As mobsters fall and casinos rise, a union leader turns up dead, visionaries reimagine downtown, new voices demand justice, cross-country races take off, the World Series of poker puts down stakes, and the city reinvents itself: welcome to Las Vegas in the 1970s

Few American cities grow as fast as Las Vegas during the 1960s. Ocean’s 11 and Viva Las Vegas with Elvis Presley and Ann Margret are filmed here. Wayne Newton becomes a star. Frank Sinatra is called to testify about possible connections to the mob. The Culinary Union strikes.  JFK visits two months before his assassination. … Continued

Footprints of Our Ancestors is the official Mesa Verde National Park film, which shows daily at the Mesa Verde Museum. We worked with Mesa Verde National Park, the park’s 26 affiliated tribes and the Colorado State Historical Fund on this project. Director/Executive Producer: Jennifer Boyd Producers: Catherine Sager, Jonathan Sims Editor: Cecilia Préstamo Music: Ehren Natay … Continued

“Las Vegas: The 1950s”  was released in May 2023.  Now streaming on Youtube! At the dawn of its fifth decade, the city of Las Vegas is riding high, but change is on the horizon.  “If you’re gonna describe Las Vegas in the 1950’s, one word: explosion.” -Robert Stoldal, Historian

We finally finished THE STREET PROJECT! Distributed through PBS International, and available in the USA on Amazon, Apple and other streaming platforms, THE STREET PROJECT is an inspiring story about a massive movement across the world to reclaim our largest public spaces, our streets. Find out how to host a screening in your community here. … Continued

Ever want to know how big research data moves around the globe? ESnet plays a significant role in supporting the great scientific conversations, collaborations, and experiments underway, wherever and whenever they occur. They move Exabytes of data around the world creating a global laboratory that accelerates scientific discovery. Boyd Productions, working with Rena Debortoli, George … Continued

Boyd Productions is spending two years filming at Mesa Verde National Park for a new visitor’s center film. Expected release Winter 2023 Producer: Catherine Sager EP/Director: Jennifer Boyd Writer: Ken Chowder DP: Joe Brunette Audio: Jeff Hayash

It’s always mortifying to see myself on video, but they did a really good job talking about the release of Las Vegas: The Thirties.  

We’ve started part 3 of our series on the history of Las Vegas. Las Vegas: The Thirties will be released May 15, 2021. Writer: Ken Chowder Editor: Cecilia Préstamo Producer: Catherine Sager EP/Director: Jennifer Boyd Research : Lindsay Thompson and Lilly Posner

Today, we received a lovely email from a viewer of a documentary we produced a few years ago.  She said, “Just wanted to get a note off to you, to let you know I recently viewed “Toolbox of America,” on Northern California Public Media, and thought it was outstanding. I’m a huge documentary fan, and I’ve … Continued