HOLMES: The Film, 2024
Run time: 60 minutes
Historical Drama, Unrated
Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes spills irreverent wit and hard-won wisdom looking back at his life on the battlefield and the bench on his 90th birthday in 1931.
Directed by Bill Goodwin
Solo performance by Kevin Reese
Written by Todd C. Peppers
Crew:
Stage Reading Director: Mary Hall Surface
Assistant Director/Editor: Carolyn Hanrahan
Associate Producer: Clare Cushman
Production Coordinator: Graham Pizzi
Background Visuals: Mission Agency
Sound Effects: David Maddox
Presented by The Supreme Court Historical Society
Copyright Supreme Court Historical Society
Executive Producer:
King & Spalding
Producers:
David Bruce Smith
The Grateful American Foundation
Boise Schiller & Flexner LLP
The Family of Frank C. Jones
HOLMES was originally performed at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. on October 30, 2023 to a sold out audience. Future View Productions, under the direction of Bill Goodwin, transformed the live performance into a feature film. But this is not an archival film with a single camera. Futureview used four cameras to shoot the performance and added close-up shots in post production. HOLMES premiered as a film on June 3, 2024, at the Supreme Court.
Contact info: Clare Cushman at ccushman@supremecourthistory.org for information about arranging a screening.
For additional information about Holmes the play click here.
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For Lesson Plans and Curriculum support we recommend the materials available at LandmarkCases.org, a joint project of the Supreme Court Historical Society and Street Law, Inc.