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CHENANGO COUNTY – Area filmmakers Joseph Stillman, Dana Horrell, and Jeri Wachter have teamed up to look at the struggles of “low wage earners” for a new documentary film that features residents of Chenango, Otsego, and Delaware counties.

Representatives said Stillman is professional director, with experience in production and cinematography. His most recent work, ‘Citizen Clark… A Life of Principle,’ released in 2018 and received positive response.

Horrell is a pastor at the First United Methodist Church in Cooperstown, with film experience of his own.

According to Wachter, there are so many everyday citizens that are struggling in the United States, and often times those people are ignored. Wachter said filmmakers have been working on a documentary for more than a year to expose the struggles of the low wage earners to the general public. She said filmmakers hope to have the documentary completed within another year.

“The sheer tenacity and spirited nature of people and families who want the chance to live without the constant stress of money is incredible,” said Wachter. “Unfortunately, no matter how hard they’re working, they don’t make enough to live comfortably.”

“To many, it seems like a dream to have both food and heat overnight, those are the kinds of tough decisions people have to make.”