Students Raising Funds to Make 'Neuqua on Drugs' DVD a Reality
Two student filmmakers hope to share story of Naperville's youth drug culture with a broader audience after launching Kickstarter project.
When student filmmakers Kelly McCutcheon and Jack Kapson premiered their first documentary “Neuqua on Drugs” a month ago, they had no idea how much of an impact it would make within the Naperville community. Phone calls poured in and emails were sent from residents and educators inquiring about the documentary, which tells the uncut story of Naperville’s youth drug culture. Everyone had the same question for the two Neuqua Valley High School students; “How can we get a copy of the film?” For Kapson, a Neuqua senior, and McCutcheon, who graduated in May, the response was overwhelming. “I was thinking I would burn like 20 copies or so on my computer, but then (the demand) turned out to be a lot more than that,”said McCutcheon. “A bunch of …
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Karlie Baker
10:54 am on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Students recently started a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds so they can produce and distribute DVDs of this documentary: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/835141374/neuqua-on-drugs-documentary?ref=users more ›