NEW DAY FILMS BY
Rick Goldsmith:

Everyday Heroes

Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press

Producer's Web Site:
www.mostdangerousman.org

RICK GOLDSMITH'S mission as a filmmaker is to stimulate young minds to question the world around them and to tell stories that encourage social engagement and active participation in community life and the democratic process.

Goldsmith has produced two films in the New Day Films collection. He is the Producer/Director/Editor/co-writer of Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature of 1996. This acclaimed film on the pioneering muckraking journalist was broadcast nationwide on public television and has become a staple in college and high school journalism programs across the country. Goldsmith co-produced and co-directed (with Abby Ginzberg) and edited the acclaimed Everyday Heroes, a behind-the-headlines look at AmeriCorps and a provocative look at youth, race and national service.

Among Goldsmith's early films is Anatomy of a Mural, winner of Best Short Film at the Hemisfilm International Film Festival in San Antonio and cablecast nationwide on the Learning Channel.

Born and raised in the suburbs of New York City, Goldsmith came west in 1975 and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area ever since. Trained in architecture, music and community activism, he started working in films in 1979 and made his living for years as an editor. He is the father of two girls, and a dedicated girls' softball coach.

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