December News

Dear Friends & Colleagues, I want to thank all the producers and directors that have been able to hire me this fall. We made some dope and beautiful images for the screen.

I'm celebrating a bit of thing...This month marks the 30th anniversary of being in the biz. It was in 1992 that I did my first gig as a PA. I can't believe that this crazy industry has kept me around for that long! I feel truly blessed to be in the good graces of many of you for three decades. Last January, I was on a gig with Mike Welckle, Ralph Lindell, Victor Korte for Best Buy. This was many of the same crew that was on that first job, an Ali Selim commercial shot at Old Arizona Studios. On it, I made $100 a day. I remember the wafting the wind in the bedroom curtains, I was part of the illusion. I was bitten. The rest was history, Thank you for 30 years!

Below, I have new video that I was the Milwaukee decorator on, the short film, Naija Odyssey, about Giannis Antetokounmpo.
More info about all of this below.

 If you have a spot or film that you need some art dept help on, pls call or send an email to discuss your idea. If you need to see more examples of my work. Here is a link to my website. I have some availability in December and January. I work as a local out of Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago.

Above is the origin story short film,Naija Odyssey, about the MVP basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo. I got to work under, decorate & build for the veteran Milwaukee production designer Art Wilinski. Most of our work was focused on the Penthouse set that you see at 00:35 seconds. That was a huge deal, but of course there was lot more that ended up on the cutting room floor. As my old boss used to say, "Our best work is never seen!"  Amazing job by local producer Nicolaus Langholff for coraling this star studded entourage production together.

Below, is some throwback work. I've been lucky in my career to work with some talented artists. In 2014, I was the prop master on WILSON. I got to prop; Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Judy Greer and others. All incredible talents. It was an amazing experience and it def. made me a better prop master and dept. head. 

For both shoots, I was part of a great crew. As you know, It's all about team!

Quote-“There's nothing you can fuck up that I can't fix”
James R. Bakkom

Thanksgiving and Patrick Scully

Dear Fans and patrons for the films about Patrick Scully,

Thanks to all for your support of the Patrick Scully films. Our September FUNraiser brought in over a 100 people and and the total gross of the fundraising campaign wasover $23,000! Your generosity is so vital and has helped keep this project going!

Another thing we are thankful for over here we have a new editor on the team. Dan Jaginich of Jagged Edge productions has stepped in because of Skip Davis' health issues. Dan is a veteran editor in the Twin Cities, he has edited so many things from; rock n' roll documentaries about the Replacements, to commercials and Bizarre Foods episodes by Andrew Zimmer on TV. We are lucky to have him working with us. We wish the best for Skip and hope he can still consult on the edit when he returns to top form.

As I said in the last email, Do you know that the fundraiser is still going on? The artist Eyenga Bokamba made paintings on the rooftop at the fundraiser. Those are on display right now at her show at Concordia Art Center, Nov 3rd-Dec 14th. She is donating all the proceeds of these 20 paintings to the making of the Patrick Scully films. Eyenga is a BIG fan of Patrick and the Cabaret. She credits them as being primary influences on her finding her voice as an artist. Plus, shes a HUGE deal with international shows like Venice Biennale on her resume. Click here to contact Eyenga and acquire one of these special paintings. More details below, Thank you Eyenga!

Live paintings by Eyenga Bokamba, photo by the artist

Eyenga on the rooftop at the Fundraiser, photo by Laurel Z.

As you know well, our goal is to finish raising $53,000 to ensure that Patrick’s story – which in many ways is all our stories – gets told.

All donations will be designated for the completion of this work.

Funders giving $20,000 will be credited as Executive Producers
$10,000 will be credited as Producers
$5,000 will be credited as Associate Producers
Any amount will also be listed in the credits of the film

Donations Link:
Tax deductible: https://filmnorth.org/fiscally-sponsored-projects/patrick-scully-the-dance-is-not-over/
Non-tax deductible: https://www.gofundme.com/f/patrick-scully-moviethe-dance-is-not-over

Thanks,

Mark Wojahn
-director

Eyenga Bokamba & Patrick Scully

Dear Fans and patrons for the films about Patrick Scully,

We're a month out from our fundraiser and we are all still so pleased how it all went down. Thank you for making it succeed. Do you know that the fundraiser is still going on? The artist Eyenga Bokamba created live paintings on the rooftop. These paintings will be on display at her show at Concordia Art Center, Nov 3rd-Dec 14th. She is donating all the proceeds of these paintings to the making of the Patrick Scully films. Eyenga is a HUGE fan of Patrick and the Cabaret.

Live Paintings by Eyenga Bokamba, photo by the artist
She credits them as being primary influences on her finding her voice as an artist. Plus, shes a big deal with international shows like Venice Beinnale on her resume. Click here to contact Eyenga and acquire one of these special paintings. More details below, Thank you Eyenga!

Our goal is to finish raising $57,000 to ensure that Patrick’s story – which in many ways is all our stories – gets told.

Eyenga on the rooftop, photo by Laurel Z.
All donations will be designated for the completion of this work.

Funders giving $20,000 will be credited as Executive Producers
$10,000 will be credited as Producers
$5,000 will be credited as Associate Producers
Any amount will also be listed in the credits of the film

Our goal is to finish raising $57,000 to ensure that Patrick’s story
– which in many ways is all our stories – gets told.

All donations will be designated for the completion of this work.

Funders giving $20,000 will be credited as Executive Producers
$10,000 will be credited as Producers
$5,000 will be credited as Associate Producers
Any amount will also be listed in the credits of the film
Photos from the Fundraiser photobooth, photo by Pagoda Pictures
For more information, contact Mark Wojahn and Patrick Scully at:
(612) 568-3178 or email at xlart2@gmail.com, www.patrickscullymovie.com

thanks so much for your support and commitment to these films!

