CREDITS
THIS LIST IS ALWAYS EVOLVING.
IT IS BY NO MEANS COMPLETE.
IT WAS LAST UPDATED ON AUGUST 16, 2020.
Directed, Produced and Edited by
Christian de Rezendes
Original Music by
Stephen Gilbane
Project Advisors
Kevin Klyberg
John Parrillo
Bob Billington
Anne Holst
Production Coordinator
Pat Ferron
Research Assistant
Gail Denomme
Associate Producers
Adam Hutchins
Amanda Kwiatkowski
Interviews (in alphabetical order)
* = Deceased
Michael Abbott
Zach Allen*
Chuck Arning
Clarence Arsenault*
Donald Arsenault
Judy Eastman Azar
Ray Bacon
Arnie Bailey
David Barton
Irene Beaudreault
E. Craig Beausoleil
Lucien Benoit
Kenneth Bianchi
Bob Billington
Black-Eagle Sun
Maurice Bourget*
Jim Boyes
Merrill Brown
Emilie Buzzi
Lillian Cabral*
Wayne Cabral
Susan Carlson
Charlotte Carrington-Farmer
Culver Choate
David Choate
Genevieve Choate
Anne Conway
Barry Coope
Nancy Choate Curtis*
Ruth Crownover
David DePetrillo
Armand DeVaudreuil*
Thomas Doherty
Allan Eggleston
Elliot Eggleston
Robert Ericson
David Everett
Adrian Farmer
Gray Fitzsimons
John Flaherty
Cecilia Flynn*
Jonathan Flynn
Jay Freitas
Millie Freitas*
Bob Gabrielson
Betty Gelinas*
Marc Gelinas
Susan Giuliano
Richard Graf
Morgan Grefe
Richard Greenwood*
Paulette Hamilton
Robert Harding
Lisa Harlow
George Harvey
Ben Heslin* (Voice)
Stephanie Hitchcock
Anne D. Holst
Fred Hooper
James R. Hooper IV
Alan Hultgren
Alan Hurd*
Cynthia Jones
Steve Kearns
Scott Keefer
John Kendall
Kevin Klyberg
Philip Kolupaev
Bob Lowe
David Macaulay
Owen Mahony
Theresa Mahony
Jean Marchaud
Grace Maynard
Pamela McCaslin
John Mendes*
Gilbert Moore
Eileen Morris
Tom Mundy*
Alexandria Murray
Donald Murray
Irene Nebiker
John Nelson
Brian Newberry
Ruth Pacheco
John Parrillo
Manny Pedroso
Maria Piette*
Carlton Pipping*
Richard Potenza
David Rennie
Mildred Rennie*
Lynn Richer
Jane Allaire Royer
Bill Schnorr*
Lester Simpson
Mary Smedley*
Candace Smith
Art Solomon
Derek Stanley
David E. Stein
John Sutherland
Susan Sutherland
Raymond Tetreault
Linda Thibault
Barbara Tucker
Wanda Tutaj
Louise Vanhouwe
Barbara Warrington*
George Waterman III
Steve Wilson
Millie Wowk
Ed Yazbak
Gene Yazbak
Vivian Zoe
Production/Editing Assistants
David Posman
Ryan Gill
Kassandra Lima
Victoria Virtue
Dayle Decker
Peter Drake Howard
Priscilla Montero
Melanie Elhaddad
Julian Borges
Connor Morley
Emilie Toth
Donald Kacmarcik
Character Voices for Letters and Articles
(Added as recorded)
Irene Button as Ruth Slater
Patricia Culbert as Helen Slater Waterman
Paul Kandarian as William Smith Slater
Brad Kirton as Rufus Waterman III
Emily Luther as Elizabeth Ives Reed
Fred Sullivan as John Whipple Slater
Article Voices
Stephen Gilbane
Advisors
Paulette Hamilton
John Flaherty
French-to-English Translation
Carlyne Fournier
Portuguese-to-English Translation
Joshua Abreu
Major Funding Provided by
Heritage Harbor Foundation
Rhode Island Foundation
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Rhode Island Council for the Humanities
Blackstone Heritage Corridor, Inc.
