Past

2008
The King of South Shields
The Last of the Dictionary Men
i-Kooch in Schools
WiKi: Interactive Web Narrative

2007
Perfect to Begin
Neville in a Blue Dress
A Town Like Lackawanna
Two Lighthouses
Asylum Carwash
Kooch Kids: Home

2006
Featherhead
i-Kooch
Kooch Kids: Ring of Friendship

2005
Kooch Cinema Project 3
Kooch Kids: Everyone is Different

2004
Kooch Cinema Project 2
Wellwoman

2003
Mother/Country
Kooch Cinema Project 1
Nomad's Children

2000
Closer

1999
Panino

   

A Town Like Lackawanna – Documentary (Digital Video, 25’, 2007)

This observational documentary focuses on the differing attitudes of two distinct groups of men - American-Muslims from the Yemeni community and those from white European backgrounds - who once worked in the former steel mining industry in Lackawanna, NY. This fascinating insight into a fragmented community records the groups of men discussing the changes that have occurred in their town and the dramatic shift in attitudes following 9/11 and the arrest of the Lackawanna Six. The film challenges traditional methodology of documentary storytelling and is a unique presentation of a particular time and place. Commissioned by Hallwalls as part of a highly prestigious residency programme sponsored by the NEA.

Funded by: Hallwalls Media Institute, The National Endowment for the Arts (US)