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Generation IX PBS/KCTS | 2007 | Beijing, Shanghai, Seattle, San Antonio, Colorado Springs |
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Jack Hamann, co-producer/writer/correspondent Leslie Hamann, co-producer/researcher Greg Davis, photographer/editor [see details] |
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| A one-hour documentary exploring the frustrating conundrum of women in sports. In the age of Title IX, women’s sports have grown expensive, time-consuming, complicated and extraordinarily competitive, even at the most elementary levels. Injuries are more common; scandals appear more prevalent, rewards seem less certain. Millions of American moms and dads send their daughters onto playing fields each year, yet many of them wonder: are organized girls’ sports worth it? NCAA volleyball champion University of Washington travels to China, home of many of the best women athletes in the world, and provide the focus for a revealing look at the future of women and sport. | ||
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A smart, finely tuned film, worth viewing by anyone who gives a hoot about young women, athlete or not. —SEATTLE TIMES |
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2008 Finalist, Billie Award, Women's Sports Foundation |
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Hot Potatoes PBS/KCTS | 2001 | Mexico, Peru, Washington, Idaho, Maryland |
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Jack Hamann, co-producer/writer/correspondent John deGraaf, co-producer/director Diana Wilmar, director of photography |
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| A one-hour documentary about how the infamous blight that wiped out Ireland’s potatoes in the 1840s is once again threatening farmers around the world. The central character, Dr. John Niederhauser, is an oracle who warned about the dangers of over-dependence on pesticides to control this explosive plant disease. | ||
| After watching “Hot Potatoes”, you might want to go with the cole slaw. Not that one more spud is going to kill you. But the documentary is disturbing, especially in a country where potato consumption is more American than apple pie.—SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER | ||
| 2002 Winner, Silver Chris Award, Columbus International Film and Video Festival 2002 Honorable Mention, Kozik Environmental Media Award, National Press Club 2001 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital 2001 Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival 2001 Cornell University Environmental Film Festival |
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| For more information, visit: www.kcts.org/productions/hotpotatoes/ Purchase Hot Potatoes on line: www.bullfrogfilms.com |
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Faith & Fear: The Children of Krishna PBS /KCTS | 2001 | Canada, California, Florida, Oregon, Washington |
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Jack Hamann, co-producer/writer/correspondent Laurel Spellman, co-producer/director |
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| A 90-minute film detailing the widespread abuse of children born into the North American Hare Krishna movement. The program includes intimate revelations by former devotees, their parents, and current members of the controversial faith. | ||
| “Faith & Fear” should be seen as an important and cautionary piece of reporting … As good, unbiased reporting should, it raises the questions and lets the viewer roll them around in his brainpan for a while. — SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER | ||
| 2002 Emmy Award, Best Documentary, Northwest Region | ||
| For more information, visit: www.kcts.org/productions/krishna |
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The Russia Factor CNN | 1999 | Russia |
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Jack Hamann, co-producer/writer/correspondent Charlie Moore, co-producer Diana Wilmar, director of photography Bob Brienza, senior producer Teya Ryan, executive producer |
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| A one-hour film that asks: “Why didn’t democracy save Russia?” An unblinking slice of life in post-communist Moscow and Siberia, through the eyes of two American expatriate publishers of an alternative weekly newspaper. | ||
| “Very cool. Very watchable. Very understandable. Three things that have never been said about a documentary on the meltdown of Russia. Ever.”—Bob Melisso | ||
| 2000 Headliner Award, First Place | ||
Peace Frogs CNN | 1997 | VA, WV, PA, OH, IN, IL, WI, MN, ND, SD, WY, MT, AB, BC, YT, AK |
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Jack Hamann, co-producer/writer/correspondent Bruce Burkhardt, co-producer/writer/correspondent Diana Wilmar, director of photography Craig Duff, senior producer Teya Ryan, executive producer |
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| An hour-long mad dash across North America, winding 5,000 miles in just 14 days, from Richmond, Virginia to Fairbanks, Alaska. It’s part road rally, part madness in the irreverent tradition of Jack Kerouac. | ||
Green Plans PBS/KCTS | 1995 | Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand, California |
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Jack Hamann, co-producer/writer/correspondent John deGraaf, co-producer/director David Fox, director of photography |
