http://www.galaninc.com/site Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:01:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From Christ to Constantine, hosted by Jonathan Phillips, Royal Holloway University of London historian and frequent consultant to BBC Radio and BBC Television,  is a series of six brilliant one-hour episodes which follow the path of a small Jewish sect as it grows into the world's largest religion, ... http://www.galaninc.com/site/production/2011/03/the-route-to-christianity/ Now available on DVD at Texas Folklife The Big Squeeze is a joyful leap into the heart of Texas music. And where there's music there's usually some grilling going on. That's why Herminio Ramirez builds a stage right in the tiny kitchen of their Houston home for his son John. ... http://www.galaninc.com/site/news/2010/02/the-big-squeeze-to-world-premiere-at-swsx-2009/ Spanning a period of almost eighty years, this inspirational and compelling film captures the life and legacy of Patrick Flores, the first Mexican American to be appointed Bishop in the history of the Catholic Church. The film chronicles his childhood and early years as a migrant farm worker, high school ... http://www.galaninc.com/site/news/2010/01/a-migrants-masterpiece/ The Big Squeeze is a joyful leap into the heart of Texas music, from the urban barrios of Houston, to the colonias of the Rio Grande Valley, we find young musicians carrying on a passionate musical legacy fueled by family, friends, and food. The film follows them as they battle ... http://www.galaninc.com/site/filmography/2009/03/the-big-squeeze/ From Linea Abierta on Radio Bilingue with host Samuel Orozco: "THE WAR WITHIN". Nationally-acclaimed film maker Héctor Galán and journalist Carlos Guerra are working on a documentary film and multimedia project entitled "The War Within." Produced for public television network PBS, the film tells the story of Latinos who have participated ... http://www.galaninc.com/site/pressreviews/2009/03/the-war-within-documentary-featured-on-radio-bilingues-linea-abierta/ SAVE THIS | EMAIL THIS | Close Jeanne Jakle: PBS looks at Latinos in wars Remember the passionate outcry here and throughout America over the dearth of Latino voices in Ken Burns' epic PBS series about World War II, “The War”? A new documentary feature, companion book and DVD that are in ... http://www.galaninc.com/site/pressreviews/2008/12/early-press-for-the-war-within/ The Big Squeeze is a documentary film that follows the newest generation of young accordion players as they compete for Texas Folklife's annual Big Squeeze Accordion Contest held as part of the Accordion Kings and Queens Festival in Houston, Texas. The Big Squeeze was produced and directed by Hector Galan ... http://www.galaninc.com/site/news-archives/2008/07/a-film-with-a-name/ Los Lonely Boys - Cottonfields And Crossroads - had its PBS television broadcast premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 17th 2008. Check out the PBS viewer reviews and the DVD at Shop PBS. Presented to PBS by Latino Public Broadcasting. For more information, check the film's website at:Los Lonely Boys Cottonfields and ... http://www.galaninc.com/site/news-archives/2008/06/in-production-now-los-lonely-boys/ Spanning a period of almost eighty years, this inspirational and compelling film captures the life and legacy of Patrick Flores, the first Mexican American to be appointed Bishop in the history of the Catholic Church. The film chronicles his childhood and early years as a migrant farm worker, high school ... http://www.galaninc.com/site/news-archives/2008/05/in-production-now-archbishop-patrick-flores/ TOP HONORS GO TO VISIONES AS BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES Visiones: Latino Art & Culture, a production of Galán Inc. and the National Association of Latino Art & Culture (NALAC), and presented on PBS by ITVS and Latino Public Broadcasting, (LPB), won the 2005 Imagen ... http://www.galaninc.com/site/news-archives/2008/03/visiones-wins-imagen-award/