Documentary Demo Reel -- Mike Doerner

In mid-August 2000, the pride of the Russian Navy, the nuclear submarine Kursk, was engaged in naval warfare exercises in the Barents Sea off the coast of Murmansk. The crew was preparing to launch a practice torpedo when a mysterious explosion sent the Kursk to the bottom. 95 crewmen died instantly, but 23 survived for several hours in a small compartment until the oxygen ran out. This is their story. In the silent film era of the 1920s, Buster Keaton was at the height of his career as an American director, actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his trademark physical comedy, accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression that earned him the nickname, The Great Stone Face. Modern film experts have called Buster Keaton the greatest actor-director in the history of movies. Starting in vaudeville at age four, Keaton grew up to be a tinkerer, an athlete, and visual mathematician. Come with us now as we explore the life of Buster Keaton. As the sun rose on the morning of July 1st, 1863, a small town in Pennsylvania was about to become a flashpoint in history. Of all the battles of the American Civil War, this would be the deadliest, most brutal, and bloodiest. It would be the turning point of the war, the Battle of Gettysburg.