Press Coverage
- Greenbelt News Review - February 16, 2023 - page 6 - The Bell Affair Brought Local History to the Screen
- Nebraska Today - September 14, 2022 - Lincoln premiere of 'The Bell Affair' is Sept. 21 at the Ross
- The Washington Informer - June 2, 2022 - Animated Documentary Tells Tale of Enslaved Bell Family's Fight for Freedom
- Lincoln Journal Star - June 1, 2022 - UNL faculty-produced film explores a slave family's quest for freedom
- Nebraska Today - May 27, 2022 - 'Bell Affair' making its premiere in D.C. June 2
- WYPR - May 19, 2022 - The searing story of the enslaved Bell family's fight for freedom
- Nebraska Today - April 4, 2022 - New film, 'Bell Affair,' explores freedom suits in America
- The Daily Nebraskan - February 23, 2022 - UNL Professors create film celebrating Black-led emancipation
- Kearney Hub - Jan. 15, 2020 - UNL professor Michael Burton tells Anna's story of escaping slavery in 12-minute animated film
- Big Ten Network - Feb. 26, 2019 - A Nebraska Team Brings to Life the Story of "Anna": BTN Livebig
- Nebraska Today - June 22, 2018 - Nebraska-produced ‘Anna’ collects top animation prize at festival
- Nebraska Today - May 3, 2018 - Nebraska-produced ‘Anna' selected for film festivals
- The Atlantic - May 1, 2018 - The Atlantic Selects: A Slave Who Sued for Her Freedom
- Nebraska Today - Apr. 24, 2017 - 'Anna' team combines to tell slave's story through innovation
- Silicon Prairie News - Mar. 2, 2017 - Ann[a] brings together a diverse team to spark an innovation on campus
- Nebraska College of Arts and Sciences - Feb. 2, 2017 - Professors producing animated film to rewrite abolitionist story
- Daily Nebraskan - Feb. 2, 2017 - UNL professors produce animated film to rewrite story's history
- Nebraska College of Education and Human Sciences - Feb. 11, 2016 - TMFD’s Burton awarded UNL Arts and Humanities grant
- Nebraska College of Education and Human Sciences - Feb. 5, 2016 - Michael Burton, Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design Assistant Professor of Practice, Awarded UNL Arts and Humanities Grant