Kaziah, The Goat Woman
Goat rancher Kaziah Hancock lives close to the earth and every day experiences the meaning of life and death. She is also known for her work as an artist, having painted over 500 portraits of soldiers killed in action as a gift to their families. Tough and outspoken, she opens up her heart.
3/12 8:30 (H-D) & 3/17 8:30 (Latchis)
**Filmmaker Present
Kaziah, The Goat Woman 2009
Amy Duzinski James
39min Usa Short Doc
**filmmaker Present
BIO’S OF FILMMAKERS “KAZIAH THE GOAT WOMAN”
AMY DUZINSKI JANES – DIRECTOR & EDITOR
Amy's passion for documentary filmmaking started at a young age at the University of Colorado, Boulder where she came to realize reality is always stranger than fiction. Her career started in Colorado as an editor for a small production company. There she had the opportunity to edit numerous pieces for PBS.
A calling for "higher education" and a need for a means to support her documentary habit, Amy attended the UCLA Producers Program where she studied to attain her masters degree. She most recently produced the award winning documentary "As Seen Through These Eyes" with Parkchester Pictures for the Sundance Channel. Currently she is working with local producers to secure funding that will help finance and finish theatrical documentary films.
Amy edited on a project (Behind the Lyrics) that recently won an LA Emmy.
Kaziah the Goat Woman is her directorial debut.
KATHLEEN DOLAN – PRODUCER
Kathleen first worked in San Francisco with Cinema Financial of America which financed, produced, advertised and distributed films. She was involved in publicity and film development and was the liaison with major studios in L.A. Promoting one of the initial women’s films, “Memory of Us”, starring Ellen Geer,
Wanting to get more involved in film production Kathleen moved to L.A. She was recruited to be the Production Coordinator for “The Island of Dr. Moreau” starring Burt Lancaster and Michael York.
Kathleen worked over a three-year period with Jack Nicholson. As his Technical Assistant while he directed “Goin’ South” she worked pre-production in L.A. and principal photography in Durango, Mexico. She accepted the offer to do double duty on location in England by simultaneously assisting Jack with the post-production of “Goin’ South” and his business during the principal photography of Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.
After Associate Producing the documentary “Playing to Win” about Cuban Olympic athletes, and developing screenplays, she married mountain climber, Michael Farrell, and moved back home to Berkeley. Several years ago Kathleen met Utah artist Kaziah Hancock, whose story had to be told. “Kaziah The Goat Woman” is the first insight and inspiration into one of America’s most compelling personalities.
ALEXIS HARTE – COMPOSER
This is Alexis Harte's first film score. Since 2001, his 3 studio releases have received critical acclaim both in the US and abroad
(including Editor's Top Choice in Acoustic Guitar Magazine). In addition to touring nationally and internationally (sharing bills with
Taj Mahal, Ritchie Havens, Dar Williams and more), he has had over 60 tracks placed in national television shows (ABC, PBS, WB, FOX, UPN) and a few indie films, including Colin Hank's latest, entitled "Careless." Harte recently signed a multi-year music co-publishing deal with Lionsgate Entertainment.
In a parallel and oft-intertwined career, Alexis has led diverse environmental efforts over the last 10 years: from urban/community
forestry to Amazonian conservation to climate change education (futuresealevel.org, cooltheworld.org). He has a Masters degree in Environmental Science from Yale University. The relationship between humans and nature is a thread that runs through much of Harte's music.
www.alexisharte.com
Contact: Kathleen Dolan, 510-843-0678, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
