KIPPY
The Hidden Women of Rosie's Place
Current Project
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 OCT6 2018
Kip Tiernan Memorial
ยท Hosted by Poor People's United Fund (Dartmouth St. Boston, MA)
KIPPY - Docudrama about the Kip Tiernan, Founder of Rosie’s Place (pictured above). Genre: Drama/Biopic based on a true story Logline: A shocking sight in blighted 1970 Boston, Massachusetts: Hidden homeless women disguised to get a bowl of soup at a men’s shelter. Kip Tiernan embarks on a fiery, lifelong mission to open the FIRST EVER US shelter for women called Rosie’s Place. Kip battles power and privilege to save the hidden women who, ultimately, save her. About this Work: “Who gets the condo and who gets the cardboard box?” Kip Tiernan is an extraordinary character and a force of nature who changes the face of social justice in Boston and inspires a generation of activists. Passionate and salty-tongued, she brings a well of outrage and empathy to the plight of the poor and homeless. She possessed an extraordinary gift for connecting with both the powerful and the voiceless. She morphs from a World War II-era beauty into a tomboy at mid-life. She rises to prominence in the 70s and 80s while women are still fighting for a seat at the table. Gay before it was acceptable, Kip would say “love is just love". While fighting to comfort poor women, Kip faces her own demons and the cold indifference of a city unwilling to see the suffering in its midst. The challenges come brutally fast, when serving coffee just isn’t enough and morphs into hunting for beds, trying to save lives, and battling neighbors who don’t want Rosie’s to exist. A cataclysmic ending reveals the uncertainty of life, an abiding sense of humanity, and the specter of a rising “poverty industry” that Kip had long predicted. Her passions were many, from writing musicals and playing jazz piano, to the women she sets out to save – and who save her. Through Kip’s story, we see the power of what one person can do. _______________________________________________________ OTHER WORKS by Gail Phaneuf SHATTERED SILENCE – Action/Adventure. Script by Gail Phaneuf and Richard Pacheco. 2001 Documentary Film Editing, sound editing and story content for short films using Adobe Premiere. DRESS. Documentary about how girls and boys feel about wearing dresses. Beth Healy/Gail Phaneuf IMDB INFO TO HAVE AND TO HOLD. Gay Marriage Documentary by Beth Healy, editing by Gail Phaneuf PAULSON LANE. Documentary of a Newton Family home, by Beth Healy, editing by Gail Phaneuf GRAM AND RUTH. Family stories of two elderly sisters - editing and content by Gail Phaneuf and Beth Healy. |