Light in the Darkness: Press Kit

Not In Our Town has compiled content that may be useful for press covering the Light in the Darkness film and campaign. Communities hosting events may also find the Light in the Darkness screening kit useful. 

For additional media requests, please email info@niot.org.

On this page, you will find:

 

PRESS RELEASE

New York, NY (July 21, 2011) -- Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness -- a new film which documents the story of a town standing together to take action after a hate crime killing devastates their community -- will debut Wednesday, September 21 at 10:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). Narrated by Academy Award®-Nominee Alfre Woodard, the documentary addresses the growing problem of anti-immigrant violence in communities nationwide...

To download the full Press Release, click here.  

 

GRAPHICS/LOGOS

These graphics and logos may be downloaded below as a .zip file. The file contains both Not In Our Town and Light in the Darkness logos in both print and web-friendly formats

Light in the Darkness Banner

Light in the Darkness Badge: pbs.org/niot

Light in the Darkness Badge: niot.org

Not In Our Town logo

 

PHOTOS: Hi-Res

These photos may be downloaded below as a .zip file. The file contains 10 hi-res photos from Light in the Darkness. A text document with captions is also available below. 

LITD_Joselo_microphone.jpg: Joselo Lucero speaking to students at South Ocean Middle School about his brother's death
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography

LITD_Vigil_InThisTogether.jpg: Vigil on the one-year anniversary of Marcelo Lucero's death
Photo credit: William Caballero

LITD_Officer.jpg: Officer Lola Quesada of the Suffolk County Police Department at the two year-anniversary  two-year anniversary vigil for Marcelo Lucero
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography

LITD_Patchogue_Community_Photo.jpg: Community portrait on the two-year anniversary of Marcelo Lucero's death
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography

LITD_Patchogue_Community_Photo_Wide.jpg: Community portrait on the two-year anniversary of Marcelo Lucero's death
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography

LITD_PatMed_Cares.jpg: Patchogue-Medford High School students with Mayor Paul V. Pontieri, Jr. at Unity Event

LITD_Quilt.jpg: "Healing Hands, Mending Hearts" Quilt by The Piece-makers for Peace
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography

LITD_Speaker_Microphone.jpg: Patchogue Library's Gilda Ramos translates at the two year anniversary vigil for Marcelo Lucero
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography 

LITD_Students_in_Audience.jpg: Students at South Ocean Middle School listen to Joselo Lucero speak on the anniversary of his brother Marcelo’s death
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography

LITD_Patchogue_Sign_Church.jpg: Village of Patchogue
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography  

 

PHOTOS: Web-friendly

Lucero family

LITD_Joselo_Family_Film_Still_web.jpg: Joselo, Isabel and Maria Rosario Lucero

Still from Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness

LITD_Joselo_speaks_May8_Vigil_web.jpg: Joselo Lucero speaks on the 6-month anniversary of Marcelo's death
Still from Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness

LITD_Pontieri_web.jpg: Mayor Paul V. Pontieri, Jr.
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography

LITD_School_Pledge_web.jpg: South Ocean Middle School students recite the Pledge of Allegiance before their school assembly about Marcelo Lucero
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography

LITD_Unity_Place_Sign_web.jpg: On the second anniversary of Marcelo Lucero's death, Mayor Paul Pontieri renames the murder site Unity Place
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography

LITD_Patchogue_Pontieri_Patrice_web.jpg: Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness director Patrice O’Neill and Patchogue Mayor Paul V. Pontieri Jr.
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography

 

PRODUCTION: Photos  (Hi-res and Web-friendly) & Bios

LITD_Production_Patrice_Camera_web.jpg: Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness director Patrice O’Neill.  Download hi-res version. 
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography.

LITD_Production_Camera_web.jpg: Not In Our Town production crew. Download hi-res version. 
Photo credit: Jackson Hill Photography. 
Download Production Bios.  

 

CREDITS FOR LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS

FUNDING CREDITS

Major support for this program is provided by PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Einhorn Family Charitable Trust. Additional support has been provided by the Reva and David Logan Foundation and the Public Welfare Foundation.

COPYRIGHT INFO
 © The Working Group, 2011

Long-form production credits:

Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness was directed by Patrice O’Neill and produced by The Working Group. Adrienne Calo and Charene Zalis serve as producers, with consulting producer Ray Telles. The film was edited by Linda Peckham, Andrew Gersh and Jill Strong, with principal photography by Brian Dentz. 

 

NEWSLETTER COPY

Not In Our Town National Week of Action: Communities Stand Together Against Hate

Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness airs on PBS September 21.

Join communities across the country who are using a new PBS documentary to find ways to prevent hate crimes and anti-immigrant violence.

Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness tells the story of residents of a Long Island village taking action after a series of anti-immigrant attacks by local teenagers ended with the hate crime killing of local immigrant Marcelo Lucero. While starkly revealing the trauma of hate, the film provides a blueprint for people who want to do something before intolerance turns to violence. The film airs nationwide on PBS Stations on September 21. (Check local listings.) 

As part of Not in Our Town National Week of Action, September 18-24, communities throughout the country will host screenings, events and discussions on hate crime prevention, working to develop new ways to make their towns safer ...

Click here to download all the newsletter copy. 

 

SHORT DESCRIPTIONS

About Light In The Darkness
Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness tells the story of the residents in a Long Island community taking action after Marcelo Lucero, a local immigrant, is killed in a hate crime attack. The story provides a blueprint for people who want to do something before intolerance turns to violence. The film airs nationwide on PBS stations on Sept. 21. (Check local listings for air times.) As part of Not In Our Town National Week of Action, Sept. 18-24, communities throughout the country will host screenings, events and discussions on hate crime prevention and new ways to make their towns safer for everyone. For more information on how communities can get involved, visit niot.org/LightintheDarkness.
 
About Not In Our Town
Launched by The Working Group in 1995, Not In Our Town began with a PBS documentary that told the story of how people in Billings, Montana joined together to respond to a series of hate crimes in their town. This simple, powerful story of citizens banding together struck a chord with audiences, and created a model that inspired viewers around the country to hold their own campaigns against intolerance. Not In Our Town has grown from a PBS documentary into a national effort to connect people working together to take action against hate and create safe, inclusive communities. Learn more at NIOT.org
 
NotInOurSchool.org
Not In Our School (NIOS) highlights students, teachers and school leaders standing together against bullying and intolerance. NotInOurSchool.org features more than 20 Not In Our School videos, case studies and activities from schools across the country, and lesson plans from our education partner Facing History and Ourselves designed to spark dialogue and action about bullying, cyberbullying, diversity/multiculturalism, stereotypes and prejudice. After viewing the films, students can start their own Not In Our School activities, with support and guidance from teachers and administrators.
 
About NIOT.org and PBS.org/NIOT
NIOT.org is an extensive resource hub for individuals, communities and schools seeking ways to address hate and intolerance. NIOT.org is home to nearly 70 short films, an interactive map that both tracks hate crimes as well as community efforts, and an action kit with local lessons and model activities.
 
PBS.org/NIOT will be the landing page for the broadcast of Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness. PBS.org/NIOT will feature excerpts from the film, which will broadcast nationally on Sept. 21 and links to the host of community-building resources on NIOT.org. In conjunction with the fall PBS broadcast, NIOT.org visitors can download comprehensive screening and discussion guides and suggested activities for the Not In Our Town national Week of Action, Sept. 18-24. 

 

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