This film will be included in Mary Ellen Mark’s book Prom, to be published by Getty Publications for the 2012 prom season.
PROM
2010, 33 min
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Sarah Parrish & Dan Langendoerfer
She got her dress first and I just...We kinda....matched it. We kinda agreed in the beginning that we wanna do white with red accents.
Ithaca, NY, June, 2008
She got her dress first and I just...We kinda....matched it. We kinda agreed in the beginning that we wanna do white with red accents.
Ithaca, NY, June, 2008
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| Alyssa Smith & Samantha Toet | LaToya Grant & Sam-uel Jabbar Johnson |
| Anna Nodine & Hunter Johnson | Leland Cox & Anne McGrath |
| Ashley Conrad | Lesette Hernandez & Timothy McKinley |
| Candice Martin & Miranda Banks | Lorraine Nicholson & David Alagem |
| Carley Gunter & Adam Johnson | Mallory Ann Wu & Matthew Wasson |
| Christina Chang | Maria Perez & Rigoberto Campa |
| Eliza Wierzbinska & Michael Glorioso | Meghan Connolly & Thomas Burrows |
| Elizah Tripp & Keith Foster | Natalie Williams & James Gallagher |
| Erin Kelly & Henry Elder | Natasha Cruzado & John Rohena |
| Fulani Ogunjobi & Dereemus Botts | Nikkia Simmons & Isiah Merrill |
| Hannah Smith & Dan Parks | Robyn Frazier-Bodrick & Keicon Cherry |
| Helen Alston & Andy Dunlap | Sabrina Ross & Farrad D. Reid |
| Idayary Zeno & Ruben Jared Seraballs | Samantha Monte & Khalil Samad |
| Isabel Roth & Drew J. Foster | Sarah Parrish & Dan Langendoerfer |
| Isabel Shill & Greg Jacks | Siena Rosemarie Leslie & John Lax |
| Jane Mattimoe & Will Mattimoe | Stefanie Saperstein & Matt Graziano |
| Jasmine Walker & Derrell Moye | TJ Gibson & Leonard Maurice Grooms |
| Jenna Zschaebitz & Shane Kammauff | Toccarra Baguma |
| Katie Barcay, Mary Amato & Zack Goldman | Ursula Phillips & Gregg Whitlock, Jr. |
| Lakia M. Wilcher & Donald R. Lewis, Jr. |
CAST
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Alyssa Smith & Samantha Toet
Just before I got here it was pretty horrible, like all the people I would have hung out with me, made plans and so uhm. I would have hung out with you.
Charlottesville, VA, April, 2008
Just before I got here it was pretty horrible, like all the people I would have hung out with me, made plans and so uhm. I would have hung out with you.
Charlottesville, VA, April, 2008
PRODUCTION
Greene House Studio Presents
These interviews were recorded in America during
the 2006-2009 Senior Prom Season
High Schools
Interviews by
Thanks to
Made Possible by the Generous Support of
Interns
These interviews were recorded in America during
the 2006-2009 Senior Prom Season
High Schools
| Malcolm X. Shabazz High School, Newark, NJ May 18, 2006 |
| Cheltenham High School, Wyncote, PA (prom held in Philadelphia, PA) June 6, 2006 |
| Tottenville High School, Staten Island, NY June 16, 2006 |
| Saint Michael Academy, New York, NY May 16, 2007 |
| Fontbonne Hall Academy, Brooklyn, NY May 25, 2007 |
| Riverview School, Cape Cod, MA June 16, 2007 |
| Charlottesville High School, Charlottesville, VA April 26, 2008 |
| MacArthur Senior High School, Houston, TX May 9, 2008 |
| Westlake High School, Austin, TX May 10, 2008 |
| Palisades Charter High School, Pacific Palisades, CA May 16, 2008 |
| Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, CA May 17, 2008 |
| Ithaca High School, Ithaca, NY June 21, 2008 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Pediatric Prom, New York, NY May 17, 2009 |
