For the past year, 40 Below Productions Producer/Director Kirk Roos has been steadily working on a Lewis and Clark documentary entitled, Rediscover The Corps with fellow North Dakotans Clay Jenkinson and Chad Spokely. After hours of shooting footage, researching and interviews, the trio has found a home for their project. 40 Below Productions recently signed a 3-year deal with The Montana Television Network (CBS) to broadcast the on-going documentary.

Each week, the Networks six stations will enjoy a 90-second vignette from various locations across the Lewis and Clark Trail, with a first person narrative by Clay Jenkinson. At the end of each season, the viewers will be able to order a compilation video, with 30-minutes of added footage. Finally, in 2006, a full-length documentary will be available, with special emphasis on the nostalgia and excitement surrounding the 3-4 year bicentennial event.

This agreement is one of numerous broadcast deals for Rediscover The Corps. The team plans to have distribution of the project in various media including television, DVD, VHS and the Internet. Each seasons compilation video will be available at CVBS along the trail, amongst numerous other venues.

The goal of this documentary is to get a first-hand account of what the modern-day Lewis and Clark trail has to offer us, by venturing into territory other filmmakers may have overlooked. Jenkinson said of the project. He went on to say, This is the most exciting way to learn about history, by getting out there and experiencing the spirit of the location yourself.

Roos added, In 1803, when Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on this incredible journey, he asked Meriwether to take careful notes and journals, detailing his most specific and exciting discoveries along the trail. In essence, thats the same mission we have been given. Though rather than with pen and ink, well use digital video equipment, cell-phones, high-speed cable Internet access and in-depth interviews with the descendants of the first sojourners of the American West.

Jenkinson, A Rhodes Scholar and star of the NPR talk show, The New Jefferson Hour has a long history and list of credits on the subject of Lewis and Clark . Hes performed his first person portrayals of Thomas Jefferson and Meriwether Lewis for both President Bush (Sr.) and Clinton. He also has appeared in television shows and films such as KEN BURNS Thomas Jefferson, Politically Incorrect and The Today Show, and is the author of numerous books such as: ; and .

Roos and Spokely are co-owners of North Dakota based company The Communication Corps, which works in the field of video production, creative services and special events promotions.

Roos has worked in the entertainment business for many years, producing the first S.A.G. digital film in ND history entitled, VAN HOOK in 2000-2002 and has worked on over 50 television and film projects including: Dilemma, X-files, Dharma and Greg, Pearl, The Barnyard Place, Warpath and Rockin the Hills.

The Award winning Producer/Editor, Spokely has worked on over 200 industrial and video productions, of which the following were honored: The Babe Winkleman Show, Music Videos for Zwarte, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE and the production of Ft. Lincolns promo piece.

For more information go to Rediscoverthecorps.com or contact: The Communication Corps at or or at Comm-Corps.com.

Read more about Clay Jenkinson at Th-Jefferson.org.