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Biographies
Bestor Cram and Michael Streissguth, Co-Directors
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Bestor Cram has directed landmark documentary films about the Vietnam War, civil rights, and prison reform, including the acclaimed PBS documentary Birth of A Movement. Michael Streissguth’s 25th anniversary coverage of the CBS/China story for The Washington Post inspired this film. He has directed documentary films and written numerous books, including City on the Edge: Hard Choices in the American Rust Belt. Cram and Streissguth last collaborated on the award-winning film Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.
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Bestor Cram: bcram@nlprod.com
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Michael Streissguth: streismj@lemoyne.edu
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