LaPorte, Indiana: A Documentary Film

admin — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:57:01 +0000

You can now rent or download LaPorte, Indiana in beautiful HD. It costs $4.99 to stream, or 14.99 to download and own. You can also help support the film by sharing this video in your website, blog, twitter feed, facebook page and more. And earn a commission for doing it.

Special Edition DVDs, which come with plenty of extras, are still available. Although we’re running out!

jason — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:51:53 +0000

The wait is over, and our Special Edition DVDs are now available- just in time for the holidays! With more than 45-minutes of bonus features (including characters and scenes not included in the film), viewers can re-experience the film and introduce it to someone for the first time. Click here to order!

jason — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:48:07 +0000

Four years ago, we published a book of beautiful portraits discovered in the back room of a diner in LaPorte, Indiana. Today, we’re thrilled to announce the Chicago and NY premiere dates of the LaPorte, Indiana documentary film. We’d be psyched for you to join us at the Siskel Center in Chicago and indieScreen in Brooklyn. Please mark your calendars and pass the word along to friends. Hope to see you there!

CHICAGO:
Thursday October 7 at 8:15 pm
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State Street
312-846-2800

BROOKLYN:
Thursday October 21 at 9pm
indieScreen
285 Kent Avenue (at s. 2nd St.) in Williamsburg
347-227-8030

jason — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:59:48 +0000

Grab one for yourself and send another to your favorite LaPortean: the Director’s Edition DVD out this fall. Please help us spread the word and share the film with loved ones near and far. Thank you so much for helping to support the project! Click the photo below to bring you to the DVD store…

jason — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:51:14 +0000

Thank you all so much for the kind words and support! We had an amazing few days in LP, and we’re looking forward to the Indy Film Fest tomorrow and on the 22nd.

For those wondering about DVDs, we made tiny “limited edition” batch to share with those at the LP premiere. We’ll have just a few more tomorrow at the Indy screening, but then the first edition is SOLD OUT. We’ll be making more DVDs in the upcoming weeks and will soon set up a pre-order system to make sure you can get a copy for yourself and loved ones across the country. Check back for more info shortly, and hope to see you in Indy! And YES! We will be setting up more screenings in more cities… looking forward to bringing the film to your town, too.

jason — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:38:31 +0000

Please join us for the world premiere of LaPorte, Indiana! We’re thrilled to announce three very special screenings on Wednesday July 14th (invite-only for friends and family of the film) and Thursday July 15th at the LaPorte Cinema. Mark it on your calendar! 7:30 show is sold out, and we’ve just added a 9:30pm show by popular demand! Get your tickets at B&J’s American Cafe, located at 607 Lincolnway in downtown LP. Can’t wait to see you later this week.

jason — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:01:19 +0000

Here’s a sneak peak from the upcoming film – think of it as a little holiday gift. Tell us how you spell it!

jason — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:46:29 +0000

We’re thrilled to announce that Joe Beshenkovsky won an Emmy for his editing work on the This American Life tv show. Here’s a photo of LaPorte, Indiana’s director/editor hanging with his hardware for Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming. Congrats, Joe!

If you’re interested in watching the winning “John Smith” episode or any of the TAL shows, you can see them on a super-limited edition DVD set that’s available here.

jason — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:04:55 +0000

We’re psyched to share a sneak peek of our upcoming LaPorte, Indiana doc film. Let us know what you think! And please help us spread the word- pass it along!

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:18:02 +0000

From the inception of the film, we wanted this to be a community-based project. To date, we’ve bankrolled the filming out of our own wallets, and from the good will and donations from generous friends and strangers. We’ve decided to join with the good folks at Kickstarter to try to raise an initial ~~$7500~~ $12,000 to help defray production costs. We know the micro-financing model will help the film stay in loving hands as we finish up the editing and post-production phases. And beyond this, we want you to be part of the project! We’ll keep you posted with updates and keep you posted every step along the way. Every dollar donated will go towards the completion of this film and to help get it out to festivals in 2010. Any amount- large or small- helps towards sharing these stories.

Beyond this, we offer a ton of great rewards- from original Frank Pease photos to signed books to caricatures and songs written especially for you – maybe you have a sweetheart with an upcoming birthday? We’ve got all sorts of things that could not only impress- but also help support our project. Thanks so much for your generosity, we really appreciate it.

UPDATE!

In the fall of 2009, we started raising funds for LaPorte, Indiana through a Kickstarter project. In three short weeks, we’d raised over $12,000 from 150 generous backers. We’re incredibly lucky to have such a wonderful group of supporters helping to bring this project to life.

Many thanks go to the following (bold type indicates a link to the backers website):

Al Cohen
Albert Steg
Aleea Perry
Alexander Chervinsky
Alicia Murphy
Amber Wilson-Barnard
Amy Fleming
Amy Jones
Andrea Sparzo Blomquist
Anna Chai
Arbor Hill Inn
Ari Frede
Ben Bitner
Ben Husmann
Bert Ehrmann
Brad Barber
Brad Pauly
Brandon Arnold
Brian Wyrick
Brienne Sauers
Bryan Taylor
Cecilia Fage
Chezik Walker
Chris Cudney
Clark Aycock
Chip Shaw
Dan Palumbo
Daniel Miller
Daniella Peting
Dave & Amanda Jozaitis
Dave Fischoff
David John Nerahoo
David Nadelberg
Danielle Smith
Davy Rothbart
Dean B Krafft
Deb Wood
Deborah Smith
Delaney H.
Diane Wininger Bullock
Donnie & Krisy Kizzee
Dr. Stephen Wellinski
Edward A Whittaker
Elizabeth Khelil
Elizabeth Meister
Emily Gould
Emily Long
Emily Mcfadden
Eric Gustafson
Eva Veble
Evan Jacover
Felix Jung
Florian And Christine Predd
Frank Warren
Frederick Wells
Gina Fattore
Gregg Hale
Helen Georgas
Holly Matthews
Jacqueline Cheney
Jamie Hayes
Jamin Mendelsohn
Janna Cross
Jeff Rajeck
Jennifer Marjorie Bosch
Jessie Henderson
Jim Lofton
Joe Germuska
Joe Otter
John & Daniela Bitner
John Bowles
John Hauser
John Supanik
Joy Division
Judith Swanson
Julie Bogya
Julien Villeret
Justin Kessler
Kara Barber Edie
Karen Ingram
Karen Reif
Katherine Skinner
Katherine Wasaff Caperton
Katie Krentz
Kc Buell
Kelly Mcniece
Kendra Mcleod
Kevin Beaver
Kevin Huffaker
Kristi Frick
Kristin Olsen-Whisler
Lars Jacobsen
Lars Söderkvist
Laura Schmitt
Lewis Winter
Lin Curtis
Lisa Case
Lisa Pollak
Lisa Roule
Liz Hodes
Lori Smith Saine
Lynn Apgar
Marie Hansen
Mark Livings
Mark Podjasek
Marsha Mills
Mary Casavant
Mary Mckinney
Megan Backus
Megan Savitt
Melanie Hannon
Melinka Thompson-Godoy
Meri Haitkin
Michael Backus
Michael Mezaros
Michael Moebes
Mike Hannigan
Mike Keating
Nathan Bogya
Nicolas Bailly
Pam Jensen Drucker
Pat Predd
Patricia Minich
Paul Roales
Perry Chen
Pete Meyer
Quack!Media
Regina Sellers
Rich Woodrick
Richard Dowdy
Rick & Lori Lazarek
Rita Marlow
Rodrigo Campos
Ryan Finkel
Sara Lamm
Sarah Locke
Shaw Friedman
Susan And Tom Moon
Susan Vair
Tara Wray
Teresa Ricard
Thomas & Cyndi Ebert
Tim Pieszchala
Tom & Lori Gould
Tom Scott
Trevor Wiessmann
Vanessa Roanhorse
Will Weider
Winnie Nilson Landis
Yancey Strickler
Zach Klein