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:

• Not In Our Town and Light in the Darkness logos for print and the web
• Photos and captions from Light in the Darkness (Hi-Res)
• Photos and captions from Light in the Darkness (Web)
• Production Photos & Bios
• Credits
• Short descriptions of Light in the Darkness, Not In Our Town, NotInOurSchool.org, and NIOT.org/LightinthDarkness & PBS.org/NIOT

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.

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: 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

LITD_Joselo_Family_Film_Still_web.jpg: Joselo, Isabel and Maria Rosario Lucero

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. 

SHORT DESCRIPTIONS