North Burial Ground a Perfect Place in Providence
FILM SYNOPSIS
THE NORTH BURIAL GROUND
The Providence North Burial Ground is a unique historic site that contains the history of Providence, the State of Rhode Island and southern New England from the 1600’s to the present day. The film Exhuming the North Burial Ground: A Perfect Place in Providence, using a combination of live-action dramatizations, expert commentary, rich visuals and the music of Pendragon, is a 30-minute documentary that captures the role of the North Burial Ground in preserving history, creating an urban open space sanctuary for the living and providing a place of repose for those who have departed. The Providence North Burial Ground is an example of the type of place that Rhode Islander Viola Davis referenced in her comments following the 2017 Academy Awards when she said that creative inspiration can be found by exhuming stories in the graveyard.
CAST AND CREW
Patti Nolin as Abby Martin in "A Mother's Lament"
Estelle T. Barada (In Memoriam) as Christiana Carteaux Bannister in "A Providence Power Couple"
Erik Christiansen, Narrator, "An Immigrant's Tale"
Connor Mercurio as John Clauson in "Passing Through"
Catherine Beyer Hurst as Sarah Helen Power Whitman in "Poetic Justice"
Frank Toti as Captain Thomas Green Hull in "Lost at Sea"
Alyssa Weiner as The College Student
Director of Photography: Scott Rancourt;
Photography: Marc Tourigny
Post Production: Scott Rancourt
Narrated by Fran Leazes Jr.
Source Material
THE NORTH BURIAL GROUND WALKING TOUR PROJECT.
Fran Leazes initiated the North Burial Ground Walking Tour Project 15 years ago. It was funded by a Major Grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities. The purpose of the project is to create digital historically themed walking tours of the North Burial Ground. The Project is currently co-directed by Fran Leazes and Professor Eric Christiansen the Director of the Public History Program at Rhode Island College. Seven tours currently exist.
https://www.pvdnorthburialground.com/tours
Elmcrest Films LLC has created a number of short documentary films focused on individuals highlighted in these digital walking tours. A few clips of these short documentary films are part of the trailer for the documentary The North Burial Ground: A Perfect Place in Providence featured on this web site.