A unique individual who collects almost everything reveals some of the darker things he has acquired, including JonBenét Ramsey's Tricycle. An investigation of pop culture, media, tragedy and the items we possess.

Interview with Director Andrew Novick

Congratulations! Why did you make your film?

As a collector, various items have different kinds of value/potential - some might be personal and others I want to share with the world. JonBenet Ramsey's Tricycle and the candy canes from the Ramsey house in Boulder from that time needed to be examined and shared - not only in a collecting sense, but also as a conduit to investigate the facets of our culture around tragedy and pop culture.

Imagine I’m a member of the audience. Why should I watch this film?

This is a very interesting and inclusive examination of the world we live in - the value we give to objects, what we see on the news and how we deal with true crime and unsolved mysteries.

How do personal and universal themes work in your film?

These are very personal subjects for me. It is an expose' of sorts - critical of the news cycle as well as what we demand from our news and entertainment outlets. I'm presenting it as a potential problem with our culture that I, myself, am a shining example of!

JonBenet's Tricycle animation poster by Heather Reynolds

How have the script and film evolved over the course of their development?

It's a documentary - the original idea was to take the items from the Ramsey house to psychics. We did take the items to 5 psychica and 2 paranormal investigators. We achieved fascinating results, but the tricycle took us much further than that, as we introduced it to the world, a lot of interesting things came out, and it developed into a much bigger story.

What type of feedback have you received so far?

We have had amazing response - there were two sold-out screenings at the 40th Denver Film Festival last week, and very enthralling Q&A sessions. People say they're still thinking about the film days later.

Has the feedback surprised or challenged your point of view?

No - it's everything I had hoped for and much more1 I'm glad that it is though-provoking as well as entertaining.

What are you looking to achieve by having your film more visible on www.wearemovingstories.com?

I'm excited for more people to learn about our story and film, and maybe inspire other first-time filmmakers to get out there and produce!

Who do you need to come on board (producers, sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists) to amplify this film’s message?

We have submitted to several film festivals and are actively looking for sales agents, buyers, distributors and journalists to jump on board.

What type of impact and/or reception would you like this film to have?

I would love to change the way people look at things - I did a lot of self-examination during the making of this film

What’s a key question that will help spark a debate or begin a conversation about this film?

Does it matter who killed JonBenet Ramsey? We all have our theories, and it is likely that no one will ever be arrested for the crime, so where do we go from here?

Interview: November 2017

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JonBenet's Tricycle

Length: 88 minutes

Director: Andrew Novick

Producer: Theresa Mercado

Director of Photography: Robert Muratore

Editor/Associate producer: Corbin Gill

About the writer, director and producer:

Director: Andrew Novick

Andrew Novick is a Denver native and a provocateur of wackiness of all sorts. He is also an electrical engineer measuring atomic clocks and an avid collector of multitudes of
ephemerata. Andrew has been called the “world’s most recreational photographer”. He co-teaches a college course on the aesthetics of fun. Andrew is also the subject of this film.

Director of Photography: Robert Muratore (78/52, Doc of the Dead, Being Evel, The People vs. George Lucas, The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic Octopus)
Robert has a long resume of cinematography for both documentaries and narrative features. His expertise was a great help for first-time filmmaker Andrew Novick.

Producer: Theresa Mercado (Cake Boss, Prospectors, Kitchen Boss, Unwrapped)
Theresa is also a subject of the film, as she joins Andrew on his discovery of the pop-culture and weirdness surrounding this story. She is also featured on screen in Doc of the Dead and 78/52.

Soundtrack: Adam Stone
Adam has performed music and produced music as Luci and Screw Tooth as well as produced art, curated art shows and created and performed in several theater productions. He has created the entire soundtrack for this film.

Looking for (sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists):
Social media handles:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonbenetstricycle

Twitter: @jonbenetstrike

Instagram: @jonbenetstricycle

Other: http://jonbenetstricycle.com/

Where will the film screen in the next month?

We have submitted to film festivals from January to May