VCCA Home Forums GENERAL DISCUSSION General Discussions Documentary film I Love My Chevy now in production

Hi Everyone,

My name is Karen, I am the Associate Producer on Florentine Films newest project: "I Love My Chevy," which will aim to document and celebrate the past 100 years of Chevrolet. I had the pleasure of speaking with Don Williams earlier this week about the film as well as the history of the VCCA, and it sounds like there could be some great potential here! I hope you will take a moment to read about the project and ways to get involved.

We are hoping to incorporate several aspects of Chevy history and culture as told by enthusiasts, auto journalists, collectors, photographers etc - covering all eras, from the Series C to the Volt, pickups to lowriders, NASCAR, the successes and failures of their ad campaigns, the highs and lows from Chevy overtaking Ford in sales in 1927 to GM’s bankruptcy in 2009, and the future of the company. And always, we’ll be asking the questions: is Chevrolet the quintessential American car? What accounts for its popularity? How does Chevrolet reflect the spirit of America?

The film will air on PBS in 2012. We are currently planning shoots in Michigan, Arizona, Florida, California, and North Carolina- more stops might be added along the way. If you are a collector, know a collector, would like to share your Chevy story, have photos of you and your first Chevy or would simply like to follow our progress please check out our site!

Thanks and hope to hear from you soon!
Karen
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Karen
Associate Producer / Florentine Films
http://www.florentinefilms.com/sherman/films/i-love-my-chevrolet/
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follow the chevy project!
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/fmRHbo
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ILoveMyChevy

QUESTION!

Is there any way that this can be put out on cassett or DVD aswell? I'd lke to see this but we have satillite and donot get PBS without special order and i dont watch that channel anyway when i do watch TV.

Other than that, PLEASE by all means keep us posted. I miss alot of neet movies and events but i hate for this to be one of'em.

Hello Karen,

So how do we get the Portland, OR are on the list? You would be missing out on some of the best collections if you pass up this area.

Bruce S. DeFord

Karen,

To help you answer your question...

"..And always, we’ll be asking the questions: is Chevrolet the quintessential American car? What accounts for its popularity? How does Chevrolet reflect the spirit of America?.."

...I suggest you and your team come back here very often.

There is very good reason why our Prez Don steered you to this site. As we tell all of our guests, just hang around here and you'll get all of your questions answered.

May I suggest you and your crew fit in a full restoration in progress. I'm sure one our members will be delighted and all to willing to cooperate.

Good luck with your project!

RayG

Karen... A great idea for a documentry, and I'm looking forward to seeing your results. As a side note: there are many of us that see a lot more than just 'American' in our cars, and something to touch on would be Chevrolet's global influences. Many members on this site and attending the Flint meet will be driving cars built or assembled in Canada, Australia, Belguim, Brazil, South Africa, and many other countries. Some countries had very un-American influences in their designs, and even contributed to the design of what many consider "American" ideas. (See Australian Utes, and ElCamino)

Hello & thanks for your interest! It's a ways off, but yes the film will be available on DVD once it is finished and has aired. We'll definitely be updating our websites along the way so stay tuned. If you'd like to email your contact info to us, we'll keep it on file to send you a reminder once it is available.


Thanks again!
Karen

Bruce, I have visited the Columbia River Region VCCA site and would love to speak with someone in your chapter. I think there is a possibility we'll be out in the NW region at some point! Will try the number on the site.

Thanks for your response!
Karen