Posted by DEAN SKIP RUTHERFORD – Director/Writer/Producer John Scheinfeld, who wrote, directed and produced “The U.S. vs. John Lennon,” will discuss his film, Lennon, Yoko Ono and other topics at the Clinton School this Sunday. The film is at 2:00 p.m. and Scheinfeld will speak following. Currently, he is completing production on “Heaven,” a documentary film about how the world’s foremost religions view Heaven and how certain people/groups within those religions live their lives to get there. He has been nominated for both an Emmy and Grammy for other work.
Chad Smith, creator and producer of” We Believe,” (about the Chicago Cubs) will discuss his film (along with Scheinfeld) following its screening at 5:00 p.m. Smith is also producing the upcoming feature documentary, FREAKONOMICS, based on the New York Times bestselling book, due for release in January 2010.
“We Believe” is the first theatrical documentary to be fully authorized by the Cubs. A significant aspect of the film’s creative vision is its soundtrack. Among artists contributing songs to the film are Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, Steve Goodman, Paul McCartney, Plain White T’s, Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen and Umphrey’s McGee. Other musical contributions have been by local Chicago bands including an original score composed by Steve Ford, one of the city’s top composers.
The films are free. Hope you can join us and also welcome these two premier film makers to Arkansas. RSVP by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu.