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Dr. Martin T. Olliff
Director, Wiregrass Archives
Troy University Dothan Campus
501 University Dr.
Dothan, AL 36303
Ph: 334-983-6556 x1327
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Events and Public
Programming
Smithsonian Musuem on Main
Street
MoMS
"The Way We Worked"
Public Program: Brother Joseph and the Grotto Screening and Discussion
Director
Cliff Vaughn
and Producer Carol
Ann Vaughn Cross will screen and discuss their documentary, Brother
Joseph and the Grotto, about Benedictine monk Brother
Joseph Zoettl who built Ava Maria Grotto at
Saint Bernard Abbey near Cullman,
Alabama.
Brother Joseph began building The
Grotto in 1918 as a miniature Jerusalem, but in 1932 the Abbey asked him
to expand it in a different location. Opened in 1934, The Grotto
consists of approximately 125 miniature models including Rome's St. Peter's
Basilica and Colosseum, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Alamo, the Tower of
Babel, Noah's Ark, and many others.
DVD's and production T-shirts will be available for purchase.
DATE: June 14, 2015
TIME: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
PLACE: St. Columba Catholic
Church
ADDRESS: 2700 W. Main, Dothan, AL
Trailer for Brother Joseph and the Grotto
About the Filmakers
Cliff Vaughn
Writer/Director
Cliff is the
principal at
Red Clay Pictures, the production company behind
"Brother Joseph and the Grotto." Under the Red Clay
Pictures banner, he made the documentaries
“Immaterial John” and “Sawyerville,” both of which
focused on unique individuals. He has also shot,
edited, written, produced and directed nine
documentaries and non-fiction videos for a religious
non-profit, all focusing on social justice issues.
One was awarded Best Documentary at the
International Black Film Festival of Nashville, and
another aired on more than 130 ABC-TV stations. He
holds a doctorate in American culture studies from
Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
Carol Ann Vaughn Cross
Producer
Carol Ann
teaches “Cultural Perspectives” and “Communication
Arts” at Samford University in Alabama. She has made
presentations to diverse academic, civic and
religious groups, including the Society for
Scientific Study of Religion/Religious Research
Association; the Southern Historical Association;
the Alabama Historical Association; and the Alabama
Association of Historians. She is well connected in
Alabama and has served on the boards of the Alabama
Poverty Project, the Alabama Citizens for
Constitutional Reform, the Leading Edge Institute,
and the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation. She holds
a doctorate in history from Auburn University in
Alabama, with specialties in American religious
history, gender, technology and culture, and the
South.
[N.b. This information is copied
verbatim from
http://www.brotherjosephmovie.com/#filmmaker.html ]
About the Filmakers
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Cliff VaughnWriter/Director Cliff is the principal at Red Clay Pictures, the production company behind "Brother Joseph and the Grotto." Under the Red Clay Pictures banner, he made the documentaries “Immaterial John” and “Sawyerville,” both of which focused on unique individuals. He has also shot, edited, written, produced and directed nine documentaries and non-fiction videos for a religious non-profit, all focusing on social justice issues. One was awarded Best Documentary at the International Black Film Festival of Nashville, and another aired on more than 130 ABC-TV stations. He holds a doctorate in American culture studies from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. |
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Carol Ann Vaughn CrossProducer Carol Ann teaches “Cultural Perspectives” and “Communication Arts” at Samford University in Alabama. She has made presentations to diverse academic, civic and religious groups, including the Society for Scientific Study of Religion/Religious Research Association; the Southern Historical Association; the Alabama Historical Association; and the Alabama Association of Historians. She is well connected in Alabama and has served on the boards of the Alabama Poverty Project, the Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform, the Leading Edge Institute, and the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation. She holds a doctorate in history from Auburn University in Alabama, with specialties in American religious history, gender, technology and culture, and the South. |
[N.b. This information is copied verbatim from http://www.brotherjosephmovie.com/#filmmaker.html ]