetime Premieres" Monday, August 4. The special is highlighted by the U.S. television premieres of John Helde's critically acclaimed "Made in China" at 8 p.m. ET/PT and "World's Largest Studio" at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
"The 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing next month is a much anticipated worldwide event and, as a precursor, we will be showcasing a special lineup of China-themed documentaries that should help our audience better connect with this fascinating host country," says Tom Neff, Documentary Channel founder and CEO. "This outstanding collection of films explores China's culture, business and history, and should provide viewers with an educational and enlightening perspective on China heading into the Games."
DOC is available on DISH Network (Channel 197), and several broadcast stations in major markets including NYC TV (Channel 25) throughout the greater New York metropolitan area. The network's special programming schedule of China-themed documentaries is as follows:
August 4-5, 2008 - Documentary Channel Schedule of China-Themed Films
"Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square" 5:00 p.m. ET
"Mardi Gras: Made in China" 5:30 p.m. ET
"Children of Blessing" 7:00 p.m. ET
"Made in China" 8:00 p.m. ET
"Zhang Empresses" 9:00 p.m. ET
"The World's Largest Studio" 10:00 p.m. ET
"Made in China" 11:00 p.m. ET
"Zhang Empresses" 12:00 a.m. ET
"The World's Largest Studio" 1:00 a.m. ET
"Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square" 2:00 a.m. ET
"Mardi Gras: Made in China" 2:30 a.m. ET
"Children of Blessing" 4:00 a.m. ET
"Made in China" follows filmmaker John Helde's quest across modern China to achieve a deeper understanding of where he came from ,exploring his white American father Tom's birth on a remote Chinese mountaintop and subsequent upbringing in Sichuan and Hunan provinces in the 1930's. This documentary explores themes of home, identity, and honoring the past through the unique tale of an American boy being raised with a foot in two cultures.
"I'm thrilled that Documentary Channel is programming the exclusive premiere of 'Made in China' as part of this special event," says Helde. "With eyes around the world on the upcoming Olympics it's a particularly appropriate time to think about an American connection to China not too many people know about. Thousands of Americans actually grew up in pre-Mao China - my father was one of them, and that family connection offered a way to tell a unique story about growing up abroad, fathers and sons, and the meaning of home."
Directed by Charlie Moretti and Matt Clarke and distributed by the National Film Board of Canada, "The World's Largest Studio" highlights the ambitious undertaking by several Chinese businessmen in 1996 when they began what would become the world's largest entertainment production studio, the Hengdian World Studios, located a few hours south of Shanghai. Larger than Universal's and Paramount's combined, Hengdian features 12 motion picture shooting sites spanning different periods of Chinese history. Now covering more than 800 acres, the studios started with just 2,000 yuan (U.S. $261) and 12 years later, it is the most successful production studio in China, having produced acclaimed films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero, among others.
About Documentary Channel: Documentary Channel (DOC) is the USA's first 24-hour television network exclusively devoted to documentary films and is the Voice of the Independent Documentary Filmmaker. DOC seeks out and showcases independent, cutting-edge and international non-fiction programming rarely seen in the U.S., and often then only in film festivals or other special venues. Many of DOC's programs are U.S. or world premieres on television. DOC is the television viewer's round-the-clock opportunity to see fascinating, eclectic and award-winning documentary films of all lengths and genres, from classics to cutting-edge.
DOC has created partnerships and relationships with world-renowned organizations and festivals to bring the world's greatest documentaries to television, often for the first time. These organizations include The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, The International Documentary Association, The National Film Board of Canada, Los Angeles Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Hot Springs, HotDocs, Durango Film Festival, Reel Women, and many others. In addition, DOC has teamed up with distinguished educational institutions including USC School of Cinema and the Academy of Art in San Francisco, among others, to introduce young, future documentary filmmakers to the viewing public.
Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., with offices in New York and Los Angeles, Documentary Channel was founded by CEO and Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Tom Neff. DOC launched on DISH Network (Channel 197) in January 2006, and now reaches over 21 million homes nationwide. DOC is carried by several broadcast stations in major television markets including NYC TV (Channel 25) throughout the greater New York metropolitan area. DOC's Web site is located at www.documentarychannel.com. DOC was recognized after its first year as co-winner of the Emmy for Best Feature Documentary at the 28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards for the film, "Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire."
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