Category Archives: Press

The American Widow Project on NPR

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Don Swaynos

NPR ran a story on The American Widow Project this morning. If you missed it you can listen to it on NPR’s website.

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She Left Me for Jesus AOL’s video of the week

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Don Swaynos

Dano Johnson’s video for Hayes Carll’s She Left Me for Jesus was featured on AOL’s frontpage this week. Check it out here.

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The American Widow Project on Grit TV

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Don Swaynos

The American Widow Project was recently featured on a Got Docs segment on Laura Flanders’ Grit TV. Check it out here.

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Year at Danger Reviewed on Bad Lit

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Don Swaynos

Mike Everleth at Bad Lit posted his very positive review of Year at Danger today. He says “This is an incredibly powerful, emotionally moving and deeply resonant documentary” and that it “…unfolds like a traditional action film, really.” You can … Continue reading →

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The American Widow Project in The Los Angeles Times

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Don Swaynos

Here’s the link to the LA Times article. Also, an article appeared in The Daily News, you can read that here.

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Year at Danger in National Guard Magazine

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Don Swaynos

Year at Danger is featured in an article in the current issue of National Guard Magazine. You can check out the article here. (Be advised that this will download a PDF file of the full article, for the magazine’s main … Continue reading →

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The American Widow Project in the New York Times

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Don Swaynos

The American Widow Project is featured on the front page of the Arts section in today’s New York Times. You can read the article here.

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The American Widow Project Featured on In Their Boots

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Don Swaynos

The American Widow Project is going to be featured on three upcoming episodes of Brave New Foundation’s new web series In Their Boots. They’ve posted two trailers (1, 2) and a Supplemental Short. The first episode will air live Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Press for The American Widow Project

Posted on July 14, 2008 by Don Swaynos

With its launch/premiere, The American Widow Project garnered a lot of press over the weekend… CBS 11 – 07.03.08 KVUE – 07.10.08 Fox 7 – 07.11.08 San Marcos Record – 07.11.08 Austin American Statesman – 07.12.08 News 8 Austin – … Continue reading →

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Film Threat Gives Year at Danger 5 Stars!

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Don Swaynos

Year at Danger received a fantastic review from Pete Vonder Haar at Film Threat. He gives it 5 stars (out of 5) and calls it “…an extraordinary achievement…” “…truly remarkable…” and “…not to be missed.” Read the whole review here.

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