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A television and documentary production company

One of the most inspiring and exhilarating documentaries in months, or maybe years...
- Steve Pond, The Wrap

"An affecting and superbly paced celebration of American youth at their creative best..."
- Variety

Louder Than a Bomb Wins Audience Award, Best Documentary at Woods Hole Film Festival

Louder Than a Bomb won the Best of the Fest Audience Award at the 19th Annual Woods Hole Film Festival in early August, along with the Jury Prize for the Best Documentary.

LTAB also recently screened in New York City and Los Angeles as part of the 2010 DocuWeeks Theatrical Documentary Showcase, which is designed to qualify films for Academy Award consideration. The film had its world premiere earlier this year at the Cleveland International Film Festival, where it won both the Roxanne T. Mueller Audience Choice Award for best film and the Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Film competition. The film will have its Chicago premiere in October as part of the Chicago International Film Festival.

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Witness: D.C. 9/11 premieres September 6 at 9pm Eastern
on the National Geographic Channel

Witness: D.C. 9/11 reconstructs the morning of September 11, 2001 and its aftermath in Washington, D.C., as first the nation—then the nation's capital—came under assault. Through raw sound and video, this one-hour documentary captures the mix of confusion, fear, panic, and chaos that shook the city, and in turn, profoundly affected America's response to the day's events.

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September 6, 2010 at 9pm Eastern
National Geographic Channel

August 23, 2010 at 9pm Eastern
National Geographic Channel

Witness: Katrina premieres August 23rd at 9pm Eastern
on the National Geographic Channel

Commemorating the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Witness: Katrina reconstructs the storm and its aftermath through raw video and sound, with minimal narration. From Biloxi to Bay St. Louis, from Slidell to the Superdome, the show captures Katrina in all its epic human complexity—raw images of fear, grief, and anger, woven together with unforgettable scenes of resilience and even humor. A two-hour special, Witness: Katrina is both a riveting documentary and an enduring document—the definitive portrait of a defining moment in American history.

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102 Minutes wins three Primetime Emmys

Our acclaimed History Channel documentary, 102 Minutes That Changed America, took home three statuettes at the 2009 Primetime Emmys, including the award for Outstanding Nonfiction Special. To date, more than twenty million viewers worldwide have seen the show. Congratulations and thank you to all involved in this remarkable project!

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