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News: May 2012
A Year in Burgundy: 90-minute theatrical version almost complete
Re-inventing Yourself – new creativity film – on PBS stations nationally
8 Ways to Wellbeing – new project on lifestyles and mental health
The Lute Maker’s Daughter: InCA’s first-ever animation/fiction project
A Year in Champagne – first location shooting complete: more in June
Journey of the Universe: Now on DVD, with educational series and book
Deep Waters: Arctic documentary story on the survival of the Inuit
“A Year in Burgundy”: 90 minute film in post-production
“A Year in Burgundy” is a new theatrical 90-minute documentary, with a one-hour version for PBS.
It features a year in the life of the wine-makers of Burgundy, France. The film was shot on location
throughout 2011 (April, May, June, August, September). Principal photography was completed at a
wine-and-food pairing at renowned gourmet haven Blackberry Farm in Tennessee during December.
Final scenes were shot among the frozen vineyards in Burgundy in January.
Post-production continues: editing will be complete by June, followed by online and sound sweetening.
The first sneak preview will be held on July 28 at the International Pinot Noir celebration in Oregon.
Visit the film’s website for all the latest news, and to watch a new trailer.
Reinventing Yourself on PBS stations nationally in May
This compelling one-hour film tells the story of four people who decided to start life all over again – re-shaping their work, their relationships and their world-view. Why and how did they take this step? In the final story, creativity and mentoring helped the Chickasaw nation to redefine its future. This is the second film in InCA’s ReCreating America series
WATCH FOR LOCAL LISTINGS ON PBS
OETA Oklahoma, Thursday 3 May at 9pm
Repeats on PBS stations nationally in May and June
Watch a teaser trailer
Download the press kit PDF
8 Ways to Wellbeing: new psychology project
Research has begun on a new multi-media documentary project featuring the work of
Dr. Roger Walsh, Professor of Psychiatry, Anthropology and Philosophy at U.C. Irvine.
Titled “8 Ways to Wellbeing”, this will investigate how TLC’s (Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes) can
positively impact both psychological and physical health.
The producers will create a new inspirational DVD, sign up volunteers and film the results of their
lifestyle changes over a six-month period. The resulting 60-minute documentary will be nationally
distributed on PBS. A new website will offer information and community support for those who
choose to participate in the “8 Ways” program.
Producer and Director of Research is Lizzie Kennard.
Full production is targeted to commence in late Summer 2012
Watch the 12-minute promotional video
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The Lute Maker’s Daughter: new animated film
First-stage production continues on InCA’s first-ever animated film, a half-hour fantasy
set in ancient China, based on historically accurate backgrounds and research.
The script is now complete.Storyboards and soundtrack are now being created.
James Kennard is the concept artist and lead animator.
Based on a book by Dan Liebowitz and Barbara Kanowick, the film will be targeted at
a worldwide family audience and launched at animation festivals internationally.
If successful, this will be the first in a series of animated films featuring Chinese history.
Completion funding is being sought currently from Chinese and American sources.
Click here for a gallery of selected production artwork
Second wine film, “A Year in Champagne,” in production
Our second film on fine wine, A Year in Champagne, completed its first location shoot in April.
Featuring the history and mythology of Champagne, it will feature intimate portraits
of wine-makers and their families, and reveal some of the secrets of their wine-making.
Future location shoots will take place in June, September (the harvest) and December.
"Universe" – now on DVD + book and educational series
Journey of the Universe
A mind-blowing journey through 14 billion years
A documentary special produced and directed by David Kennard and Patsy Northcutt
Location Producer (Samos, Greece): Lizzie Kennard
Yale University Press has published the companion book. To order, visit here
DVDs are now available: visit www.journeyoftheuniverse.org
You can still find the film on PBS stations (watch for repeats)
The 20-part educational video series is now available. See here for a pdf press release
“Journey of the Universe” is a documentary epic written and presented by Brian Swimme, co-written and executive-produced by Mary Evelyn Tucker, produced and directed by David Kennard and Patsy Northcutt, with location producer Lizzie Kennard. The film, set in the Greek island of Samos, is a unique and exciting parable about the past 14 billion years, with stunning special effects.
For more information on the film and the book, and to see the trailer, visit www.journeyoftheuniverse.org
“Deep Waters”: new arctic documentary
Created and produced by Alisha Lumea and David Kennard
Production has been completed on InCA’s first 7-minute doc story set in the Arctic.
Pilot filming took place in August in Pangnirtung, a tiny Inuit community on Baffin Island:
– please click below to watch the first seven-minute story: “Summer Days”.
Funds are now being raised to continue this project as a Canadian-US co-production
The full 60/90-minute film will feature Inuit families as they battle year-round
for survival in this harsh but beautiful place.
Can fishing continue to support their way of life, as the climate changes and the ice melts?
Watch the first story
Don't miss InCA’s most recent international hit!
Keeping Score: Mahler – 2-hour movie version in distribution on DVD
InCA’s two-hour Theatrical/DVD Movie won the German Record Critics’ Annual Award, 2011
Since 1980, this award has set “the most rigorous standards for supreme achievement and quality”
in the field of music recording. For more information, visit here. The film, produced by Joan Saffa and
David Kennard, is the final part of an eight-film series, created originally for PBS from 2003-2010.
Visit the San Francisco Symphony’s award-winning website keepingscore.org for more information
and to order DVDs and BluRays of the eight films in the series – from Beethoven to Copland.
for a teaser for Part 1
for a teaser for Part 2
Don't miss InCA’s great corporate work!
CleanFish: the videos (2011)
To see InCA's striking work for CleanFish Inc, the sustainable seafood company, visit the newly relaunched website www.cleanfish.com
For a sample, click HERE
