The Green Rush
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A native of Washington State, Casey Casseday began his career at the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University. He started off as a morning radio disc jockey and soon had a night and weekend show as well. When the opportunity came to write and shoot for the Cable 8 student television network, he grabbed a camera and never looked back. Upon graduation, Casey landed his first job as an NBC News Photographer at an affiliate near his hometown. Caseys live broadcast instincts made him a sought-after hidden camera operator. Working on shows like Scare Tactics and Punkd, he found a niche in the rapidly developing world of reality television. It was on Punkd where he met director Jason S. Edwards. Edwards brought The Green Rush project to Casey and his business partner Geoff Bunch. Bunch Casseday Productions jumped on-board immediately with funding and resources to see the documentary through to its current stage. Having done the marketing and promotion themselves, (including 9 podcasts, 5 film festivals and countless blogs) he is thrilled to now be part of the Journeyman Pictures documentary collection.
Jason S. Edwards and Casey Casseday were shooting their first documentary, Blood, Sweat & Gears when they met Executive Producer Jay Allen. Jay saw what they were doing for the Harley Davidson motorcycle biker crowd and said, I got a lifestyle you guys might also want to investigate. Upon meeting with several growers who wanted to explain their sid of things, Jason pulled the trigger on this film, a slice of Americana. Throughout the 9 months of principal photography there were several close calls with the law and a slough of tricky situations we found ourselves in. Every time (monthly) we came back up from Los Angeles, we had to regain the growers trust and sometimes even sit down and smoke the peace pipe to prove we were still on the level and not narcs. To finally get the film out to an international audience is above and beyond where we ever imagined it would go. The response here in the states has been huge, with a victory at The Las Vegas International Film Festival AND Ava Gardner Indie Film Festival.