Morgan Atkinson Documentaries

“In the Company of Change”, uses one woman's life of faith, challenge, and perseverance to provide a lens through which to view changes of the past 60+ years in the religious and cultural landscape of America. 

The Ohio River was once called "the beautiful river", but is now derided as the dirtiest river in America. This documentary seeks to bring to life the people and choices that can make the Ohio a beautiful river once again.

Here is the documentary that goes to the heart of the Thomas Merton spiritual journey, shot in locations following Merton’s very footsteps. Atkinson spent years researching Merton’s work, as well as interviewing his friends, scholars and authorities on Merton’ spiritual life.

“The Many Storeys and Last Days of Thomas Merton” is a story of adventure and spiritual search that takes the viewer from his home at the Abbey of Gethsemani, across America in the turbulent year of 1968, and finally to Asia for meetings with the Dalai Lama and other seekers.

Systemic racism… white privilege… who or what determines the truth…what do communities choose as symbols? These are the social issues examined in Statues, another in the series written and produced by Morgan Atkinson examining his hometown of Louisville.

This 2018 documentary produced by Morgan Atkinson, is an examination of that most valuable community treasure — the Free Public Library. This thought-provoking video explores the value, meaning and impact of a free library.

This documentary is the closest thing to being there with the monks, embracing their routines of prayer and work. Granted remarkable access by the monks, Atkinson creates a compelling and unforgettable portrait of a unique way of life.

Anna and Harlan Hubbard lived life as few people in modern times have and in doing so accomplished at least two things that are very rare—contentment and freedom. In a house they built by hand, sustained by food they raised or caught, aided by no electricity or modern “convenience”, the Hubbards met the world on their own terms and found deep meaning.

This documentary looks at the remarkable life of John Howard Griffin, a citizen of the world who stirred the conscience of a nation. Griffin is best known as the white man who, in 1959 at the height of U.S. racial discrimination, disguised himself as a black man and then traveled anonymously through the racially divided heart of Dixie.

Father Matthew was not what most people expect. He worked hard and certainly prayed, but he also talked a lot, laughed just as much, and as the guest house chaplain at the Abbey of Gethsemani, was very much in touch with the world.

This Morgan Atkinson documentary provides a look at the enduring power of rock-and-roll, the fickleness of celebrity and the predicament of the artist, through the career of Louisville musician Tim Krekel.

This documentary looks at a fascinating cross-section of people, hopes and dreams, focusing on one unforgettable season, 1999, in which the meaning of basketball for Kentuckians is brought vividly to life.

“Beargrass: The Creak in Our Backyard” is the story of Beargrass Creek, from the Big Bang to present day. The 30 minute documentary looks at what the creek has done for us, what we have done to it and how we (the creek and Louisville residents) might interact in the future.

This Morgan Atkinson documentary chronicles the short bittersweet life of the Louisville Falls Fountain, once ballyhooed as the symbol of the city and the equal of the St. Louis Arch. The fountain endured much public criticism during its day and was finally sold for scrap metal.

Tom Owen, Louisville’s favorite historian, has walked groups of people all over Louisville, and now he’s taking viewers back in time to just after World War II with “Life in the Old Neighborhood,” a Louisville Documentary.