Production Notes
Filmmakers Elizabeth Herzfeldt-Kamprath, Katie Scaff, and Hailey Rile left no stone unturned in their production of “Overexposed: The Cost of Compassion.” Beginning in the fall of 2010 with extensive research and planning, the team had developed a contact list of experts throughout the country by November. During the following January, the group travel to New Orleans to interview Dr. Charles Figley, the first specialist to write about the topic of compassion fatigue, as well as Megan Jordan, Ecoee Rooney, and others who all had insight to offer for the film.
Following the team’s return, the review of footage combined with continued research led to a plan for a summer of travelling around the United States and Canada to interview more experts in the field. Beginning on Labor Day 2011, the team travelled over the course of one month to California, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, New York, and Ontario, Canada to collect a total of about sixty hours of footage.
The rest of that summer consisted of reviewing interviews, developing a story, and putting together the film. By the end of August 2011, the team had completed their first draft, and continued to fine-tune the documentary until the October 8, 2011 premiere of “Overexposed: The Cost of Compassion” in Seattle, WA.
“Making this film became more and more important to me the more I learned about compassion fatigue,” said producer Katie Scaff. “I think Liz, Hailey and I each became compassion fatigue experts after all the research and interviews we did.”
Following the team’s return, the review of footage combined with continued research led to a plan for a summer of travelling around the United States and Canada to interview more experts in the field. Beginning on Labor Day 2011, the team travelled over the course of one month to California, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, New York, and Ontario, Canada to collect a total of about sixty hours of footage.
The rest of that summer consisted of reviewing interviews, developing a story, and putting together the film. By the end of August 2011, the team had completed their first draft, and continued to fine-tune the documentary until the October 8, 2011 premiere of “Overexposed: The Cost of Compassion” in Seattle, WA.
“Making this film became more and more important to me the more I learned about compassion fatigue,” said producer Katie Scaff. “I think Liz, Hailey and I each became compassion fatigue experts after all the research and interviews we did.”