Heritage Film Project
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| Industry | Film production and Distribution |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Patagonia Film Group |
| Founded | 18 December 2008 |
| Founder | Eduardo Montes-Bradley, Soledad Liendo |
| Headquarters | Charlottesville, United States of America |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Eduardo Montes-Bradley, Soledad Liendo. |
| Products | Documentary Films, Photography, Photojournalism. |
| Website | heritagefilmproject.com |
Heritage Film Project (HFP) is a film-production studio and film distribution company established in Charlottesville since 2010. HFP was founded by Eduardo Montes-Bradley and Soledad Liendo in Hollywood in 2008.
HFP produces documentaries on the arts, science and the humanities such as Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, Rita Dove: An American Poet, and White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans.[1]
HFP lineup of documentary films includes the University of Virginia Collection, Biographies, and Latin American Collection.[2] HFP documentary films are distributed mainly from Alexander Street Press, the academic video source "Filmakers Library", Vimeo on Demand (VOD), and Amazon. Other films produced by HFP have resulted from commissions such as tributes to individuals or institutions, fundraising, and public service announcements.
UVa. Collection
The HFP has consistently produced films and a photographic archive on the life of research and faculty members at the University of Virginia. These films have enjoyed a variety of distribution channels and the images produced have been included in the permanent collection of the Claude Moore Health Science Library at and the other archive resources. The collection of films includes interviews with, Teresa A. Sullivan, Jared Loewenstein, Julian Bond, Larry Sabato, Raul Baragiola, Rita Dove, and others. Many of the biographical-sketches resulting from these interviews have premiered on PBS affiliates such as WHTJ, are available throughout social media while public performance rights are licensed through Alexander Street Press. Most recently, the HFP -in association with the Curry School of Educationn and the Brown College- was awarded by the Jefferson Trust to produce Monroe Hill, a one-hour documentary on the life of James Monroe during the period in which he occupied his first farm in Albemarle County.
Selected Titles
- Monroe Hill
- Unearthed and Understood
- Rita Dove: An American Poet
- Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement
- Loewenstein. Portrait of Jared Lowenstein, University of Virginia librarian. Jared Lowenstein was founder and curator of the Jorge Luis Borges Collection at the Special Collections Department at the University of Virginia Library.[3][4][5](HD - 12 min. 2010)
- Baragiola. Portrait of on Physicist Raul Baragiola. Raúl Baragiola (1945-2015) was Alice and Guy Wilson Professor of Engineering Physics and Materials Science in the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. (HD - 12 min. 2010)
- School of Medicine Portraits. Series of biographical-essays and portraits on research and clinical faculty at the School of Medicine in the University of Virginia. The series was conceived by Dr. William D. Steers, chairman of the Urology Department. Some of the faculty portrayed in the series are, Anthony Herndon, Stuart Howards, Tracy Krupski, William D. Steers, Raymond Costabile, Ryan Smith, John Herr, Jeffrey Lysiak, Jared Christophel, and Sean Corbett. (HD - multiple lengths)[6]
Biography
HFP has produced biographical documentaries on a wide range of subjects, from Holocaust survivors and World War II veterans, to visual artists and institutions. Many of these biographical works started as projects generated by the Heritage Film Project and produced in-house, others resulted for the proposal of partners. Some of HFP partners in the past include: Rotary Club, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center, University of California Los Angeles, Beth Torah Benny Rok Campus, Ixtatán Foundation, Virginia Film Festival, James Madison´s Montpelier, Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C.. and others.
Selected Titles
- White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans
- Calzada. Portrait of Cuban-American artist Humberto Calzada. Filmed on location in Coral Gables. Theatrical premier was on January 7, 2010 at the Tower Theatre; TV premier on January 12, 2010 WPBT Channel 2 (PBS).(HD - 30 min. 2013)
- Waissman. Portrait of Andrés Waissman. Filmed on Location in Buenos Aires. Premiered on November 23, 2010 on WPBT Channel 2 (PBS). Theatrical premier at MALBA | Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires.
