Patricia Clarkson to Executive Produce New Docu-Series NEW ORLEANS, HERE & NOW

Producing on behalf of Time Inc., Rampante, a next-generation strategic advisory, production and distribution company, brings together Academy Award-winning Killer Films (Still Alice, Boys Don't Cry) and Field Office Films, a newly formed New Orleans-based company (from the producers of Beasts of the Southern Wild) for the production of New Orleans, Here & Now. The new docu-series, which features real stories from real people living in post-Katrina New Orleans, is directed by award-winning filmmakers connected to the city. Emmy Award-winning actress and New Orleans-born actress Patricia Clarkson (Broadway's THE ELEPHANT MAN, Pieces of April, Six Feet Under) and Golden Globe Award winner Scott Bakula (NCIS: New Orleans) are onboard as executive producers. New Orleans, Here & Now, the first release by Time Inc. stemming from the partnership with Rampante, will be available in August across Time Inc. digital properties. Its release is timed to mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

A collection of six provocative short films from directors whose work has been recognized by the Sundance Film Festival, Film Independent's Independent Spirit Awards and SXSW, among others, New Orleans, Here & Nowoffers an inspiring reflection of the city's resurgence through gripping personal stories spanning multiple generations. From Tiffany Junot's path to becoming the World Boxing Council Welterweight Champion of the World to the musical talents of the TBC Brass Band to the family history of a beloved Vietnamese restaurant, New Orleans, Here & Now offers a unique perspective of life in the city.

"Rampante's first series, New Orleans, Here & Now, is a reflection of our commitment to collaborating with companies that share our vision for bringing great stories to audiences via multiple platforms. We could not have asked for better partners than Time Inc., Killer Films and Field Office Films for this project," said Emiliano Calemzuk, founder and CEO of Rampante.

"With our amazingly talented team of independent filmmakers, we were able to unearth unique stories from a beloved city that is rebuilding its identity," said Christine Vachon, executive producer and founder of Killer Films. "New Orleans, Here & Now is a candid portrayal of life in the city today from several viewpoints."

New Orleans-born Academy Award-nominated actress and executive producer Patricia Clarkson added, "New Orleans will always have a special place in my heart and I am so proud of the remarkable stories shared in New Orleans, Here & Now. They reveal a very different perspective on a city that people think they know, but really don't."

New Orleans, Here & Now is produced in partnership with Killer Films, Field Office Films, Time Inc. and Rampante. The docu-series is directed by John Maringouin (Sundance Cinematography Award winner and Independent Spirit Award nominee), Darius Clark Monroe (International Documentary Association-Emerging Documentary Filmmaker winner and Independent Spirit Award nominee), Angela Tucker (producer of the award-winning documentaryPushing the Elephant), Lily Keber (SXSW Audience Award nominee), Zach Godshall (New Orleans Film Festival's Louisiana Filmmaker of the Year Award winner) and Katie Dellamaggiore (SXSW Audience Award winner). Christine Vachon, Patricia Clarkson, Scott Bakula and Pamela Koffler are executive producers.

About Killer Films

Killer Films has produced over 80 acclaimed features including Academy Award-winning Boys Don't Cry and Academy Award-nominated Far from Heaven. Killer Films executive produced Mildred Pierce, the Emmy Award-winning HBO mini-series starring Kate Winslet. Killer continues to expand its operation in the television and digital space, as well as maintain its status as a New York indie film powerhouse. Most recently, Killer produced Carol by Todd Haynes, starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara; Academy Award-winning Still Alice by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer, starring Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, and Alec Baldwin; and Sebastian Silva's Nasty Baby, starring Kristen Wiig, Sebastian Silva, Tunde Adebimpe and Alia Shawkat.

About Field Office Films

Field Office Films is a New Orleans-based company, newly formed by the producers of the Academy Award-nominated Beasts of the Southern Wild.

About Time Inc.

Time Inc. (NYSE:TIME) is one of the world's leading media companies, with a monthly global print audience of over 120 million and worldwide digital properties that attract more than 120 million visitors each month, including over 50 websites. Our influential brands include People, Sports Illustrated, InStyle, Time, Real Simple, Southern Living, Entertainment Weekly, Travel + Leisure, Cooking Light, Fortune and Food & Wine, as well as more than 50 diverse titles in the United Kingdom such as Decanter, Horse & Hound and Wallpaper*. Time Inc. is home to celebrated events and franchises, including the Fortune 500, Time 100, People's Sexiest Man Alive, Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, the Essence Festival and the biennial Fortune Global Forum. Hundreds of thousands of people attended our live media events in 2014. We also provide content marketing, targeted local print and digital advertising programs, branded book publishing and marketing and support services, including subscription sales services for magazines and other products, retail distribution and marketing services and customer service and fulfillment services for ourselves and third-party clients, including other magazine publishers.

About Rampante

Rampante is a Los Angeles-based strategic advisory, production and distribution company launched by Emiliano Calemzuk and focused on creating and monetizing feature-length documentary films, nonfiction television and digital series for broadcast, cable and new media distribution platforms in partnership with Time Inc.

Clarkson recently appeared on Broadway opposite Bradley Cooper in the revival of THE ELEPHANT MAN. As an Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award-winning actress, she starred the comedy "Friends with Benefits" with Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis and the Lone Scherfig directed drama, "One Day" with Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. In 2010, she was seen in the box office hit "Easy A", after receiving rave reviews for her starring role in the award winning romantic drama, "Cairo Time." In 2003, her role in "Pieces of April" earned her nominations for Academy, Golden Globe, SAG, Broadcast Film Critics and Independent Spirit awards. The National Board of REVIEW and the National Society of Film Critics named her Best Supporting Actress of the Year for her work in "Pieces of April" and "The Station Agent."

Other film credits include: Martin Scorsese's thriller "Shutter Island;" Woody Allen's "Whatever Works" and "Vicky Christina Barcelona;" "Blind Date" with Stanley Tucci; "Elegy;" "No Reservations;" "All the Kings Men;" "Lars and the Real Girl;" "Good Night, and Good Luck" with George Clooney and David Straithairn, for which she and the cast received both Screen Actors Guild and GOTHAM Award nominations for Best Ensemble; "Far From Heaven" which won her a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Supporting Actress. Her continuous innovative work has earned her independent film earned her the Independent Award for Acting Excellence at the 2009 ShoWest Awards.

On television, Clarkson guest starred in the critically acclaimed HBO series "Six Feet Under," for which she won an Emmy in 2002 and again in 2006. Clarkson was seen in Lifetime's "Five," an anthology of five short films directed byJennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore, Patty Jenkins and Penelope Spheeris.

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