Michael Ahnemann

In April 1978, the annual Ensenada Yacht Race from Newport Beach, California, to Ensenada, Mexico, occurred over the course of twenty-four hours. More than 600 yachts and sailboats competed in the 200-mile race. In the final stretch into Ensenada Harbor, the winds calmed, leaving the boats moving slowly to the finish line.

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Explores the place of alcohol in American society and illustrates its chemical and physiological effects to pose questions about the responsible use or abstinence from alcohol. Surveys the history of alcohol, uses microphotography to show fermentation, and uses an experiment with a baseball player to show how alcohol slows reaction time. Discusses legal aspects of alcohol use and alcoholism and its treatments.

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Sui Mei wants to be a ballet dancer. Her father believes that she must spend her time studying ancient traditions.

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Cowboy is a 1966 American short documentary film directed by Michael Ahnemann and produced by Ahnemann and Gary Schlosser. At a ranch in Tehachapi, California, a husband and father lives the life of a modern cowboy. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

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A young Republican Goldwater support group campaign, debate, and celebrate in their appreciation for 1964 presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.

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An air-traffic controller faces the challenge of her career when she is forced to guide a disabled airplane to safety, unaware that her husband is aboard.

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A Mafia boss is killed which sets in motion a chain reaction of confusion, violence, power struggle and murder.

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The Insiders is a mid-1980s American television detective series starring Nicholas Campbell, Stoney Jackson and Gail Strickland.

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Cowboy is a 1966 American short documentary film directed by Michael Ahnemann and produced by Ahnemann and Gary Schlosser. At a ranch in Tehachapi, California, a husband and father lives the life of a modern cowboy. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

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