Allison Smith worked for 5 years as a newspaper reporter, including 3 years for the Northwest Herald in the Chicago area. Here is Smith's short newspaper article about David Farber in 2004. This brief encounter while working for the newspaper left a deep impression on Smith and "started it all" in terms of her and film partner Stephanie Book eventually co-directing and producing the independent documentary about David.

Article from the Woodstock Independent (near Chicago) in early 2006, while Co-Director/Producer Allison Smith was living in Woodstock.