File 028955
Email from Elisa New to Jeffrey Epstein Regarding Woody Allen Interview Footage Rights (File 028955)
Email from Harvard professor Elisa New to Jeffrey Epstein seeking advice on obtaining permission from Woody Allen's legal team to use filmed interview footage for an online course and potential television episode.
Summary
Elisa New, a Harvard professor, writes to Jeffrey Epstein requesting guidance on securing rights to use Woody Allen interview footage that was previously denied by Allen's legal team. New explains she has been holding off on formal requests pending completion of her online course's chronological progression and notes that Allen is one of only two performers to refuse release rights. She references other notable participants including John Lithgow, Julie Taymor, and Yo Yo Ma, and indicates the footage could be used for both online course content and a television episode.
From: Lisa NeSent: 12/7/2015 7:01:10 PMTo: Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]Subject: and....another bit of advice ...? on WAImportance: HighDear Jeffrey,As you probably know, Woody Allen's legal team said that we couldn't use the film we shot of him: online, forbroadcast, anywhere.It was a fantastic experience taping with him and so, even if I can't ever use the footage, I'm still grateful to youfor making the day possible. But of course I'd like to use the footage. I decided when--way back-- we got thisvery negative answer back from his lawyers that I should just take my time about asking --since it would takeus 2 years to be ready to edit the footage anyway (The online course is chronological. When I taped Woody wewere still back in 1730. Now we've gotten to the 1920s)Well, we've now arrived at the season when we'll be editing materials on William Carlos Williams for ourcourse on Modernism and, as we discussed on Saturday, on poetry and other arts, The Poetry of Art, Sport,and PlayI would also, of course, love to make a tv episode out of the conversation, but the threshold question is whetherhe'll let us use it for anything at all. In case it would matter,Other performers who have already taped with me includeJohn Lithgow,Diane PaulusJulie TaymorNasEve EnslerDamian WoetzelKate BurtonLil Buck RileyAlfre WoodardHerbie HancockTony KushnerNatalia Zukermanand those who have agreed to tape with me includeSally FieldLena DunhamYo Yo MaAnna Deveare Smithand more.Those in other fields include journalists, senators, president clinton etc etc. You've read my pitch before (manytimes)HOUSE OVERSIGHT 028955His is one of only two releases that we haven't gotten. What do you think of my chances?LisaElisa NewPowell M. Cabot Professor of American LiteratureHarvard University148 Barker Center12 Quincy StreetCambridge, MA02138HOUSE OVERSIGHT 028956