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Luna Productions

the documentary film-making partnership of Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg.

Storytellers. Activists. Emmy Award recipients.

Personal and professional partners since 1980.

Our films

Documentary

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Want a better brain? Learn how from Dr. Marian Diamond … and prepare to fall in love - 2nd most popular professor in the world, and one of the found

"a miraculous and perfect film" (NY Daily News), "television at its best" (LA Times) "exhilarating highs and devastating lows ... images and impact st

To kill or not to kill? For some, the war is within. Eight US combat soldiers - 4 who killed and 4 who didn't. EMMY Nominated.

The 100 year history of a 100 room architectural masterpiece; a mansion, a murder site, and a millionaires folly. A tale of wealth and ruin - with a ha

An Emmy Award winning re-telling of the classic turn-of-the-century Italian and Jewish mobs in all their bloody glory, “revealed with panache ... th

At age 10, he is told for the first time that he is adopted, raised in secret with a false name; that his birth mother is in prison, serving a 55 year

The film that helped to end a civil war in El Salvador. Short listed for an Oscar. The story of Maria Serrano - 39 years old, Salvadoran wife, mother

"Rarely do males allow themselves to be captured in so raw and sincere a state." -VARIETY

Nominations, short listed, awarded

Emmys & Oscars

Want a better brain? Learn how from Dr. Marian Diamond … and prepare to fall in love - 2nd most popula

To kill or not to kill? For some, the war is within. Eight US combat soldiers - 4 who killed and 4 wh

The 100 year history of a 100 room architectural masterpiece; a mansion, a murder site, and a millionaire

An Emmy Award winning re-telling of the classic turn-of-the-century Italian and Jewish mobs in all their

The film that helped to end a civil war in El Salvador. Short listed for an Oscar. The story of Maria S

EARTH AND THE AMERICAN DREAM, edited by Gary Weimberg, Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Editing

MEMORIAL: LETTERS FROM AMERICAN SOLDIERS, Academy Award nomination, Best Documentary short, edited by Gar

SUPERCHIEF: EARL WARREN - The greatest Supreme Court justice of all, revered and reviled by friends and

13 year old Andy Lopez shot to death by a Deputy Sheriff 3 seconds after the Sheriff arrived. Emmy winni

recent stuff

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IF YOU EVER LOVED A MOUNTAIN... 3 minutes. A quick, instant nature vacation (you need one!)

WARNING: intense subject matter, the dark side of the mother-daughter relationship - a song for the Mother-Daughter musical

THE SOLDIER WHO BEGAN TO HEAL - a walk, a journey, a soldier, a single story, a single camera take, 5 minutes

HOW TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE - in under 2 minutes

VOICES FROM THE SILENCED - An abortion rights play/video

CLOSURE AND COMPASSION - how the people of Berkeley, Ca. coped & helped public schools & gave back in 1st months of COVID and s

one song of the 18-song musical that reveals the lifelong mother-daughter journey, from cradle to grave, in all its complexity

Dylcia Pagan Memorial Video - She was a friend, a Puerto Rican patriot, a political prisoner, a revolutionary, and a larger tha

LOLAVATOR - a doggie elevator for poodle lola who can't get up stairs anymore, why not eh? How hard could that be to build?

NasoGastric Tube patients - NG TUBERS - a MUST SEE. How to get comfortable and stop gagging - immediately. Easy, safe, breath

Primetime Network television

The Story of Mothers and Daughters

"a miraculous and perfect film" (NY Daily News), "television at its best" (LA Times) "exhilarating highs

Loyalty and Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob

An Emmy Award winning re-telling of the classic turn-of-the-century Italian and Jewish mobs in all their

The Story of Fathers and Sons

"Rarely do males allow themselves to be captured in so raw and sincere a state." -VARIETY

Teens Get Real

talk to 900 teens and what do you get? the real stuff, not tv pablum, hence "Teens Get Real"

Shorts

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IF YOU EVER LOVED A MOUNTAIN... 3 minutes. A quick, instant nature vacation (you need one!)

