Film Streams Dundee Project
We wove a combination of archival photos, interviews and creative visuals to tell the story of Film Streams and the historic Dundee Theater
- Creative Director
- Field Producer
Omaha, NE, USA
$600 - $900 / Day
Request QuoteTessa Wedberg tells stories as a writer and filmmaker. A Nebraska native, Tessa came back to her home state to PA on her first feature film in 2001. She script supervised films including Hide Away, Lovely, Still and Lucky. She assistant directed Jessica Oreck's short The Collector and worked in production on Alexander Payne's films Nebraska and Downsizing. She has produced/directed music videos for bands including The Faint, Icky Blossoms, The Mynabirds and Azure Ray and freelances in commercial and film production. She has produced, directed and / or written projects for Film Streams, Inclusive Communities, Omaha Girls Rock, Autism Action Partnership, Omaha Community Foundation, Nebraska Ataxia and more. After volunteering at Refugee Empowerment Center, Tessa started the New American Voice Alliance (NAVA) with a group of artists to build community through collaborative art (words, photography, film and music). Many projects are in development through NAVA including the I Am From poetry + portrait project, the Umoja Choir recording their first record (and a short documentary around that project), a mural / storytelling project at Yates Community Center etc. Tessa is writing and developing narrative and documentary projects. She wrote a script called In Fountain Creek that she will produce with a close team of collaborators in Nebraska early next year. She is also beginning a project based on the film reels, photos, diaries, letters, articles and artifacts of the life of her Great Uncle Raymond Fritz called "Our Amplified Hearts."
We wove a combination of archival photos, interviews and creative visuals to tell the story of Film Streams and the historic Dundee Theater
This is a piece about Linda Snider and the evolution of the Nebraska Ataxia organization. I co-directed and produced it with Krissy Hamm.
This music video for McCarthy Trenching was made during the pandemic using film we'd already shot, film shot during the pandemic and my archival family reels from the 40's. Director + Producer: Tessa V. Wedberg Performer: Gabrielle Johnson Featuring: Meredith McMullen 16mm Cinematographer: Bridget McQuillan & Kristin Zahra 8mm family reels/found footage: The Wedberg Family Edit + Animation: Kristin Zahra Color Correct: Jonathan Tvrdik Hand processed Kodak 3378 Hi-Con film, courtesy Echo Park Film Center Special Thanks: Colin Conces for studio space, Ron Babb for the treasured Bolex, Janelle Jurgens for hand-processing assistance, Phase 3 Rentals for lights, The Union for Contemporary Art for an open space to develop the film, Pro8mm for Prep + Film Scans, Amélie Raoul + Waylon Wedberg for notes, The Analog Cookbook for inspiring our tactile filmmaking journey, and to Tessa’s family members for picking up a camera in about 1946 and capturing what they observed, noticed, and loved and to everyone who has / will do the same.
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