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Snow The Movie, a
short film 22 minute film, has won an
audience award at the
11th annual International Student Film and Video Festival of
Beijing, China, according to Isaac Ergas, the director. The
film has now been screened at several festivals and there has been
a big resurgence of interest in the film over the last few months,
Ergas told the Monitor. Schools and organizations have recently
obtained copies of the film and many are planning on utilizing it
leading up to the 200th anniversary, according to Ergas.
Visit this link to read our original story about the film when
released last year.
http://tinyurl.com/c4agxhw
New Script
In
the meantime, Ergas is busy writing the full length feature
version of the film. When asked about how far away it was before
we might see such a film, Ergas replied “the plan is to finish the
screenplay in the next 3-6 months. Then spend 6 months to a year
in fundraising and development. Then spend 6 months to a year in
production. Then release. So… all said, looking about 2 years
(of course can always be fast tracked with the right kind of
backing:).”
Peek Ahead
When
asked about the actors and why he was going to a full length film,
he answered, “it will not be the same actors, but an entirely new
cast. The feature length movie needs to be done because the story
is much larger than what was able to be presented in 20 min (need
to include Whiteheads investigation and friendship with Snow, also
need to include Soho residents such as Lewis family and Eley
family, also need to get into the larger picture of miasmists vs
contagionists and finally really get into how the entire
investigation went down. There is a very dramatic story here
which is still quite relevant and can be shared in a theatrical
setting and be interesting to movie goers beyond the public health
academic community.
The
short film is now available on Amazon for both personal ($24.99)
and institutional use ($199.99).
PERSONAL
EDITION:
http://tinyurl.com/cvmbj2q
INSTITUTIONAL EDITION:
http://tinyurl.com/ctxf2r6
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