[Grad_history_students] FW: Love & Valor - Civil War Documentary - Chicago History Museum - Sunday April 3, 2011

[Sylvester, Roshanna]

Greetings MA in History students,
 
Some of you may be interested in this event at the Chicago History Museum. See details below.
 
rps
 
Roshanna P. Sylvester, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor and
 Graduate Program Director
Department of History 
DePaul University  
rsylvest at depaul.edu
773-325-7825 (phone)

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From: Charles F Larimer [mailto:clarimer at prodigy.net]
Sent: Thu 2/3/2011 12:24 PM
To: Charles Larimer
Subject: Love & Valor - Civil War Documentary - Chicago History Museum - Sunday April 3, 2011



Hello,

 

We hope you can attend:

 

   Love & Valor - The Intimate Civil War Letters 

                           A Narrative Documentary

                      At the Chicago History Museum

 

         Based on the letters between Captain Jacob Ritner

             and his wife Emeline from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.

 

      

              Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 1:30PM
              Chicago History Museum
              1601 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60614 

 

        Q&A with filmmaker Charlie Larimer following the showing.

 

(During the Q&A, Larimer will discuss how during the filming of the movie, and because of the filming the

movie, he learned that the famous and fanatical abolitionist John Brown lived at his great great great

Aunt Mary Ritner's boarding house in Chambersburg, PA in 1859 while Brown planned his raid on

Harpers Ferry, which is one of the events that triggered the Civil War.) 

 

Narrated by Tony Award winning actor Brian Dennehy (Cocoon, First Blood, Presumed 

Innocent, F/X), the story is based on the actual letters between an Iowa captain during 

the Civil War and his wife. 

 

Based on the book Love and Valor - The Intimate Civil War Letters 

Between Captain Jacob and Emeline Ritner, which was featured by the Smithsonian

in the month after 9/11 as a testament to the strength of the American family. The 

movie was nominated by the Iowa Motion Picture Association for 2010 Best Documentary. 

Winner Best Documentary at the Black Earth Film Festival, winner of a Redemptive 

Storyteller Award at the Redemptive Film Festival. 

 

Modern day Civil War historians have made reference to Jacob and Emeline Ritner's letters in their 

recent books including James McPherson, Steven Woodworth, Nina Silber, and William Marvel.

 

 

Cost is free with museum admission.



Museum Admission Costs - Adults $14 w audio tour, Seniors $12 w audio tour, Students $12 w audio tour, Children 12 & under - free

 

This will be part of a month-long celebration of the Civil War at the Chicago History Museum. See more information at www.chicagohs.org <http://www.chicagohs.org/> .

 

Please contact Charles Larimer at clarimer at prodigy.net <mailto:clarimer at prodigy.net>  for more information.

 

Look for the Love & Valor Group on Facebook.

 

 

YouTube Trailers for Love and Valor - The Intimate Civil War Letters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0w6bC9DSRI <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0w6bC9DSRI> 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifJVI6-whZw <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifJVI6-whZw> 

 

Love and Valor Movie Web Site

www.loveandvalor.com <http://www.loveandvalor.com/> 

 

  

Awards & Nominations

2010 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival - Winner Silver Eddy

2010 Iowa Motion Picture Association - Nominated for Best Documentary

2010 Redemptive Film Festival - Winner Redemptive Storyteller Award

2010 Black Earth Film Festival - Winner Best Documentary

2010 Maverick Movie Awards - Nominated - Best Chronicle; Best Editing; Best Set Design

 

Official Selection

2010 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival - April 9-10, 2010

2010 River Bend Film Festival - So Bend , IN - April 30-May 1, 2010

2010 Interrobang Film Festival - Des Moines, IA - June 25-27, 2010

2010 Landlocked Film Festival - Iowa City, IA - August 26-29, 2010

2010 Glen Rose Neo-Relix Film Festival - Glen Rose, TX - August 26-28, 2010

2010 Black Earth Film Festival - Galesburg , IL - September 16-18, 2010

2010 Naperville Independent Film Festival - Naperville , IL - September 18-24, 2010

2010 Louisville International Festival of Film - Louisville , KY - September 30-October 3, 2010

2010 Nashua International Film Festival, Nashua , NH - October 1-3, 2010

2010 Orlando Film Festival, Orlando , FL - November 3-7, 2010

2010 Redemptive Film Festival, Virginia Beach , VA , November 12-13, 2010

2011 Beloit International Film Festival, Beloit , WI - February 17-20, 2011

 

Upcoming Showings

April 3, 2011 - Chicago History Museum - Civil War Sesquicentennial Event

May 14, 2011 - Cedar Rapids, IA - DAR Program

July 4th 2011 Weekend - Muscatine Public Library, Muscatine, IA

 

Special Showings

Chambersburg, PA - May 1, 2009 - Fund raiser for the John Brown/Mary Ritner House

Cedar Rapids, IA - Feb 23, 2010 - Fund raiser for Ushers Ferry Historic Village & HD Youth Ctr

Boscobel, WI - March 26, 2010 - Fund raiser for Muskets & Memories Civil War Reenactment

Mt. Pleasant, IA - April 9, 2010 - Fund raiser for the Harlan Lincoln House

Des Moines, IA - May 21, 2010 - Fund raiser for Preservation of Iowa Battle Flags, IA Hist Society

Reedsburg, WI - May 29, 2010 - Fund raiser for Reedsburg HS History & Drama Departments

Lamoni, IA - August 16, 2010 - Fund raiser for Lamoni Civil War Days

Leon, IA - August 17, 2010 - Fund raiser for Lamonia Civil War Days

 

 

 


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