And the Screenings Begin

Today, "Our Community" was shown at two different venues. The first was a class at the English for New Americans program, which is featured in the film. The second was the Southern NH ESOL Teachers' Network meeting. Both audiences seemed to enjoy the film. With a few more edits, "Our Community" will be ready to hit the city. It's exciting to be moving into the screening phase of the project. For so long, I was that kid making the documentary. Soon, I'll be that kid who made a documentary.

Rough Cut

Yesterday marked the first time that "Our Community" (which I've officially titled it) was put to DVD. I premiered it to my family. The cut is still rough, but it's almost there. Still waiting on those historical photos and name confirmations. Then I have to do a technical viewing to fix up some sound and transition issues, cut out any excess, add more B-roll (I've come to loathe B-roll) and generally make it shine. I also have an hour or so of footage marked "good stuff" which I need to look through to make sure it doesn't belong in the finished piece somewhere. The current piece runs 48 minutes long, and I must say, I'm very happy with it. I am hoping to have an official premier close to June 17th.