It Gets In Your Blood

“It Gets in Your Blood” is a short documentary by Ed Hartman. The film is about Richard Lyford, a filmmaker who made 9 films before he was 20-years-old, worked for Disney on Fantasia, Dumbo, and Pinocchio, and went on to direct an Academy Award-winning documentary. In spite of all of this, very few know who he is, or why he is important to filmmaking, today.
Related film: (also on FilmFreeway)
https://www.astheearthturns.com

  • Ed Hartman
    Director
    Thought Dreams, Time for No One, Into the Known
  • Ed Hartman
    Writer
    Thought Dreams, Time for No One, Into the Known
  • Ed Hartman
    Producer
    As the Earth Turns, Thought Dreams, Time for No One, Into the Known
  • Ed Hartman
    Composer
    "The Scalpel" 2020 Film fragment by Richard Lyford - 8th Sense Productions, LLC "Ritual of the Dead" 2020 Film fragment by Richard Lyford - 8th Sense Productions, LLC "DACA - The Story of Dreamers" 2020 Documentary by Eduardo Freitas "Pause" 2020 Short comedy - Loose Cannon Media "Into the Known" 2020 Entry in the Roger Corman First and Last Pandemic Film Festival - 8th Sense Productions, LLC "Saving District" 2019 Drama about school shootings - Global Millennium Pictures "Tesser" 2019 Award-Winning 48hr Short - Tura Productions "As the Earth Turns" 2018 Independent Feature with Award-Winning Score - 8th Sense Productions, LLC "S.H.A.M. Therapy" 2018 (TV Show, Episodic score) "The Lost Wallet" 2018 Independent Film (Short) "The Son, The Father" 2017 Independent Film (Short) - LA Hollyshorts Premiere "A Rich Man" 2015 Independent Film (Short) "Those in Need" 2014 Independent Film (Short) "Trauma" 2013 STIFF 48 Hour Film (Audience Favorite) (Short) "Article 106" 2013 Independent Film (Short) "The Three Stars" 2013 Seattle International Film Festival Fly Film (Short) "Circumcision" 2013 Independent Film (Short) "Winston" 2012 Independent Film (Short) "Little Peter Needs to Fly" 2011 Seattle International Film Festival Fly Film (Short) "Cloistered Librarians in Training" - 2011 Trailer spoof (Short) "Library of the Sacred Beast" - 2011 Trailer spoof (Short) "The Map Makers: "Project Colombia"(2009 Documentary) "End Zone" (2008)" - 2008 Seattle International Film Festival Fly Film (Short) "Grey Linings (2008)" (Partial score) - 2008 "Seattle Spirit Award" Seattle International Film Festival (Short) "Fitz"- 2007 AlbertaFilm and Television Awards Nominee: Best Feature Film (Feature)
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ed Hartman

Ed Hartman started making Super 8 movies as a kid in Chicago, Illinois. After receiving his degree in music from Indiana University, he moved to Seattle where he has been a performer, composer, and educator. Ed Hartman has made dozens of films and videos over the years along with scoring films for other filmmakers.
In 2018 Ed was asked to score and produce, “As the Earth Turns” a 1938 unreleased silent sci-film made by a then, 20-year-old filmmaker, Richard Lyford, in Seattle. That film has been in 122 film festivals and won 136 awards/nominations, including 34 for best score. The film is in distribution, including Turner Classic Movies.
Ed owns the Richard Lyford film estate. His documentary, “It Gets in Your Blood” is about the director. He is currently writing a biopic about Lyford.

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Director Statement

Through an absolutely stunning sequence of serendipitous events, I have become thoroughly entangled with the work of Richard Lyford, an unknown director with an amazing backstory. It is my goal to get his film legacy to the public. I feel his story as a filmmaker is a great inspiration to anyone making films today.