Program

Public Programs: Humanities Projects in Media

Period of Performance

9/1/1996 - 8/31/1998

Funding Totals

$700,000.00 (approved)
$700,000.00 (awarded)


A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America

FAIN: GN-25357-96

George Washington University (Washington, DC 20052-0001)
Nina Gilden Seavey (Project Director: January 1996 to May 1999)

To support the production of a 90-minute documentary film on the impact of polio on American society.





Associated Products

A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: A Paralyzing Fear: The Story of Polio in America
Writer: Nina Gilden Seavey
Abstract: Emmy Award
Year: 1997

Prizes

Emmy Award
Date: 1/1/1997
Organization: Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Abstract: "Best Research in the News or Documentary Program"