Project Detail

It Can Be Done

Synopsis

It Can Be Done tells the true story of a crucial day in the life of Dr Wilhelm Reich. In Maine USA, 1956 - amidst a fevered climate of sexual repression and political paranoia - federal agents swoop on De Reich's laboratory intent on destroying the life's work of the most radical sexual and scientific revolutionary.

Details

Year
2000
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
22 mins
Format
35 mm Fuji
Director
Jon East
Producer
Jeanette Vortuno
Editor
Liz Green
Screenwriter
Jon East, Alex Panton
Director of Photography
Frank Gell
Sound
Aiden Hobbs, Rupert Ivy
Composer
Ilona Sekacz
Principal cast
Frank Grimes, Trey Wilkins, Nadia Cameron, Heathcote Williams

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Production Status

Production Company

UK - Oranur Prods Ltd Contact: Alex Panton 61 Shenley Road London SE5 8NE Tel: 020 7701 9771 Fax: 020 7701 9771 USA – Catchlight Films, 14020 Captains Row # 301 Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 Tel: 001 310 827 3797 Fax: 001 310 827 2533

Sales Company

Forefront Films Contact: Megan O'Neill 401 Broadway, Ste 1012, NYC, NY 10013, USA

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