Welcome to Made In Film-Land! Tuesday March 09th, 2010, it is 06:22 pm in New York City (G.M.T. -5).
You can contact us at info@film-land.com ; or via Skype, madeinfilmland ; or by phone +1.212.699.0971.
Juan Melendez (left) was incarcerated in 1983 for a crime committed in Florida. Although he was in Pennsylvania at the time, and another man ultimately confessed to the murder, he was kept on death row for 17 years. Pure luck made a judge and a defense attorney discuss a box with a transcript of the confession in 2002.
Juan is now free and an advocate for “Voices for Justice”.
His lawyer, Marty McClain (right) is the other kind of lawyer. He spent his entire life working as a defense attorney in Florida on cases that everyone has abandoned, especially on death row. And his work contributed to revoking the use of the electric chair in the State of Florida.
As of November 3, 2009 there have been 139 exonerations in 26 different States.
“Infinito” is a documentary program for Turner Argentina, broadcasted in Latin America.
We were proud to collaborate with them for the first time. We have become excellent at packing an editing suite in the front seat, and lighting gear in the back of any car. Even if it cramped our style a bit to drive a minivan instead of a convertible…
Made In Film-Land is shooting a documentary in St. Lucia for the next ten days with Taj Weekes , a St. Lucia born reggae singer, poet and humanitarian. Taj called our attention to the diabetes epidemic on the island only a few months ago, and asked us to follow him back to his homeland trying to garner national and international attention to the crises. St. Lucia has the largest number of diabetics in the world per capita, and the numbers are growing every year to catastrophic levels. In average, there are 2 amputations per day and as a result, many people are shut-ins and left alone to fend for themselves. Many of the patients are young children and entire families. Taj and Film-Land will focus on telling the personal stories of some of those children, some shut-ins, as well as the humanitarian efforts of health officials, government agencies, the local media, doctors, nurses, and the average rasta man. We are looking for answers to not only why and how the illness has spread to such levels, but also how individuals, the private sector, and the government are helping to raise awareness. While exposing personal stories, we still want to expand our focus to the larger picture of the humanitarian efforts here on the island as well as globally.
We will keep you updated for the next 10 days as we keep shooting with our small crew of Caroline, Lee, Casey and Monica. Look out for pictures, videos and regular updates of our progress.
Directed by Sam Zalutsky for Lewis Cho (Lewischo.com); produced by Sam Zalutsky and Caroline Aragon; Music: Already Over by Violens; Concept: Jeff Lee; Cinematography: Chad Davidson; Editor: Anita Gabrosek; Finished at the Edit Center; inspired by the work of Erwin Blumenfeld.
We just wrapped a fun studio shoot for New York designers Lewis Cho. With Director Sam Zalutsk and Cinematographer Chad Davidson, a sexy and elegant video coming up in a few weeks.
Check out their Fall 2009 collection, it’s worth your while.
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