- Norman Kloker. Portrait of Norman Kloker pioneer of Rotary Club. Produced in association with the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Rotary Club. The film was shot on Location in Charlottesville, Virginia. (HD - 15 min. 2012)
- Pérez Celis. Portrait of Latin American master Pérez Celis. Produced in part with an award from the INCAA. Filmed on Location in Little Haiti.[7](HD - 30 min. 2009)
- Child of the Forest. Portrait of Holocaust survivor Yona Bromberg. Filmed on location in Hallandale. On file at the United States Holocaust Museum .Distributed by Alexander Street Press. (HD - 15 min. 2009)
- The Harp of Iwo Jima. Portrait of World War II Veteran US Marine William Eckerth. Filmed on location in Hallandale. On file at the United States Holocaust Museum . Produced with the support of the Library of Congress / Veterans Heritage Project. This film narrates the untold story of US Marine W.J Eckerth, who fought in the South Pacific Theatre on the beaches of Guam and Iwo Jima where he witnessed the rising of the American Flag on Mount Suribachi, an event that would later be re-enacted and photograph for posterity by Joe Rosenthal. On February 23, 2009 Eckerth celebrated the 64th anniversary of the raising of the US flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima. He died on 12 February 2012. Distributed by Alexander Street Press and Kanopy. (HD - 10 min. 2009)
Latin American Collection
Selected Titles
- Saavedra. Original Title: Saaveedra: Between Berlin & a Place Called Peixoto Biographical-sketch on Brazilian writer Carola Saavedra. Series Writers Made in Brazil. Premiered October 9, 2013 at Frankfurt International Book Fair. Shot on location in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. (HD - 30 min. 2013)[8][9]
- Ariana Lisboa. Biographical-sketch on Brazilian writer Adriana Lisboa.Series Writers Made in Brazil. The film explores the life and work of Brazilian novelist Adriana Lisboa, resident of Louisville. Lisboa was filmed in February 2012, on location, in and around Boulder. Lisboa premiered on WHTJ PBS / WCVE PBS, Virginia, also aired on Rocky Mountain PBS. Italian Avant Premier with Italian subtitles at Festivaletteratura | Mantua, Italy, on September 5, 2014[10] Heritage Film Project + Writers Made in Brazil, 2012. HD, 30 min. (English) Produced in part with a grant from the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations | Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C..(HD - 30 min. 2012)[11]
- Che: Rise and Fall
- Evita
- Samba On Your Feet
External links
- Official Website
- IMDB
- School of Medicine Home Page
- UVA - Department of Urology YouTube Channel
- Vimeo Album of films produced by UVA - Department of Urology on Research and Clinical Faculty
- / Facebook Official Site
References
- ↑ Heritage Film Project Official Site
- ↑ "Cineasta faz documentários sobre Ronaldo Correia de Brito e José Luiz Passos" Diario de Pernambuco. October, 2014.
- ↑ For an in-depth description of the Borges collection see C. Jared Loewenstein’s, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Jorge Luis Borges Collection at the University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1993.
- ↑ Zapata, Marcelo. "Jared Loewenstein: el guardián de Borges". Ambito Financiero. August 24, 2011.
- ↑ Montes-Bradley, Eduardo. "Cada pieza es de un valor incalculable".Diario Clarin, Revista Ñ. September 9, 2011.
- ↑ Uva | Department of Urology Youtube Channel
- ↑ Gabin, Maria Jose. Perez Celis: Mi padre. p/251.
- ↑ Germano, Tiago: "Un biógrafo de lentes" | Vida & Arte | Jornal da Paraiba. Editor: André Cananéa | Sunday, November 2, 2014.
- ↑ Macau, Clarisa. Revista Continente. Cinema como forma de escrita. August 7, 2013. Recife. [8]
- ↑ Cineagenzia. "Lisboa" di Eduardo Montes-Bradley | Stati Uniti, 2013, 27 minuti | Anteprima Italiana
- ↑ Cineagenzia. "Lisboa" di Eduardo Montes-Bradley | Stati Uniti, 2013, 27 minuti | Anteprima Italiana [10]
