Road to Las Vegas

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ROAD TO LAS VEGAS

02:17- 02:20

A STORY OF LOVE AND FAMILY

02:22-02:26

IN THE YEARS OF BOOM AND BUST

02:36 - 02:41

Each year, more than seven million Americans take to the road to find a better life.

02:43 – 02:48

Plentiful jobs and cheap housing mean that many try their luck in Las Vegas.

03:20 – 03:26

Maurice

03:50 – 03:55

Vanessa

04:18 – 04:21

May 2005

04:26 – 04:31

Vanessa, Maurice and their five youngest kids arrived in Vegas in a rented car two months ago.

04:39 – 04:43

This film follows the family over the next 4 years.

04:46 – 04:51

MARCEL MAURICE JR (first Marcel then also MAURICE Jr)

04:52 – 04:57

ISIS  MALCOLM (first Isis then also Malcolm)

04:58 – 05:01

ZEKE

05:15 – 05:22

YEAR 1 TEN HAMBURGERS (first YEAR 1 then also TEN HAMBURGERS)

09:05-09:10

Maurice reads of a job that pays $3000 per month.

11:58-12:02

ALASKA

12:14 – 12:19

Bernice, Vanessa’s mother

13:51 – 13:57

Vanessa has managed to sneak her family into a casino’s private swimming pool.

21:40 – 21:48

YEAR 2, TOUCHDOWN (YEAR 2 and then TOUCHDOWN)

21:59 – 22:04

Las Vegas is booming.

22:06 – 22:12

With hundred of people relocating here every day

22:13 – 2:17

and the highest growth rate of new jobs in the country,

22:19 – 22:24

Las Vegas has become America’s fastest growing city.

22:38 – 22:42

THANKSGIVING

25:33 – 25:38

SOUTH COAST CASINO

28:46 – 28:50

LES Maurice’s friend

31:48 – 31:53

The street dealers know Maurice as Red.

32:43 – 32:46

5:30 AM

32:54 – 32:39

Vanessa’s friend, Darren, is taking her to work.

35:46 – 35:51

Maurice has been living on the streets for three weeks.

35:53 – 35:58

Vanessa has started seeing Darren.

36:59  - 37:05

With no way of getting hold of Maurice, Vanessa parks downtown and waits.

41:04 – 41:09

It’s 2am and Vanessa has not returned home from work.

41:11 – 41:16

Maurice suspects she is with Darren.

49:03 – 49:11

YEAR 3  WHY CRY? (YEAR 3 and then WHY CRY?)

49:15 – 49:18

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

49:19 – 49:25

Vanessa and Maurice’s kids have left Las Vegas to live with their eldest sister Shelana.

49:29 – 49:33

SHELANA

49:36 – 49:41

BERNICE

49:42 – 49:47

ZEKE’S HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

52:11 – 52:17

ISIS

53:20 – 53:25

Maurice has just served 8 months in prison

53:26 – 53:29

After he was caught stealing from an undercover policeman.

54:58 – 55:04

Vanessa is living with her new boyfriend Andy.

55:07 – 55:13

Her cousin, David, has been found dead in Portland, Oregon.

56:30 – 56:36

Vanessa has decided to drive to Portland for David’s funeral.

01:02:22 – 01:02:06

PORTLAND, OREGON

01:04:25 – 01:04:32

YEAR 4, IT’S GONNA BE A LONG ROAD (YEAR 4 then also IT’S GONNA BE A LONG ROAD)

01:04:50 – 01:04:54

Andy has started seeing another woman.

01:04:56 – 01:05:00

Maurice has been back to jail 2 more times

01:05:02 – 01:05:06

but he is now living again with Vanessa

01:05:07 – 01:05:12

and three of their kids who have returned from Alaska.

01:07:26 – 01:07:30

VEGAS MIKE

01:11:56 - -1:12:01

Maurice’s brother, Lloyd, has been taken to hospital.

01:13:53 – 01:13:58

Lloyd lives 2,400 miles away in North Carolina.

01:17:17 – 01:17:22

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA

01:17:39 – 01:17:44

RUBY MOORE Maurice & Lloyd’s mother

01:22:04 – 01:22:09

Vanessa and the kids have made it to North Carolina for Lloyd’s funeral.

01:22:14 – 01:22:19

Vanessa gambled her unemployment cheque and won $800 for the plane tickets.

Credits as captions

Credits

01:28:54 – 01:28:59

Filmed & Directed by JASON MASSOT

01:29:00 – 01:29:04

producers TEDDY LEIFER, JASON MASSOT

01:29:05 – 01:29:09

editor ALAN MACKAY

01:29:11 – 01:29:16                                              

executive producer SANDRA WHIPHAM

01:29:17 – 01:29:21

associate producer JOANNA POCOCK

01:29:22 – 01:29:27

music GLENN JONES

 

01:29:30 – 01:29:54

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production Assistant for RISE films

MANU PANDEY

 

production accountant

MATT JONES

 

post production

ENVY

 

production manager for ENVY

JANNINE MARTIN

 

sound editors

ANDY HODGES

ROSS MILLERSHIP

 

dubbing mixer

MATT SKILTON

 

colourist

VICKI MATICH

 

online editor

ANDREW MITCHELL

 

production insurance provided by

MEDIA INSURANCE

 

 

MUSIC

 

“DAVID AND THE PHOENIX”

“THE DOLL HOSPITAL”

“THIS IS THE WIND THAT BLOWS IT OUT”

“HEARTBREAK HILL”

“CADY”

“FRIDAY NIGHT WITH”

“SPHINX UNTO CURIOUS MEN”

“FREEDOM RAGA”

“THE TEETHING NECKLACE” (FOR JOHN FAHEY”

All music written by Glenn Jones

Performed by Glenn Jones

By arrangement with Glenn Jones, Fourth Eye Music

and Strange Attractors Audio House

 

Special thanks to

 

VANESSA, MAURICE AND THE MELTON FAMILY

 

AND

 

TABITHA JACKSON

HAMISH MYKURA

DAVID CARRINGTON

 

ALICE BOWDEN

GLENN JONES

OLLY LAMBERT

CHUCK LENHART

ALAN MACKAY

BERNICE MIKES

RUBY MOORE

CHARLIE PHILIPS

JOANNA POCOCK

SMITH TEMPLE FWB CHURCH, RALEIGH, NC

SHEFFIELD INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

PAUL TAYLOR

FRAN TINLEY

 

EVERYONE AT THE IRONWORKERS UNION LOCAL 433

 

 

In memory of David Crittenden, Thomas Melton and Lloyd Melton

01:29:54 – 01:29:59

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In memory of

David Crittenden

Thomas Melton

Lloyd Melton

 

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