Freida Lee Mock

Return with Honor

Terry Sanders, Freida Lee Mock

Everett Alvarez, Ron Bliss

The story of U.S. fighter pilots shot down over North Vietnam who became POWs for up to 8 and a half years.

RUTH - Justice Ginsburg in her own Words

Freida Lee Mock

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

How does some one with three strikes against her, rise to the highest court in the land, the U. S. Supreme Court?

Bird by Bird with Annie: A Film Portrait of Writer Anne Lamott

Freida Lee Mock

Anne Lamott, Charles M. Schulz

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock, ‘Bird by Bird with Annie’ offers an intimate portrait of a writer and her craft, interweaving the story of Anne Lamott's life—in itself a deeply moving tale of addiction and redemption, grief and joy, intellect and faith—with a year's worth of interviews, public lectures, and footage of the writer at work, focusing particularly on Lamott's candid, humorous, and disarmingly straightforward advice on the struggles and joys of writing. The author's reassurance and guidance concerning the process of writing—which has little resemblance to its glorified image—becomes a stirring call to action celebrating the potential of each individual, the silencing of our inner critics, and the courage to create something honest and meaningful. Poignant and inspirational, ‘Bird by Bird with Annie’ takes us deep into Anne Lamott's intoxicatingly brave world, one in which writing is a means of finding out who we are, how we live, and why we're here.

G-Dog

Freida Lee Mock

A look at the life and work of a gang reformer.

Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision

Freida Lee Mock

A film about the work of the artist most famous for her monuments such as the Vietnam Memorial Wall and the Civil Rights Fountain Memorial.

And the Oscar Goes To...

Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein

Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

Freida Lee Mock

Tony Kushner, Bill Camp

Filmmaker Freida Lee Mock explores the life and work of playwright Tony Kushner. Starting in 2001, when Kushner was mounting the production of his play Homebody/Kabul and running through 2004, as he worked on John Kerry's presidential campaign, got married to Mark Harris, worked with Maurice Sendak, and opened the Broadway musical Caroline, or Change.

Anita

Freida Lee Mock

Anita Hill, Joe Biden

The story of young, brilliant African-American Anita Hill who accuses the Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of unwanted sexual advances during explosive Senate Hearings in 1991 and ignites a political firestorm about sexual harassment, race, power and politics that resonates today.

Sing!

Freida Lee Mock

Bronwyn Reed, Los Angeles Children's Chorus

Sing! is a 2001 American short documentary film about the Los Angeles Children's Chorus, directed by Freida Lee Mock. How do squeaky-voiced 8 year olds become amazing singers? Sing! tells the story of how a community group, amid severe cutbacks in the arts, is able to develop a children's chorus that is one of the best in the country. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Lt. Watada

Freida Lee Mock

"Lt. Watada" tells the story of the first commissioned military officer to refuse to deploy to Iraq and to speak publicly about his belief that the war is illegal and a violation of his oath.