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Malatya Production Diary (3 of 7): You Can Never Be Too Careful, Right?

Steve Husmann — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:51:31 +0100

Within a few hours of Nolan's arrival in Turkey we were on a plane to Malatya. This of course was an unexpected and sudden beginning to the filming, but was a necessity because of Susanne's schedule. What follows is an update I sent to supporters following our return from Malatya.

6-19-2008

You can never be too careful, right?

As soon as the plane hit the ground I started scanning our fellow passengers. If I saw these people again somewhere else ...

Malatya Production Diary (2 of 7): No Culture Shock Here

Steve Husmann — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:42:08 +0100

Well... it seems the day-to-day life I described in Monday's blog has already gotten the best of me and I have been unable to organize my thoughts in a manner worthy of a proper production diary!

So instead of a neat and tidy summary of the process of making the film, I will share excerpts of my "update letters" which I sent intermittently to inform friends and family of the film's progress along the way.

First up is a blog that I wrote a few days before Nolan arrive...

Malatya Production Dairy (1 of 7): Into the Wardrobe

Steve Husmann — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:26:28 +0100

Into the Wardrobe
Most of the time, it seems like I have a pretty normal life. I wake up sometime between 7:15 and 7:30 and get to work sometime between 5 minutes early and 20 minutes late. I teach algebra to students who don’t particularly want to learn algebra. I get home sometime between 5:00 and 5:30 and surf the internet for an hour or so; maybe I go to a coffee shop and meet friends; maybe I go to something at church. I wait for the weekend. Not too boring, not too exciting. Pretty n...

Press Release for Updated Malatya DVD

Jake Olson — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:29:21 +0100

Below is a Press Release that we've distributed to relevant media contacts. If you have contacts in the media who would be interested in this, please do pass along this URL to them.

RE-RELEASE OF EXPLOSIVE FILM SPOTLIGHTS CHRISTIAN KILLINGS IN TURKEY

Marks Anniversary of Slayings, Deep Cultural Divide in Nation

TULSA, OKLA. –March 15, 2011– Nolan Dean Films/Stuff of Earth Media...

Welcome to the New Site

Nolan Dean — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:57:41 +0100

Welcome to the new website!

We are still working out the kinks and adding pages, but please look around the site, watch the videos, download some banners, flip through the digital booklet - whatever you'd like. And remember, keep coming back to this blog for future updates about the film, related news, stories from Turkey, reflections on suffering, and more!

To Victory,

Nolan Dean