Joanne Codi

"I'm Your Captain - The Mark Farner Story"

<p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#666666" face="helvetica">With over 25 years in the music business, which includes bringing platinum rock group Extreme to national attention, I now work as a corporate event producer for Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp and an independent music producer. I've also worked as a TV game show producer. I am currently producing the documentary, "I'm Your Captain - The Mark Farner Story", produced and directed by Flag Day Productions.&nbsp;http\\www.flagdayproductions.com</font></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" face="arial" size="3"><br></font></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-size: large; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, sans-serif">ABOUT&nbsp;</span></b><b style="font-size: large; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, sans-serif">FLAGDAY PRODUCTIONS</span></b></p><h6> <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="helvetica"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 1pt; ">Throughout its history, Flag Day Productions and WGBH-TV (PBS) have worked closely on several award winning productions. Over the past several years, Flagday Productions has focused on feature-length documentary films for both theatrical and broadcast release.</span><br></font></p></h6><h6><span style="font-weight: normal;"><font color="#336666"><font size="3" face="helvetica"><span style="line-height: 18px; ">Vincent James Straggas is a multiple-Emmy-award-winning producer, director, writer, and editor. He has worked on national and international film and television productions for nearly 30 years.&nbsp;</span></font></font></span></h6><h6><span style="font-weight: normal;"><font color="#336666"><span style="line-height: 18px; "><font size="3" face="helvetica">His documentary films have a reputation for searching for the truth within social and ethical situations.</font></span></font></span></h6> <h5><font color="#000000"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, sans-serif"><font size="4">ABOUT MARK FARNER</font></span></b><font size="3" face="arial"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><br></span></font></font></h5> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="helvetica" color="#333333"><span style="line-height: 18px; ">Born Mark Fredrick Farner, on September 29, 1948, in Flint, Michigan, he is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad, and later as a Contemporary Christian Recording Artist.&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="helvetica" color="#333333"><span style="line-height: 18px; ">Part Native American, in 1999, Farner was honored with the Lakota Sioux Elders Honor, in Hankinson, North Dakota. A special presentation was held to honor his Native American ancestry and to his many contributions. Members of the Lakota Nation presented him with a hand-made ceremonial quilt and he was also honored with the Cherokee Medal of Honor by the Cherokee Honor Society.&nbsp;</span></font></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></p> <h5><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, sans-serif"><font color="#333333" size="4">ABOUT&nbsp;THE MOVIE</font></span></b></h5> <p><font size="3" face="helvetica" color="#333333">After meeting and working with Mark Farner at several Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camps, I was simply captivated by the level of musical talent one man can possibly possess. I was also taken by his amazing ability to remember EVERYONE'S name.&nbsp;</font><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; ">He cares so much for people.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium; ">His compassion for his fans, his fellow Americans, his country, the troops, and for his wife and family are overwhelming. He cares deeply for his son Jesse and his fight to regain strength and movement after a near fatal fall back in 2010. And with everything he already has on his plate he is constantly willing to give more. And though he's&nbsp;enjoyed the fruits of his labor, it struck me how much has also been taken from him over the years. I wasn't sure how he'd react to my wanting to do a film about him but I am darn sure Mark Farner isn't finished yet. He is still every bit the Rock Star he was in the 70's, and he is an&nbsp;important&nbsp;American artist who should be recognized for more than just "FORMERLY OF...".</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="helvetica" color="#666633">&nbsp;</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://easybreezes.homestead.com/DSC01971_op_772x579.jpg"><font color="#000000"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: medium"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_22_132647200813085"><span id="yui_3_2_0_22_132647200813090" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><font color="#333333">"I'm Your Captain - The Mark Farner Story" is a movie about an American Rock Legend. A man on a musical mission to spread the message to his fans to keep believing. As film makers, this is a rare opportunity to go on a journey and witness a gifted rock star reclaim his place in rock history.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_22_132647200813085"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3" color="#333333">This year, Mark will kick off his 2012 tour, and begin recording a new album.&nbsp;</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" id="yui_3_2_0_22_1326472008130107"><span id="yui_3_2_0_22_1326472008130128"><span id="yui_3_2_0_22_1326472008130137"><span id="yui_3_2_0_22_1326472008130209" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; "><font color="#333333">With a new tour and album on the horizon and All-Access Passes around our necks, we endeavor to capture the highs and lows, the expected and unexpected, the glitz and the guts of a day in the life of a Rock Icon. www.markfarnermovie.com</font></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#333333"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; ">In 2013, Flag Day Productions will premier, </span><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><u>I’m your Captain - The Mark Farner Story,</u></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; "> on PBS, and in theaters and film festivals worldwide.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; "><font>“I’m your Captain” promises to be the inspirational true story of an authentic American Rock Legend.</font></span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p>

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