THE LORD GOD BIRD

Co-Producer: Elisabeth Haviland James, Director: George Butler

White Mountain Films and National Geographic

In April 2005 an announcement of the rediscovery of a supposedly extinct bird, the ivory-billed woodpecker, made front-page news. So spectacular that, according to legend, those who see it spontaneously cry out, “Lord God! What was that?” the ivory-bill was once common in the southeastern United States, but vanished as its habitat disappeared. THE LORD GOD BIRD tells a story of faith, doubt, despair, and hope regarding our relationship with nature.

THE GOOD FIGHT

Producers: Elisabeth Haviland James, Henry Simonds, George Butler

Director: George Butler

White Mountain Films

The “winningest” coach in college football, Bobby Bowden, made the Florida State Seminoles a legendary powerhouse, combining his talent for trick plays with his Baptist faith. When Bowden allowed White Mountain Films unrestricted access to his program, no one knew the Seminoles would be facing their toughest season. THE GOOD FIGHT is both an unprecedented portrait of a great sports team and a chronicle of how a coach and his young men kept their fighting spirit alive when their fortune deserted them.

BROTHERS IN ARMS

Director of Photography, Editor: Elisabeth Haviland James,

Director: Paul Alexander

First Run Features

In the early months of 1969, six men met on a swift boat on the Mekong Delta during some of the worst fighting of the Vietnam War. Five of the men were crew-mates - Tommy, Mike, Gene, David, Del - and the came from across America, from Boston to Northern California to Iowa. Their commander happened to be a young Yale graduate named John Kerry. The six men would endure the horrors of Vietnam together. They would remain friends for the next 35 years. Brothers in Arms tells the story of their unique relationship.