Monthly Archives: March 2019
Jason Gardner
2008 NY Times Article on Andy’s Detention in Nigeria I remember clearly when this was all going down, and I thought I’d post this as a reminder of how damn brave (and sometimes foolish) Andy was… more later. I’ll always miss you, brother. –Jason
Remembering Andy
I’m filled with sorrow and regret today, but also with joy as I remember the time Andy and I spent together: going to double features at the Roxie, discussing films and sharing our memories of travel and the stories of people we’d met around the world. Watching Andy pick up a camera, a mouse at …
Andy’s Reel
As we digest the personal loss of Andy Berends our friend, one of the best tributes is to honor Andy Berends the filmmaker. He continuously took tremendous personal risk to share untold stories of disenfranchised civilians affected by war and natural disaster around the world. The poetry of his cinematic skills was matched by his …
D-word community reacts
Click here to see reactions to Andy’s death on the D-word.You have to be a member or use free sign up to read. John Burgan, Berlin, Germany For more recent D-Word members, here is the special topic we set up back in 2008 when Andy was arrested by the military in Nigeria. Reading it through, …
Doug Block
michiel pilgram
Andy had an amazing eye, human being, inspiration… I’ve known Andy since 1999 when he placed an ad in the Village Voice “looking for a Dutch speaking editor” to help him with a planned documentary about his father. Which turned into his first film Urk that I edited in 2001. He worked at Ogilvy to …