Private Project

About John

About John is a lyrical film that is driven by the narrative of John Willey's poetry, an 85 year old Mainer, and the visual richness of the world he inhabits as he approaches the end of life.

  • Lauren Shaw
    Director
    Angkor's Children, If They Had Known, A Drop in the Bucket, Maine Women: Living on the Land
  • Lauren Shaw
    Writer
    Angkor's Children, If They Had Known, A Drop in the Bucket, Maine Women: Living on the Land
  • Lauren Shaw
    Producer
    Angkor's Children, If They Had Known, A Drop in the Bucket, Maine Women: Living on the Land
  • Lauren Shaw
    Key Cast
    "Lauren Shaw"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Lauren Shaw
Distribution Information
  • Lauren Shaw
    Country: United States
Director Biography - Lauren Shaw

Lauren Shaw received her MFA in photography from the Rhode Island School of Design where she studied with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind. She is tenured Professor at Emerson College, Department of Visual and Media Art, where she has been teaching photography for 46 years. Her films include, Maine Women: Living on the Land, 2006, A Drop in the Bucket, 2010, Angkor’s Children, 2014 and If They Had Known, 2016. The have screened at festivals and educational institutions throughout the United States as well as the Smithsonian, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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