Out of Competition

EDMUND'S ISLAND



Country of production: USA
Year: 2002
Language: English
Mins: 13

Director: Mark Freeman
Cinematography: Mark Freeman
Music: Eric Bibb
Editing: Mark Freeman
Sound: Mark Freeman
Producer: Mark Freeman
Production company: Fine Line Productions
Source: Mark Freeman
San Diego State University
School of Theatre, Television and Film
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-7601
USA
Phone: +1 619 594 5497
Fax: +1 619 594 7431
mfreeman@mail.sdsu.edu


EDMUND'S ISLAND is a lovely and sympathetic portrait of an "angel" working as an Encinitas, California, newspaper salesman. Edmund is a homeless veteran. But you might never guess that when watching him dart in and out of traffic, selling and giving away over one hundred papers every morning, based on a traffic island in the middle of Encinitas Boulevard. In the minutes between traffic lights, Edmund creates a caring community of face-to-face relationships within the anonymous world of rush hour traffic. He is a vendor and a businessman, yes, but he is also a catalyst for a caring community. He establishes friendships, tells the news of the day, and exchanges pleasantries, while his customers / friends give him gifts of food, money, books, and clothing. Edmund reciprocates by fostering joy and compassion as the community ebbs and flows past his island.


Mark Freeman is Assistant Professor of Television, Film, and New Media at San Diego State University. He has worked on scores of programs for broadcast on PBS. His works have won awards from the National Educational Film and Video Festival, the Chicago International Film Festival, and many others.

filmography as director
(selected)
LINES IN THE SAND (2004)
FAMILIES AND FLOWERS (2003)
EDMUND'S ISLAND (2002)
THE YIDISHE GAUCHOS (1990)
NUCLEAR NEWSREEL (1983)
VIEW RIVERVIEW (1973)



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