Today is Weary Willie Day, a day that recognizes the art of clowning. It is named for the character made famous by Emmett Kelly, who was born on this day in 1898.
And like all tales involving clowns, there is some controversy to the Weary Willie story. We made a film on it, "Who is Weary Willie?" directed by Constanza Hevia Hoffmann and edited and animated by Hannah Anderson.
“What captivated me to tell the story of Weary Willie,” Constanza told us, “was the controversy and confusion over identity the circus character faces until these days.” And as Hannah noted: “Weary Willie was originally developed as a cartoon character on the page and was a character that seemed to envelope whomever was portraying him, isolating them from others.”
Our short film, "Who is Weary Willie?" explores the life of the famous circus character Weary Willie and his story tied to controversy and confusion over identity between his creator, Emmett Kelly Sr., and his son, Emmett Kelly J.
It has been selected to seven film festivals to-date… including must recently Cannes Shorts.
If you like the trailer, watch the film here in our WWII series (scroll down if you only want to watch the this film in the series): https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09CK7T258/ref=atv_un_8k2_c_OcGi58_brws_4_1
You gotta' check out our short film (at least the trailer), Who is Weary Willie? directed by Constanza Hevia Hoffmann, edit and animated by Hannah Anderson, shot by Andrés Gallegos, sound recording by Diana Sánchez, produced with Jesse Sutterley, and sound design by Dan Daniel Olmsted. It just got into its 4th festival. Congrats, team.
On Day 7, Filmmaker Andrés Gallegos interviewed Professor Tomás Summer Sandoval at Pomona College. The interview occurred in two separate rooms. Professor Sandoval was safe in room 1 with all camera and sounds equipment. On the other room, the crew was monitoring sounds and camera via zoom and phone.
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NCA legacy film: Leo Patrick McArdle - excerpt
An excerpt of NCA film– A veteran creates support systems that help other #veterans and their 3families. This film was made with the support of The #VeteransLegacyProgram of National Cemetery Administration (NCA) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Remembering Port Chicago - excerpt
A memorable scene of our short NCA Legacy film, "Remembering Port Chicago." WATCH tomorrow's premiere here: https://youtu.be/3Zn8mvgLNTM
#Veterans #Sailors #navy #portchicagoremembered
We present a new NCA Legacy series film: "PFC Benjamin Tollefson" is narrated from the perspective of Benjamin Tollefson's mother. An Army-Infantryman from 2007-2008, This short film explores the grief of a mother and Tollefson's absence as a father to his son Mac. Made with the support of The legacy Program of National Cemetery Administration (NCA) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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WATCH: https://youtu.be/3W3HhV0NEwo
Introduction to NCA Legacy Film: PFC Benjamin Tollefson
Our new NCA Legacy film focuses on Benjamin Tollefson and the act of rememberance and grief in his family. This film was made with the support of The Veterans Legacy Program of National Cemetery Administration (NCA) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
WATCH complete short film here: https://youtu.be/3W3HhV0NEwo
Director Daniel Bernardi takes us on a behind the scenes tour!
Featuring Trevor Getz on the San Francisco State sound stage speaking about the Korean War
We go where the story takes us.
