Director Joe Beshenkovsky was awarded the 2009 Emmy Award for Nonfiction Editing for his work on the Showtime television series “This American Life,” based on the celebrated public radio program. Other projects include “Objectified,” a documentary film currently in theaters, and numerous television series and programs sponsored by the UN and State Department.
Producer Jason Bitner is the co-creator of FOUND Magazine, an internationally-acclaimed show-and-tell project celebrating found notes, letters and other ephemera, and the creator of Cassette From My Ex, a storytelling project based around love and mixtapes. Jason’s work has been widely published and reviewed, and has been featured in print, web, radio, and television appearances including The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, National Public Radio, SPIN Magazine, The New Yorker and many others.
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Sirs:
I look forward to your finished film.
I grew up in La Porte in the 60’s and 70’s, the 2nd son in a typical middle-class family. I have returned to living in La Porte once for a shor period since my graduation from Purdue in 1981 and have been back so many times to visit family and friends that I could never count.
What I look forward to seeing in your film is confirmation of the addage “you can never go home” but your home is still your home. While it is my home La Porte has fallen on hard times and decline since it’s peak around 1980 just prior to the closing of the Alis Chalmer’s factory. So many industries, and subsequently the many stores on LincolnWay have closed their door since then. My mother worked for many years at the elite clothing store “Droege’s” in town. At one thime their were three very propserpous men’s formal clothing stores in La Porte. The income decline has resulted in all being closed. They track the decline of the town along with the change in income and demographics.
However, every time I go home, while I can never “go home” as my hometown has changed, I come to the realisation that my home town is still inside of me. Visiting La Porte and its many landmarks bring me still home, both on the outside and inside. From what I see in your trailer, I think your movie will confirm what I believe.
Good Luck,
Robyn Stephens (LPHS Class of 1977)
Robyn Stephens wrote on
Dec 10 09 at
5:17 pm
