Line Production

Big Mouth Films can provide detailed budgets, hire complete production crews, cast talent, rent all necessary equipment, secure the proper location permissions and insurance papers and arrange accommodations for crews around the United States as well as in Latin America, Europe and Africa. We have also served as post-production supervisors for several multi-format film and video projects. These line-producing services are tailored to the needs of the production, and involve everything from setting up a shoot for one day to multi-year commitments.

The following projects have been line produced by Big Mouth: 

Alvin Ailey: Beyond the Steps

Directed by filmmaker Phil Bertelsen, Beyond the Steps follows the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) during a pivotal period in its history, when the company ventured abroad and established new roots at home. The documentary marks a moment of both growth and reflection: the troupe travels to Russia after an absence of 15 years; moves into a state-of-the-art custom facility; and creates a new ballet entitled “Love Stories,” choreographed by longtime AAADT Artistic Director Judith Jamison in collaboration with hip-hop pioneer Rennie Harris and modern dance maverick Robert Battle. Under Jamison’s steadfast leadership, the making of a new dance and a new home serve as symbols of the remarkable foundation that Ailey built and of the vibrancy that defines the company today.  Beyond the Steps will premiere on PBS’ Great Performances in June 2006.

When the Road Bends… Tales of a Gypsy Caravan

Shot on 16 mm film and PAL digital video, this documentary film features the sounds of flamenco, brass band, Romanian violin, Indian folk, raga and jazz. Filmmaker Jasmine Dellal also traveled with these remarkable Roma musicians to their homes in Romania, Macedonia, Spain and India. Funded by the Independent Television Service.  When the Road Bends… premiered at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.

Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jennifer Fox, Flying… is a journey to define what it means to be a woman in today’s complicated world. It will explore the changing roles of women and men on individual and society-wide levels, resulting in an experimental drama about the collective search to make sense of being female. By involving other women in the conversation, Flying… will create a framework of shared experiences of womanhood across cultures and generations. The film has been picked up by HBO, BBC, ARTE France/Germany, and 7 other stations around the world. Big Mouth Films is serving as a Consulting Producer on this film. 

World Jazz
A 13-part series about the origins of jazz in music from around the world, with performances by Eddie Palmieri, Pablo Aslan, the Klezmatics, and musicians from Morocco, France, Spain, and Brazil. Line-produced for Euro Arts Productions (Germany) and Jones Cable TV.

PSAs & Videos for Non-Profits

“The video gave our mission real faces and a real voice...Big Mouth eloquently translated courageous stories into universal messages.”

- Rachel Keller, Jewish Women International

Big Mouth produces educational videos for organizations in order to raise awareness about pressing issues. Big Mouth’s staff produces hard-hitting informative videos (both long and short format) that help viewers gain a deeper understanding about the critical problems of today. Using techniques that are both engaging and content-driven, Big Mouth has found ways to use video to shed light on important situations that are frequently left out of the mainstream media. Our clients have found our videos useful for public awareness campaigns, membership recruitment, fundraising efforts, anniversary events, and national conventions. 

Some highlights include:

Jewish Women International: When Push Comes to Shove It’s No Longer Love; When the Bough Breaks; JWI at Work

Directed by Elizabeth Mandel

This series of three short videos for Jewish Women International includes two educational and one fundraising video. The first two, When Push Comes to Shove and When the Bough Breaks, are designed to raise consciousness in the Jewish community about relationship violence and to open up a space for dialogue and action. The last video is a powerful fundraising tool that outlines and illustrates the important work of JWI in communities around the world.

Vera Institute of Justice: Choosing an Attorney

Directed by Katy Chevigny

Educational videos for the Vera Institute of Justice’s Appearance Assistance Program assisted recently arrived immigrants to understand their rights under the law and offered them assistance choosing a lawyer. Big Mouth Productions directed, edited and took full responsibility for the development of the videos. We delivered both English and Spanish language versions of the tapes. They are now being used nation-wide as a key part of the Appearance Assistance Program. 

New York Hotel Trades Council
A Seat at the Table: Fighting for a Contract in 2006

Directed by Maggie Bowman

A 10-minute campaign video for the New York Hotel Trades Council (HTC) explaining to non-union hotel workers the importance of the upcoming citywide contract campaign. Using stories from workers who went through the process of unionizing themselves, the video encourages non-union workers to join with the HTC to fight for a better contract in 2006.

Additional Clients Include:

• About.com
• Acorn
• American Bar Association
• Earthweb.com
• Fortune Society
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Youth Law Center
• Johns Hopkins University
• Brennan Center for Justice

Please contact us with any inquiries about your production needs. For our international clients, we speak fluent Hebrew, French and Spanish and working Italian, Chinese and Japanese.