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August 19 2010 | Out in the Silence Emmy Nomination
Continuing its streak of successes, the film was just nominated for an Emmy in the documentary category for the Mid Atlantic Region.

August 19 2010 | Revealing Hate acquired by IndiePix
The hour-long exploration of the U.S.'s white supremacist movement has been selected for distribution.

August 7 2010 | Out in the Silence National Broadcast
PBS's World TV broadcasts the controversial film nationwide tonight.

August 1 2010 | Return to California
I've relocated from New York to the San Francisco Bay area... glad to be bringing my work and life back to the wild west.

July 31 2010 | The Tea Party vs. Out in the Silence

June 8 2010 | Dan Rather Reports -- Special Report
Tonight's episode, "Haul or High Water," an hour-long Dan Rather Reports special program, follows independent trucker Don Wagner as he struggles to keep his business alive.

Sept 22 2009 | Dan Rather Reports
I edited the final segment of tonight's episode of "Dan Rather Reports" on HDNet, a discussion with the show's reporters on Afghanistan. More to come from this direction...

August 19 2009 | Out in the Silence Development
Joe Wilson & Dean Hamer got another Sundance Institute Grant to create a feature-length version of "Out in the Silence". I'll be proudly doing the re-edit.

August 1 2009 | I got married!

May 19 2009 | Hammer Museum Screening
"Out in the Silence" is screening at LA's renowned Hammer Museum as part of Sundance's Work-In-Progress series. It has also been selected for "The Good Pitch" at the 2009 Silverdocs Film Festival.

April 15 2009 | See What I'm Saying
"See What I'm Saying," which I did some additional editing on, just won Best Feature Doc at the Philadelphia Film Festival... and it was only a sneak preview... more good things to come?

Feb 1 2009 | New York
I just moved to New York. What a city!

Dec 16 2008 | Gallery Opening
Mark Bangerter's one-man show, "A New Vision," will open at the Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts in Mount Carmel, Utah on January 17th.  Congratulations, Dad!

Nov 26 2008 | Sundance Institute Doc Program
The project I'm currently editing, "Out in the Silence," just received one of just twenty documentary grants awarded by the Sundance Documentary Fund.  

Nov 30 2008 | Awards!
War Child will receive the prestigious IDA/ABCNEWS VideoSource Award for best use of archival news footage at the IDA awards on Dec. 5.  Also, I got an TIVA-DC Peer Award for editing the movie.

Nov 5 2008 | www.warchildmovie.com update
New website, new trailer, and DVDs available to buy! The film's officially rated PG-13, so watch out, kids.   Also, a few more festival wins: Best Documentary at the Bergen International Film Festival, as well as the Audience Choice at Maui International Film Festival!

Sept 23 2008 | Cine Manifest is out on DVD
Cine Manifest is available now from Docurama, which is a really great distributor for documentaries of all sorts. The movie's not for everyone, but I'm damn proud of it.   You can rent it on Netflix.

June 27 2008 | Back in D.C.
I'm back at home after spending six weeks in Los Angeles working on See What I'm Saying, a documentary about four deaf entertainers: a comedian, a singer, an actor, and my personal favorite, a rock drummer. I also had a chance to visit Oslo, Norway, where my brother, Jack Bangerter, graduated with an MFA from the Norwegian National Academy. Congratulations!

May 3 2008 | War Child Wins Audience Award at Tribeca
Super-exciting news for the film -- note, this is the audience favorite for the entire festival, not just for documentaries. I went to the Tribeca premiere -- it was a blast. Thanks to all my friends who showed up to see it!

April 20 2008 | War Child Wins Best Film at Bologna
Human Rights Nights

April 15 2008 | War Child Reviews:
- Der Tagesspiegel - "a remarkable portrait," funny english translation by google
- The Hartford Courant - "a terrific primer on the incendiary political situation in Sudan"
- The Indypendent (NYC) - "an unlikely, awe-inspiring odyssey"

April 3 2008 | War Child Tribeca Screenings:
Tickets go on sale to American Express cardholders April 12, and to the general public April 18.

March 18 2008 | War Child U.S. Premiere
At Tribeca Film Festival in New York City in late April. I'll be there -- more info on screenings to come.

Feb. 10 2008 | War Child World Premiere
War Child had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in front of a standing-room-only crowd of over 600 people. The audience loved it -- Emmanuel and Karim received a standing ovation. If you go to Berlin, go to Der Goldene Hahn for dinner.