NIKKO JENKINS VS. THE STATE OF NEBRASKA
PROJECT STACE THE INTENDED TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE ADVANCED STORY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITION INTO A STAGE OF PRODUCTION BY 2020 OBTAINING ACCESS TO FILM INSIDE THE PRISON. SECONDLY, CONDUCTING SHOOTS ON LOCATION IN NEBRASKA TO GATHER MORE FIRSTHAND SOURCE MATERIAL AND RESOURCES. THE GOAL IS TO BEGIN PRODUCTION IN 2020 HAVING ACQUIRED FURTHER RESOURCES AND ACCESS TO GAIN VISUAL MATERIAL FROM NIKKO PENDING PERMISSION FROM THE PRISON. DEPENDING ON THE APPROVAL OF DIRECT ACCESS TO RECORD IN PRISON, CONTINUED EXTENSIVE USE OF AUDIO WILL BE ACQUIRED AND STORY PLOT POINTS FROM THE INMATE WILL PIVOT TO INFORM THE DIRECTION, STRUCTURE AND FORMAT.
IN AUGUST 2019, I VISITED OMAHA TO DOCUMENT A COURT HEARING TO WHICH NIKKO WAS PRESENT VIA PHONE IN THE COURTROOM. FROM THIS TRIP I GATHERED INITIAL BROLL OF DOWNTOWN OMAHA BEFORE THE COURT ADJOURNED AND GATHERED SOME FOOTAGE INSIDE THE DOUGLAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. IN NOVEMBER 2019 I VISITED AGAIN TO CONTINUE GATHERING VISUAL MATERIAL ASSETS AND MEET WITH NIKKO FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PERSON. THE ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE OF THE FILM IS TBD BASED ON THE LENGTH OF THE CASE AND IT'S OUTCOME. I INTEND TO CLOSELY FOLLOW THE CASE AND REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THE INMATE UNTIL THEN.