Sharon Fox-Slater & Alan Bishop - Australia
The National Trust for Historic Preservation
FLAD: Luso-American Development Foundation
Silgan Dispensing Systems
Empire Guitars
Navigant Credit Union
The Residences at Slatersville Mill
National Park Service
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
Additional Funding Provided by
Gator's Pub
Waterson Terminal Services
Legion Thirteen
Brigido's Fresh Market
Grant Writers
Christian de Rezendes
Amanda Kwiatkowski
Pat Ferron
Interviews Filmed by
Christian de Rezendes
Aerial Cinematography
(alphabetical)
Pamela Bhatia
Shane Dzicek
Jamie Harrington
Joseph Morel
Brian Reubelt
Additional Videography (US)
Indy Shome
John Dolber
Peter Drake Howard
Ryan Gill
Julian Borges
Tim Labonte
On-Set Still Photography
Adam Hutchins
Research Additional
Susan Carlson
Adam Hutchins
Sandy Soares
Handwritten Letter Transcriptions
Nataliya Murphy
Ben Scheff
Emma Ledoux
Priscilla Montero
Connor Morley
Emilie Toth
Interview Transcriptions
Leigh Christiansan
Christopher Beauregard
Rawley Chaves
Logo Design & Website Maintenance
Brian Heil
South Carolina Crew
Victoria Broughton
Christopher Mills
BELPER, ENGLAND CREW
"Slater - The Damned Traitor"
Written by Steve Bonham
Directed by David Barton
Actors
Irene Button
Paul Broesmith
Alan Smith
Second Camera
Michael Grove
Production Assistants
Michael Lafond
Natalia Wieczorek
Aerial Cinematography - Belper
James Nicholas Edward Reader
Interviewers (US & UK)
Amanda de Rezendes
Natalie Carter
Ellen Fishman
John Joseph Gomes
Lisa Harpin
John Parrillo
Eric Piette
Linda Thibault
Photo Retouching
Lew Place
Additional Scanning
Judy Beauchemin
Lew Place
Fred Grant
Michael Holmes
2001 Mill Footage Filmed by
Alan Hultgren
8mm Films Shot by
Susan & Bob* Carlson
Tom Mundy* - Courtesy Sandra Mundy, Lew Place + Scott McGee
Irene Nebiker & Walter Nebiker*
Henry Stone* - Courtesy Wayne Stone, Gary Stone* + Lee Beauregard
Bill Schnorr - Courtesy Lynn Schnorr
The Family of Barbara Warrington*
16mm Slatersville Red Raiders Shot by
Tom Eccleston* - Courtesy Bill Eccleston
"Along the Blackstone" Footage Filmed by
Chuck Arning
8mm and 16mm Film Transfers by
Retro Media - Smithfield, RI
Articles from
The Boston Globe
The Providence Journal
The Valley Breeze
The Woonsocket Call
Filmed at these Museums
Museum of Work and Culture - Woonsocket, RI
North Mill Museum - Belper, England
Old Slater Mill - Pawtucket, RI
Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills - Matlock, England
Slater Memorial Museum at Norwich Free Academy - Norwich, CT
Photographs, Letters and some Films
Provided by
Blackstone Valley Historical Society
Boston Historical Society
Brown University - John Hay Library
Camden Historical Society - South Carolina
Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum - Ann Holst, Wayne & Christine Cabral
George Waterman III
Harvard University Archives - Records of the College Classes of 1899 and 1911
Hearthside - Lincoln, RI
Holy Ghost Society - Forestdale, RI
Jane and Mukesh Paw - Belper, England
Norfolk Charitable Trust - Henry P. Kendall Archives
North Smithfield Heritage Association
Northeast Collaborative Architects - Michael Abbott
Old Slater Mill
Providence Public Library - McCarthy Mill Image Collection (1940), Nickerson Architectural Collection
Primrose Fire Department, North Smithfield - Chief Joel Jillson
RE: Investments - David Stein
Rhode Island Department of Transportation - Michael Hebert
Rhode Island Historical Society
Slater Memorial Museum at Norwich Free Academy - The Family of Sheri Slater
Slatersville Congregational Church
Archives & Special Collections at the University of Connecticut
University of Michigan - Clemens Library
Wellesley Historical Society
Produced with the Cooperation of
The National Park Service
Illustrations from
"MILL" by David Macaulay
©1983 David Macaulay
Used by Permission of
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
All Rights Reserved.
