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Allison Whitmer-“Here Kitty, Kitty” (or) “The Producer’s Dead Cat goes to the Vet”
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Publish Date: 2016-03-08 04:59:23
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Allison Whitmer recounts her unexpected job expectations while producing a film in Milwaukee. Time is running out as she tries to properly dispose of the remains of her producer’s deceased pet.

For the past 18 years, Allison has been involved in filmmaking, beginning with The Horse Whisperer, a Robert Redford classic, and most recently, an adaptation of the Native American breakthrough novel, Winter in the Blood, penned by the acclaimed author James Welch. She brings the knowledge of her own pioneer grandparents and a love of open spaces to her work as a Producer and Production Manager, and augments it all with degrees in film and economics from Montana State University. Her worldwide clients have included Valentino, Virgin Records, and Italian Vogue. She actively promotes historic preservation and youth education, sitting on museum boards and the Bozeman Youth Initiative, a project of the Turner Foundation.

This episode of Tell Us Something was recorded in front of a live audience on October 1st, 2015, at The Roxy Theater in Missoula, MT at the opening event of the first annual Montana Film Festival.  6 storytellers shared their story based upon the theme “Reel Stories”.

Today’s story comes to us from Allison Whitmer and is titled “Here Kitty, Kitty” or “The Producer’s Dead Cat goes to the Vet”. Thank you for listening.
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