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THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN FOR ‘IN NO PLACE’ WAS SUCCESSFUL!
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED THE PROJECT:
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Ross Slater Nicholas Trott Long & Abigail Brooks Tony Morrison John Benson Joseph Kevin McKay
Ann Langdon Charles Kinnane III Jim & Anne Fordyce Molly Meacham Kathleen Nixon Lancelot
Alonso Homs Sali Shibilo Andrew McKay Ann von der Lippe Adrienne McCallister Blake McCallister
Betty Torphy Sheila Mackintosh Julie Harris Chuck & Michelle Clifton Philipp Engelhorn
Helen Woodhouse David E Johnson Doc Watson Sara Meadows Nadia Hallgren Sheila Long
Claudia Gorman Yamil Baez Jesse Gustafson William Parsons Ed Merta Larry Montclair
Bronlyn Jones Alex Acerra Abby Harkey Leah Giblin Jacqueline Jane Bianchi Bill McGibony
Mardie Bryant Catherine Epstein Emily Chang Gayathri Iyer Morten Juul
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Click here to watch a clip from the film.
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Status: Post-production. Scheduled for completion in Winter 2011
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Length: 15 minutes
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About the project:
In 1966 Stephen Oleskey was working on a civil rights campaign in Mississippi. Late one night four state policemen pulled him over and forced him to stand trial in a converted barn in the middle of the woods. The experience was both terrifying and formative, powerfully illustrating the importance and reach of the constitution and directing him toward a career that would include advocacy work.
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In 2008, as an attorney, Stephen represented six men being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison. The case ended up before the Supreme Court, where Stephen successfully argued that the men had the right to a trial.
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By exploring these interconnected stories, this film offers a personal and unique look at elements of the constitution and the law that are often obscured or forgotten despite their fundamental importance to our society.
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Filmmakers:
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Gabriel Long (writer, director, producer, editor), full bio.
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Elena Parker (producer, cinematographer, location sound) is an award-nominated video and documentary professional. After earning a BA in film studies from Columbia University, she co-wrote and co-produced the HBO Documentary Youth Knows No Pain, which was nominated for the “Documentary Screenplay Award” by the Silverdocs Film Festival and the Writers’ Guild of America. Elena currently works on video and new media projects for the New York Public Library, where her team has won Non-Profit PR News awards for “Best Advocacy Campaign” and “Use of Twitter.” Elena is also the videographer for Food52.com. Videos she produced, shot, and edited have appeared on NYTimes.com and BusinessInsider.com, and have been chosen as “Pick of the Week” by Mashable.com.
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Yuri Leonov (illustrator) was born in St. Petersburg, Russia and received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts. Since graduation he has been making commissioned series, portraits, and landscapes for clients in New York, St. Petersburg, and Moscow. He had his debut solo exhibition at White Rabbit NYC in the fall of 2011, and has exhibited with Anagnorisis Fine Arts, Dacia Gallery, and Visual Arts Gallery. He is part of the Artillery collective.
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Laura West (illustrator) studied at Laguardia Arts High School and New York University. She has exhibited her work in NYBL, Greenpoint Gallery, Rivington Street Gallery, and Spring Street Gallery among others. She was recently featured in the art magazine contest Fear and Obsession. She is currently working on private commissions.
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Adam A. Johnson (composer) owns and operates Architect of Sound, (architectofsound.com), a company that specializes in custom music scoring and sound design for Film, TV, and New Media projects. He has worked extensively around the U.S. and abroad, and his clients include the United Nations, Aquafina-Pepsico, the National Endowment for the Arts, US Customs, Exxon, and NYC Mayor Bloomberg. He also owns and operates SFXsource.com, a library of royalty free music and sound effects.
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Julienne Guffain (sound designer) graduated Magna Cum Laude from NYU’s Tisch Scool of the Arts and has built a strong reputation in the sound world for her work on commercials, television shows, and films. She has worked for clients such as Discovery Channel (2012 Apocalypse), The History Channel (MysteryQuest), Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Chase Bank, and Verizon. She currently works at the boutique audio house Hobo Audio, and is the sound designer for Charge, a documentary from Oscar-winning executive producer Alex Gibney. She was also the sound designer on Gabriel Long’s most recent film, The Drawing.