Chris Barrett

I attended the Sundance Channel’s Sundance Film Festival Party at 350 Main yesterday. I was introduced to Ryan Kearney and told him what I was up to.

This is the excerpt from his blog entry.

“Later on at the party, I ran into someone from last weekend who had blocked me out while I was videotaping Efren Ramirez (Pedro from NAPOLEAN DYNAMITE) dancing with some actress. That “someone” turned out to be Chris Barrett, a subject in the documentary THE CORPORATION, who met Ramirez back in 2004 (when both of their films screened at Sundance). And that actress turned out to be Laura Harring from MULHOLLAND DRIVE.

So what’s Barrett been up to since THE CORPORATION? He and Ramirez wrote a book together called Direct Your Own Life, and Barrett’s documentary AFTER SCHOOL, about teacher-student sex scandals, is in post-production.

And then we shook hands, which can mean all sorts of things at Sundance. In this instance, though, I think it meant “no hard feelings.”

For the full blog visit:
http://www.sundancechannel.com/festival/blog/2009/01/beer-oclock-at-the-sundance-channel/

RollingStone.com has teamed up with Powerhouse Pictures Entertainment to premiere an exclusive interview from their upcoming feature documentary film, After School, directed by Chris Barrett.

Collingswood, NJ (PRWEB) January 16, 2009 — RollingStone.com has teamed up with Powerhouse Pictures Entertainment to premiere an exclusive interview from the upcoming documentary feature film, After School, directed by Chris Barrett. After School examines the disturbing nature of teacher student sexual relationships.

The newly released clip features an interview with Jason Eickmeyer, a young man who had an affair with a female teacher at his New Jersey high school. The raw footage compliments Rolling Stone’s feature article, written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely, entitled “Sex, Lies and Phys Ed: He was a star athlete at Hammonton High, she was the hottest teacher in school — and the sparks were instant. What happens when every boy’s fantasy becomes reality?”

Filmmaker Chris Barrett has been documenting Jason Eickmeyer’s story on camera for over two years; Eickmeyer’s account is fundamental to the film’s examination of the student teacher sex phenomenon. “We are honored to release our first raw clip of footage from After School through Rolling Stone. The segment of Jason Eickmeyer offers viewers a glimpse at the inner workings of a fifteen-year-old’s mind – when he decides to spend the evening at his teachers house.” Director Barrett goes on to say, “After School will delve more deeply into the topic of teacher student sex than any other media outlet has.”

The film features Owen LaFave, the ex-husband of the infamous ex-eighth grade reading teacher, Debra LaFave, who had a sexual relationship with her fourteen-year-old student. The film follows Owen’s cross-country travels, his interviews with over thirty teachers, students, media personalities, and experts, in search of an explanation for his wife’s behavior.

After School is currently in post-production.

For more information, visit: http://www.AfterSchoolDocumentary.com
Director Chris Barrett will be available for interviews in person at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.

About Chris Barrett
Chris Barrett is a filmmaker and author. He is featured in the Sundance award-winning documentary, The Corporation, and has been profiled extensively in media such as USA Today, New York Post, and People Magazine. He co-authored the book, Direct Your Own Life, published in the summer of 2008 through Kaplan Publishing. His co-author is actor Efren Ramirez, best known for his role of Pedro in the film Napoleon Dynamite. Chris is a partner in Powerhouse Pictures Entertainment, a film production company.

I just arrived in Park City, Utah for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. I picked up my credential at the filmmaker office and just sorting through my schedule for the day. I just gave a nod to Spike Lee, who is sitting across from me. I was at Silverdocs Film Festival last year when Spike Lee gave his endorsement for Barack Obama.
Here is my video:

I just got a Google news alert from Deadspin.com. The Gawker blog posted a story about Jason Eickmeyer’s Rolling Stone article.
The posting is called:
The Downside Of Doing Your Teacher
We’ve covered many, many instances of teacher/student-athlete fornication. The latest issue of Rolling Stone reveals that even though it seems like every teenage boy’s fantasy, it can really fuck a kid up…

It’s been almost five years and Eickmeyer still hasn’t recovered and continues to be hung up on Ms. Tapp, who was finally fired from Hammonton High about two years after their affair. The RS story, written by Sabrina Rubin Erderly, pulls generously from a soon-to-be completed documentary about the male student/teacher sex phenomenon called “After School.”
Click here for the full story

By:  Jordan Crucchiola

In Issue 1070, Sabrina Rubin Erdely tells the story of a 15-year-old star athlete whose world was shattered after an affair with a teacher at his New Jersey high school (read it here: “Sex, Lies and Phys Ed”). The student, Jason Eickmeyer, is one of several subjects of After School, a Powerhouse Pictures Entertainment documentary that will be completed by July 2009. The Chris Barrett-directed film features interviews with Nancy Grace, Rita Cosby, Charol Shakeshaft and more (check out an exclusive clip above). Erdely recently spoke with Rolling Stone about the challenges of reporting the story, and what went wrong in that tiny Jersey town:

For the rest of the article click here:

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/25441046/school_sex_scandal_behind_the_story#
And to view the exclusive interview clip of Jason Eickmeyer, from my documentary After School click on the image below.

Click here to play exclusive interview from After School

Jason Eickmeyer, one of the featured subjects in my documentary After School is profiled in a major Roling Stone article this month. We supplied RollingStone.com with exclusive raw footage from an interview that we filmed with Jason. When the editors have it featured on the site I’ll be able to post the clip.

Rolling Stone
RS Issue 1070

Sex, Lies and Phys Ed

He was a star athlete at Hammonton High, she was the hottest teacher in school — and the sparks were instant. What happens when every boy’s fantasy becomes reality? By Sabrina Rubin Erdely

School Sex Scandal: Behind the Story: Writer Sabrina Rubin Erdely on a star athlete, a gym teacher and an affair gone wrong. Plus, watch an exclusive clip from the upcoming documentary After School.