OK… I’ve had a lot of time to think about what the next steps should be with this documentary. I’ve gotten incredible feedback from the viewers at the screenings in Greensboro.
Should I submit it to more film festivals?
What about distribution?
How about making copies available for schools?
All of those were great suggestions that I would be happy to oblidge. Thanks to the smart people at revver.com I’m now making my documentary available on-line for anyone to watch. Just click over to the Theater section and I will be putting up the documentary in seqments. There will be 8 segments. I will set up one each week on a rotation.
I have a job for you… Let television networks, film festivals and distributors know about it. Email them and keep commenting, love the feedback.
On the heels of a successful first screening, Greensboro’s Child will be shown once again at The Scene on South Elm, at 9pm, Friday June 16th and 7pm & 9pm, Saturday June 17th.
Andy will be participating in a Q&A session following each show. Come on down and support a local, independent filmmaker.
The Commission finds that on the morning of Nov. 3, 1979, members of the Klan/Nazi caravan headed for Greensboro with malicious intent. At a minimum, they planned to disrupt the parade and assault the demonstrators (by throwing eggs), violating the marchers constitutional rights to free speech and assembly. Further, we believe there is sufficient evidence to conclude that they intended to provoke a violent confrontation and that this was broadly understood among those present in the multiple planning discussions. Those who left their cars to engage in violence did so willingly. More importantly, Klan and Nazi members have admitted since the event that they intentionally came prepared to use deadly force in order to be victorious in any violence that occurred.
I’m posting this from the screening of Greensboro’s Child. The Q&A after the 7pm screening was very intense. Not in a bad way either. Each person in the audience had a unique perspective and questions that furthered the conversation.
Come on down tomorrow night, 7pm, The Scene on South Elm, and check it out for yourself.
Q&A video to come soon…
UPDATE: Here’s some video from the Q&A following the 5/25 screening:
A preview of the first couple of minutes of Greensboro’s Child.
It’s hard to believe that I started this documentary back in ‘97. I was an amateur, in college, holding a mic and pointing a camera at an interviewee, with a light kit set up in no particular order and no clue as to the importance of white balancing.
Well, you live and learn. And have I ever learned some valuable lessons working on this documentary.
Today is the first public screening in Greensboro since it won, “Best Independent Documentary” at the North Carolina Film and Video Festival in 2002. The current version now has a soundtrack and is 15 minutes shorter than the award-winning version.
I have many people to thank for making this opportunity a reality:
My brother, Sean Coon — for his amazing blogging skills and great mind for creating avenues that I can take advantage of…
John Ford — Thanks so much for taking Sean’s design and making this blog functional. We couldn’t have done it without your help.
Jonathan Daniel - Another brilliant web guru giving some of his genius to help make this site a reality.
Four years after the final edit, Greensboro’s Child is finally screening in town.
On Thursday, May 25th, following the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission ceremony and release of their report, The Scene on South Elm (604 South Elm Street) will screen Andy Coon’s award winning documentary at 7pm and 9pm.
An additional screening will take place at 7pm on Friday, 5/26. Copies of the GTRC final report will be available, for free, at all screenings.
