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A lot of people would love to make films for a living. Tom Davenport, from Delaplane, is one of the lucky few who realized his dream of becoming a filmmaker. At the same time, he expanded the vision of national public television viewers with his sparkling examples of classic folktales, Americanized for the public.
How does one become an awardwinning filmmaker? As with most ► things, it begins with inspiration. As Davenport puts it, “As a child', my mother read fairytales to me, and, when I grew up and had a family, I continued the tradition with my own kids.
At one point, I had been wbrking on a documentary (which was more like a radio show with pictures attached) when it occured to me that I could film an American version of Hansel and Gretel that would be better and less%xpensive than anything I had done before.”
From that first fairytale film, his ongoing series has now expanded to 10 classics, all broadcast nationally on Public Broadcasting Stations-^ “From The Brothers Grimm, American Versions of Folktale Classics” promises to become a classic in its own right. The rest is, as they say, history.
Fairytales are something that most people can relate to. Davenport moved the Grimm Brothers fairytales toward modem times by translating traditional yams into the American idiom, and still remained faithful to the simple stories, irforal power and enchantment of the folk originals.
The results have gleaned numerous prizes, including first place at the International Festival of Children’s Films, the New York Film
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