We were invited to screen at the Charleston International Film Festival. Fort Sumpter in Charleston, SC is where the first shot of the Civil War was fired and hence its citizenry are keenly interested in anything having to do with the Civil War – like our film, “As If You’re Dead.” We strove for historical accuracy and authenticity in the making of AIYD, utilizing seasoned re-enactors to fill the frame. In particular the man who plays the surgeon in our film has been a “Civil War Surgeon” for 30 years and brought with him an arsenal of authentic surgical instruments that are either actually from the war or are exact replicas. In the making of the movie, it was like having historians on hand, keeping us honest throughout the process. Another useful guideline for me as a writer was “The Diary of a Dead Man” written by Union Private Ian Pettit, who served on the battlefields of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and who died in the squalor of Andersonville Prison. His voice resonated for me as I wrote the dialogue for “As If You’re Dead.”
Michael Cummings
Writer/Producer, AIYD
Ron said
Michael,
Thanks for sharing your film with us in Charleston. It was truly unique and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Best of luck with it.
To both you and Maureen, Heather and I enjoyed talking with you and were sorry things got so busy that we missed another opportunity to spend more time. We hope you enjoyed Charleston, though, and that the list we sent helped you sift through the sea of wonderful options of things to do here.
Take care, Michael. I hope our paths cross again at some point.
Warm Regards,
Ron Krauskopf