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Larry v. Lockney

When Larry Tannahill and the ACLU challenge a proposal for mandatory drug testing in schools, because Tannahill believes it violates his 12-year-old son's rights, they meet with hostility and ostracism from the small community of Lockney, Texas.

Series

POV, True Stories

Premiere Date

July 1, 2003

Length

60 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Mark Birnbaum

Producer

Mark Birnbaum’s documentary credits include films for The Discovery Channel and public television, and a prestigious Peabody Award. His most recent productions include ¡Salsa Caliente!; Polar Opposites; The Faithful Revolution: Vatican II, a five-hour series for PBS; Of Two Minds; Las Mujeres del Valle; and The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. He is currently developing three projects, Before the Fall: Riding the Wave of Cuban Art, an untitled biopic on blues great Howlin’ Wolf, and seven short films for a new, state-of-the-art museum of Dallas history. Birnbaum, a Baltimore native, lives in Dallas.
Jim Schermbeck

Producer

Jim Schermbeck has been a community organizer in Texas since 1977, working with Public Citizen and the National Toxics Campaign. From 1996 to 1999, he was executive director of Downwinders at Risk, and has written and produced several short films, including Danger Downwind, on the environmental and health risks of burning hazardous waste in cement plants. He is a Fort Worth native and currently lives in Slaton, Texas.
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