CLASSNOTES
Alumni Notes
Those Were the Days Just shy of 45 years ago, Bruns-
registration fee of $10. The letter
wick’s Director of Admissions
heralded the beginning of the
posted this letter to the Durkin
family’s long and proud association
family, announcing that their
with Brunswick: Both William “Bill”
three sons had all been accepted
Durkin, Jr. and his son Bill III ’72
for the following academic year.
went on to serve as Chairmen of
Back then, places were held by a
Brunswick’s Board of Trustees.
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‘hooKeD’ at ’wiCK, Film trio goes pro
p
eer PeDerSeN ’05
“I found I also really
dance in 2010,
Lucky Them, with Pedersen
was a ’wick 5th-grader
like writing, directing,
although the seeds
and Joanne woodward serving as
when he made his stage
and producing.”
of this alchemy were
executive producers and gibbs as
planted much earlier,
producer, stars Toni Collette and
at Brunswick.
Thomas Hayden Church.
debut.
Teaming up with two
The play was The Emperor’s
other Brunswick alums,
New Clothes, and Pedersen was cast
Pedersen has already
as the lead. In character for this
produced two films with
Andy too, we were all
picked up by the Toronto Film
cautionary tale by Hans Christian
another in the works for
making films when we
Festival, and later acquired by
Andersen, Pedersen took the stage
spring 2014.
were in high school,”
IFC Films.
wearing nothing but boxer shorts. It was silly stuff, but it hooked him. “It started out as a love for act-
“Mike and I and
The trio, including
Pedersen said. “I met
Adam gibbs ’04 and
Mike at Brunswick.
Mike kristoff ’04, began working
Mike is the reason I started
together after meeting up at Sun-
doing film.”
ing,” said Pedersen.
Among the projects from gibbs and Pedersen is a comedy
In September, the film was
Another film from all three alums was released late in 2013. Their first feature film, Live at the Foxes Den, was shot two years ago. It is a directorial debut for kristoff, while Pedersen
that earned quick
and gibbs served as
praise from reviewers.
producers.
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The film trio: left to right, Adam Gibbs ’04, Mike Kristoff ’04, and Peer Pedersen ’05 recently produced Lucky Them, which was picked up by the Toronto Film Festival.
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