Forgotten Ellis Island Picked Up by PBS
I just got word from Lorie Conway this morning that her film Forgotten Ellis Island has been selected by PBS "as a prime-time national special for late spring or early summer broadcast". Elliott Gould narrated this documentary, and Bruce Miles, Drew Hadwal and I provided historical voices. You can read more about the film and its grand premiere in my blog post of October 2007.
In addition to this good news, Lorie reported that "the Smithsonian Institution is planning on creating a traveling exhibit using clips from the film and images from the book and film--it will be a free exhibit and be placed in museums, libraries, schools, all sorts of public spaces across the country...they need to find a corporate sponsor to underwrite [it] but are confident it will happen."
This is very exciting news for many reasons, but the most important reason of all is that the film tells a story that needs to be told, and Lorie Conway tells it well. Congratulations to her not only for her artistry, but for her skill and savvy in the pursuit of distribution. That it took such a short time for her to get it says volumes about the film's merits.
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In addition to this good news, Lorie reported that "the Smithsonian Institution is planning on creating a traveling exhibit using clips from the film and images from the book and film--it will be a free exhibit and be placed in museums, libraries, schools, all sorts of public spaces across the country...they need to find a corporate sponsor to underwrite [it] but are confident it will happen."
This is very exciting news for many reasons, but the most important reason of all is that the film tells a story that needs to be told, and Lorie Conway tells it well. Congratulations to her not only for her artistry, but for her skill and savvy in the pursuit of distribution. That it took such a short time for her to get it says volumes about the film's merits.
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Labels: documentary narration, Elliott Gould, Forgotten Ellis Island, Lorie Conway, PBS, voice-over
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1/07/2008
5 Comments:
Awesome...congrats on what I think is your first network credit!!!
Keep us posted on the show date.
Best always,
- Peter
Mary,
This is really excellent news. Congratulations to you, Bruce and Drew.
Be well,
Bob
Hi Mary,
That's great! Congratulations to you.
I believe Fred Keeler also has a voice over part in this project.
Thank you for posting about this :)
Stephanie
Peter and Bob, many thanks! I appreciate the well-wishes. Stephanie, thank-you for that reminder – my bad! I had recommended Bruce and Drew, but Lorie found Fred on her own - to be the voice of the Commissioner of Ellis Island I believe – he’s at http://www.fredkeeler.com/. My apologies to Fred! He did a great job.
Hi Mary,
Thanks for mentioning Forgotten Ellis Island...and my vo. Lorie Conway sent me a DVD and it's truly remarkable. What impressed me most, in working with Lorie, was her focus...her total committment to the project. The film deserves to go all the way.
Cheers (as Lorie says)
Fred Keeler
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