tapes and had her singing, Col-
ey’s singing, and his guitar taken
off the tapes to be rerecorded
so they would match the sound
quality of the other recordings.
“Barry told me he wanted me
to sing the background vocals
and let me tell you that was one
of the hardest things I ever did,”
she recalled. “I just kind of got
in the booth and focused, then I
became my regular old perfec-
tionist self. But as soon as the
last note was sung, I just broke
down. It was so hard. And that’s
one of the reasons why I believe
this film is a success. Of course
they will be sad that Coley’s not
here, but the message is joy and
beautiful music. I hope people
will be smiling - maybe through
their tears - but smiling.”
Jeanie interviewed several film-
makers in the beginning of the
project. Many wanted to focus
on the plane crash more than the
music. Some were blunt in saying
NJ STAGE - ISSUE 59
NJ International
Film Festival
Presents
Little Victories
Sunday, June 2 @ 7pm
A feature film set during
the five-day Venezuelan
military coup that took
place in 2002.
New Brunswick, NJ
NJFilmFest.com
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