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| A one-hour film exploring the extraordinary steps taken by the Netherlands and New Zealand in their landmark efforts to incorporate sustainable development into their government, business and society. | ||
| An exceptional documentary … After viewing the program, few will be able to dodge environmental problems with the excuse that it’s impossible to get business, government and nature lovers to agree, much less win over, a majority of the electorate.—EVERETT HERALD | ||
| To purchase GreenPlans on line: www.videoproject.org/greenplans.html |
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The Earth Summit CNN | 1992 | Brazil |
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Jack Hamann, co-producer/writer/correspondent Bruce Burkhardt, co-producer/writer/correspondent Peggy Knapp, co-producer/writer/correspondent Sharon Collins, co-producer/writer/correspondent Craig Duff, senior producer Teya Ryan, executive producer |
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| A 90-minute romp through Rio de Janeiro as most of the world’s leaders converge to try to reach agreement on how to clean up our air, water and land. Biggest hurdle: the U.S. government. | ||
| 2000 CableAce Award (First Place) | ||
The Quake and the Lives it Shook KING-TV | 1989 | California |
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Jack Hamann, co-producer/writer/correspondent Scott Miller, co-producer/writer/correspondent Diana Wilmar, co-director of photography Ken Jones, co-directory of photography |
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| A 30-minute journey through shellshocked communities ravaged by the 7.1-magnitude San Francisco earthquake. Includes stories spanning diverse neighborhoods; from the wealthy Marina District to the farmworker families living within walking distance of the quake’s epicenter. | ||
| The real aftershocks of the California Earthquake are those that leave lives cracked, emotions buckled and the future of families dangling over a precipice of uncertainty. Those are the images captured in an impressive special.—SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER | ||
| 1990 Emmy Award (Northwest Region) | ||
Discovery Park Graves KING-TV | 1987 | Washington, Texas |
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Jack Hamann, co-producer/writer/correspondent Diana Wilmar, co-producer/director of photography Brian Huotari, co-directory of photography |
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| A half-hour historical re-examination of the largest Army court martial of World War II. The program casts doubt on the trial of dozens of African-American soldiers charged with the lynching of a former Italian prisoner of war. | ||
| A murder mystery, a documentary and an investigative piece rolled into one are unrolled, layer by intriguing layer … This is as good as it gets when it comes to locally made news specials. A rare gem of a story is unearthed and its many prisms artfully turned in the light by reporter-producer Jack Hamann.—SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER | ||
| 1988 Emmy Award (Northwest Region) | ||
Shelter from the Storm KING-TV | 1986 | Washington |
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Jack Hamann, co-producer/writer/correspondent Diana Wilmar, co-producer/director of photography |
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| A one-hour film probing the lives of low-income seniors in downtown Seattle whose neighborhood is being renovated out from underneath them. Features an exclusive conversation with the city’s most infamous slumlord, a man who lives alone in a trailer on a ramshackle ranch in the desert. | ||
| An exceptional one-hour news special … The show goes thoughtfully beyond the statement of the problems … to consider both the causes and possible remedies.—SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER | ||
Mary and Zola: After the Fall NBC/KING-TV | 1985 | Northern Ireland, England, Oregon, California, Washington |
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Jack Hamann, co-producer/writer/correspondent Don Metcalf, co-producer/director of photography |
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| A half-hour documentary revealing—for the first time—the exclusive true story of one of the most shocking and controversial confrontations in the history of the Olympic Games. | ||
| A fascinating, tightly-packed half-hour of personal revelations and contrasting personalities. In it all, Hamann remains unobtrusive and, best of all, the show leaves you wanting more.—SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER | ||
| 1986 Emmy Award (Northwest Region) Featured on NBC Today Show |
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Diane Downs: Circle of Abuse KING-TV | 1984 | Oregon |
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Jack Hamann, co-producer/writer/correspondent Diana Wilmar, co-producer/director of photography |
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| A half-hour film about the notorious trial of a woman accused of trying to kill her three children, and the dark history of her own tortured relationships. | ||
| Oregon’s Elizabeth Diane Downs child-murder case is so bizarre it almost seems ready-made for a TV movie, and Jack Hamann does a good job of condensing all of the story’s key points.—SEATTLE TIMES | ||
| 1985 New York Film Festival, Silver Medal 1985 Emmy Award (Northwest Region) |
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