Illuminating the humanity of lesbian hate crime murder victim
Talana Kreeger and the resilience of her community
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Park View was honored to receive the Audience Choice award from the True Crime Film Fest, at the historic Strand Theater in Marietta, Georgia, where director Cameron Munson has created an event that honors victims and survivors of crime!
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Lynette Miller and Kris Dempsey represented well at the 2021 Out at the Movies International Film Festival in Winston-Salem for the North Carolina premiere of Park View, as we carry Talana's story to other communities that can learn from the strength and resilience of the one in Wilmington!
On the 30th anniversary of Talana Kreeger's murder, February 22, 2020, the local preview of Park View in Wilmington, NC had a packed audience in the Church of the Good Shepherd... the only congregation in 1990 that would host the funeral of a lesbian.
"Stories such as the ones told in Park View are important to tell, to share, and to learn from. Let us amplify them, and thereby amplify each other and the community at large."
LesFlicks
Team
Tab Ballis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Wilmington, NC who extends the potential for the expression of human stories through his media consulting firm, Family Tree Productions. Tab is a faculty member of the University of North Carolina Wilmington School of Social Work, and has also created video and online educational programs for academic and human service organizations.
Collaborating with Andy Myers of Working Films, Tab produced the short documentary, “My Marriage is not Threatened by Gay Marriage in North Carolina,” which was honored as the recipient of the 2013 National Association of Social Workers Media Award.
As the Media Coordinator for The Frank Harr Foundation, Tab produced and directed its 2013 and 2014 SAGE Story film projects, co-sponsored by AARP and the national SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) organization.
Tab has served as executive producer and creative/technical consultant for numerous studio and independent film productions, working with the talented film community of Wilmington, NC.
Associate Producer Michael Davenport has maintained due diligence for Park View from its inception, as our Legal Advisor. Focusing on a range of specialties in his Private Practice, including entertainment law, Michael brings passion and integrity to the production: “I became a lawyer out of a deep and abiding aspiration to be of service to those in need…to be of assistance to those in peril…”
Collaboration with Associate Producer Stephen Sprinkle, and his groundbreaking book Unfinished Lives, has opened new possibilities for a more meaningful telling of the story of Talana Kreeger, informed by his extensive research of LGBT hate crime victims. Steve's moving narration will make "Park View" accessible to a much broader audience, as the production invokes universal themes that will resonate nationally.
Park View's original soundtrack by Wilmington-based singer/songwriter Laura McLean captures the poignant grittiness of this story, in a manner that is true to its Southern coastal setting.
Fiscal sponsorship provided by The St. Jude's Wilmington Foundation, an LGBTQ advocacy organization located in Wilmington, NC, will facilitate tax deductions for supporters of the Park View Project, while funding their important work in Southeastern North Carolina.
Park View Credits
Producer/Director Tab Ballis
Associate Producer Michael Davenport
Associate Producer Stephen Sprinkle
Initial Director Ingrid Jungermann
Directors of Photography Shawn Llewallen
John Marchioni
Tony Morin
Editor Tab Ballis
Videography Linda Warden
Craig Thieman
John Palmer
Robin Wood
Elaine Epstein
Tab Ballis
Sound Recording Tim Cargiole
Sound Remastering Patrick Ogelvie
Production Assistant Derek Tyndall
Original Soundtrack Laura McLean
Additional Music Someone's Sister
Production Services Hendy Street Productions
Legion Production Services
Cine Partners
Carolina Video Edit Centers
Cape Fear Community College
Josh Caine
Rich Gehron
Fiscal Sponsorship The LGBTQ Center of the Cape Fear Coast
St. Judes Foundation
Student Interns Carrie Moran
Nikki Mintz
Jacquetta Gillespie
Ruby Zatz
Leah Webb
Creative Consultation Lou Buttino, UNCW Film Studies
Terry Linehan, UNCW Film Studies
Daniel Karslake, Filmmaker
Jim Haverkamp, Filmmaker
Robert West, Working Films
Andy Myers, Working Films
Anna Lee, Working Films
Molly Murphy, Working Films
Dan Brawley, Cucalorus
Jonathan Landau
Jon Reiss
Aaron Hillis
Supporters Christen Christian
Tricia Delp Ireland
Noell Rowan
Ryan Burris
Tom Janicki
Ozzy Ahsler and Lin Pillard
Steve and Louise Coggins
DK Medlin
Virginia Hager
Advocates Kathy Webb-Ferretti
George Scontsas
Jeffrey Zimmerman
Katharine and Ron Hesmer
Wayne Ray
Technical Assistance Benjamin David, District Attorney
John Carriker, Former District Attorney
Jerry Spivey, Former District Attorney
Connie Jordan, Assistant District Attorney
John Cease, Former Police Chief
William Norton Mason, Attorney
Thomas Hunter, Investigator
Susan Greer
Tim Griggs Executive Editor Wilmington Star News
Andy Anderson, Wilmington Star News
Tom Laney, Sr.
