By James B. Bartle
Many Sullivan residents will remember several years ago when Louise Harrison, sister of late Beatles star, John, brought her Liverpool Legends’ Beatles Tribute band to perform in Sullivan.
Recently, Harrison returned to Sullivan and held a small press conference at the Sullivan Chamber of Commerce along with Joshua Medling and Gary Sebescak, both of Solarium Productions, Sullivan.
Harrison, an avid environmentalist, is working with the local Sullivan company to produce an animated film that she had written in the early 1990s that will be modified and movie plans set into motion.
“The time is now,” said Harrison. “The planet’s health is being stressed and we have to change our behavior for future generations to survive. We have a President in place now that is taking these things in our environment seriously, and what a great time to bring this story to life.”
The full length movie will take a year of development and a year of production. The title of the film is “The Time Is Now.”
The movie concept will show people what they can do to save the planet with cartoon or animated characters created by Harrison that resemble raindrops.
“We want to show people what they can do to help save the planet,” said Harrison. “People can help solve the problems with planet earth and the environment by starting in their own local communities. ‘Yes, I Can’ is also something we want to get across, meaning that together we can accomplish this.”
Harrison and Solarium are working not only on the script and production, but are also working to obtain grant funding and backing for the project.
Harrison commented that former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore, along with Sir Richard Branson, have worked to bring the environment to the forefront and they may be interested in working with this project.
Harrison is also actively working to bring a special day to the world regarding the environment as a “Come Together Day” or worldwide “Independence Day.” The special day would bring the world together, according to Harrison, and would make people realize that we are all connected on this planet and what each of us do affects the planet environmentally.
Harrison stated that this day may start out as single communities, but could grow into a nationally televised event.
The Independent will have more details on this production as they become available.