Baldwinsville resident Evan Schoeberlein suffered from the bone tumor disease Ewing’s sarcoma, passing away at age 25 in July 2008. Local audiences will get to honor his memory thanks to a movie directed by his younger brother Marc Schoeberlein, 25, during the world premiere of the docudrama My Brother and Me on Friday, Nov. 14, at Eastwood’s Palace Theatre.
Marc’s aim was to pay cinematic tribute to Evan, and he had plenty of material to draw upon. The young moviemaker was a budding Spielberg during his wonder years, as he wielded his camcorder to capture Evan and their pals involved in wacky situations: Marc attempting a parasailing stunt while riding a skateboard while tethered to a moving car; donning costumes for comic relief at Halloween; and geeking out with Star Wars gizmos.
Those moments are mingled amid re-enacted scenes acted by a cast of sympathetic performers. The Halloween segment, for instance, is fleshed out with images of a balding Evan (played by Morgan Elliot), weakened by his illness yet still managing to cavort in front of the camera. It tells another side of the Schoeberlein story, one of inner strength combating adversity.
Marc Schoeberlein started shooting in July 2013, after he raised more than $8,000 from an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign to finance production. “One from the Heart,” a July 24, 2013, Syracuse New Times article penned by Nikelle Snader, profiled Marc and his dad Warren Schoeberlein, who built camera equipment such as a dolly and a crane to help keep production costs down.
Marc’s aim was to pay cinematic tribute to Evan, and he had plenty of material to draw upon. The young moviemaker was a budding Spielberg during his wonder years, as he wielded his camcorder to capture Evan and their pals involved in wacky situations: Marc attempting a parasailing stunt while riding a skateboard while tethered to a moving car; donning costumes for comic relief at Halloween; and geeking out with Star Wars gizmos.
Those moments are mingled amid re-enacted scenes acted by a cast of sympathetic performers. The Halloween segment, for instance, is fleshed out with images of a balding Evan (played by Morgan Elliot), weakened by his illness yet still managing to cavort in front of the camera. It tells another side of the Schoeberlein story, one of inner strength combating adversity.
Marc Schoeberlein started shooting in July 2013, after he raised more than $8,000 from an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign to finance production. “One from the Heart,” a July 24, 2013, Syracuse New Times article penned by Nikelle Snader, profiled Marc and his dad Warren Schoeberlein, who built camera equipment such as a dolly and a crane to help keep production costs down.
