Guide to the Mark Freeman Papers
Finding Aid Authors: Ellen Jarosz.
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2005-11-10
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Guide to the Mark Freeman Papers
1997/2005
Special Collections & University Archives
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Mark Freeman Papers
Dates: 1997-2005
Bulk Dates: 2003-2005
Identification: MS-0113
Creator:
Freeman, Mark, 1949-
Physical Description: 9.00 linear ft
Alternate Extent Statement: 9 linear feet (9 document storage boxes, 4 video storage boxes, 2 audio cassette storage boxes)
Language of Materials:
English
Hebrew
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Biographical Information:
Mark Freeman, a documentary filmmaker and Associate Professor of Television, Film and New Media in the School of Theatre,
Television and Film at San Diego State University, was born in 1949. He received both a Bachelor of Fine Arts (1975) and a
Master of Fine Arts (1981) from the San Francisco Art Institute. He began making documentary films and other videos while
studying at the San Francisco Art institute in 1973.
While he spent much of his career as an independent filmmaker, Freeman began teaching filmmaking workshops in 1991 at the
University of New Mexico Training Institute. He subsequently taught at Pitzer College (1993-95), San Francisco State University
(1996), Santa Rosa Junior College (1996-1997), the University of California-Berkeley Extension (1996-97), Diablo Valley College
(1997), Rio Hondo Community College (1998), the University of California-San Diego (1998-99), and the University of California-Irvine
(1998-2000). In 2000 he became Assistant Professor in the School of Communication, and he is now Associate Professor in the
School of Theatre, Television and Film at San Diego State University (SDSU).
While a faculty member at SDSU, Freeman focused his energies on creating documentaries about the inhabitants of San Diego
County. This effort includes an “Encinitas Trilogy” – three documentary films focusing on Encinitas, California. The first,
Edmund’s Island, released in 2002, is a twelve minute portrait of a homeless veteran who works as a news hawker in Encinitas. The second,
Families and Flowers, released in 2003, is a twenty-seven minute documentary examining three families that have lived and worked in Encinitas’s
flower industry for many generations. The final film,
Lines in the Sand, released in 2004, is a seven minute documentary capturing the creative process of Encinitas environmental artist Kirk Van
Allyn. In 2005 Freeman released a film titled
Talking Peace, a 27-minute film based on interviews with Palestinians and Jews who participated in the monthly meetings of a Jewish-Palestinian
Living Room Dialogue group in San Diego.
Freeman’s documentaries have won numerous awards, including a Gold Apple at the National Educational Film and Video Festival,
a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival, and a Red Ribbon at the American Film and Video Festival.
They have screened at museums including the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of Natural History, the American Museum
of Natural History, and the Museum of Modern Art (NY). Additionally, Freeman has won numerous awards as a teacher, including
the pICT Summer Fellowship Program in 2005, the Top 25 SDSU list for 2003, and an Aztec Award Nomination for “Faculty Outstanding
Community Service” in 2001.
He has participated in numerous university-, college-, school-, and community-level groups as a committee member, faculty
presenter, panelist, director, consultant, judge, and discussant, including the International Security & Conflict Resolution
program (Member, Curriculum Steering Committee), the California State University Media Arts Festival Advisory Council (Campus
Representative), the SDSU Center for Qualitative Research (Founding Member), Future Aztecs Day (Faculty Presenter), Museum
of Photographic Arts-San Diego (Member, Education Advisory Committee), the Encinitas Commission for the Arts (Advisory Panelist),
the International Documentary Congress, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and theIndependent Documentary Association
(Member, Planning Committee), and the Orange County Jewish Film Festival (Discussant).
Mark Freeman is currently Associate Professor of Television, Film and New Media in the School of Theatre, Television and Film
at SDSU, and continues to produce, direct, write, film, and edit documentary films in the greater San Diego area.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Genre/Form of Material:
Audio Recordings
Personal Papers
Photographs
Video Recordings
Geographic Name:
Encinitas (Calif.)
