Film News
01/16/2024 Digigods Film Review (A Towering Task review at 1 hour 7 minutes and 14 seconds!)
01/01/2024 Reviewer's Bookwatch: January 2024 Film review of A Towering Task
12/01/2023 KPFK Film Club Review of A Towering Task
12/01/2023 Library Bookwatch: December 2023 Film review of A Towering Task
04/20/2023 Colorado Matters Interview: Chandra Thomas Whitfield interviews director Alana DeJoseph
09/21/2022 Faith in Progress Podcast: Colorado State University and the Peace Corps
04/07/2022 Ohio State University News
11/12/2021 LincInterviews on National Security and Foreign Affairs
05/17/2021 Friends of the Dominican Republic Panel Discussion
03/01/2021 The Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s James Deutsch reviews A Towering Task
03/01/2021 Colorado Matters Interview on Colorado Public Radio with Ryan Warner
01/31/2021 Global Connections Television interview with host Bill Miller
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11/12/2020 Review by Scott Brinton of the Long Island Herald
10/06/2020 Review by Kathleen Coskran of A Towering Task on PeaceCorpsWorldwide.org
08/25/2020 GhMovieFreak: Black Star International Film Festival announces 2020 Selections
08/13/2020 WEMU Cinema Chat by David Fair and Russ Collins
06/25/2020 National Archives Blog “Pieces of History”
06/17/2020 Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara highlights interviewee Juliane Heyman
06/11/2020 Random Lengths News Review by Melina Paris
05/31/2020 Common Sense Media Review by Lynnette Nicholas
05/28/2020 The Marin Post Review by Don Schwartz
05/27/2020 Static Multimedia Review by Kevin Filipski
05/27/2020 Film Festival Traveler Review by Kevin Filipski
05/27/2020 The Flip Side Review by Kevin Filipski
05/27/2020 Haute-Lifestyle.com Review by Janet Walker
05/26/2020 Spirituality and Practice Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
05/22/2020 INsite Magazine Atlanta Review by Steve Warren and Atlanta Film Critics Circle (scroll down)
05/22/2020 Sandhills Sentinal listing of A Towering Task
05/22/2020 Women and Hollywood Listing of A Towering Task
05/22/2020 Mike’s Flix Review by Mike Canning
05/22/2020 International Policy Digest Review by David Ferguson
05/21/2020 The Pilot.com Theatrical Release Announcement
05/21/2020 Parent Previews Review by Keith Hawkes
05/21/2020 The Progressive Review by Ed Rampell
05/21/2020 Sounds of Film Interview with director Alana DeJoseph
05/21/2020 Listing in the Washington Post
05/21/2020 Red Carpet Crash Review by David Ferguson
05/21/2020 New York Times Review by Devika Girish
05/20/2020 Vail Daily Report on the Vail Film Festival
05/17/2020 Shock Ya! Movie Review by Harvey Karten
05/15/2020 Voice of America Russia Review by Oleg Sulkin (in Russian)
05/15/2020 Hollywood Report Card Review by Ross Anthony
05/13/2020 From the Heart Productions Review
05/13/2020 My Documentary Journey Podcast Interview with director Alana DeJoseph (Episode 17)
05/11/2020 Cinesource Review
05/04/2020 Quelle Movies Review of A Towering Task
04/29/2020 Announcing the Virtual Theatrical Release of A Towering Task
04/23/2020 NPCA WorldView Magazine article about A Towering Task
03/25/2020 Paul Theroux reviews A Towering Task
03/10/2020 Peace Corps Worldwide.org Review: A Towering Task - The PCV Story
01/10/2020 That’s What She Did Podcast panel with director Alana DeJoseph
11/4/2019 Young Filmmakers Collective interview with director Alana DeJoseph
11/2/2019 The Register Mail of Galesburg “Peace Corps: An Experience with Impact”
10/02/2019 Film Screening at National Archives honors Peace Corps’ “Towering Task”
09/22/2019 After Premiere Discussion with journalist Maureen Orth and filmmaker Alana DeJoseph
08/12/2019 My Peace Corps Story Podcast: A Towering Task - Alana DeJoseph
11/14/2016 A Production for Peace - Washington & Lee University’s The Columns
Recent Newsletter Issues
September 2023: UPDATE: A Towering Task on PBS nationwide
August 2023: A Towering Task is coming to PBS nationwide
April 2023: Reminder: A Towering Task is coming to PBS!
March 2023: A Towering Task is coming to television!
January 2022: Turning the corner in 2022
March 2020: The Roots of Idealism - Film Review by Paul Theroux
March 2020: Strength Through Community
Archived Issues
September 2019: Photos from the Washington, DC premiere + what’s next.
August 2019: Join us in Washington, DC for the premiere!
June 2019: Challenge grant surpassed and premiere information coming soon.
May 2019: Challenge grant raised to $15,000.00.
May 2019: President Sirleaf to attend film premiere and update on our challenge grant goal.
April 2019: Announcing Annette Bening as the film’s narrator.
October 2018: Building bridges and first test screenings in Santa Barbara.
September 2018: The latest interviews and preparing for the next steps during the final phases of editing.
May 2018: A walk down memory lane and next production stops.
March 2018: Revisiting the 70's & 80's.
January 2018: A Story of Hope.
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November 2017: Interview with Reed Hastings and thoughts on change.
October 2017: New interviews and meet our Art Director.
August 2017: The Peace Corps' middle years.
July 2017: Voices of the Future.
June 2017: Voices of Our Elders.
May 2017: Centennial Commemoration of President Kennedy.
April 2017: Spotlight on One Earth Future Foundation.
March 2017: Share your Peace Corps story.
February 2017: Recapping Liberia and honoring Black History Month.
January 2017: Looking forward to filming in Liberia.
December 2016: End of the year reflections.
November 2016: What does it take to make a documentary?
October 2016 Newsletter: Back from the Ukraine and considering world events and their potential impact on filming.
September 2016 Newsletter: Interviews with Senator Chris Dodd and Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet, preparing to visit Ukraine.
August 2016 Newsletter: Alana DeJoseph's story behind the documentary.
July 2016 Newsletter: Read about the four newest interviews we conducted.
June 2016 Newsletter: Our inaugural newsletter and results of our fundraising campaign.