Renaud Brothers produce three part series on Juarez, Mexico for the New York Times

 Thousands of Mexican federal troops and police are trying to stem the drug violence in Juárez. We went there to find out how well the troop surge is working, and how the drug violence is effecting average citizens. All three stories are posted here. 

Reel Civil Rights Film Festival to feature Renaud Brothers film Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later

Little Rock Central High School, is the only only functioning school in the United States designated a national historic site. Our friend Spirit Trickey and the staff at the Central High Museum do an amazing job, and we are happy our film about Central High School is a part of one of their upcoming programs. http://www.nps.gov/chsc

Celebrate Black History Month at the Third Annual “Reel” Civil Rights Film Festival at Market Street Cinema. Sponsored by the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, the festival features documentaries and films related to past and current civil and human rights issues in the United States and abroad. The festivalis free and open to the public.

Renaud Brothers film Little Rock Central: 50 years Later shows at 4 PM Saturday, February 7th, 2009. http://www.marketstreetcinema.net/

BAM to screen Renaud Brothers Film on MLK Day

We are really excited that BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) will be honoring, Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of the original Little Rock Nine on MLK day January 19, 2009. As a part of the event Minnijean will introduce our film Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later. http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=852

This year, BAM welcomes keynote speaker Minnijean Brown Trickey, a seminal figure in the civil rights movement who entered American history books as part of the “Little Rock Nine,” a group of students who faced mobs and armed soldiers while attempting to desegregate Little Rock, Arkansas’ Central High School.

Following the event in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, BAM Rose Cinemas will present free screenings of the acclaimed documentary Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later, which provides a candid look at the lives of contemporary Central High Students.