Post by Brian on Apr 23, 2009 21:29:46 GMT -5
12/17/06 at 12:11 PM
Maryc
Anyone from the Germanton Showing out there who would like to comment on this documentary effected
webster
12/17/06 at 01:23 PM
Maria
One way that it affected me was to see how 10 different people can witness the same thing yet each of those people will see parts of it differently. For instance one person will say "he killed Marie with a shotgun and another person will say "no he didn't he used a rifle." That sort of thing. But the main thing that impresses me about this story is how it is bringing even total strangers together who feel a need to discuss it and learn how others see it and in some cases actually experience healing from the terror of their memories of that awful tragedy. As terrible as it was, the good thing is that it continues after 77 years to bring people together as they seek to figure out how such a thing could have happened and how it can be prevented from happening again.
MARIA
12/17/06 at 09;30 PM
ladebug
amen
12/18/06 at 03:36 PM
ChinbeardXIV
I really like the "homegrown" feeling of the production. The narration doesn't sound overly dramatic, but rather honest and real. I thought the ideas were grouped well and laid out pristmely— not like a rigid outline, but like a well rehearsed thought.
As for the audience at the Germanton Elementary showing, well, I felt a little uneasy about some of them. I wasn't worried they'd break out a shotgun and beat my head in, but I was concerned that some were going to be less than happy at how they were portrayed in the documentary. When it was done, though, everyone seemed pleased with the piece. It was kind of nice to see these people "in person", even though I didn't take the time to speak with any of them.
Kudos all around' Great job... CBXIV
"To err is human; to forgive is divine." —Alexander Pope
12/18/06 at 05:17 PM
ladebug
Wow, you really nailed what the ideas were behind this whole thing. Are you saying you had relation in the showing?
Ladebug
12/18/06 at 06:05 PM
ChinbeardXIV
No, Ladebug, my wife and I attended the showing because of my fascination with the story and her desire to give me an early Christmas gift (plus a DVD to take home). I am just a person who enjoys studying people. I could tell that the crowd wasn't a bunch of yahoos out looking to find gory pictures of long-deceased bodies. ..it was a well-mannered group of people who obviously had more than just an interest. I saw heads nodding in agreement with words on the screen. I heard the subtle, "uh-huh" and long, deep sighs that all silently scream acknowledgement. Those people had—in one way or another—lived through at least some of what they'd seen on the screen.
That's it...
12/18/06 at 07:09 PM
Matt32
Thanks- I'd hoped to accurately convey my passion for this story through the narration, and a more traditional style seemed 'forced' so I'm glad to see how it all worked out. As to your other point about crowd affirmations of points made, I can't count the number of little old ladies, young ladies, and men of all ages who've squeezed my arm a little tighter than casual enjoyment of the show would suggest while thanking me for finally making that point in public. I was greatly humbled by the responses to the overall film made by those we interviewed, and still watch the footage in gratified amazement that they opened up so completely for us, so gracefully and eloquently. I never could have scripted this film and every time I watch it, I see something new in it that makes me So glad I managed to meet and get to know everyone you saw and more than a few who we couldn't manage to get in there.
many can do what no One can-together, we Can beat domestic violence-
12/19/06 at 10:11 AM
ChinbeardXIV
I just wish this had been done 20 years earlier. Even fresh minds gam a little moss as the years pass...and we all know time waits for no man, woman, etc. I don't honestly think we'll ever know the why's and how's of it all—and I don't have 100% confidence that we truly know for sure the who's of it all—but with what we have, the presentation was a job well-done'
Thanks again' CBXIV
"To err is human; to forgive is divine." —Alexander Pope
12/20/06 at 03:25 PM
winstondawg
I am a Germanton native, and I'm going to the showing in Carrboro tomorrow night. I'll post my reaction to it on Friday.
I grew up hearing stories from old folks... I've been to the cemetery but never went to the house, but the story, both the facts and the rumors, is something you can't remember not knowing.
I've also been on Payne Road and stopped my car on the bridge by the house. Obviously, I lived to tell about it. I'll check a map but I don't think it's geographically possible for the creek by the Lawson house to be the same as the one at the Payne house.
3 12/20/06 at 07:56 PM
Maria
Hi Winstondawg and WELCOME to our wonderful message board" I too have been down Payne road a number of nmes but never stopped the car on the bridge. ..to much of a chicken. And here I always thought I survived because I didn't stop. What a bummer, but am happy to be alive anyway. Look forward to seeing your post after you see the documentary.
MARIA
12/22/06 at 01:47 PM
winstondawg
I went to the Carrboro screening last night and really enjoyed it. As a native of Germanton, I grew up hearing the story as one of a man who suddenly snapped, so I now have an appreciation (if that's the right word) for the story as one of escalating problems within the household. In a way that makes the story less mysterious and more down-to-aarth, but I think that's healthier for the community.
On a more personal note, I enjoyed seeing many friends and neighbors on the "big screen." I'm also glad the interviews were done when when they were; I know a couple of interviewees whose memories are not so sharp these days.
