by Julie Berg-Raymond
With her new feature film, “Painting Jane,” Waukon’s own multi-talented Katie O’Regan - founder of the Star City Film Festival and Sacred Noise Society, Inc. - has put to work almost every skill in her considerable artist’s skill set to produce a thoughtful, deeply moving portrait of the evolving relationship between a woman and her family - particularly her mother.
“Painting Jane” is an adaptation of the stage play “Good Morning, Miss America,” which was written by Phyllis Yes, of Portland, OR, and is based on Yes’ own life. The storyline, as described on the entertainment industry site, IMDb, is this: “When faced with the strenuous task of convincing her parents to move into assisted living, Jane, an art professor from Portland, feels powerless getting her step-father Lou and mother Doris to come to terms with their declining health.”