...a work in progress

While completing the memoir, "Coffee Shop God," Thérèse was drawn to the story and voice of her brother’s killer. She questioned – what was his life like before the night he shot Steve? What is life like now in prison, and what will life be like for him once he is released? Bartholomew’s film, The Final Gift, currently in production, seeks to answer these questions and to make sense of the tragedy that will forever link her to the young man who killed her brother.

The film addresses universal ideas of forgiveness and redemption as well as the larger societal questions – how do we make peace with crime, support the victims, and restore the offenders? The Final Gift is currently in production and release is anticipated in 2011.

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CREDITS:

  • Erik Murphy, Director of Photography, won a Regional Arts and Science Grant for this project in 2007.
  • Arts and Science Council Grant.  To view the article visit the link: Arts and Science Council Article
  •  Music by Rick Spreitzer w/Kevin Edwards and Jason Atkins - "No Idea" from the CD "From the Bottom"
    • Play song: No Idea mp3
    • To hear more and/or purchase the CD: Website | MySpace
      For every "From the Bottom" CD purchased, Rick will donate $5.00 towards the film project.

    CREW:

Christian Domarus, Editor
Cristina Cassidy, Consultant
Jordan Marshall, Associate Producer
Tamara Titus, Producer
Erik Murphy, Director of Photography
Doug Bartholomew, Executive Producer
Amorette Mayr, Event Coordinator
Ruth Duncan, Producer
For full biographies of everyone involved in this project, please visit our CREW page.
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