Documentary

Heartbreak Turtle Today airs on PBS affiliates across the U.S.

September 1, 2011

Good news for sea turtles! Fast Cut Films has learned our documentary “The Heartbreak Turtle Today” was shown on Denver, Colorado PBS Station KBDI on August 25; seen August 2 on KQED for Northern California; New Hampshire NHPTV two showings on August 24 and once on August 25; Idaho PTV on August 27; and scheduled [...]

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Restored 1910 Harris County Courthouse Rededication

August 24, 2011

▶ On August 23, 2011, Fast Cut Films was in attendance with Harris County officials, historians, downtown office workers and local citizens for the dedication and ribbon cutting for the grand re-opening of the historic 1910 Harris County Courthouse in downtown Houston. This short clip highlights a few the unique features of the restored building. [...]

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The Art of Architecture

July 14, 2011

Fast Cut Films is currently in production on the second episode of Houston Arts Television series titled “The Art of Architecture.”  In this installment of the TV series, the artistry and enduring legacy of Houston’s architectural treasures come to life as we shine a camera lens on both the aesthetics and the historical, geographical, political, religious, [...]

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Galveston Island to air March 2, 2011 on HoustonPBS

March 2, 2011

“Galveston Island” will air March 2, 2011 on HoustonPBS, Channel 8 at 9:30 p.m.                

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Galveston Island Documentary to air in Dallas and San Antonio

February 22, 2011

(From Texas Foundation for the Arts  www.texarts.org ) KERA-TV in Dallas will broadcast “Galveston Island” this Thursday, Feb. 24 at 7:00 p.m., and KLRN-TV in San Antonio will broadcast the program at 9:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28.  We hope you will tune in to see our Ava award-winning program that has also been broadcast in [...]

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Lightnin’ Hopkins Historical Marker Dedication

November 16, 2010

Fast Cut Films producers, Mark Susman and Mike Snow, were present Saturday morning, November 13, 2010 in Houston’s historic Third Ward, to witness the dedication of a state historical marker honoring Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins, the legendary bluesman who lived in the Third Ward from the late 1940s until his death in January 1982. Susman and Snow, [...]

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“GALVESTON ISLAND” TO PREMIERE ON HOUSTONPBS

October 14, 2010

HOUSTON, October 11, 2010-Texas Foundation for the Arts’ newest documentary film, “Galveston Island” will premiere on HoustonPBS Ch. 8 on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 9:30 p.m. In production since mid-2008, the 55-minute program delves into the rich history and essence of the island, and the rebuilding and resiliency of the islanders post-Hurricane Ike. KPRC-TV’s Frank [...]

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Toxic Oil Plumes Threaten Texas Aquifers, Drinking Water

June 18, 2010

Is the ground water in Texas safe to drink?  Not unlike the Transocean Deepwater Horizon, BP offshore oil spill and oil plume assaulting the Gulf coast beaches, wetlands and marine life, Texas is under assault by hundreds of underground oil plumes attacking our drinking water, aquifers and soil. There are currently 1200 polluted contamination sites [...]

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Gulf Oil spill threatens survival of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles

June 15, 2010

The Gulf of Mexico is home to the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles. Twenty-eight years of restorative efforts to protect the survival of the species is threaten by the BP oil spill. Shrimp trawlers are bad enough but oil in the water and on the beaches reverses three decades of progress.  Sunset Productions and Fast [...]

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Sam Lightnin’ Hopkins “Where Lightnin’ Strikes”

May 1, 2010

Houston-based Fast Cut Films, in association with Sunset Productions, is working on a documentary feature film, “Where Lightnin’ Strikes,” about the life and times of Houston blues legend Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins (1912-1982).The enduring musical journey of Sam Lightnin’ Hopkins began on a cotton farm in Centerville,Texas in 1912. He was drawn to the music he [...]

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