Peter Barton

Peter Barton: Portfolio of Photos

A variety of my original photos going back 40 years and including shots from my Peace Corps service in Chile.

Inside-Out Save the Stage 3

Names Can Really Hurt Us

"Works of Progress" A Common Cents Story

Every fall Common Cents organizes a Penny Harvest all over NYC and now in other cities. Students in public and private schools fan out going door-to-door to collect pennies. That small change makes big changes, because the Harvest is now close to a MILLION DOLLARS a year. That money then goes back to each school and, through student-run committees, is donated to worthy local groups. So young people learn first hand the power of community organizing and the power of the purse.

"Determined to Dance!" trailer for documentary o...

Portrait-in-motion and work-in-progress about the dance ensemble from Memphis composed of young adults with Down syndrome. For 8 years they have thrilled and inspired audiences all over the country. We hope our movie will do the same. Continuing to edit, seeking finishing funds? Any ideas? Contact: peterbarton@groundswellmedia.org

"Determined to Dance" : Company 'd'

Company 'd' - "Determined to dance through life"...

Company 'd' is a dance troupe from Memphis composed of young adults with Down syndrome. Now going into their 8th year, they've danced all over the country and hope to inspire others in the special needs community to form similar groups, not just for dance but for all means of artistic expression. Moviemaker Peter Barton traveled to Memphis last summer when his daughter Zoe had the opportunity to intern as a teacher under Darlene Winters, the troupe's artistic director. His current edit, a work...

Brew Angels demo for a feature film

This is a short taste of Peter Barton's fiction screenplay about disabled Iraq veterans who form a springboard DIVING team at their rehab facility. Two of them, Jerry and Randy, share guilt for their injuries, caused by a fumbled grenade. They also share a longing for their night nurse, Marie, a burnt-out war widow who, more to boost her own morale than to improve her patients', launches the Brew Angels, named after their favorite fuel.The exhibition diving team creates a groundswell of publci...

Cries from Nagasaki

Experimental video inspired by children's accounts from Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Starring Zoe Weizenbaum of Memoirs of a Geisha and Twelve and Holding. Produced on virtually no budget using the techniques of the Groundswell Video Theater Lab, where improv fertilizes scripted material to create a spontaneous immersion in story and situation. Available through peterbartion@earthlink.net

Harvesting History Sampler for Website featuring...

HarvestingHistory.org will be a website where veterans of all generations can share stories, insights, and tributes. They can connect with one another and with organizations and opportunities tailored to their vital interests.It's a place where loved ones and admirers can celebrate the spirit of sacrifice and service that men and women in uniform embody. Who are we? A not-for-profit public interest media group dedicated to preserving inspiring memories. To us, these veterans radiate love of co...