Leo Teachout, GROW
Bob Jenkins
Amy Horgan
Bo Dean
Sen. Julia Boseman
Rep. Pricey Harrison
Sarah Brownlee
Catherine McCall
Rev. Amanda McCullough
Rev. Burton Whiteside
Virginia Hager
Ed Tilley
Wanda Whitley
Joe Sheppard, New Hanover County Library
Beverly Tetterton, New Hanover County Library
Christine Power
John Power
Ian Palmquist, Equality NC
Jack Register, NASW-NC
Andy McVey
Curtis Thompson
Tom Janicki
Cheryl Cushine
Amy Feath, Rape Crisis Center
Donna Merritt
Dusty Wilkins
Nancy Summerlin
Ryan Scott
Stephanie Hart
Dennie Best
Gabrielle Follett
Nathan Raper
Jason Pickard
Caitlin Breither
Taylor Herbert
Deb Bowen
Casey Roman, WECT
Ryan Burris
TR Nunley
Adrianne Wheeler
Ed Adams
Aleeze Arthur
Laine Durgin
Virginia Hager
Ken Cox
Noell Rowan
Angela Wadsworth
Alana Schilling
Jeff Mills
Kathy Boyd
Valerie Arendt
Greg Wright
Jack Register
Locations Tom and Doreen Melina, The Dubliner
Justin Smith
Rev. Amanda McCullough
Rev. John McLaughlin
Michael Moore
Mimi Cunningham
City of Wilmington, NC
Insight Wellness Services
Christine Cheyn, Ibiza Nightclub
Shawn Reid, Costellos Piano Bar
Eli Ellsworth, The Barbary Coast
Church of the Good Shepherd
WECT
Archival Information New Hanover County District Attorney
New Hanover County Public Library
Wilmington Star News
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Twana Paulson
Wanda Whitley
Raycom Media
WWAY
WECT
Stock Footage Adobe
Community Engagement St. Jude's MCC
Church of the Good Shepherd
Cape Fear Equality
Working Films
Equality NC
SAGE Wilmington
SAGE USA
Stand Against HB2
Freedom Center for Social Justice
Seed and Spark
NASW
NASW-NC
Cast Stephen Sprinkle
Frank Harr
Ken Cox
Kristen Dempsey
Twana Paulson
Scott Whisnant
Frances Weller
Michael Moore
Bob Jenkins
Priscilla Asbury
Rev. Troy Perry
Rev. John McLaughlin
Rev. Burton Whiteside
Renee Grozelle
Lisa Chalker
Lynette Miller
Jimmy Hooks
Jackie Sprague
Anna Grover
Joe Sheppard
Elizabeth Bass
Melva Brown
Rennie Quarles
Jessica Hulick
Jackie Keating
Sarah Aimone
Cathy Renna
Re-Enactment
Writer: Elizabeth Bryant-Richards
Director: Trey Morehouse
Cast: Steve Vernon
Kaitlyn Sluss
Penelope Grover
Meagan Golden