No. 51 (2023) CITIZEN SLEUTH. July 12th.

 

Film No. 51  (2023)  July 12th.  4:45 PM  LUNA LEEDERVILLE,  Cine 5, Leederville.

 

"There is logic to everything that happened out there on the highway. There are many different ways you can find your way to the truth" (Emily has a hard truth told to her by someone far more experienced in True Crime podcasting than herself).

NOMINATION: (Chris Kasick) Local Heroes Competition 2023.

Podcasting has become the new multi-media epidemic in the landscape of both professional and amateur broadcasting. Just by having a smartphone, everyone has the ability to produce a podcast. True Crime is the theme to which most potential broadcasters are attracted. So, a suggestion; inexperienced podcasters with ambitions of working in the realms of True Crime, should watch CITIZEN SLEUTH. You'll be doing yourself a favour. 

Chris Kasick (UNCLE NICK) tells the story of Emily Nestor and the machinations that revolve around her creation, Mile Marker 181. This True Crime podcast focuses on the death of Jaleayah Davis who passed away on the side of a highway in West Virginia near the mile marker 181. The freakish circumstances of Jaleayah's passing obsessed Emily.  She convinced herself that Davis was murdered and, as Sarah Koenig did with SERIAL, she resolved to uncover the truth. You know what's coming next? Well, you might be surprised. 

Instead of becoming the "An Anatomy of a Podcast" story, Kasick takes us to places not even he is prepared for. The charismatic Emily, with time, family money and recording equipment in ready supply, accepted Kasick's request to be the subject of his film. She seems the sort who'd be up for some added publicity. It can't hurt can it? And that's the thing. Emily has no idea, as she explores this tragic incident that occurred at Mile Marker 81, how much hurt is in store. She's convinced she's doing good. She is about to comprehend what can be the truth for an AMATUER sleuth.   

Klasick's raw but competent film, has become a marker for potential True Crime podcasters with aspirations. He had no idea, while filming, what kind of marker he was creating. This becomes evident as Klasick plays a key role in helping Emily to open her eyes. His brief cameos, late in the film, exemplify his influence. Based on an interview conducted with both Emily and Klasick, Emily's life lesson is not lost on her. Klasick has done her a massive favour in creating CITIZEN SLEUTH.  10GUMS.