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Harken Productions / Listening Films
Documentary production company located in Providence, Rhode Island
Harken Productions was founded in 1997. Its mission is to produce compelling films that challenge our assumptions about life and awaken our passion for truth.
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The national award-winning documentary Death: A Love Story (1999), marked Michelle Le Brun’s debut as a filmmaker having directed, produced, written and photographed the film. It was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival, won Best Documentary at Santa Barbara Film Festival, as well as top awards at other film festivals, and aired on national PBS and CBC Canada. An analysis of the film was featured in the following books: Sundancing (2000), by John Anderson, History in Documentaries (2005), by Alan Rosenthal (China edition), and Documentary Media (2018), by Broderick Fox. Death: A Love Story is currently used in classrooms in over 500 universities and colleges in the US and Canada.
In 2002 Ms. Le Brun founded HARKEN! Youth Media in East Los Angeles training underserved, gang-affiliated youth in all aspects of documentary filmmaking to nurture critical thinking, creativity, and leadership skills. Upon moving to Providence, RI in 2005 Michelle continued her work with HARKEN! Youth Media bringing media literacy and documentary production skills to the youth of Rhode Island.
Michelle has taught in higher education for over 30 years including in Lesley University’s Creative Arts in Learning Division Master’s Degree Program, and the University of Rhode Island, Harrington School’s Film Media & Communications departments.
The newest offering from Harken Productions/ Listening Films is Optics of Aging where the beauty of aging is revealed through five elders who have shaped the landscape of Rhode Island and beyond.