File 029839
Email Exchange Regarding Woody Allen Release for Poetry in America Project (File 029839)
Email correspondence between Poetry in America representatives and Jeffrey Epstein regarding obtaining a release from Woody Allen for footage of a poetry discussion to be used in an educational video initiative.
Summary
Leah Reis-Dennis from Verse Video Education contacts Jeffrey Epstein on behalf of Harvard Professor Lisa New to request a release from Woody Allen for footage of a poetry conversation filmed previously. The email describes the Poetry in America initiative, which includes conversations with prominent figures such as Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John McCain, and others, and outlines plans for an educational platform including an online course, television series with WGBH and PBS, and professional development courses for teachers. Soon-Yi Previn responds conditionally, indicating openness to the project subject to approval of the final cut and legal review.
From: soon yi previnSent: 12/8/2015 5:58:45 PMTo: jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]Subject: Re: following up: WA poetry releaseOpen in principle depending on specially how and where it would be shown and how it would be advertised-both subject to particular requirements and/or restrictions.Also dependent on approval of final cut. Would enterproject with positive attitude but release would be reworked by lawyer.Sent from Soon-Yi's iPhoneOn Dec 8, 2015, at 10:40 AM, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:----------Forwarded message----------From: Leah Reis-Dennis <Date: Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 11:33 AMSubject: following up: WA poetry releaseTo: jeevacation@gmail.com, Lisa NewDear Jeffrey,>My name is Leah Reis-Dennis, and I'll be heading operations for Lisa's new non-profit, Verse Video Education.She's asked me to be in touch with you about helping us get a release from Woody Allen.First, I wanted to send along the rough stringout of footage from the conversation with Woody a couple of yearsago on "This is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams. This is totally unedited and uncut footage, but wewould love the opportunity to turn it into something great.https://www.dropbox.com/sh/cObnljj xeo0654g/uWZ6KBVbLS?preview=WoodyAllen+Basic+Clip+for+Viewing.movIf Woody Allen agrees to let us use the footage, he will be in distinguished company. To date, we have filmedconversations about poetry with dozens of distinguished Americans including:Bill ClintonAl GoreJohn McCainMayor Rahm EmanuelMayor Tom MeninoSupreme Court Justice Elena KaganSir Mervyn KingFormer Secretary of the Treasury Larry SummersThe conversation would be part of a large multiplatform initiative that Harvard Professor Lisa New has underway to bring poetry into the mainstream, and, especially, into English Language Arts classrooms in the UnitedStates and around the world. The initiative, Poetry in America, includes a HarvardX online course, a televisionseries we're creating with WGBH to be paired with PBS LearningMedia segments for the classroom, and, aseries of online professional development courses we're creating for ELA Middle and High School teachers andfor their students.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 029839Let us know if Woody Allen might be open to our sending another release form his way. Of course, if he'sinterested in releasing the footage for only certain parts of our project, we're open to having a conversationabout that, too.Thank you, and I hope to meet you soon.Best, LeahLeah Reis-DennisPoetry in Americaplease noteThe information contained in this communication isconfidential, may be attorney-client privileged, mayconstitute inside information, and is intended only forthe use of the addressee. It is the property ofJEEUnauthorized use, disclosure or copying of thiscommunication or any part thereof is strictly prohibitedand may be unlawful. If you have received thiscommunication in error, please notify us immediately byreturn e-mail or by e-mail to jeevacation@gmail.com, anddestroy this communication and all copies thereof,including all attachments. copyright -all rights reservedHOUSE OVERSIGHT 029840