SFFS Documentary Film Fund Winner: Charge
dir Mike Plunkett
prod Anna Rose Holmer
$20,000 for postproduction, 2012
THE FILM
Charge is a character-driven story about Bolivians’ relentless fight to control their country’s abundant natural resources.
THE FILMMAKERS
Mike Plunkett (Director) Mike’s short film Mary Mary, which he wrote, directed and edited, was a King Wasserman finalist at the First Run Film Festival. Mike has edited several documentary films and TV shows including Miami Ink, LA Ink,Makeover Train, and Storm Chasers. He edited a Cinereach Reach Film Fellowship documentary short called So The Wind Won’t Blow It All Away, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival and aired on PBS.
Anna Farrell (Producer) Anna’s recent works have begun to blend documentary and narrative forms and have taken her to Cuba, the Czech Republic, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and across the U.S. She recently co-produced A Ballet in Sneakers: Jerome Robbins and Opus Jazz, a companion documentary to NY Export: Opus Jazz, which premiered at SXSW ‘10 where it was recognized with the Emerging Visions Audience Award and played on PBS as part of the Great Performances/Dance in America Series. Anna’s first feature, Twelve Ways to Sunday, was one of ten films to participate in IFP’s ‘09 Documentary Filmmaker Lab and premiered with Rooftop Films ‘10.
prod Anna Rose Holmer
$20,000 for postproduction, 2012
THE FILM
Charge is a character-driven story about Bolivians’ relentless fight to control their country’s abundant natural resources.
THE FILMMAKERS
Mike Plunkett (Director) Mike’s short film Mary Mary, which he wrote, directed and edited, was a King Wasserman finalist at the First Run Film Festival. Mike has edited several documentary films and TV shows including Miami Ink, LA Ink,Makeover Train, and Storm Chasers. He edited a Cinereach Reach Film Fellowship documentary short called So The Wind Won’t Blow It All Away, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival and aired on PBS.
Anna Farrell (Producer) Anna’s recent works have begun to blend documentary and narrative forms and have taken her to Cuba, the Czech Republic, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and across the U.S. She recently co-produced A Ballet in Sneakers: Jerome Robbins and Opus Jazz, a companion documentary to NY Export: Opus Jazz, which premiered at SXSW ‘10 where it was recognized with the Emerging Visions Audience Award and played on PBS as part of the Great Performances/Dance in America Series. Anna’s first feature, Twelve Ways to Sunday, was one of ten films to participate in IFP’s ‘09 Documentary Filmmaker Lab and premiered with Rooftop Films ‘10.