from one to another
An oral history of East End voices in COVID times
project
This documentary explores the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects upon a singular U.S. community, Long Island’s East End.
Composed as a letter from a father to his newborn daughter, “From One to Another,” narrates the story of a community under unprecedented strain: struggling to sustain services under safety restrictions, decrying a lack of affordable housing, reacting to racial violence, and pivoting unevenly in education.
Within these storylines, the documentary highlights the people — caregivers, delivery drivers, farmers, teachers, artists, musicians, business owners, volunteers and more — whose empathy, compassion, and inventiveness showcase a culture adapting to profound and lasting change.
As the virus pushed us apart, it was these people who pulled us together. We want to honor their stories in this broad reaching oral history project.
production
Combining interviews, citizen-produced video submissions and archival footage, we plan to create a feature documentary celebrating local people across the East End community who rose to the challenges during the COVID pandemic.
Many individuals and organizations witnessed disruptions to their health and the economy in 2020. Their responses, community outreach and government support are important to document.
As an added benefit of this media project, we will use the footage to create impact videos that will be given free of charge to be used as marketing support for the essential non-profit organizations featured in this film.
A Documentary in 3 Acts:
- A COMMUNITY IN CRISIS: MARCH-MAY 2020
Documenting experiences of East Enders during the “first wave” of the COVID-19 crisis - A SUMMER LIKE NO OTHER: JULY-AUGUST 2020
Documenting the Black Lives Matter Movement in the Hamptons, the real estate boom, tourism under COVID, NYC vs. the East End - WAITING FOR RESULTS: OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2020
Documenting school/business reopenings/closures, social services under strain, the 2020 election cycle’s effects on the East End, lasting effects of COVID-19 on the community
Calendar (2021)
January: Develop creative direction, pre-production and begin key interview shoots
February: Principal photography, call for and review of video submissions
March: Editing & Post-production
April: Secondary photography, mixing and mastering
May: Final cut for festival submissions
Release Date: Fall 2021
Distribution
- Film festivals
- Online streaming platforms
- Featured on LTV
- Promo videos packaged for local organizations
This documentary project will be integral to the history of our community and the world at large.
We will submit it to Film Festivals for consideration and will promote it through online media platforms.
team
Michael Clark is the Executive Director of LTV where he overseas the daily production and well as the overall mission of the station. Michael will also be Executive Producer on this documentary project.
We are working in partnership with LTV, the East End’s local access television station. LTV provides a free-speech television and media platform to share this important story. LTV preserves and archives shows of historic value and interest. These archives contains over 30,000 stories from the East End community.
They will be broadcasting the documentary on TV and archiving the project on their YouTube Channel. LTV is a 501(c)3 Not-for-Profit and all donations for the funding of this project are fully tax deductible.
Bill Delano
Director
Bill is a filmmaker whose first film Karma Walkers won a Golden Cine Award. His work with companies like Ford Motors, Johnson & Johnson, and AVON have immersed him in the commercial world while his experience producing content for the Travel Channel and USA Today have kept him grounded in reality.
Annemarie McCoy
Impact Producer
Annemarie has produced websites and videos for artists, non-profit organizations and businesses on the East End for the past 25 years.
Spencer Holden
Video Editor
Spencer is a filmmaker whose work has been featured at REDCAT, Slamdance, Barnsdall Art Park and The Watermill Center, Coney Island Film Festival, H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Athens international Film and Video Festival and the San Diego Underground Film Festival. Spencer graduated from CalArts in the Film and Video Program. He currently lives in Sag Harbor, NY
Dr. Paul Gansky
Editorial Consultant
Paul is a teacher, writer, and filmmaker at the Ross School. His writing has appeared in the Journal of Design History and Design Observer.
Bill Delano
Director
Bill is a filmmaker whose first film Karma Walkers won a Golden Cine Award. His work with companies like Ford Motors, Johnson & Johnson, and AVON have immersed him in the commercial world while his experience producing content for the Travel Channel and USA Today have kept him grounded in reality.
Annemarie McCoy
Impact Producer
Annemarie has produced websites and videos for artists, non-profit organizations and businesses on the East End for the past 25 years.
Spencer Holden
Video Editor
Spencer is a filmmaker whose work has been featured at REDCAT, Slamdance, Barnsdall Art Park and The Watermill Center, Coney Island Film Festival, H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Athens international Film and Video Festival and the San Diego Underground Film Festival. Spencer graduated from CalArts in the Film and Video Program. He currently lives in Sag Harbor, NY
Dr. Paul Gansky
Editorial Consultant
Paul is a teacher, writer, and filmmaker at the Ross School. His writing has appeared in the Journal of Design History and Design Observer.
get involved
be a sponsor
As a sponsor you will receive benefits including film credits, social media engagement and your name featured on all promo materials.
submit a story
As you reflect on 2020 we invite you to fill out our questionnaire about the people and stories that helped get you through the pandemic.
Feel free to share this page, to anyone you know who you think has a story they’d like share.
We hope this project will help us all reflect on the direction our community is headed, and can’t wait to see you at the screening of this hyper-local documentary in the Fall of 2021.
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© 2020 Authentic Productions LLC in partnership with LTV, East Hampton NY
LTV is a 501(c)3 Not-for-Profit and all donations for the funding of this project are fully tax deductible.