Sue Perlgut formed CloseToHome Productions to reach a wide-ranging audience with videos that feature topical and socially relevant issues. In 2007 she produced, directed and co-wrote with Christopher Julian, 101 Ways to Retire—or Not! Also in 2007 they also completed, with trainer Debbie Bosanko, Stay Strong: Lift for Life, a strenght training video for people 65 and older. They have completed a 13 minute informational video of Hospicare of Ithaca, NY and are working on two more documentaries: Hospice: Potraits of the Living, and one about It’s All Right To Be Woman Theatre a feminist theatre troupe in NYC in the 1970s.
A graduate of NYU with a MA in Educational Theatre, she has worked, for more than 30 years, as a director, performer, playwright, storyteller, puppet maker, teacher, arts administrator and producer of theatre in colleges, public schools, community centers and alternative performing spaces in New York City and Ithaca NY. She is one of the founding members of It’s All Right To Be Woman Theatre and currently directs the Senior Citizen Theatre Troupe of Lifelong in Ithaca, NY. In the 1970’s and 80’s she owned and managed two retail businesses: Djuna Books, a feminist bookstore in New York City and Lucia a women’s clothing store in Ithaca, NY.
She is a recipient of many local and national grants for her writing, directing and film work. As a volunteer, in Ithaca, NY, she served as president of the boards of the Kitchen Theatre and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center; helped form her neighborhood association, South of the Creek Neighbors; and served on an Ithaca city committee addressing neighborhood issues. She continues to volunteer for many arts and human services organizations including Lifelong and Hospicare.
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Christopher Julian is 36 years old, currently resides in Seattle, WA, and lived in Ithaca, NY for the 12 years prior. He received his B.A. in Cinema (16mm) with a minor in music from Binghamton University in 1994, and an A.S. in Communications from Tompkins Cortland Community College in 2004.
His main skills include digital video editing in both Avid and Final Cut Pro platforms, as well as cinematography, digital videography & photography, digital audio editing & mixing, web design and other technical skills.
While editing for other productions, he pursues directing and writing projects of his own, most notably the full-length film "Invisible Ink" (completed fall 2006), and his screenplay "Scapegoat," an account of the last days of Judas Iscariot.
He is also a musician and singer/songwriter as well as painter, sculptor and woodworker. For leisure, he is an avid swimmer.
Chris currently teaches video editing and documentary filmmaking part-time at:
Seattle Film Institute, the Art Institute of Seattle, and the Northwest Film Forum.
You can learn more about his work at http://www.christopherjulian.com and http://www.invisibleinkfilm.net
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