Songcatcher (2000)
| Release Date | 25 January 2000 |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $3,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama, Music |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Asheville, North Carolina, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Rural Drama, Period Film |
| Mood | Memory Lane, Only Human |
| Themes | Culture Clash, Social Injustice, Fish Out of Water, Opposites Attract |
| Tones | Nostalgic, Earthy, Lyrical, Sentimental, Warm, Gentle, Elegiac, Intimate, Heartwarming |
| Tags | Academic [person], Folk Music, Homosexual, Mining Company, Mining Rights, Professor, University |
Songcatcher is a 2000 drama film, directed by Maggie Greenwald. It is about a musicologist researching and collecting Appalachian folk music in the mountains of western North Carolina. Although Songcatcher is a fictional film, it is loosely based on the work of Olive Dame Campbell, founder of the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Michael Davis
Dean Arthur Pembroke
Michael Goodwin
Professor Wallace Aldrich, PhD
Greg Russell Cook
Fate Honeycutt
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Alice Kincaid
Bart Hansard
Hilliard
Erin Blake Clanton
Polly
Kristin Hall
Isabel
Steve Boles
Ambrose McFarland
Taylor Hayes
Reverend Merriweather
Josh Goforth
Will
Don Pedi
Barn Band - Dulcimer
Sheila Kay Adams
Barn Band - Banjo
Bobby McMillon
Singer at Barn Dance
Hazel Dickens
Singer at Barn Dance
Andrea Powell
Josie Moore
Danny Nelson
Uncle Cratis
David Ducey
Postman Johnson
Steven Sutherland
Cyrus Whittle
Shawn Lindsay
Dancer at Barn Dance
Director
Maggie Greenwald
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Writer
Maggie Greenwald
Producer
Patrick Allen
associate producer
Elizabeth Finkelstein
associate producer
Caroline Kaplan
executive producer
Richard Miller
producer
Ellen Rigas-Venetis
producer
Jennifer Roth
co-producer
Wendy Sax
co-producer
Jonathan Sehring
executive producer
Lisa Vandever
associate producer
Original Music
David Mansfield
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Cinematographer
Enrique Chediak
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Editor
Keith Reamer
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Casting Director
Vivian Hasbrouk
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Tracy Kilpatrick
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Ellen Parks
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Production Designer
Ginger Tougas
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Art Director
Molly Mikula
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Set Decorator
Marthe Pineau
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Costume Designer
Kasia Walicka-Maimone
Makeup Department
Karina Castaneda
hair extension specialist: Janet McTeer
Vanessa Davis
hair assistant
Teresa Foshee
makeup assistant
Philip Ivey
key hair stylist
Rachel Kick
key makeup artist
Sarah Mays
makeup artist
Rita Parillo
hair assistant
Monica Selanikio
hair extension specialist: Jane Adams
Production Manager
Lizz Grant
production manager
Jamey Pryde
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Blyler
second assistant director
Adam Escott
first assistant director
Michael A. Moffa
second second assistant director
Art Department
Jennifer Braverman
art department intern
Chris Broom
carpenter
Sally Bryenton
assistant scenic artist
Jay Cooke
construction coordinator
Forrest Deffenbaugh
lead man
Rebecca Deffenbaugh
art department assistant
Elizabeth Ellison
artwork: Alice's paintings
Kathy Hamilton
art buyer
Jamie House
set dresser
Doug Mackenzie
prop master
Shane Meador
art department intern
Audra Morgan
carpenter
Dia Morgan
art department intern
Heather Neeld
art department coordinator
Guy Picard
set dresser
Philip Schneider
prop assistant
Stephen True
construction foreman
Gayle Wurthner
head scenic artist
Sound Department
Louis Bertini
sound editor
David Boulton
adr engineer
Nancy Cabrera
foley artist
Timothy Cargioli
boom operator
Eric A. Christoffersen
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas
supervising sound editor
Patrick Dundas
foley engineer
Matthew Fleece
adr engineer
Youngblood Haske
cable person
Kevin Lee
sound editor
Jennifer Murphy
sound mixer
Angela Organ
assistant sound editor
Barbara Parks
assistant sound editor
Peter Waggoner
sound re-recording mixer
Evan Benjamin
assistant sound re-recording mixer
Visual Effects
Janos Pilenyi
optical effects supervisor
Ulli Reichhold
optical layout
Ariel Enriquez Saulog
digital supervisor
Sean Mullen
digital artist: Encore Visual Effects
Stunts
John Copeman
stunts
Manny Siverio
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Darrell Blevins
best boy grip
Jim Bridges
still photographer
Gene Coffey
grip
Buddy Humphreys
grip
Forrest James Hurley
electrician
Alyson Latz
second assistant camera
John McEnerney
key grip
Daniel Murphy
best boy electric
Gene Page
still photographer
Joseph Quirk
gaffer
Rick Raphael
Steadicam operator
Amy Silverman
first assistant camera
David Troutman
grip
Sidney N. Williams
video playback operator
Aurelia Winborn
camera operator
John Mark Young
electrician
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robin Rose Alexander
wardrobe assistant
Cara Czekanski
wardrobe supervisor
Dawn Weisberg
assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Michael Best
post-production intern
Fred Heid
color timer
Anna Josenhans
assistant editor
Patricia Sztaba
negative cutter: Match Cut Film Services
Stan Sztaba
negative cutter: Match Cut Film Services
George Koran
telecine colorist
Music Department
Sheila K. Adams
vocal coach
Dale Brady-Wilson
music research assistant
Christopher Covert
soundtrack album producer
David Mansfield
musical director, music arranger: "Barbara Allen"
Shari Schwartz
music editor
Tony Volante
score mixer
Transportation Department
Jon Bergholz
transportation coordinator
Kevin Andrew Hyde
driver
Mark MacQueen Selhorst
transportation captain
Jason R. Shaw
driver production assistant
Jerry Ted Shelton
local transportation captain
Charlie Thomas
additional driver
Timothy S. Vandenberghe
driver production assistant
Other Crew
Richard Abernethy
adr loop group
Jerry Adams
dialect advisor
Sheila K. Adams
advisor: traditional balladry
Sara Jo Allocco
adr loop group
Betsy Alton
production coordinator
Andrew Barnhill
assistant: Mr. Quinn
Tasha Biering
production assistant
Ray Bivins
fire coordinator
Jason Block
post-production accountant
Susan H. Bodine
legal services: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein LLP
Beverly Butler
adr loop group
Andrea F. Cannistraci
legal services: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein LLP
Glenn 'Wookie' Chestnut
chef: Big Dog Catering Inc.
