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It's really about realizing
we can own a piece of each other's successes, and in so
doing, learn to become successful ourselves.
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WIF Featured Member:
Director, Laura Jean Cronin
In addition to being our Membership Chair, Laura Jean Cronin is founder of Pound Pictures and an award winning writer, director, producer, and editor. Laura Jean recently wrapped her short film One Night, a thriller in thirteen minutes. One Night also inaugurates the collaboration with WIF/Seattle member Sharlyn MaRae who has recently come aboard Pound Pictures in the capacity of Associate Producer and Stunt Coordinator.
Laura Jean says of the experience, “This was my first venture into action/adventure and it was amazing to work with Sharlyn,
Scene from One Night
she made everything easy. I wrote the script, then focused on directing and producing while Sharlyn choreographed the attack scene and handled the stunts and special effects, other than make-up, which was done my none other than WIF/Seattle member Melanie Melanie. I couldn't be happier with the results and am looking forward to releasing One Night on the festival circuit in the coming year.”
In addition to Sharlyn and Melanie, WIF/Seattle member Sarena Schumacker worked on One Night as Key Grip. Stay tuned for announcements about festival screenings of One Night in 2009.
Scene from One Night
The idea of One Night came about one morning as Laura Jean was musing about the idea of what one would feel like the next morning after having taken someone's life. How would you go about your morning? From there she just needed to come up with the Who? How? And Why?
One Night is Laura Jean's sixth short film. John Gill, Block Party, Leave It!, Genie, and Free Parking have played at festivals all over the world including Palm Springs Short FF, Outfest, Frameline in San Francisco, The New Festival in New York, and Gay and Lesbian Festivals in Melbourne, Australia, Paris, Bologna, Milan, New Zealand and London. Block Party and Free Parking have been official selections and premiered at Seattle International al Film Festival. Laura Jean also screens frequently at Post Alley Film Festival in Seattle.
Scene from One Night
In addition to Pound Pictures, Laura Jean owns and operates the Photocloset, a community black and white darkroom run on a monthly membership basis, and recently wrapped the first half of Season Two of the television show Biz Kids on which she is First AD.
Film list and stills from her recent short thriller One Night
Laura Jean’s films screenings:
Leave It! Festivals include:
Outfest, Los Angeles, 2002
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, 2002
Seattle International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, 2002
Verzaurbert International Queer Film Festival, Germany 2002
Immaginaria, Bologna, Italy, 2003
Cleveland International Film Festival, 2003
Mardi Gras Film Festival, Sydney, Australia, 2003
The New Festival, New York, 2003
San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival , 2003
Festival Internationale de Cinema Gaylesbico di Milano, 2003
Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2003
The Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival, 2003
Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival, 2004
New Zealand International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, 2004
New Orleans Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 2004
Michigan Women's Music Festival, 2004
Reeling, Washington DC International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, 2004
Set photos of “One Night”
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