Maryc
Anyone from the Germanton Showing out there who would like to comment on this documentary effected
webster
12/17/06 at 01:23 PM
Maria
One way that it affected me was to see how 10 different people can witness the same thing yet each of those people will see parts of it differently. For instance one person will say "he killed Marie with a shotgun and another person will say "no he didn't he used a rifle." That sort of thing. But the main thing that impresses me about this story is how it is bringing even total strangers together who feel a need to discuss it and learn how others see it and in some cases actually experience healing from the terror of their memories of that awful tragedy. As terrible as it was, the good thing is that it continues after 77 years to bring people together as they seek to figure out how such a thing could have happened and how it can be prevented from happening again.
MARIA
12/17/06 at 09;30 PM
ladebug
amen
12/18/06 at 03:36 PM
ChinbeardXIV
I really like the "homegrown" feeling of the production. The narration doesn't sound overly dramatic, but rather honest and real. I thought the ideas were grouped well and laid out pristmely— not like a rigid outline, but like a well rehearsed thought.
As for the audience at the Germanton Elementary showing, well, I felt a little uneasy about some of them. I wasn't worried they'd break out a shotgun and beat my head in, but I was concerned that some were going to be less than happy at how they were portrayed in the documentary. When it was done, though, everyone seemed pleased with the piece. It was kind of nice to see these people "in person", even though I didn't take the time to speak with any of them.
Kudos all around' Great job... CBXIV
"To err is human; to forgive is divine." —Alexander Pope
12/18/06 at 05:17 PM
ladebug
Wow, you really nailed what the ideas were behind this whole thing. Are you saying you had relation in the showing?
Ladebug
12/18/06 at 06:05 PM
ChinbeardXIV
No, Ladebug, my wife and I attended the showing because of my fascination with the story and her desire to give me an early Christmas gift (plus a DVD to take home). I am just a person who enjoys studying people. I could tell that the crowd wasn't a bunch of yahoos out looking to find gory pictures of long-deceased bodies. ..it was a well-mannered group of people who obviously had more than just an interest. I saw heads nodding in agreement with words on the screen. I heard the subtle, "uh-huh" and long, deep sighs that all silently scream acknowledgement. Those people had—in one way or another—lived through at least some of what they'd seen on the screen.
That's it...
12/18/06 at 07:09 PM
Matt32
Thanks- I'd hoped to accurately convey my passion for this story through the narration, and a more traditional style seemed 'forced' so I'm glad to see how it all worked out. As to your other point about crowd affirmations of points made, I can't count the number of little old ladies, young ladies, and men of all ages who've squeezed my arm a little tighter than casual enjoyment of the show would suggest while thanking me for finally making that point in public. I was greatly humbled by the responses to the overall film made by those we interviewed, and still watch the footage in gratified amazement that they opened up so completely for us, so gracefully and eloquently. I never could have scripted this film and every time I watch it, I see something new in it that makes me So glad I managed to meet and get to know everyone you saw and more than a few who we couldn't manage to get in there.
many can do what no One can-together, we Can beat domestic violence-
12/19/06 at 10:11 AM
ChinbeardXIV
I just wish this had been done 20 years earlier. Even fresh minds gam a little moss as the years pass...and we all know time waits for no man, woman, etc. I don't honestly think we'll ever know the why's and how's of it all—and I don't have 100% confidence that we truly know for sure the who's of it all—but with what we have, the presentation was a job well-done'
Thanks again' CBXIV
"To err is human; to forgive is divine." —Alexander Pope
12/20/06 at 03:25 PM
winstondawg
I am a Germanton native, and I'm going to the showing in Carrboro tomorrow night. I'll post my reaction to it on Friday.
I grew up hearing stories from old folks... I've been to the cemetery but never went to the house, but the story, both the facts and the rumors, is something you can't remember not knowing.
I've also been on Payne Road and stopped my car on the bridge by the house. Obviously, I lived to tell about it. I'll check a map but I don't think it's geographically possible for the creek by the Lawson house to be the same as the one at the Payne house.
3 12/20/06 at 07:56 PM
Maria
Hi Winstondawg and WELCOME to our wonderful message board" I too have been down Payne road a number of nmes but never stopped the car on the bridge. ..to much of a chicken. And here I always thought I survived because I didn't stop. What a bummer, but am happy to be alive anyway. Look forward to seeing your post after you see the documentary.
MARIA
12/22/06 at 01:47 PM
winstondawg
I went to the Carrboro screening last night and really enjoyed it. As a native of Germanton, I grew up hearing the story as one of a man who suddenly snapped, so I now have an appreciation (if that's the right word) for the story as one of escalating problems within the household. In a way that makes the story less mysterious and more down-to-aarth, but I think that's healthier for the community.
On a more personal note, I enjoyed seeing many friends and neighbors on the "big screen." I'm also glad the interviews were done when when they were; I know a couple of interviewees whose memories are not so sharp these days.
