Friday
Luci and I recently went back to Akron, Ohio to visit Dianne (Darr) Couts to sift through and scan boxes of her parent’s slides from Africa. We rented a car so we didn’t have to deal with taking our scanner as a carry-on. To make a long story short, we ran into one technical difficulty after another, but were able to increase our library of images two-fold. We also recorded five more hymns and a little more interview material. It was a very productive trip and we’re currently rescanning the slides (part of the long story) and digitizing the footage. By incorporating all of these elements we hope to bring the film to the next level. We have solicited the editorial consulting services of Mona Davis. She was the editor of Love and Dianne and The Farm: Angola, as well as many others. We get along very well with her and completely trust her guidance. We are going to shoot for a Toronto submission for completion of the film sometime around June.