Interviews by
| Elizabeth O’Brien | Melissa Harris |
| Joanne Fowler | Peter Howe |
| Martin Bell | Richard Gladstein |
| Mary Ellen Mark |
Thanks to
Made Possible by the Generous Support of
| Cary Brown | Marc Lipson |
| Howard Stein | Michael & Jane Wilson |
| Jessica Nagle | Peter & Jody Robbins |
| Lisa Lee | Phillippe Sommer |
| Lynne & Harold Honickman | Weston Naef |
Interns
| Adriana Rimpel | Joseph Girton |
| Adrianne Techasith | Keith Yahrling |
| Alex Jimenez | Kristin Wolak |
| Alexa Dawn Rose | Lauren Bailey |
| Andrew Rogers | Lauren Rose |
| Angela Louison | Leigh Ann Metzler |
| Brian Pescador | Lexi Walther |
Interns (Cont)
Camera & Sound
Associate Producers
Meredith Lue & Julia Bezgin
Music by
Glenn Patscha
Directed by
Martin Bell
Produced by
Martin Bell & Mary Ellen Mark
© Copyright 2010 Greene House Studio Inc
All Rights Reserved
www.greenehousestudio.com
| Caren Carelson | Lindsey Filowitz |
| Caroline Cuse | Mary Welsh |
| Catherine Choi | Mathea Millman |
| Chris Felber | Megan Hilliard |
| Claire Dennis | Melinda Sanders |
| Creston Whittington | Meridith Cianti |
| Debbie Smith | Natalie Goldfarb |
| Ellie Bolton | Nicole Miltello |
| Emillio Santellan | Nicolette Del Muro |
| Emma Levine | Phil Jackson |
| Gillian Fry | Rachel Gardam |
| Greg Gentert | Rhea Rivera |
| Hannah Hughes | Rosie Motley |
| Hayley Austin | Samantha Randolph |
| Hillary Foxweldon | Sarah Riley |
| Jairo Garcia | Shane Godfrey |
| James Orlando | Shannon Hickman |
| Jamie Liles | Shauna Mennis |
| Jennifer Manukas |
Sophie Barbasch |
| Jessica Evett-Miller | Tanya Shteinfeld |
| Joey Bunge | Victoria Jacob |
Camera & Sound
| Ai Kitaya | Johnny Fogg |
| Aidan Keith-Hynes | Julian Taboada |
| Alexandra Gibson | Mariah Cseypanyi |
| Ally Lindsay | Mary Amor |
| Amy Boyle | Paola Mojica |
| James Carbone | Praveen Mantena |
| James Mignona | Sunny Suits |
| Colorist Chris Ryan - Nice Shoes |
Titles Julia Bezgin |
Sound Re-Record Mixer Tom Paul - The Cottage |
Associate Producers
Meredith Lue & Julia Bezgin
Music by
Glenn Patscha
Directed by
Martin Bell
Produced by
Martin Bell & Mary Ellen Mark
© Copyright 2010 Greene House Studio Inc
All Rights Reserved
www.greenehousestudio.com
Prom is an American tradition—a rite of passage and one of the most important rituals of American youth; a day that is never forgotten—a day full of hopes and dreams for the future.
For four years, from 2006-2009, filmmaker Martin Bell and photographer Mary Ellen Mark travelled around the country and documented proms. They went to twelve high schools in 10 cities, covering a wide range of ethnic and economic groups.
While Mary Ellen Mark made portraits of the Prom-goers with the 20x24 Polaroid camera, Martin Bell interviewed the students in an adjacent studio. When the project finally came to a close, Bell had interviewed over three hundred students.
For four years, from 2006-2009, filmmaker Martin Bell and photographer Mary Ellen Mark travelled around the country and documented proms. They went to twelve high schools in 10 cities, covering a wide range of ethnic and economic groups.
While Mary Ellen Mark made portraits of the Prom-goers with the 20x24 Polaroid camera, Martin Bell interviewed the students in an adjacent studio. When the project finally came to a close, Bell had interviewed over three hundred students.
PROM
CAST & PRODUCTION CREDITS
