Laura Lynn MacDonald . Associate Producer . Actress
TRACKS - winner of the 2009 jury prize
at the wisconsin film festival
featured at the kansas international film festival
A POEM OF HOPE - A poem to the candidates of the 2008 Presidential election, featuring Milwaukee area children and parents.
Tracks
narrative
(USA, 2008, 78 mins)
World Premiere
Directed By: Josh Rosenberg (IMDB)
writer: Josh Rosenberg
director of photography: Scott Foley
editors: Josh Rosenberg, Scott Foley
sound: Jonah Whipp, Topher Farrell
original music: Doveman
production design: Billie Harrison
executive producer: Mark Beirl
producer: Kurt Mueller, Niels Mueller, Josh Rosenberg
co-producer: Scott Foley, Kevin Kennedy
associate producer: Michael Cotey, Laura Lynn MacDonald
assistant director: Kaija Rayne
cast: Amanda J. Hull, Rebecca Rose Phillips, Evelyn Kelly, Sam Kieffer, Katie Whittaker, Sarah Stashek, Laura Lynn MacDonald, Jim Tasse, Alex Grindeland, John Filmanowicz, Lee E. Ernst, Jenny Wanasek, Angela Ianone, Kathy Taxis, Raeleen McMillion, Laura Gordon, Michael Cotey, Kevin Kennedy, Michael Stewart, Lisa Ring, Lindsey Gagliano, Kaija Rayne, Laura Ring, David Bohn
Cat’s a fairly average student at Milwaukee’s Shorewood High School. Her family is a typical suburban one: no hardships, but there is a lack of vitality and real understanding. She’s a little innocent, and when an older student reaches out to befriend her, she jumps at the chance to experiment with something new. Claire is much more of a free spirit, left to fend for herself most days. She’s daring and confident and a getting a bit of a raunchy reputation at school. She sets the bar pretty high with her independence, and it leads Cat into some precarious territory. There may be no one as lonely as a teenager, and this film explores many of the issues that high school students grapple with: drugs, sex, self-injury, family violence. A thoroughly Milwaukee production, Tracks relies on the talents of many local actors and crew, including UW–Milwaukee professor Scott Foley as director of photography, and producer Niels Mueller (The Assassination of Richard Nixon). Director and writer Josh Rosenberg is a 2006 graduate of UW–Milwaukee. Winner, 2009 “Wisconsin’s Own” Jury Prize.
a poem of hope - Winner
2008 Shattered Thought spoken word contest.
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Laura Lynn MacDonald . Writer . Producer
