Communities: Brown County
Launched: 1 film with an original score
Involved: 1 JSoM student
Summary
A Film by Glory Girl Productions – premiered in October 2021
The Addict’s Wake premiered at the Heartland Film Festival in October, winning the Indiana Spotlight Award and a cash prize. Featuring original scores composed by Indiana University Jacobs School of Music student Alex Tedrow, this documentary explores the impact of addiction in Brown County, Indiana.
Under the mentorship of IU film scoring professor, Larry Groupé, Tedrow was hired to write original music for The Addict’s Wake, directed and produced by Emmy Award-winning director Michael Husain and producer Lisa Hall. This two-year project delves into the effects that meth and opioid addiction have on individuals, families, and the community as a whole. The film leaves the audience with the hope that community and connectedness will encourage healing and change.
Michael Husain, Director
Indiana University Alumni
Michael Husain is a nationally recognized documentary director, writer, and producer. A winner of multiple Emmy Awards, he helped launch the long-running A& E documentary series “American Justice” and has created over a hundred hours of documentaries for The History Channel, HGTV, TLC, The Discovery Channel, PBS, A&E, and ESPN. For ESPN Films he produced and directed the 30 for 30 short “Slick, Nancy and the Telethon” and has crafted dozens of other documentaries. Husain launched the first green wellness lifestyle show as executive producer of Discovery Home’s “Living Fresh”. His independent film, “The Innocent” which he co-produced and co-wrote, was a Crystal Heart award winner at the Heartland Film Festival, and winner of the Jury Prize for “Best non-fiction film” at the Indianapolis International Film Festival.
Amy Pauszek, Executive Producer
Amy Pauszek has worked as a key producer, publicist and actress in several feature films, shorts, TV and commercials. Her dedication to independent cinema also includes working PR/Social Media with such renowned film festivals as The Heartland Film Festival, Indy Film Fest, The 48 Hr. Film Project and Sundance. She attended the Toronto International Film Festival as an International Programmer, is a Heartland Film President’s Award Winner and proud member of the Truly Moving Pictures Jury. Amy was an Executive Producer/Producer for “A Sign of the Cross” which aired on PBS and currently is traveling across the country with her award winning documentary short film “Grateful”. Amy Pauszek is an award winning freelance photographer for prestigious Red Carpet Film and NYC Broadway events, several magazine publications and a still photographer for local and syndicated television shows.
Lisa Hall, Executive Producer
IU Kelley School of Business Alumni
A veteran marketer for multiple products and services, Lisa serves on the board of the Brown County Playhouse, and for several not for profit organizations. She is a graduate of Indiana University’s Business School with a Masters from Moody Bible Seminary. Lisa works with women in incarceration and has taught Creating Positive Relationships in Fishers, Westfield, and in Carmel School Systems. She also speaks to women’s groups and organizations. She has witnessed the effects of this issue firsthand and is dedicated to finding solutions.
Don Glascoff, Creative Consultant
Chairman and Executive Producer for several film production companies, Don Glascoff won an Academy award in 2008 as Executive Producer of the full-length documentary, “Taxi to the Dark Side”. Glascoff participates actively in the creation and production of full-length documentaries concerning human rights, civil liberties, and freedom of expression.
Bryan Boyd, Director of Photography
Bryan Boyd is a DOP whose work has won multiple Emmy Awards, journalism awards, and film festival accolades. He works extensively in documentary, narrative, and commercial cinematography. His most recent work includes: cinematographer for the short film Absolution, major photographer on the documentary film Eva, and cinematographer and editor of the documentary When The Kids Wrote The Headlines. Absolution was selected for the prestigious Dances With Films Festival in 2018, screened at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, and went on to win for Best Cinematography at the Queen Palm International Film Festival, as well as Honorable Mention at the Independent Shorts Awards.
Alex Tedrow, Composer
IU Jacobs School of Music Student
Alex Tedrow is a composer, musician, and educator who strives to inspire and connect performers and listeners of all ages to fresh, fun, and innovative music and technology. Offering a “vivacious and colorful” voice described as a “topography of beautifully integrated and deliberate sounds” (Eric Smedley), his original commissioned works are performed internationally by musicians and ensembles in both professional and educational settings. An active member of the new music community, he was awarded the 2021 SEAMUS Allen Strange Memorial Award and has been both a finalist and semi-finalist for the ASCAP Morton Gould Award. Alex is currently pursuing dual M.M. and M.S. degrees in composition and music education at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where he works as an Associate Instructor and Coordinator of the IU Music Composition Department.
Find more interviews and information at theaddictswake.com
JSoM Students Involved:
Alex Tedrow
Others Involved:
Bryan Boyd
Don Glascoff
Lisa Hall
Michael Husain
Amy Pauszek