Encinitas (Calif.) -- Social life and customs
Personal Name:
Freeman, Mark, producer -- Archives
Topical Term:
Arab-Israeli conflict
California history
Documentary films -- Production and direction
Documentary films.
Edmund's Island (Motion picture)
Environment (Art)
Families and flowers (Motion picture)
Floriculturists -- California -- Encinitas
Flowers -- California.
Homeless persons. California. San Diego.
Homeless veterans -- California -- Encinitas
Jews -- California -- San Diego
Jews Palestine social conditions.
Lines in the sand (Motion picture)
Newspaper vendors -- California -- Encinitas
Palestinian Arabs -- California -- San Diego
Talking peace (Motion picture)
Administrative Information
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Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research. See copyright restrictions for information about making reproductions.
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Mark Freeman Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Library
and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Related Materials:
KPBS Film Inventory
Arrangement of Materials:
I. Edmund’s Island, 2002
1.) Production Files, 2002
2.) MiniDVs, 2002
II. Families and Flowers, 1999-2003
1.) Production Files, 2002-2003
2.) Published Works
3.) VHS, 1999-2002
4.) Beta SP, 2002
5.) MiniDVs, 2000-2003
III. Lines in the Sand, 2003-2004
1.) Production Files, 2004
2.) MiniDVs, 2003
3.) DVD, 2003
IV. Talking Peace, 1997-2005
1.) Production Files, 2000-2005
a.) Research
b.) Subjects
2.) VHS, 2003-2005
3.) Beta SP, 2004
4.) DVCam, 2003
5.) CDs, 1997-2005
6.) MiniDVs, 2002-2004
Scope and Contents
The Freeman papers document the production of four documentary films produced, directed, written, filmed, and / or edited
by Mark Freeman while he was on the faculty at San Diego State University. The papers date from 1997-2005, with the bulk of
documents created in 2003 for Families and Flowers and 2005 for Talking Peace. The collection consists of production files,
published materials, and film in varying formats. While the records in this collection were created during Freeman’s time
at San Diego State, they do not include any information about other aspects of his professional or personal life, particularly
his position as Associate Professor in the School of Theatre, Television and Film. Their contents are limited to those records
generated during production of the four above-mentioned documentaries. The collection is divided into four series, one for
each film, each documenting the creative and production processes behind the creation of the respective documentaries. The
series are
Edmund's Island,
Families and Flowers,
Lines in the Sand, and
Talking Peace. The
Edmund's Island series includes
Production Files and
miniDVs; the
Families and Flowers series includes
Production Files,
Published Works,
VHS,
Beta SP, and
miniDVs; the
Lines in the Sand series includes
Production Files,
miniDVs, and one
DVD; and the
Talking Peace series includes
Production Files,
VHS,
Beta SP,
miniDVs, and
CDs. The
Talking Peace
Production Files are further divided into
Research and
Subjects categories.
The
Edmund’s Island series includes two different sets of records arranged according to media:
Production Files and
miniDVs. The
Production Files contain e-mail correspondence, notes, photographs, and some published materials drawn upon during production, and are arranged
alphabetically by file name. Also contained in this series is some documentation of a grassroots effort organized by Freeman
to save the Union Tribune’s newspaper hawker program upon the paper’s decision to end it just after the film’s release. Newspaper
clippings are scattered throughout the series. The
miniDVs contain the film’s original footage, and are in Freeman’s numerical order.
The
Families and Flowers series includes five sub-series, arranged according to media:
Production Files, 2002-2003;
Published Works;
VHS, 1999-2002;
Beta SP, 2002; and
miniDVs, 2000-2003. The
Production Files contain e-mail and traditional correspondence, notes, newspaper and magazine clippings, files drawn together in researching
the film, and information about individuals featured in the film. They are filed in alphabetical order according to Freeman’s
folder titles. The
Published Works consist primarily of books and pamphlets about floriculture in southern California, and are arranged alphabetically by author.
