Last week, we were elated to find out that famed film director Martin Scorsese was attached to produce a Grateful Dead documentary. The film will be released in conjunction with the Dead’s 50th anniversary. Today we got some more exciting news; Deadheads can apply to appear in the film.
The production company released a casting call note, which was then shared by former Dead manager, Sam Cutler. The note calls for photos, home videos, Grateful Dead performance footage, etc. You can read the whole post below:
FOR ALL YOU DEADHEADS OUT THERE !!!
YOU could be featured in the upcoming GD documentary!
Hey now! As you may have recently heard, the Grateful Dead have partnered with executive producer Martin Scorsese and director Amir Bar-Lev to produce a career- spanning documentary film in advance of their 50th Anniversary in 2015. The producers have been working closely with the Dead, as well as Justin Kreutzmann and David Lemieux, to put together a project we expect you’ll be hearing much more about in the coming months.
Because so much of the Dead’s story involves YOU, the Dead Heads, we want you to be involved. We’re looking for submissions of:
Photos / home videos of you / your friends on tour with the Grateful Dead
Photos / home videos of Grateful Dead taping culture
Grateful Dead performance footage
News footage of the Grateful Dead
Important Notes:
Please do not send any photos or videos initially, please only send us a short note telling us what you have available including show date, and a general description (example: “6/10/73, RFK Stadium parking lot footage of my friends and me before the show, shot on Super 8 sound film”).
We must know what years the material was shot, what format it was shot in, and what format it is currently in. (i.e. super 8, mini DVD, etc.)
Please let us know if this footage is a dub, original, edited, or a camera original.
Please let us know if you are the sole rights holder for the material.
Please let us know if you’re capable of digitizing and uploading the material. If we use the material in the final film we will pay you a licensing fee and give you credit.
Send your photo and video/film listings to us at gddocumentary@gmail.com and we’ll be in touch if we’d like to see your photos or footage. Just to reiterate: Please do not send any attachments, the server will automatically reject anything but an email. Thank you
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