Producer Proffer is the child of Holocaust survivors and has stated, “16th Street and Kelly Ingram Park are hallowed ground. My family connection to the struggle for civil and human rights is the reason I wanted to personally deliver this film for viewing in Birmingham.”
He has a career-long commitment to issues of civil and human rights, among other civic issues to which he gives time and resources. And most coincidentally, he is no stranger to Alabama. Governor Robert Bentley proclaimed Proffer an honorary citizen of the State in 2013 because of his continuing commitment to Huntsville’s Space Camp and Aviation Challenge, where his son attended for 8 summers.
Proffer provided dozens of scholarships to kids across North America to further science and space education while producing the SET Award winning movie, Space Warriors, in partnership with Walden Media at that time.
In welcoming the film screening to Birmingham, Mayor William Bell stated, “The history of Birmingham is central to American history. John Coltrane’s inspired ‘Alabama‘ is an eternal musical monument to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley. We thank Spencer and his team for including us in this film’s journey and making this very meaningful connection with our community.“
Buddy Palmer, president and CEO of Create Birmingham, stated “It’s an honor to be a local collaborator with Meteor 17 in bringing “Chasing Trane” to Birmingham. The film is a loving tribute to an amazing genius, and it reminds us that one of the greatest gifts that art gives to humanity is to express that which is otherwise too deeply felt for words.”
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary, produced by Proffer, Scott Pascucci, John Beug and Dave Harding will have its national release in New York City on April 14, followed by opening in neighboring Atlanta, Georgia on May 12, 2017 at the Landmark Mid Town Art theater.
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