The Cast

The Fairy

Karen Hammer

Jorinda and Joringel

Madeline Virbasius and Borut Jevsenek

The Witch

Michelle Flood

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A maiden

Jess Rogers

A Bewitched Knight

Scott Hill

A Bewitched Knight and The Witch

Reid Hutchins and Michelle Flood

CAST and CREW for Jorinda and Joringel

Jorinda..................................Madeline Virbasius-Walsh

Joringel...................................................Borut Jevsenak

The Witch...............................................Michelle Flood

The Fairy.................................Karen (Finizio) Hammer

The Maidens....................Jessica Rogers, Susan Kosicki

The Knights.............................Scott Hill, Reid Hutchins

The Old Man..............................................Tom Trenkle

The Narrator............................................E. A. Hammer


Screenplay Written
by
Lisa Hammer
Adapted from a fairy tale
written by
The Brothers Grimm
Directed and Produced
by
Lisa Hammer


Assistant Director........................Deb Goldman
Production Manager....................L. Batherwich
On-Line Editor...........................Jill Hendelman
Art Director..................................E.A. Hammer
Key Grip......................................Aaron Young
Wardrobe...................Accomplice (Arkivestry)
Presented
by
Blessed Elysium Motion Pictures
Soundtrack
by
Lisa and Eric Hammer, The Vitulos Secession,
The Lust Wall

© 1995 Lisa Hammer / Blessed Elysium Motion Pictures

Behind the Scenes

JORINDA AND JORINGEL : BEHIND THE SCENES
This 30 minute film was shot over a few months in the summer of 1995, most shooting took place in Central Park, NYC. The woods, lakes and the castle were used with the permission of the Parks Department, and a $25 "student" permit.
The footage is black and white, so it was easy to hide signs of modern day life. There were giant crowds of children and frisbee players in bright neon colors, EVERYWHERE. As we went deeper into the "woods" of Central Park (named the
"bramble") things got scary. At one point we were shooting the love scene where Joringel is hypnotized by the Witch, which was shot mainly on a giant rock, and as I was shooting the kissing scenes, I looked behind the actors, and, in the distance
I spotted several "peeping toms" who were obviously cruising the woods for something wild. They were all men in their forties, wearing polo shirts, khakis, baseball hats and backpacks, and they were ALL "getting off" in one way or another
while the actors simulated a sexual encounter. If you look closely in the background of that scene, you can see one or two "peepers".

The Shoots were long and exhausting. Every day was a battle with dehydration, sun poisoning, gangs, stalkers, and park police. There were three crew people carrying everything. We had to walk miles to find sections of the park that weren't
swarming with people. During the shoot with the old man, Tom Trenkle (RIP), we were confronted with a potentially violent situation. We were deep in the woods, and a pack of seemingly vicious gang members came speeding towards us on their bikes.
They were yelling and howling, approaching us rapidly. Since there were about fifteen of them, and four of us (two in costume) we began to panic. Then suddenly, as they approached, I decided to turn the camera around and point it at them, as a last ditch attempt to stay alive. The transformation was instant: the screaming, menacing gang of young men saw that they were being filmed, and they immediately became the ultimate "hams", smiling, laughing and posing for the camera.
​Then, as soon as they came, they were gone, into the forest, giddy about their new fame. Unfortunately, my life-saving idea was not to be their ticket to stardom, because the camera had no film in it!

Screenings