by Peter Belsito
When filmmakers begin to work on a project they will usually have a vision of “who it is for”: their work, what section of society they want to enlighten, help and move forward on their thinking.
Then comes the overwhelmingly difficult job of making their dream vision into a completed film. This is always tough, hard work. Film is not easy.
One of the biggest problems filmmakers face is, that after spending blood, sweat, tears and years making a film, at the end of this difficult process they often have little or no idea of how to move forward and connect their film with the audience they made it for. They often fall back on the hopes of making it into this or that film festival which, in fact, is not a solution to the larger problem of distribution with specific marketing tactics. Festivals are only...
When filmmakers begin to work on a project they will usually have a vision of “who it is for”: their work, what section of society they want to enlighten, help and move forward on their thinking.
Then comes the overwhelmingly difficult job of making their dream vision into a completed film. This is always tough, hard work. Film is not easy.
One of the biggest problems filmmakers face is, that after spending blood, sweat, tears and years making a film, at the end of this difficult process they often have little or no idea of how to move forward and connect their film with the audience they made it for. They often fall back on the hopes of making it into this or that film festival which, in fact, is not a solution to the larger problem of distribution with specific marketing tactics. Festivals are only...
- 12/7/2016
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Toronto-based filmmaker Charles Officer (Nurse.Fighter.Boy) is teaming up with Reel Canada - high school film program - for a Black History Month tour of his biopic of Canadian Olympic sprinter Harry Jerome. Produced by Selwyn Jacob, and supported by the National Film Board of Canada, Mighty Jerome documents the rise, fall and redemption of Jerome - the Canadian track and field star, and one of that country's greatest athletes. The film utilizes monochrome film imagery, interviews and rare archival footage to tell the compelling story of what Jerome’s coach, the legendary Bill Bowerman, called "the greatest comeback in...
- 1/29/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Last we wrote about Canadian filmmaker Charles Officer (Nurse.Fighter.Boy), it was to announce the stateside availability of his Harry Jerome project, a feature-length documentary titled Mighty Jerome, which documents the rise, fall and redemption of the Canadian track and field star, and one of that country's greatest athletes. That was over the summer. I just learned that Officer's next project, is complete, and aired on Canada's Tsn channel last week Friday. It's also a documentary centered on a sports figure - this time, Chuck Ealey - titled Stone Thrower: The Chuck Ealey Story. The film tells the...
- 10/17/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The Documentary Channel is primarily available through satellite television services Dish Network (Channel 197) and Directv (Channel 267). A project we first alerted you early last year when it was announced that it would screen at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto... Nurse.Fighter.Boy director Charles Officer's follow-up to that film, a feature-length documentary titled Mighty Jerome. Mighty Jerome documents the rise, fall and redemption of Harry Jerome - the Canadian track and field star, and one of that country's greatest athletes. This production utilizes monochrome film imagery, interviews and rare archival footage to tell the compelling story of what...
- 8/22/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
A project we first alerted you early last year when it was announced that it would screen at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto... Nurse.Fighter.Boy director Charles Officer's follow-up to that film, a feature-length documentary titled Mighty Jerome. Mighty Jerome documents the rise, fall and redemption of Harry Jerome - the Canadian track and field star, and one of that country's greatest athletes. This production utilizes monochrome film imagery, interviews and rare archival footage to tell the compelling story of what Jerome’s coach, the legendary Bill Bowerman, called "the greatest comeback in track and field history." The film is produced...
- 6/4/2012
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Mighty Jerome
Directed by Charles Officer
2011, Canada, 83 mins.
Harry Jerome is no longer a household name, but he was once one of Canada’s most famous athletes, owing to the fact that he was breaking track and field records at a time when Canada hadn’t really had any running stars. Despite holding world records, Jerome’s performance at several Olympics were disappointing and once resulted in a shorn muscle, an injury so severe that doctors thought that he would never walk again. Reviled by the Toronto press, Jerome made a comeback in time for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. This documentary portrayal of Harry Jerome’s life (based on Fil Fraser’s biography of Jerome, Running Uphill) is everything you’d expect from a sports film made in memory of a faded star.
Shot in black and white, Mighty Jerome is a mix of archival footage, interviews, and re-enactments. Whilst the re-enactments are a bit disappointing,...
Directed by Charles Officer
2011, Canada, 83 mins.
Harry Jerome is no longer a household name, but he was once one of Canada’s most famous athletes, owing to the fact that he was breaking track and field records at a time when Canada hadn’t really had any running stars. Despite holding world records, Jerome’s performance at several Olympics were disappointing and once resulted in a shorn muscle, an injury so severe that doctors thought that he would never walk again. Reviled by the Toronto press, Jerome made a comeback in time for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. This documentary portrayal of Harry Jerome’s life (based on Fil Fraser’s biography of Jerome, Running Uphill) is everything you’d expect from a sports film made in memory of a faded star.
Shot in black and white, Mighty Jerome is a mix of archival footage, interviews, and re-enactments. Whilst the re-enactments are a bit disappointing,...
- 4/27/2011
- by DaveRobson
- SoundOnSight
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