deadmanwalking

This week’s episode of the 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Sister Helen Prejean, founder of the Ministry Against the Death Penalty, advocate, and author of “Dead Man Walking.” Sister Helen may be best known for her bestselling book that was turned into the Oscar Award winning film, “Dead Man Walking”, but Sister Helen is so much more. Sister Helen has dedicated her entire life to being a vocal advocate for the incarcerated population and particularly for those on death row. The Ministry Against the Death Penalty (MADP) fosters creative, reflective and educational programs that awaken hearts and minds, inspire social change, and strengthen our world’s commitment to human rights.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Sister Helen’s life story; 
• The story of how she decided to become a nun and what her life as a nun has been like;
• The story of how she was asked to write Patrick Sonnier on death row and how their interactions changed the trajectory of her life;
• How she got involved in the work she does on death row and why she’s dedicated her life to the incarcerated population - particularly those on death row;
• Why we should all care and what we can do to learn more about incarceration and those on death row;
• And so much more.

For more on Sister Helen and her work, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/sisterhelen

Our guest on the show this week is superstar producer Marina Cordoni, the founder of Marina Cordoni Entertainment, aka MCE!  This is going to be such a treat because Marina will also be one of the mentors for our Indie Producers mentorship workshop on September 25th! 

Marina’s handled pre-sales and completed picture sales on hits including '4 Weddings and a Funeral', 'Dead Man Walking', 'Fargo' and 'Sleepers'!   With all her amazing distribution smarts, Marina pivoted into the production world.  Marina met her business partner Kelley Feldsott Reynolds when they both executive produced one of Hallmark Network’s highest-rated TV movies, 'Love on the Air'! Now, they’ve built a bridge between Canada and the U.S., with Marina producing from Toronto and Kelley from L.A. Some of Marina and Kelley's upcoming projects include Fear the Worst, a Linwood Barclay novel starring Jason Priestley, and Wanda Woman, with writer Bridget Canning, director Gia Milani, and producer, Mary Sexton in Newfoundland. 

Marina shared exclusively about her journey to sobriety and how this opened up a whole new world of creativity.  

Follow Marina Cordoni @mcordoni
Website: www.marinacordoni.com
Photo Credit : Liliana Reyes Fotography @lilianareyesfoto

Never Saw It Coming @neversawfilm - catch it on Amazon Prime 
American Hangman is on iTunes globally and Amazon in the US 
Love On the Air can be streamed on Hallmark Movies Now 

Firecracker Department Indie Producers Mentorship Workshop on September 25, 2021! Link is posted on the Firecracker Department Members Page.  Members have early bird registration.  Join us!
The Firecracker community/general public can register on August 24th. Stay tuned.

Shoutouts
- Core member and Actioneer Anna Jane Edmonds (@atotheje) - support AJ's upcoming project Dark Highway by giving to the Seed&Spark page or spread the word. - a documentary film exposing the pervasiveness of sex trafficking in Ontario. Be a part of bringing this story to life: share, donate, and ask questions! Go to @darkhighwayfilm for links in their bio.

-Community member Anne-Marie Krytiuk (@itsannemariek) shouts out actor-comedian Robyn Deverett (@robyndeverett) who has a podcast Window Chats with Robyn.

Podcast Production Credits:
Head Producer: Winnie Wong @wonder_wong

Head of Post Production and Head Writer: Sydney Neilson (@sydney_neilson)

Editors: Jordyn Giddens @jordyngiddens and Shayne Stolz @shaynestolz

Intro/Outro Writer: Winnie Wong @wonder_wong

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EPISODE 142 - RICHARD HOOVER - Production Designer

Teams Deakins has a conversation with production designer, Richard Hoover (42, GIRL, INTERRUPTED, BOB ROBERTS). Richard talks about different methods of working with different directors and how he discovers what the director wants. He also illustrates his points with examples from Twin Peaks, Bob Roberts, Dead Man Walking. 42 and The Assassination of Jesse James and the approaches he took. He shares the use of a “look book” for the design and the particular challenges of working on period pieces. He tells us that the content of the scene definitely affects the design and how you can tell the story with the design. We asked about designing against your personal taste as well as what his greatest design challenge was. It’s a great look into the complex role of the production designer on a film. Don’t miss it!

Sister Helen Prejean, the spitfire Catholic nun internationally known for her work as a death penalty repeal advocate and author of the bestselling book, “Dead Man Walking,” joins Heather Mizeur for a #SoulForcePolitics conversation about mass incarceration, restorative justice, state executions, revenge, forgiveness, the grace of awakening, and the deep responsibility we have to take action and speak truth when we bear witness to injustice. These lessons are beautifully told in her upcoming memoir, “River of Fire,” which she previews for us here.