After the Wizard
After the Wizard | |
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Directed by | Hugh Gross |
Produced by |
Lance Frank Blake Phillips |
Written by | Hugh Gross |
Starring |
Jordan Van Vranken Orien Richman Jermel Nakia |
Music by | Stephen Main |
Cinematography | Dana Rice |
Edited by | Dana Rice |
Production company |
Private Lenders Group |
Distributed by | Breaking Glass Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
After the Wizard is an independent film written and directed by Hugh Gross, based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. The film premiered in 2011 in Kingman, Kansas.[2] The DVD, distributed by Breaking Glass Pictures, was released on August 7, 2012.[3]
Plot
A 12-year-old Kansas orphan turns to the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman for help during a difficult time. She imagines that things have not gone well in Oz since the Wizard left and that the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman must travel to Kansas to find Dorothy. Meanwhile, the orphanage leader gives Dorothy a hard time.
Cast
- Jordan Van Vranken as Elizabeth Haskins
- Orien Richman as Tin Woodman
- Jermel Nakia as Scarecrow
- Helen Richman as Mrs. Murphy
- Loren Lester as Dr. Edwards
- Peter Mark Richman as Charles Samuel Williams
- Sue Giosa as Ms. Thomson
- P. David Miller as Cowardly Lion
Production
The film was shot at various locations in California, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, and New York.[4]
Award
For her acting in After the Wizard, actress Jordan Van Vranken won a Young Artist Award in the 34th Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a DVD Film: Young Actress.
References
- ↑ http://www.statejournal.com/story/17459214/breaking-glass-pictures-acquires-north-american-rights-to-the-new-family-feature-after-the-wizard
- ↑ "'After the Wizard' coming to Emporia". Emporia Gazette.
- ↑ "After the Wizard". The Dove Foundation.
- ↑ Angelo Thomas. "The Royal Blog of Oz: Interview with Hugh Gross, director of 'After the Wizard'". newwwoz.blogspot.com.