The
VHS series directly corresponds to the miniDV series, and includes tapes of raw footage, as well as some videos used for research
purposes during the documentary’s production, and are arranged in Freeman’s numerical order. The
Beta SP series also includes videos used for research purposes, and are arranged alpha-numerically. The final series,
miniDVs, consists of master footage from the filming of the documentary, as well as some other videos used for research purposes,
and are arranged according to number and title.
The
Lines in the Sand series includes three subseries, arranged according to media:
Production Files, 2004;
miniDVs, 2003; and a
DVD, 2003. The
Production Files contain e-mail correspondence, notes, and photographs generated during production of the documentary, and are arranged alphabetically
according to folder title. The
miniDVs contain raw footage from the filming process, and are arranged numerically. The
DVD contains the final, released version of the documentary.
The
Talking Peace series includes six subseries, arranged according to media:
Production Files, 2000-2005;
VHS, 2003-2005;
Beta SP, 2004;
DVCam, 2003;
CDs, 1997-2005, and
miniDVs, 2002-2004. The
Production Files contain two further subdivisions:
Research and
Subjects subseries. The
Research subseries contains e-mail and traditional correspondence, publicity materials, newspaper and magazine clippings, and notes
generated during production of the film. The
Subjects subseries includes files for each subject appearing in the film, as well as some photographs, transcripts, and newspaper
and magazine clippings, and are arranged alphabetically by Freeman’s folder titles. The
VHS series is composed of raw footage, as well as videos used for research purposes throughout production of the film, and are
arranged according to number and title. The
Beta SP series consists of videos used for research purposes in production, and are arranged alphabetically by title. The
CDs consist of recordings used in researching and creating the film, and are arranged alphabetically by title. The
miniDVs consist of raw footage, as well as a few videos used for research purposes during production of the film. They are arranged
alpha-numerically.
Detailed List of Contents
Box 1, Folder 6
Photographic Stills of Edmund
August 4, 2002
Box 1, Folder 7
Regional Task Force on the Homeless
Box 1, Folder 8
Regional Task Force on the Homeless
Box 1, Folder 9
Tape Logs and Editing Notes
Families and Flowers, 1979-2003
Box 2, Folder 2
Agricultural Technology (Ag Tech)
Box 2, Folder 3
Arvizu, Laura Irene, Orchid
Box 2, Folder 12
Convention on Int'l Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Box 3, Folder 3
Extension / Water Quality
Box 3, Folder 4
Families & Flowers Final End Credits
Box 3, Folder 5
Families & Flowers Film workers
Box 3, Folder 10
Gastelum, Hortencia, interview
Box 3, Folder 11
Growers Print Out / Contact List
Box 3, Folder 18
Narration: Families & Flowers
Box 4, Folder 6
Research / Information Notes
Box 5, Folder 1
San Diego Agricultural Pesticides, Nancy
Box 5, Folder 2
San Diego Agricultural Commission
Box 5, Folder 8
Wetstone, Ken (Wetstone Homes)
Published Works
1979-2002
Box 6
Anderson, Christine and Terry Tischer. Poinsettias: The December Flower. Tiburon, CA: Waters Edge Press, 1998.
Box 6
California Endowment. Suffering in Silence: A Report on the Health of California's Agricultural Workers. Woodland Hills, CA:
The California Endowment, November 2000.
Box 6
Ecke, Paul, Jr., et al. The Poinsettia Manual, 3rd Ed. Encinitas, CA: Paul Ecke Poinsettias, 1990.
Box 6
Florists' Review
August 5, 1982
Box 6
Gilette, Ron. Where Christmas Begins. Reprinted from Florists' Review 164, no. 4259.
July 19, 1979
Box 6
Greenhouse Grower Magazine. History of US Floriculture: the People, Events and Technology that Shaped the Past 100 Years.
Willoughby, OH: Fall 1999. (2 copies).
Box 6
Melvin, Robert. Profiles in Flowers: the Story of San Diego County Floriculture. Encinitas, CA: Paul Ecke Ranch Press, 1989.
