Once again, “Greensboro’s Child,” was screened in Greensboro. I thought it was a dead deal this year. Three days after November 3rd, I got a call from Brad Akin, a Director from Steep Theater company in Chicago, interested in researching and learning more about November 3rd, 1979. He is going to to put on a production and direct Emily Mann’s play “Greensboro: A Requiem.” He was going to the screening at NC A&T University and thought it would be nice to meet up and talk afterward.

I was not aware of the screening and thought it would be fun to drop in to see my documentary. I love the fact that people are interested in sharing the story with anyone and everyone they know. I would like to know too when someone shows it. I arrived 30 minutes into it, figuring that I would sneak in and watch the last half. This is what got me… it was the rough cut version. The story was all over the place, no music in the background, the audio sucked and is fifteen minutes longer than the final version. It made me cringe in my seat.

If anybody wants to know what is going through the director’s mind when people get up and leave in the middle or close to the end of the film click the arrow to listen to my mind.

All in all it was a good screening, people are interested in the story and I love how the documentary can put fire under people about other subject matters. That is when I call the screening a success.

Related posts:

1. Greensboro’s Child Googled
2. Greensboro’s Child
3. Truth Be Told
4. Tonight at the Carolina Theater… Greensboro: Closer to The Truth
5. Brownie Points
6. Producers, Editors & Filmmakers: Open Source Documentary
7. It’s That Time of Year Again
8. [Audio] Conversation with Adam Zucker Director of Greensboro: Closer To The Truth