David Lewis Productions

Atlanta Women’s Foundation

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:29:20 +0000

A film about the Agape Community Center — and one of its student members — produced for the 2011 fundraising luncheon for the Atlanta Women’s Foundation.

Clemson Student-Recruitment Video

Adam — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:19:47 +0000

A film designed to show potential Clemson students what current students think about their school.

Octavia Nasr – Arab Spring Update

Adam — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:05:04 +0000

David speaks with Octavia Nasr, an expert in Arab affairs and former Middle East correspondent for CNN. In an earlier interview, Nasr described how social media including Twitter and Facebook led to a successful revolution in Tunisia and Egypt. Now that the dust has settled from the first round of revolution and a second round appears to be well under way, David and Octavia discuss not only what’s next, but also who’s next.

Original Air Date: 09-7-2011

Jessica Bruder – Burning Man

Adam — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:04:02 +0000

David speaks with freelance journalist Jessica Bruder about her experiences at the Burning Man festival in early August. Burning Man is an annual gathering in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada full of impromptu art installations, throbbing music and happy citizens. However, unlike the typical art festival, all attendees are expected to participate. Her most recent piece for the New York Times takes a look further into the festival and its desires to become a certified non-profit organization.

Original Air Date: 09-6-2011

Rye Barcott – It Happened on the Way to War

Adam — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:02:53 +0000

David speaks with Rye Barcott about his new book It Happened on the Way to War. This book serves as Barcott’s very personal memoir into a life that found him balancing his humanitarian work in foreign countries with being a soldier serving in Iraq. Rye Barcott is a former Marine Corps captain and cofounder of Carolina for Kibera, an acclaimed non-governmental organization that uses a unique model of participatory development to break cycles of violence and develop leaders in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya.

Original Air Date: 09-1-2011

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Jim Davidson – The Ledge

Adam — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:02:06 +0000

David speaks with climber Jim Davidson about his new book The Ledge. In 1992, Davidson was descending Mt. Ranier when he and his partner fell 80 feet into an icy crevasse. After watching the death of his partner and suffering severe injuries of his own, Davidson found the strength to pull his way out of crevasse to safety. Aside from being a harrowing story, this book serves as a lesson to all that even the most impossible obstacles can be overcome.

Original Air Date: 08-30-2011

Ben Mezrich – Sex on the Moon

Adam — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:00:59 +0000

David speaks with author Ben Mezrich about his new book Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History. This book is based on the unbelievable true story of Thad Roberts, a former NASA employee who organized a heist to steal the world’s largest cache of moon rocks. After successfully stealing a multi-million dollar supply of moon rocks to impress his girlfriend of three weeks, Roberts was arrested in an FBI sting while trying to sell the rocks to Belgium collector.

Original Air Date: 08-29-2011

Frank Meeink – Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead

Adam — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:59:37 +0000

David speaks with Frank Meeink who has just written a new autobiography called Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead. This striking memoir recounts the life of a reformed skinhead. Born to an abusive, junky father and a neglectful mother, Meeinks seeds of hate grew quickly and by 17 he was involved in Philadelphia’s neo-Nazi movement.

Original Air Date: 08-24-2011

James Foley – Captured in Libya

Adam — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:13:21 +0000

David speaks with James Foley of international news site Globalpost about his time held captive in Libya. In April 2011, while reporting the clashes between Muammar Gaddafi and rebel forces, Foley was captured by Gaddafi’s forces and held captive for 44 days for what Gaddafi’s regime called “reporting without permission.”

Original Air Date: 08-22-2011

Charles Powell – Human Trafficking

Adam — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:12:32 +0000

David speaks with Charles Powell, the founder of The Mercy Movement and co-author of the new book Not in My Town: Exposing and Ending Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery. The book deals with the issue of human trafficking, but not in some far away land. Contrary to popular belief, Powell claims that some of the largest problems in the world with human trafficking occurs in the United States in unassuming cities like Atlanta.

Original Air Date: 08-18-2011