Box 6
Paul Ecke Ranch. The Flower Fields, Encinitas, CA: Ecke, 2002.
Box 6
The Poinsettia: the Journal for Poinsettia Professionals. Vol. 3, Special Whitefly Edition, n.d.
Box 6
SDSU Magazine 7, no. 1.
March 2000
Box 7
Families and Flowers Footage (FFF) 1-8, 10-13
Box 8
Manzanar, video courtesy of the Eastern California Museum
Box 8
The Heart of San Diego, Guest: Paul Ecke, Jr., Show Number: 269
Box 8
Challenge to Democracy, the Way Ahead, Alien Round Up, Go For Broke
Box 8
Tayama/Idun #3, #4/ Carlsbad Flowers
Box 8
A Salute to Paul Ecke Jr.
Box 8
City of Encinitas Council Meeting: Ecke Ranch Permit, Parts 1-3
August 30, 2000
Box 8
Easy Orchid by Laura I. Arvizn, Rough-Cut 1999
Box 8
California Gold Aerial Flower Fields
Box 8
2002 Tournament of Roses, Rain Bird Float (2 copies)
Box 8
Flower Fields, Arial, Huell Howser, California Gold
Box 9
1, Flower Field Footage
September 25, 2000
Box 9
2, Flower Field Footage
December 11, 2000
Box 9
3, Pack Trials Fields
April 10, 2001
Box 9
6, Flower Field Footage, Wiedner Edie Fair
June 9, 2001
Box 9
7, Flower Field Footage, Edie Fair
June 2001
Box 9
10, Flower Field Footage
June 25, 2001
Box 9
11, Full Finished
June 27, 2001
Box 9
12, Flower Field Footage
June 28, 2001
Box 9
13, Hortencia
August 16, 2001
Box 9
14, Flower Field Footage, Tayama Topez
September 27, 2001
Box 9
15, Flower Field Footage, Ana Weidner/ Ecke
Box 9
16, Bio Justice, Jim Carter, Green Peace
Box 9
17, E. Weidner
January 8, 2002
Box 9
18, Tami T.K.
January 14, 2002
Box 9
19, Flower Field Footage, Idun, Beacons Beach, Bob Weidner-Still
Box 9
20, Flower Field Footage, P. Ecke Jr.
Box 9
21, N. Syzonenko
March 21, 2002
Box 9
22, Ruth Kobayashi, Ecke
March 14, 2002
Box 9
23, Eckes VHS Stock, Pruitt
Box 9
26, Jr. memorial service (Ecke's Memorial service Part I)
Box 9
27, P Jr. Memorial p. II (Ecke's Memorial Service Part II)
Box 9
29, Flower Field Footage, P-3
May 21, 2002
Box 9
30, Hall Tour
August 1, 2002
Box 9
31, Hall Deconstruction, Ecke Ranch Sign
Box 9
33, Pick-ups
February 7, 2003
Box 9
34, Goal Rose Parade, VHS- Council Lagoon
January 1, 2002
Box 9
Tayama Party, Surf for Life
Box 9
Idun tape #3 & 4, Carlsbad Flowers
Box 9
Jay Leno, Episode #823
December 11, 1995
Box 9
Surf Rider Footage
June 2001
Box 9
A Salute to Paul Ecke Jr.
