Uncommon Productions
Uncommon Productions, LLC is an independent film company based in Waltham, Massachusetts[1] and Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2000 by Bill Haney and Tim Disney, the company made 15 films as of June 2013.[2] Uncommon's films tend to focus on social issues. Recent films include the mountain top removal documentary The Last Mountain[3] featuring Robert Kennedy, Jr. and the NAACP Image Award nominated drama American Violet about drug enforcement, starring Alfre Woodard and Charles S. Dutton.
In 2007 the owners of a Dominican Republic sugar plantation sued the company for defamation because of the way they were portrayed in the Uncommon Productions film The Price of Sugar. As of 2010 the lawsuit had not been settled.[4]
Filmography
Documentaries
- The Last Mountain (2011)
- The Price of Sugar (2007)[5][6]
- A Life Among Whales (2005)
- Racing Against the Clock (2004)[7]
- Gift of the Game (2003), which won the "Best of the Festival" award at the Woods Hole Film Festival[8]
Feature Films
- American Violet (2008)[9]
- Crusade: A March Through Time (2006)
- Tempesta (2005)
- A Question of Faith (2000)
References
- ↑ Sweeney, Emily (June 24, 2004). "Waltham hosts BU film center". Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Chernova, Yuliya (June 27, 2013). "Film Making a Passion for Blu Homes’ Bill Haney". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Pacatte, Rose (10 June 2011). "New documentary exposes America's big dirty secret". National Catholic Reporter – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ Howard, Sharma (March 25, 2010). "Lawsuit intrigue surrounds Haiti film to be shown at NFA". Norwich Bulletin. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Roberts, Tom (10 July 2009). "Film marks new round in battle over sugar". National Catholic Reporter – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ McElwee, Joshua (3 September 2010). "Judge oks sugar plantation documentary". National Catholic Reporter – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ↑ "Documentary runs right over ideas about limits of age". Lexington Herald-Leader. January 20, 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ King, Loren (August 11, 2002). ""Gift" wins Woods Hole honors". Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "ACLU honors Regina Kelly". States News Service – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . 24 August 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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