Rare Bird Films

Rare Bird Films started in 2008 as a collaboration between Cristan Crocker Reilly and Andrea Blaugrund Nevins. Reilly had read Punk Rock Dad written by childhood friend Jim Lindberg of the punk band Pennywise and approached Nevins about creating a documentary.[1] The meeting led to the production of The Other F Word exploring punk rockers who moved on to fatherhood. It was Nevins' feature length directorial debut.[2]

Founders

Cristan Crocker Reilly worked as an actress in series television and film including Matlock and Doogie Howser, MD.[3] She was mentioned in a 1993 review in Variety of Sworn to Vengeance, a CBS TV movie.[4] She was also in the 1990s action film The Bad Pack as Carmen.[5]

Andrea Blaugrund Nevins has credits as a director, producer, and a writer.[6] She graduated from Harvard University [7]worked at National Public Radio and produced shows for Peter Jennings and won an Emmy Award. She produced biographies on Jesse Jackson and Hillary Clinton for A&E winning awards for both productions.[8] She was nominated for an Oscar in 1998 for the category Best Documentary Short Subjects for Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies.[9]

Reilly and Nevins, both mothers, met through their husbands, Kevin Reilly of Fox Broadcasting TNT/TBS and David Nevins of Showtime.

Projects

Play it Forward was selected as the Opening Gala film for the 2015 Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival, part of the larger Tribeca Film Festival.[10] It is the story of future Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez who was mentored by his older brother Chris, who had wanted to play football more than Tony but never could, after a childhood injury. The story examines family sacrifice and a bond between brothers.[11]

Q, in production for Showtime, is a close look at music impresario Quincy Jones as told from the singular viewpoint of his daughter Rashida Jones.[12]

State of Play:Happiness is a 35-minute documentary made for Peter Berg's HBO series that explores the lives of three former NFL greats, quarterback Brett Favre, running back Tiki Barber and wide receiver Wayne Chrebet.[13] Nevins and Reilly made the project in partnership with Michael Strahan and Constance Schwartz of SMAC Entertainment.

The Other F Word a 99 minute documentary Filmmaker Andrea Blaugrund Nevins explores the lives of punk rock dads.[14] The film crew consisted of only three people: Reilly, Nevins, and Geoffrey Franklin who worked as cinematographer, editor, and sound recorder. Reilly said the small crew allowed for more intimate and personal reactions from the subjects.[15] Rocker dads featured included: Lindberg who was involved in the Southern California punk scene; Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers who had previously played in a band called Fear; and Mark Hoppus of blink-182.[16]

The film provides an extraordinary chronicle of the origins of the violent LA punk scene which originated in Hermosa Beach in the late '70s.[17] In an article on The Huffington Post, Andrea Nevins stated, "Growing up in New York City … I used to cross the street to avoid punk rockers." She wrote that she learned that beneath the hard exterior "is a poet, a perceptive and tender soul who sees and feels deeply, and reacts accordingly."[18] The narrative is based on Lindberg's book but Nevins used anecdotes from "tons of punk rock dads" to round out the production.[19] In June 2014, The Tribeca Film Festival listed the Other F Word on its website as one of 7 documentaries to stream with your dad on Father's Day.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia. "Docu adopts punk rocker dads". www.variety.com. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Ells, Harriet. "Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, The Other F Word". www.kcrw.com. KCRW. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cristan Crocker Reilly". www.imdb.com. Amazon.
  4. ↑ Prouty, Howard H. (September 1, 1996). Variety Television Reviews 1993–1994. Taylor & Francis. p. 66. ISBN 0-8240-3797-9.
  5. ↑ "The Bad Pack, IMDB". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Andrea Blaugrund Nevins". www.imdb.com. Amazon. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Andrea Blaugrund and David Nevins". New York Times (The New York Times Company). September 1, 1996. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Other F Word, Synopsis". www.woodstockfilmfestival.com. Hudson Valley Film Commission. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Andrea Blaugrund Nevins -- Awards". www.imdb.com. Amazon. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "2015 Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival Includes Docs from Spike Lee, Katie Holmes, and Eva Longoria". www.tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Play it Forward". www.rarebirdfilms.com. Rare Bird Films. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Projects: Q". www.rarebirdfilms.com. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Randall, Gary. "State of Play: Happiness--Video Featuring NFL Great Brett Favre". www.craveonline.com. Crave Online Media, LLC. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Other F Word". www.queenslibrary.org. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Film Interview: The Other F Word [SXSW Recap]". http://austinist.com''. Gothamist LLC. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  16. ↑ Rampell, Ed. "Punk Rock Fatherhood". www.rockcellarmagazine.com. Rock Cellar Magazine. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  17. ↑ Cwelich, Lorraine. "Andrea Nevins' Punk Papas". www.interviewmagazine.com. Brant Publications. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  18. ↑ Blaugrund Nevins, Andrea. "What Punk Rock Taught Me as a Parent". www.huffingtonpost.com. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  19. ↑ Singer, Matt. ""The Other F Word," Reviewed". www.ifc.com. AMC Networks, Inc. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  20. ↑ Gill, Anila. "7 Documentaries to Stream with Your Dad on Father's Day". http://tribecafilm.com''. Tribeca Enterprises LLC. Retrieved 28 February 2015.