John Roberdeau(1953-2002)

In partnership since 1979, Robert Michael Geisler and John Roberdeau produced Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line," which was nominated for seven Academy Awards -- including Best Picture -- in 1999. Among G-R's upcoming movie projects are D. M. Thomas's "The White Hotel," adapted by Dennis Potter; David Rabe's "In the Boom Boom Room," adapted by Rabe from his play; "Letting Go," adapted and to be directed by Andrew Birkin from his book, "J. M. Barrie & The Lost Boys: The Love Story That Gave Birth To Peter Pan;" Ron Hansen's "Desperadoes," to be directed by Monte Hellman; and James Jones's "Whistle," a continuation of "From Here to Eternity" and "The Thin Red Line," adapted and to be directed by Sidney Lumet. G-R also is producing two new projects written by Terrence Malick: an original screenplay entitled "The English-Speaker" and a stage adaptation of Kenji Mizoguchi's "Sansho the Bailiff."

Past productions include Robert Altman's "Streamers" (1983), which was awarded an unprecedented Golden Lion for its entire ensemble cast at the Venice Film Festival; "Strange Interlude" (1985) on Broadway with Glenda Jackson, which was nominated for six Tony Awards; and writer Dennis Potter's motion picture directorial effort, "Secret Friends" (1992), starring Alan Bates. Geisler and Roberdeau are establishing members of Robert Wilson's Foundation Watermill, Inc. and Geisler serves on the Board of Directors of Marianne Weems's experimental theater company, The Builders Association.

John Roberdeau died unexpectedly at age forty-eight in May 2002.