Joe Troop - The Rise of Dreama Caldwell (Official Video)
Donate & learn more about the fight for cash bail reform: https://www.joetroop.com/endcashbail
I wrote “The Rise of Dreama Caldwell” after meeting activist and community organizer Dreama Caldwell. I was inspired by the bitter circumstances that drove Dreama to her work. Held responsible for another's error, Caldwell was ravished by the bail system, forced to pay ruinous fees and kept from employment. Her ascendance as an activist in North Carolina mirrors a larger national movement to end cash bail, which has been largely used to keep impoverished communities in the prison system.
A community of filmmakers, actors and creatives in Alamance County, North Carolina and surrounding communities compelled by Dreama’s story came together to make this video. Visit the Down Home NC website to join the fight to end cash bail and help those hurt by it to seek justice:
https://downhomenc.org/bailfund
Directed by Matt Durning & Dilsey Davis
Screenplay by Sylvester Allen Jr, Matt Durning, Dilsey Davis and Ismail Abdelkhalek
CREW
Producer: Olivia Griego Martin
Associate Producer: Carey Kirk Griffin
Director of Photography: Ismail Abdelkhalek
1st AC / Focus Puller: Ryan Shackleford
2nd AC / Focus Puller: Brett Scibal
Gaffer: Danny Morganelli
Key Grip: Jim Mahorney
G&E Swing: Jeff Buckner
Production Designer: Shannon Malone
Art Department: Samantha Corey
Hair & Makeup: Tyneshia Knowles
Production Assistants: Avery Harvey & Marc Kennedy
POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Matt Durning
Colorist: Ben Federman
Post Producer: Jeff Sousa
Conform Artist: Zoe Camina
Post Production Facility: Dungeon Beach
Lens Rentals: Lighthouse Films and Summit Collective
CAST
Starring Carrie K. Thomas as Dreama Caldwell
Additional cast (in order of appearance): Anniyah Shull, Dreama Caldwell, Brook North, David Klionsky, Jasper Becker, Katie Cassette, Karla Anderson, Loretta Lawson, Davan Mani, Essence Davis, Avery Harvey, Harvey Dalton Arnold, John Collier, Alonso Rodriguez, Carl Mulfinger, Tequila Daye, Ann Jones, Carey Kirk Griffin, Kris Loy, Jessica Hudson, Jeff Buckner, Vanessa Neff, Javier Montano, Megan Noor, Tina Craven, Zack Pickard, Todd Zimmer, Marc Kennedy, Ebony Pinnix, KathStarr Jones, Erine Fowler, Amanda Perry, Cristine Ashley, Lauren Bass, Alexis Caldwell, David Freeman, Shon Haikoo-X, Ann Humphreys, J. Jay Kennet, Lizz Matthews, Beth Matthews, Van Stewart
Down Home North Carolina: https://downhomenc.org/
Production Company: https://www.interlockingpictures.com/
THE BAND
Joe Troop - banjo, vocals
Trey Boudreaux - upright bass
Brevan Hampden Music - drum kit
Lizzy Ross - vocals
Sam Fribush - organ
Charlie Hunter - guitar
Alamance Justice Choir -
Anita Lorraine Moore, Kennan Hawkins, Sylvester Allen, Amanda Perry, Mikki Hawkins, Ann Humphreys, Greg Turner, Beth Lavinder, Maria Julia Echart, Dreama Caldwell
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Jason Richmond
SPECIAL THANKS
Brigid Flaherty, Todd Zimmer, Sugelema Lynch, Max Zampieri, Dean Jones, Down Home NC, Atlantic & Pacific Studios, Lighthouse Films, Summit Collective, Myriad Media, SuperCollider
"The Rise Dreama Caldwell" is featured on my new album "Borrowed Time," which is out now on Free Dirt Records.
Get your physical copy here: https://www.joetroop.com/store/joe-tr...
Listen on digital streaming platforms here: https://lnk.to/jtborrowedtime
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