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July 1, 2004

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Filmmakers Helena Echegoyen and Todd Williams talk about their new documentary, The N-Word. Best-selling author Vince Flynn discusses prisoner torture and America's moral high ground.


Todd Williams

Todd Williams

Todd Williams

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Independent filmmaker Todd Williams' documentary credits include Tha Westside, My Buddy Jack, The Making of 'Anger Management' and The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, a Sundance dramatic entry. He's the executive producer and director of the documentary, The N-Word, which explores the history of one of the most inflammatory words in the English language and how it's been used over the years.


 

Helena Echegoyen

Helena Echegoyen

Helena Echegoyen

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A former studio executive, Helena Echegoyen has been involved with a variety of feature films and documentaries. She was Miramax Films' Sr. Vice President of Production and served two stints at New Line Cinema, where she oversaw such hits as House Party and Above the Rim. She developed and exec-produced the feature, love jones, which won the '97 Sundance Audience Award. Echegoyen's new documentary, The N-Word, premieres this month on Trio TV.


 

Vince Flynn

Vince Flynn

Vince Flynn

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Author Vince Flynn is a master of the political thriller. As a child, to overcome his dyslexia, he forced himself into a daily writing and reading routine, reading everything he could get his hands on, especially espionage. He became an expert on high-tech, high-level security systems. Flynn self-published his first best seller, Term Limits. He also serves as a story consultant for the hit Fox TV series, 24. The saga of CIA operative Mitch Rapp continues in Flynn's seventh and latest novel, Consent to Kill.