Fall River
In the 19th century, Fall River, Massachusetts was one of the United States’ great economic success stories. In 2016, USA Today named it the fifth worst city to live in the entire country. Through the intimate reflections of one extraordinary woman, Fall River tells the story of a family’s tragedy, their once-thriving hometown, and how hope can blossom in unexpected places. In the search for closeness, for comfort, for history — what does it mean to be from somewhere?
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Jamil McGinnisDirector
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Pat HeywoodDirector
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Margaret "Peg" VendituoliGrandma
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Pat HeywoodGrandson
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Katie TurinskiEditor
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Josh TurnerMusic
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Adam GreenbergAssistant Editor
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Evyn BruceEditorial Producer
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Sasha HirschfeldEditorial Executive Producer
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Mikey RossiterColor
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Elias NousiopoulosAssistant Colorist
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Evan BauerColor Producer
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Anna BorysewiczColor Producer
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Blake RiceColor Producer
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Paul WeissSound Design & Mix
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Pat SullivanSound Producer
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Robert HoullahanFilm Scanning
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BB BlanchardFinishing
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Grant ThompsonBusiness Manager
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Connor VendituoliSpecial Thanks
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Genres:Documentary, Short, Mixed Media, Family, Drama
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Runtime:7 minutes
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Completion Date:April 11, 2018
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Production Budget:1,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Kodak Super 16, VHS
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Rhode Island International Film FestivalProvidence, Rhode Island
United States
August 7, 2018
World Premiere
Official Selection, Opening Night Ceremony -
New Orleans Film FestivalNew Orleans, Louisiana
United States
US Southern Premiere
Official Selection -
New Hampshire Film FestivalPortsmouth, NH
United States
Official Selection -
Middlebury New Filmmakers FestivalMiddlbury, Vermont
United States
August 26, 2018
Vermont Premiere
Finalist, Best Documentary Short
Jamil McGinnis and Pat Heywood are a writing/directing team based in Brooklyn, New York. Their work together has been featured on PBS, NOWNESS, TIDAL, NPR, NoBudge, Booooooom, Canal180, Blavity, Medium, Button Poetry, Shots, Poetry Foundation, and screened as Official Selections of the New Orleans Film Festival, Rhode Island International Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, New Hampshire Film Festival, Middlebury New Filmmaker Festival, African Film Festival at the Lincoln Center, and the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis.
Jamil is a Turkish and African American filmmaker and photographer originally from Kaiserslautern, Germany. After graduating from Florida A&M University, he began working at Saatchi & Saatchi before moving to Droga5 as a content producer. His most recent photography work showcased at the Agora Gallery in NYC and at the ARENA 1 Gallery in LA for the Lucie Foundation’s Month of Photography. Pat grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts as a self-professed cinephile. He is a graduate of Emerson College, where he was nominated to partake in the Writers Guild of America Mentorship Program. After graduating, he spent four years working at the renowned production company SMUGGLER. He concurrently works with Cannes and Emmy-winning director Miles Jay developing stories for feature films.