New film, ‘The Life and Work of
Vachel Lindsay’, to screen in Springfield and Carbondale
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[April 04, 2023]
A
new documentary, “The Life and Work of Vachel Lindsay,” will screen
in April at theaters in Springfield and Carbondale.
The film, produced by The Storyteller Studios and commissioned by
the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and State
Historic Sites Springfield, tells the story of Springfield poet
Vachel Lindsay. The project was funded through a partnership with
the Vachel Lindsay Association.
The film will screen at 6 p.m. Friday, April 14 in Brookens
Auditorium at the University of Illinois Springfield. It also will
screen at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at the Varsity Center in
Carbondale. Tickets for the Springfield screening can be ordered at
www.uis.edu/event/screening-life-and-work-vachel-lindsay; tickets
for the Carbondale event are available online at https://eventbrite.com.
“We appreciate the generous leadership of the Vachel Lindsay
Association for funding this educational and entertaining film,”
said Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Natalie
Phelps Finnie. “The Vachel Lindsay Home is a historical treasure in
the capital city, and this film adds an important component to the
visitor experience.”
The film is a new part of the visitor experience at the Vachel
Lindsay Home on Fifth Street in Springfield and will be available on
the IDNR website.
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“The Vachel Lindsay Home is an important historic
site that helps us stay connected to the roots of literature and art
that run deep in Illinois,” said Justin Blandford, superintendent of
State Historic Sites Springfield. “After seeing this film, our
guests will have a much deeper appreciation for Vachel Lindsay’s
contributions as a poet, illustrator and pioneering film critic.”
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The film was directed and
produced by Kevin Christensen of The Storyteller Studios. The
trailer can be viewed at
https://thestoryteller
studios.com/vachel.
“I’d like to thank everyone at Illinois DNR and State Historic
Sites Springfield for giving us access to all the resources we
needed to create this film,” Christensen said. “I was honored to
learn so much about Vachel Lindsay through this process. I am
grateful to have been a part of telling his story to visitors to
his historic home. I hope viewers catch a little bit of his
passion for life and art when they watch it.”
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The documentary includes poetry performances by Aasne
Daniels, James Daniels, Kevin Purcell, Jack Drea, Alina Johnson,
Asher Paris and Sterling Paris. Vachel Lindsay experts interviewed
during filming include Jennifer Caldwell, David Logan, Kevin
Purcell, Sheila Ryan and Ian Winterbauer.
The Vachel Lindsay Home in Springfield is open for tours daily. From
this lifelong base, Lindsay traveled America, thrilling early 20th
century audiences with his powerful spoken-word performances. In his
lifetime, Lindsay rose to international fame. Today, his words
continue to inspire people of all ages. Reservations are required
for tours of the home at
https://Lindsay
HomeTours.eventbrite.com
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