Lines in the Sand
2003-04
Box 10
S Test Lines
August 31, 2003
Box 10
3, Lines Test
August 31, 2003
Box 10
4, Lines Test
August 31, 2003
Box 10
ISD-1, 6 Wave, Lines
September 2003
Box 10
Lines in the Sand, final cut
Box 11, Folder 23
Photographs and Articles from Miko
Box 13
1, Ghazi Brigieth Rami Ellhanan Interview
October 18, 2003
Box 13
2, Ghazi & Rami Interview Speaking con't
October 17-18, 2003
Box 13
3, Dialog Questions and Answers
October 18, 2003
Box 13
9, Moshe Levin
January 20, 2004
Box 13
12, Dialog Group at Doris and Jim's
February 5, 2004
Box 13
13, Dialog Group
February 5, 2004
Box 13
15, Dialog MTG 2
March 8, 2004
Box 13
16, Dialog MTG 2
March 8, 2004
Box 13
21 & 22, Jamal International and Pictures
Box 14
Day of Recognition, 1-2
May 4, 2003
Box 14
Gaffney Footage Tape C & D & E #46 & 57, 58 Rally & International
Box 14
Azmi Bishara Camera 1 & 2 Tape A & B
Box 14
Carmel Newsreels- Holocuast Refugees
Box 14
Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group
April 30, 2002
Box 14
Talking Peace
February 9, 2005
Box 14
Doris Bitter NBC News 7139
March 26, 2004
Box 14
United Nations Relief and World Agency (UNWRA) Pal M Refugees
Box 14
Day of Mutual Recognition, 5x3" tape
May 4, 2003
Box 14
Backup Peace TR
July 30, 2004
Box 14
Freeman Lines B/U
October 2005
Box 14
John O, Arab Music Fills Short Fills
Box 14
Liza Lake
December 16, 2004
Box 14
Noah Hoffmon, Edited Show
Box 14
Parents' Circle- Families Forum, Israeli Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace
Box 14
Semites: Portraits of Arabs & Jews Paused, Slide Show w/ Music
Box 14
Talking Peace, Freeman, B/U
October 2005
Box 14
Talking Peace
March 11, 2005
Box 14
TP Mixed Audio
December 15, 2004
Box 14
Transcript, Tape 1-Ghazi & Rami; International
October 17, 2003
Box 14
World Report, CBC RadioOne
July 4, 1997
Box 15
1, Ghazi Brigieth & Rami Elhana
October 17, 2003
Box 15
2, Ghazi & Rami International Speaking
October 17, 2003
Box 15
3, Dialog
October 18, 2003
Box 15
4, Jamal Kanj Alternate Focus
Box 15
6, Doris Bittar Studio
November 7, 2003
Box 15
7, Doris Bittar Studio
November 7, 2003
Box 15
8, Dialog Semites: Doris Bittar
December 3, 2003
Box 15
9, Moshe Levin
January 20, 2004
Box 15
10, Miko Peled
January 20, 2004
Box 15
11, Miko Peled (con't)
January 20, 2004
Box 15
12, Group at Doris's
February 9, 2004
Box 15
13, Group at Doris's
February 9, 2004
Box 15
15, Doris Meeting 2, Part I
March 8, 2004
Box 15
Doris Meet 2, Part II
March 8, 2004
Box 15
21, Jamal International (LP mode)
Box 15
25, Dialogue Passover
April 12, 2004
Box 15
26, untitled
June 6, 2004
Box 15
C, Gaffney Rally Tape #46 SF-3
September 29, 2002
Box 15
D, Gaffney Bay Area-2 Tape #56
November 3, 2002
Box 15
E, Gaffney Bay Area-3 San Mateo cont. Tape #57
November 3, 2002
Box 15
F, Gaffney Bay Area-4 San Mateo cont. Tape #53
November 3, 2002
Box 15
G, First Visit Ghazi and Rami
Box 15
K, KUSI-TV Rami & Ghazi
October 18, 2003
Box 15
L, Despite All Odds (NTSC)
Box 15
M, Refugees Palestine WTSC
Box 15
N, Noah Hoffman West Bank
Box 15
P, National Archives and Records Administration
June 28, 2004
Box 15
Q, Carmel News Reel: Holocuast Refugees
Box 15
Q-Pal, Freeman Pac Israel
Box 15
R, NBC- News Doris
March 26, 2004
Box 15
R, Jim Carter Palestine Demo
Box 15
S, Alternate Focus Voices of Palestine Part 1
April 8, 2003
Box 15
S-2, Alternative Focus Voices of Palestine Part 2
April 8, 2003
Box 15
ABC Original Israel/Jordan
