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Trailer Trash a Film Journal Short Synopsis This documentary is an intimate film journal that explores a family’s turmoil in the midst of death, poverty, substance abuse, and murder. Long Synopsis Trailer Trash a Film Journal is an intimate documentary that chronicles nearly a three year period between May 11, 2004 and January 6, 2007 of intense turmoil in the filmmaker's family. The film documents the family struggling to come to terms with the death and dying process of the filmmaker's grandmother diagnosed with terminal cancer. The theme of death portrayed in scenes of the declining health of his grandmother are vividly contrasted with the theme of birth portrayed by the simultaneous and complicated birth of the filmmaker’s first child. Following the death of the filmmaker's grandmother, the family experiences the brutal murder of the grandfather allegedly at the hands of the filmmaker's youngest sister and her boyfriend. The filmmaker has captured the raw emotions of his family in this disturbing and compelling true life tale. The documentary is narrated by the filmmaker, and home movie footage is woven together with candid digital interviews to create a extraordinary personal statement about poverty, prejudice and the harsh reality of drug addiction in rural America. Trailer Trash a Film Journal was made by a combination of Super 8 Film and Digital Video footage and photographs; edited on Final Cut Pro. Running Time: 53 minutes Produced, filmed and directed by Don Diego Ramirez, Editing: David Wanger with Original Music and Audio by Ben Townsend. Biography Don Diego Ramirez, a West Virginian native, he has been an active exhibiting his Photography in the Baltimore/ Frederick region since 1990. He is a graduate of Shepherd College and a former member of Frederick’s BLUE ELEPHANT ART CENTER, an artist cooperative in Maryland. For a full press packet contact Don David Wanger is a graduate of Towson University. He holds a degree in film and Video. He is currently pursuing multiple film, multi media and photographic endeavors in Shepherdstown, W.Va. David is a West Virginian native. David can be reached at www.mambafever.com Ben Townsend is a graduate of Shepherd University. He holds a degree in Communications. He is a talented musician. He is currently researching, recording and playing traditional Appalachian Mountains music. Ben lives in Romney, West Virginia. Ben can be reached at www.skull-city.com Festival Information The 19th annual United States Super 8mm Film and Digital Video Festival, part of The New Jersey Film Festival, www.njfilmfest.com, click on Super 8 Best Documentary honors. Nominee 2007 Rosebud Film and Digital Video Festival www.rosebudfestival.org Screening April 21 @ 2:30 PM (UPDATED) The US Navy Memorial Theater 701 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC
2007 RIPON COLLEGE FILM FESTIVAL
HOSTED BY THE CINEMANIACS
SCREENING FRIDAY APRIL 20TH. AT 7P.M.
FARR HALL, RIPON COLLEGE CAMPUS
RIPON COLLEGE, RIPON WISCONSIN
www.ripon.edu /film festival
Due to a number of request we currently have a VERY LIMITED number of available DVD copies of Trailer Trash a Film Journal, to purchase a copy Please send $15.00 to: Don Ramirez PO Box 31 Shenandoah Junction WV 25442 |