THE SOLDIER WHO BEGAN TO HEAL - a walk, a journey, a soldier, a single story, a single camera take, 5 mi

HOW TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE - in under 2 minutes

THE ASIAN AMERICAN DAUGHTER'S LAMENT from "The Story of Mothers and Daughters"

MEMORIAL: LETTERS FROM AMERICAN SOLDIERS, Academy Award nomination, Best Documentary short, edited by Gar

KILLING CHANGES YOU from "Soldiers of Conscience."

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE from "Soldiers of Conscience"

MY BEST ADVICE AFTER 34 YEARS OF TEACHING ... 2 minutes and really ... dontcha wanna know? A Luna Produ

10 TRUE STORIES ABOUT FATHERS AND SONS - a short film

MY DAUGHTER IS WORTH IT from "The Story of Mothers and Daughters"

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Video for Non-Profits

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CIVIC UNITY - give a group of ultra-local activists a $300,000 grant to spend over 5 years, on whatever t

CLOSURE AND COMPASSION - how the people of Berkeley, Ca. coped & helped public schools & gave back in 1st

VIRDI SAMAY (Life and Breath) - the first documentary ever made in Quechua language, about tribal efforts

CHANGE IS POSSIBLE: A Summer with the CYDL (the Center for Youth Development thru Law)

CURIODYSSEY - a childrens science museum

The story of how the $3 billion health care non profit began - TCE (The California Endowment) Journey to

the WOMEN'S FOUNDATION of California. - 25th anniversay documentary

EARTH JUSTICE and the Buck Parker Era

BAWCC (the Bay Area Women's and Children's Center)

SEVENTH GENERATION FUND

BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE and BABUF (Bay Area Black United Fund)

Boundary Crossing Leadership, profile of APALC (the Asian Pacific American Legal Center)

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PBS

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Writing (s)

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The Man Who Invented the Timeline

The timeline (when editing video) seems so obvious it's hard to imagine that someone invented it.

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How I became a Director

I didn't want to be a director. But I failed my way to success.

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Bastion 86

travel column from Havana, Cuba by Gary for LA Weekly 1986

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at the graduation party, what I saw

Berte was beautiful that night, the night of the

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Coretta Scott King, Betty Shabazz, and Catherine Ryan

How two great women reconciled - at the premiere of our film!

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My Father

He disapproved of my film career. Not a real job, he said. I spent a lifetime striving

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testimonials MyLAB

"No zombie ever loved brains as much as this stylish, eloquent researcher-lady."

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Blogs 2005-2010

FIve years of Luna Productions activity

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Hooplas

#1 gift for gardeners this holiday? mosaic hooplas by catherine ryan - read all about it.

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scenes from our films

Trailers & Excerpts

"a miraculous and perfect film" (NY Daily News), "television at its best" (LA Times) "exhilarating highs

To kill or not to kill? For some, the war is within. Eight US combat soldiers - 4 who killed and 4 wh

The 100 year history of a 100 room architectural masterpiece; a mansion, a murder site, and a millionaire

At age 10, he is told for the first time that he is adopted, raised in secret with a false name; that his

VOICES FROM THE SILENCED - An abortion rights play/video

THE ASIAN AMERICAN DAUGHTER'S LAMENT from "The Story of Mothers and Daughters"

EARTH AND THE AMERICAN DREAM, edited by Gary Weimberg, Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Editing

KILLING CHANGES YOU from "Soldiers of Conscience."