Family Photographs Courtesy
The Family of Clarence Arsenault*
The Family of John and Lillian Cabral*
Susan and Bob* Carlson
The Family of Paul* and Genevieve Choate
Armand and Susan DeVaudreuil
Judy Donovan
Harvey "Skip" Eastman
Elliott Eggleston
The Family of Cecilia Flynn
The Family of Joe* and Millie Freitas
Edwin Fulasz
The Family of Betty and Norman Gelinas
The Family of Alan* and Connie Hurd
The Hooper Family
Philip Kolupaev
Bob Leclair
The Family of Owen and Theresa Mahoney
Jean Marchaud and Susan Giuliano
Elaine* and Tom Mandeville
Del Maynard
Grace Maynard
Sandra Mundy and Lew Place
Ruth Pacheco
The Family of Maria Piette
David Rennie
Jane Allaire Royer
Lynn Richer
Bill Schnorr
Candace Smith
The Family of Leonard and Anita Stanley*
Wanda Tutaj
The Family of Barbara Warrington*
The Family of Steve Wilson
Additional Historic Photographs and Materials Provided by
Zachariah Allen
Irene Beaudreault
Louise Belisle and John Symyncawicz*
Eugene Berg
David Everett
Bob Gabrielson
Marc Gelinas
Jeff Harris
Steve Kearns
Kendall-Dean School
Thomas and Elaine Mandeville
Gilbert Moore
Irene Nebiker and Walter Nebiker*
The Providence Journal
Linda Rawlings
Mike Scott
SKEO Solutions
St. John's Church
Sam and Betty Walker
The Run of the Mill
Postcards Provided by
Sanford Neuschatz
Slater and Reed Family Paintings
Owned by
Robert vS. and Betty Sue Reed
Thanks
Arnold Bailey
Deborah Baronas
Georgina Boyes
Karen Bradbury
Michael Calo
Bryan and Kayla Caron
Lindy's Tavern - Ron Carter
Malinda Howard
Bill Masser
Providence Art Club
Robert and Betty Sue Reed
The Rhode Island Historical Society
Nancy Smith
Rosemary Timms
Kim and Scott Leahy
Thanks to the press during the making of Slatersville
NRINOW.news - Sandy Seoane
The Valley Breeze - Sandy Seoane, Lauren Clem
WJAR-TV NBC10 - R.J. Heim
Woonsocket Call - Joe Nadeau
Special Thanks
ALL OF THE ABOVE +
Acumen Real Estate - Carlos Berner
Artistic Images by Pamela Bhatia
Belper Unitarian Chapel
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council
Clouds Hill Victorian House Museum
Angel Connell
Natalia de Rezendes
Maia Farish
Deb Gurka
Paulette Hamilton
Holliston Sand - Dudly Development Corporation
John & Melissa Flaherty
Fierce for Shannon - Brian Heil
Amanda Kwiatkowski
Massachusetts Historical Society - Katherine Green
Rhode Island College Film Dept. - Dr. Vincent Bohlinger and Dr. Kathryn Kalinak
Rhode Island Film Office - Steve Feinburg, Carol Conley + Lew Place
Roger Williams University History Dept. - Charlotte Carrington-Farmer & Co.
Jeff Keithline
Maureen Hancock
New England Image & Print - Judy Beauchemin
NSHA - Jerry and Beth Faricy
North Smithfield Fire Dept. - Chief Joel Jillson
Retro Media - Ed DiMeglio and Staff
SENE Film Music and Arts - Phil Capobres and Don Farias
Slater Library - Jewett City, CT
Suomenin Corporation - Bethune, South Carolina - Peter Fox
The Town of North Smithfield
George Waterman III
For Bibliography of written works references, see Bibliography page
Donors
Please see Personal Donations page
To Be Continued and Filled in...
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