Fred Barzyk is an American television director and producer known for his avant-garde work in public television. During his tenure at WGBH in Boston, he directed and produced innovative programs such as The Lathe of Heaven (1980) and Between Time and Timbuktu (1972), the latter based on the works of Kurt Vonnegut. Barzyk's contributions have been recognized with multiple awards, including the Venice Film Award for Best Television Director Worldwide in 1985.
Countdown to Looking Glass
A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast.
