July 23 , 2001

Ron Goetz, CEO of Regina production company, Partners in Motion, is proud to announce that the company has received a nomination for an Emmy® Award for the Outstanding Background / Analysis of a Single Current Story - Programs. The nomination is for the award winning production of "Kent State: The Day the War Came Home", which aired on TLC (The Learning Channel) in the US, and History Television in Canada. The show has also been named "13 Seconds, The Kent State Shootings" for Canadian and international broadcasting purposes.

The one-hour documentary revisits the events that occurred 31 years ago leading up to May 4, 1970, when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on 22 Kent State students protesting the Vietnam War.  In 13 seconds, 67 bullets were fired, killing 4 students and wounding 12 others - horrifying an entire nation. This dramatic event was the beginning of the turning point that saw the United States begin to pull out of the Vietnam War.

"This is tremendous recognition for our work," said Chris Triffo, President of Partners in Motion, and Director of the Program. "This was a story that we felt had never been told in this way before. Being from Canada, this allowed us to relay the events impartially. We're extremely proud of the fact that the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has chosen to recognize our work." "Kent State" will be up against American Broadcasting heavyweights such as PBS (two nominations) and ABC.

"13 Seconds" has recently won Best Sound, Best Editing and Best of Saskatchewan at the Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival, as well as 6 awards at the 2000 Showcase Awards.  The Houston International Film Festival also considered "Kent State" as a finalist in the Best Social Documentary category, and awarded a Bronze award for Best Documentary. It was also a finalist in the New York Film Festivals.

"13 Seconds" was produced by Ron Goetz, Partners in Motion, and two-time Academy Award Nominee Mark Mori acted as Executive Producer, from Single Spark Pictures in Santa Monica, California. It was produced with the financial assistance of TLC (The Learning Channel), History Television, The Saskatchewan Film or Video Employment Tax Credit, as well as Harmony Entertainment Management, Inc., who currently distributes the program internationally.

Partners in Motion is a Regina-based production company that produces television programming for a worldwide audience, as well as corporate and multimedia projects.

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