Category: Festival

GLENDALE PARADISE premieres in New York

I am so proud that the SOHO International Film Festival will screen GLENDALE PARADISE.
The screening will be on Saturday, September 21st at 11:15 am at the beautiful historic Village East by Angelika in Theater #1 in the shorts program Crosby Street Series.

The SOHO Film Fest celebrates the cutting-edge of digital technology while honoring traditional forms of storytelling and encourages new and seasoned filmmakers from New York City and around the world to create and send in their fresh and innovative cinematic pieces.

 

MOVING DAY in Northern California

I am delighted that The Mountain Shadow Film Society shows MOVING DAY for their 10th Annual Short Film Competition in Walnut Creek.
Their Annual Short Film Competition has become an exciting addition to their program, presented each September to Society members, their guests, and the general public. The final program includes 8-12 Finalists, with a total running time of approximately 90-100 minutes in the program.

There will be a 3:30 PM and a 7:30 PM  screening on Saturday, September 14th at the Las Lomas High School Theater, each followed by a Q&A.
Hope to see you all there. 🙂

79° NORTH in Nyack

On August 23rd the Nyack Phone and Drone Film Festival screens 79° (degrees) NORTH. I am so proud that this beautiful project I shot during the Arctic Circle Artist and Scientist Expeditionary Residency Program found its way to the big screen. This 2-hour event takes place from 7:30 pm – to 9:30 pm at the Fabulous Hotel Nyack.

The NPDFF provides a platform for aerial filmmakers to showcase their work, emphasizing innovative flight techniques, aesthetic beauty, compelling stories, and more. The NPDFF program is hand-selected by a jury made up of local professionals, creative, media, and technical professionals as well as established drone cinematographers.

You can read all about my residency here: winter-sailing-in-the-arctic-around-svalbard

A FRIENDLY TURN in the Hamptons

I am so happy that A FRIENDLY TURN arrives on the East Coast. The Hamptons Comedy Film Festival screens the film on August 23 & 24 at the Sticks and Stones Comedy Club paired with stand-up comedy and other highly curated best-in-comedy films. Join us if you are around.

GLENDALE PARADISE in Atlanta

I am so proud that GLENDALE PARADISE screens at the Atlanta Shortsfest.
Join us for SIX DIMENSIONS – SCI-FI SHORTS #2 on Saturday, June 29th at 3 pm at the Limelight Theatre in Atlanta.

Bonnie Rose & Zenon Zeleniuch

I had the pleasure of shooting GLENDALE PARADISE in New York last year with Sibyl Reymundo-Santiago, John Theobald, a fantastic crew, an amazing cast, and the fabulous team of PlanetX.

The story takes place in the near future. Sam, an elderly man living in a seemingly perfect assisted care facility, begins to suspect that the video chat connecting him to his loved ones is not what it seems. When he uncovers the shocking truth, Sam must decide whether to accept the fabricated reality or risk everything to expose the truth, even as some of his fellow residents cling to the illusion of a perfect world…

I am looking forward to more screenings!

 

A FRIENDLY TURN in Wyoming

I am delighted that A FRIENDLY TURN runs at the Wyoming International Film Festival in Cheyenne. On July 11 the film will screen at 5:15 pm in the Program #Connections with other shorts about friends, family, love, & loss.

The Wyoming International Film Festival says about itself, that it isn’t just another film fest, it’s a 5 day celebration of filmmakers and art from around the world! Screenings in a state-of-the-art theater, filmmakers Q&As, live dance, live music, unique western experiences, art and photography exhibitions, and nightly parties give filmmakers ample opportunity to network and exhibit their work – and most important of all – have a blast while visiting Wyoming! WyoIFF is capped off with an award ceremony where we present 20 awards, along with other prizes, to the winners of the festival.

See you on the great plains.

 

Great screening at Hollywood Comedy Shorts

Boris Schaarschmidt at Comedy ShortsBoris Schaarschmidt at Comedy ShortsA FRIENDY TURN was well received at the Hollywood Comedy Short Film Festival. Thank you very much for screening the film with so many great shorts.

Hooray for Hollywood Comedy Short Film Festival

A FRIENDLY TURN is back in Hollywood. On May 4th at 2.30pm the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival screens our film in the very fitting ROM COM program.

Hollywood Comedy Shorts highlights short comedy, web series, TV episodic, Comedy Screenplays, and Dark Comedy shorts with the goal of screening the best comedic content from around the world for a Hollywood industry audience! The festival will take place at the LOOK Cinemas in Glendale and streaming on Bitpix for three days of screenings, filmmaker Q and A’s, panels, parties, and the awards party! Get your tickets on eventive.

Join us if you are in Los Angeles and May the 4th be with you!

THE STAFF WRITER in Italy

I am very proud that THE STAFF WRITER will premiere in the Ultras Shorts “Gradisca” category of the 16th Amarcort Film Festival in Rimini. The festival is dedicated to Frederico Fellini and runs from November 14 – 19 and screens films at multiple venues across the beautiful ocean town of Rimini. Our screening is on November 16th at 6 pm at the Cineteca Di Rimini.

Here’s to the next festival for A FRIENDLY TURN

Cheers everyone – this venue is a special one. A FRIENDLY TURN is back in Los Angeles and will screen on December 15th at 8 p.m. at the Nihilist Film Festival in Santa Monica at The Highways Performance Space.

“The festival is dedicated to films that other festivals are afraid of from troubling to hilarious, from profound to completely silly. Pretty much, something for everyone (except children and clergy).” And Festival Director Elisha Shapiro commented, “Twenty years of hilariously offensive short films…I really thought we would have caused the rapture by now. Guess there’s no downside to mocking all that’s holy.”

So if you are in LA this holiday season, join us and have a drink – or two – and celebrate some nihilistic films. 🙂