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE from "Soldiers of Conscience"

KILL OR BE KILLED - from "Soldiers of Conscience"

WAR IS NECESSARY - from "Soldiers of Conscience"

TO LOVE ONE'S ENEMIES: Joshua and the Jihadi - from "Soldiers of Conscience"

GROWING UP WITH MY SON - an excerpt from "The Story of Fathers and Sons"

STILL COMPETITIVE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS - an excerpt from "The Story of Fathers and Sons"

from TEENS Eric’s Lost language teens get real Meet one of our teens from Teens Get Real. […

THE GOOD SAMARITAN & THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR from "Soldiers of Conscience"

MY DAUGHTER IS WORTH IT from "The Story of Mothers and Daughters"

PITCH REEL for "Mothers and Daughters" - see the pitch that raised $3 million in 20 minutes

CAN'T BE MOMMY'S LITTLE GIRL FOREVER - an excerpt from "The Story of Mothers and Daughters"

THE RIGHT WAY OUT - from "Soldiers of Conscience"

edited by gary

for other people

VOICES FROM THE SILENCED - An abortion rights play/video

EARTH AND THE AMERICAN DREAM, edited by Gary Weimberg, Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Editing

MEMORIAL: LETTERS FROM AMERICAN SOLDIERS, Academy Award nomination, Best Documentary short, edited by Gar

SUPERCHIEF: EARL WARREN - The greatest Supreme Court justice of all, revered and reviled by friends and

13 year old Andy Lopez shot to death by a Deputy Sheriff 3 seconds after the Sheriff arrived. Emmy winni

FAIR PLAY the sports episode, edited by gary, one hour of 7 hour series, HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JOHANNESBERG

BALLET RUSSES, the most glamorous people on earth in their day, the 80 year rise and fall. edited by gar

DEAR AMERICA; LETTERS HOME FROM VIETNAM, winner of 2 Emmys, first doc ever screened at Cannes FIlm festiv

CHICANO PARK edited by gary

Teaching Channel

MY BEST ADVICE AFTER 34 YEARS OF TEACHING ... 2 minutes and really ... dont

MY FAVORITE "NO" - how to learn from what went wrong, a student and teacher

WHY DO YOU NEED TO WEAR A BICYCLE HELMUT - an egg, a toy car, a slant boar

TABLE FOR 22: Area & Perimeter - a Luna Productions video for TEACHING CHAN

CLIMATE CHANGE IN A BOTTLE - a Luna Productions video for TEACHING CHANNEL,

POETRY OPEN MIC - 4th, 5th grade fun ELA activity

lots of great lessons and teaching tips and techniques ...

119 VIDEOS from Luna Productions in partnership with TEACHING CHANNEL, a G

A PASSION FOR FRACTIONS -Becky Pittard accomplishes the near impossible, st

ALGEBRA 1 MIXTURE PROBLEMS - a Luna Productions video in partnership with T

12 O'Quad High: Trigonometry in Flight

3rd GRADE MATH OVERVIEW with JEN SAUL, a Luna Productions video for TEACHIN

COUNTING COLLECTIONS, 3rd GRADE - a Luna Productions video for TEACHING CH

CLT: the COMBINE LIKE TERMS music video - proof that math can rock!!!

SOCIAL STUDIES ESSENTIALS: KINDERGARTEN, a Luna Productions video for TEACH

WISE SEATING CHOICES - a Luna Productions video in partnership with TEACHIN

I'M A SISSY ... AND YOU CAN'T MAKE FUN OF ME - a Luna Productions video in

RESPECTFUL TALK - a Luna Productions video for TEACHING CHANNEL, a Gates-Fo

Luna Productions

Our films

Documentary

Nominations, short listed, awarded

Emmys & Oscars

recent stuff

Primetime Network television

The Story of Mothers and Daughters

Loyalty and Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob

The Story of Fathers and Sons

Teens Get Real

Shorts

Video for Non-Profits

PBS

Writing (s)

The Man Who Invented the Timeline

How I became a Director

Bastion 86

at the graduation party, what I saw

Coretta Scott King, Betty Shabazz, and Catherine Ryan

My Father

testimonials MyLAB

Blogs 2005-2010

Hooplas

scenes from our films

Trailers & Excerpts

edited by gary

for other people

Teaching Channel

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