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Independent Film Producer Christine Vachon

Vachon's newest movie is "Stonewall," a fictional account of the real life 1969 uprising by gays after police stormed the Stonewall Inn in New York's Greenwich Village. Her other film credits include a string of art house hits: "I Shot Andy Warhol," "Go Fish," "Kids."

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, July 31, 1996: Interview with Jim McGee; Interview with Christine Vachon; Review of Tony Braxton's album "Secrets."
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New Attempts to Balance Civil Liberties with Terrorism Prevention

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