Jeremy Kagan's Conspiracy

“If you’re really in tune you never really miss anything” said Jeremy Kagan. The director, writer, and film producer spoke at Indiana University Cinema yesterday. Jeremy is one of more than fifteen-thousand members of the Directors Guild of America which is nationally acclaimed. He stated he is on a mission not only to entertain but to shift social awareness as well. After the introduction of Jeremy Kagan the audience had the opportunity to view a short clip of his movie Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8. From the beginning of the clip the audience witnesses how Jeremy relives the trail of the 1698 Democratic Convention. A black panther struggles to announce he wants to defend himself in court while being subdued and hand cuffed seated to a chair. Jeremy didn’t
Jeremy informs the audience that casting is a very important part of him directing a film before stating that having conversations with the actors and interviewing them really allows him to pick at their brains, finding out who they really are. Shirley Vaughan, a Bloomington screenwriter, thought it was very informative and she really liked how Jeremy tries to influence behavior with his film. Another person, who didn’t want their identity mentioned, thought it was interesting how Jeremy’s film with evident drama is more influential than his film with a direct informative indication. After the speech Jeremy had a Q&A and we got his views on society and his upcoming film Shot. “We live in a violent culture” Jeremy says. He continues to say that this is because of the easy access of guns. With his feature film Shot, Jeremy plans on focusing on gun violence and wants to again, influence his audience to make a change. He later stated the film should be aired sometime next