Thank you for your support!

Dear Attendees of the Fundraiser for the films about Patrick Scully,

Thanks for a wonderful and successful evening. Your attendance and donations were a great help to the project. Since donations opened for this fundraising round in 2021, we've been able to raise over $18,000 for the films. We set our goal high at $75,000. And we still hope for more donations to come in from our fiscal sponsor Film North, (we'll find out next week what came in from September). But considering the pandemic and recession, I think we have done quite well. I sense the pandemic may have limited attendance to be quality over quantity. For each one of you to make the effort to come out, you're the best! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
Moments from the Rooftop, photo by Laurel Z
I hope you each had a great time at the Womens' Club. I want to thank everyone at the club for their hospitality. I want to thank my committee; Patrick, Laurel, Julie, Vance, Lee Henry and Helen who were invaluable to pull off the organization for this! I want to thank the 2 dozen volunteers that made this happen! I want to thank the artists; Terry, Vance, Xavier, Dougie, Keri, Areca, Greg, Keith and Lynn for donations of your work for the art auction. I want to thank the performers; Eyenga, Cyn, Susana, Patrick, Prudence, Joe/flying foot forum and Leslie for being on our stage! I want to thank my editing team of Skip & Dan to prep the clip of the film to show everyone! If I forgot anyone, you have my heartfelt thanks. You all made this a special and unforgettable evening.
Some of the attendees in the Pagoda Pictures Photo booth!
Our goal is to finish raising $57,000 to ensure that Patrick’s story – which in many ways is all our stories – gets told.
All donations will be designated for the completion of this work.

Funders giving $20,000 will be credited as Executive Producers
$10,000 will be credited as Producers
$5,000 will be credited as Associate Producers
Any amount will also be listed in the credits of the film

Donations Link:
Tax deductible: https://filmnorth.org/fiscally-sponsored-projects/patrick-scully-the-dance-is-not-over/
Non-tax deductible: https://www.gofundme.com/f/patrick-scully-moviethe-dance-is-not-over
I will keep everyone informed of the progress of the films
and I hope to see you at the premiere!
Moments from the Theater & Rooftop, photos by Laurel Z
Much love and appreciation!

Mark Wojahn

Director of the Patrick Scully films

For more information, contact Mark Wojahn and Patrick Scully at:
email at xlart2@gmail.com, www.patrickscullymovie.com

thanks so much for your support and commitment to these films!

Art Auction is Up!

Thanks for all your donations! We have a twist if you want donate again, Do you want something in return? Well, today Thursday, September 1-14th the silent online Art Auction kicks off! You can make a bid on one of the many cool art works that has been donated to the making of our film. Want an intimate photo of Prince? We got that! A black & white of Patrick swimming in the nude? oh yeah! Go to this link at 32Auctions and bid on some great work donated by amazing artists from the Twin Cities. Curated by friend and photographer Vance Gellert, Vance is co-founder of pARTS Gallery and the Minnesota Photo Center. He knows great local work!

The artists in the Auction are; Keri Pickett, Dougie Padilla, Xavier Tavera, Lynn Wadsworth, Terry Gydesen, Greg Winter, Vance Gellert, Wing Young Huie, Areca Roe and Keith Holmes.

Or if you just want to come to the party, that's cool too! The Filmmaker’s Celebration and Fundraiser is just two weeks away! Wednesday September 14th. Some of the works will be on display at the event, bidding will end at 9:15pm 9/14/22.

The party will be at The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis | 410 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis, MN. The Event is Free with a suggested minimum donation of $65.

Guests and Patrons will dive into an evening of performance, auction, film, hors d’oeuvres, drinks, dancing and red carpet to raise the final funds to complete the next Mark Wojahn film.

Happy Hour will be 6-7pm, Entertainment 7-10pm.

Our goal is to finish raising $65,000 to ensure that Patrick’s story – which in many ways is all our stories – gets told.

All donations will be designated for the completion of this work. Funders giving $20,000 will be credited as Executive Producers

$10,000 will be credited as Producers

$5,000 will be credited as Associate Producers

Any amount will also be listed in the credits of the film.

In addition to screening a section from ‘The Dance is Not Over’ we will also screen Joe Chvala’s Flying Foot Forum short film “Cookaphony”.

All attendees will be gifted a blu-ray or free download of “Leaves of Grass – Illuminated”, a related Wojahn documentary of Patrick’s 2019 show at the Guthrie Theater.

Scheduled to Appear on the rooftop or in The Women's Club theater:

Joe Chvala Flying Foot Forum + Susana Di Palma + Prudence Johnson + Eyenga Bokamba + Patrick Scully + DJ Cyn Collins + Laura Stone-Jeraj

The finale' of lineup will be a clip from the film, “The Dance is Not Over” it will be introduced by Director Mark Wojahn and Director of Photography Greg Winter.

Proof of vaccination and an ID is required for attendance and must be presented at the door. Masks will be required for indoor activities.

Reservations required at Eventbrite:

Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/368508828827

and on Facebook at: https://fb.me/e/1Eg4B60vE

Donations Link:

Tax deductible: https://filmnorth.org/fiscally-sponsored-projects/patrick-scully-the-dance-is-not-over/

Non-tax deductible: https://www.gofundme.com/f/patrick-scully-moviethe-dance-is-not-over

For more information, contact Mark Wojahn and Patrick Scully at:

(612) 568-3178 or email at xlart2@gmail.com, www.patrickscullymovie.com

thanks so much for your support and commitment to these films!

Mark Wojahn

Director