Duston Spear and Michael Minard are crafting a film about a woman in prison. Actually, about a woman serving thirty years to life behind bars.
And they're doing it with poetry and operatic music.
Wow.
What woman? What did she do? How long has she been in prison?
We aren't told any of that. The film to introduce the project on kickstarter indicates that she has been locked up for about thirty years, so far. That means she's been in prison for more than half of her life.
My youngest brother is in prison and has been for four years now. He has nine more years ahead of him, unless he is fortunate enough to earn parole before 2020.
I think this is going to be an interesting ride.
4 comments:
Successfully funded on 13 October 2011!
12 January 2012:
Dear Backers,
The inspiration for 'Red Thread : An Operatic Film Short' , Judy Clark, is the cover article of this Sunday's New York Times Magazine- I think you will find it to be a fascinating story of transformation-
Best,
Duston Spear
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/15/magazine/judith-clarks-radical-transformation.html?_r=1
12 january 2012:
Most impressive piece of writing! Judy Clark has certainly made a change for the better. I agreed with her assessment that she had worn her radical lifestyle like a drug addict wears their addiction.
- fliss
27 jan 2012:
Dear Backers, Okay I have to admit it was a little ambitious of me to collaborate on an opera and have the video shot and produced by the end of this month- did somebody say 'that would be Tuesday?' Yikes! In all honesty, it's really coming together- and I hope that you won't mind waiting a little longer for your DVD rewards-
In the meantime - Please sign up to follow Red Thread on tumblr-
http://dustonspear.tumblr.com/ and I'll keep you posted with audio recordings and video clips!
Thanks - and more thanks
Duston Spear
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