Ali Clark
production office assistant
Pierrot Colonna
assistant accountant
Kay Cook
assistant to director
Lynn Cornfoot
production assistant
Jarrod Councill
production assistant
Liesel De Boor
research assistant
Carl Denning
fire fighter: Ashville Station #3
Lisa Diamond
post-production accountant
Charlotte Fleck
dialect coach
Trixie Flynn
assistant: Mr. Quinn
Brian Godshall
legal services
Jeff Goldman
assistant location manager
Jonathan Hadley
adr loop group
Heather Holland
location intern
Lance Holland
location manager
Borys Jakymovych
title designer
Phil Jamison
consultant: traditional dance
Erika Laibson
stand-in
Pamela Lewis
adr loop group
Bonnie Basile Mackenzie
craft service
Lisa Mattox
production office assistant
Conan McCarty
adr loop group
Spike McClure
adr loop group
Paul Monroe
fire fighter: Ashville Station #3
Marygrace O'Shea
research assistant
Dick Parkinson
animal wrangler
Tanoa Parks
assistant accountant
Colin Penney
production assistant
Philip Ryan Perry
production assistant
Alice M. Peschl
key set production assistant
Erik Pflaumbaum
production secretary
Phil Rodowsky
dialogue: continuity & spotting script
Todd Rodowsky
dialogue: continuity & spotting script
Jerry Rogers
assistant location manager
Connie Schrader
choreographer
Brent Silver
fire fighter: Ashville Station #3
Chad Slagle
production assistant
Carmen Snyder
assistant production coordinator
Peggy Sutton
script supervisor
Kelli Taylor
assistant: Ms. McTeer
Steve Toth
chef: Big Dog Catering Inc.
Joe Violante
dailies advisor
Wayne Warren
set security
Jenn Wertz
production office assistant
Whitney J. Willard
production accountant
John Wilson
fire fighter: Ashville Station #3
Howard Samuelsohn
dialect coach
Thanks
Shurla Alexander
special thanks
David Brose
special thanks: The John C. Campbell Folk School
Olive Dame Campbell
grateful acknowledgment
John Curry
special thanks
Dan Gellert
special thanks
Maixing Mansfield Greenwald
special thanks
Shirley Greenwald
special thanks
William Greenwald
special thanks
Larry Hopkins
special thanks: The Ananda Hair Salon
Tracy McKnight
special thanks
Dr. William K. McNeil
special thanks: Ozark Folk Center
Daisy Miller
special thanks
Frances Miller
special thanks
Graeme Miller
special thanks
Kate O'Connell
special thanks
Henry Queen
special thanks
Mary Jane Queen
special thanks
Doris Rigas
special thanks
James Rigas
special thanks
John Rigas
special thanks
Michael Rigas
special thanks
Timothy Rigas
special thanks
Cecil J. Sharp
grateful acknowledgment
Rodney Sutton
special thanks
Peter Venetis
special thanks
Dean Williams
special thanks: Appalachian State University
Jane Wright
special thanks
Production Company
ErgoArts
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Rigas Entertainment
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Distributor
Lions Gate Films
Shochiku Company
Songcatcher Films LLC
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Miscellaneous
Alephia Communications
special thanks
Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University
special thanks
Atlantic Bank of New York
production bank
Axium Payroll Services
production payroll
Big Dog Catering
catering
Cataloochee Ranch, Maggie Valley, NC
special thanks
Centura Bank
production bank
Cineric
titles and opticals
Cooper Industries Inc.
parent company: McGraw-Edison Company
East Coast Post
post-production services
Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein
legal services
Great Northern Brokerage Services
production insurance
Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing
special thanks
Hollywood Rental Company
grip and electrical equipment
Jeremy Walker + Associates
publicity
L.A. East Studios
original score recorded at
Match Cut Film Services
negative cutting
Matthews Group
grip and electrical equipment
McCauley Natural Hair Co.
special thanks
McGraw-Edison Company
permission for use of Edison logo
On-Core Productions
dialogue: continuity and spotting script
Sound One Corporation
sound re-recording mixing
Soundtrack Recording
score mixing
The Ananda Hair Salon
special thanks
The Great Smokey Mountains Railway
special thanks
The Southern Folklife Collection
special thanks
University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill
special thanks
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