How I Learned to Speak Turkish
Jan 2010 20

Filmmaker Therese Shechter heads to Turkey for a much-needed vacation. She also plans to interview young Turkish women for a documentary on feminism. Instead, she becomes fascinated with the men. And they are fascinated with her.
Directed by Therese Shechter

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Lucky Boy
Jan 2010 20

Alex Gaylon, an adopted student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, looks for his birth-mother and films the process for his documentary film class. Finally, he attempts to contact his birth mother through the telephone, and what he finds on the other end of the phone line is much more than he ever could have expected…
Directed by Alex Gaylon

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The Making of, "When I Don't Sleep"
Jan 2010 28

A short documentary at the making of the debut album of Turkish singer/songwriter Sinem Saniye. She takes various world music influences to create her own Turkish American pop style.
Deb Szczepkowski

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I Was A Teenage Feminist
May 2010 18

Why is it that some young, independent, progressive women in today’s society feel uncomfortable identifying with the F-word? Join filmmaker Therese Shechter as she takes a funny, moving and very personal journey into the heart of feminism.
Directed by Therese Shechter

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Taiwan, the 'Alternative China'
May 2010 24

In the 60 years since Chinese Nationalists moved to Taiwan, the country has grown up in a very different way from mainland China.

Matthew Rivera reports.

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