Updates

It has been awhile since I updated, so here are a few updates for you, dear reader. 

Next week, Billy, Isaac, and I will be going to beautiful Hawaii to accept the Gold Kahuna Award at the Honolulu Film Awards. Sadly, we will have to return to the mainland, because we have a lot of other things to do. 

In June, we open the Summer 2012 NJ IFF, which should be pretty great. The folks behind that festival have been nothing but awesome so far. While we are in Hawaii, the lovely and talented Christina Garced will be doing a television interview for Red Scare's screening at the festival (more details when I have them). Then, later in the month of May, we'll be doing a radio interview as well. So, that ain't bad. 

Beyond that, for Red Scare, we eagerly hope for and wait for news about other festivals. 

In the meantime, we are not just sitting on our asses. The success of Red Scare has greatly motivated us. The webseries, Loster, was always going to be our next major project, but we have pushed that back a bit for various reasons and plan to shoot that in the summer. Before that, however, we decided to knock out three short films. 

The first, Toilet Prayers, was written and directed by me and was shot two weeks ago. It is an existential comedy that takes place in a bathroom. It stars Dan Gregory, Isaac Platizky, and a cameo by Bill Farley. Joey Mosca DP'd and worked sound, while Tony Pineiro worked lights and camera. Devin Graham was in charge of locations. I am happy to say that the first rough cut has just been finished. Once this project is done, I will be putting it on youtube for people to watch for free. 

The second short film, Tell Me Something Good, was written by Dan Gregory and directed by Sean Feuer. It is a dark comedy about a hostage situation, and we filmed that last week. Starring: Isaac Platizky, Dan Gregory, Scarlett Santiago, and myself. Joey Mosca worked sound, Tony Pineiro worked lights. Blake Zawadzki was in charge of locations. 

The third and final short film, The Dare, was also written by Dan Gregory and will be directed by Bill Farley. It also stars Dan Gregory, Faith Sullivan, Ilana Seagull, Samantha Algieri (sp?), and myself. It will be shot in the very near future. 

All of the above projects are not only awesome, but they are a joint venture between Narrow Bridge Entertainment, XXIVK Productions, and Maniac Films... A great assemblage of talent if I ever saw one. 

Phew. Okay, I had more to say than I thought. 

Stay tuned, 

Sam 

Actor, Writer, Producer

Red Scare

NJ IFF... More Info

Okay, so I will post more information as we have it, but I was told that we were chosen to open the festival on Friday, June 1st. More information is below. I hope to see many of you there if possible.


Time:     All programs begin at 7:00 PM. Films are screened in the order listed with a brief intermission for double and multiple-bills between films.

Location: Voorhees Hall #105 (Near the corner of George Street and Hamilton Street),
71 Hamilton Street/College Avenue Campus, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
NOTE: Our primary screening location Voorhees Hall #105 features new comfortable seats, stadium seating, a state-of-the-art hi-definition projection and sound systems!

Admission:  $10=General; $9=Students+Seniors; $8=Rutgers Film Co-op/NJMAC Friends.  
All films are subject to change. Call our information number 732-932-8482  the day of show to confirm titles.

Tickets:    
Tickets are available on a “first-come-first-served” basis only and can be purchased at the door beginning a half-hour before the start time. Advance Tickets are available to groups of 10 or more. Call or email us for more info.

Directions:
Voorhees Hall #105=Take the NJ Turnpike to Exit 9 and then take Route 18N (New Brunswick direction) and go for 2 1/2 miles to the College Avenue Campus/George Street exit (immediately after the Route 27S exit) and make a left at the light at the end of the exit ramp onto George Street, then go to the next light and make a right onto Hamilton Street, then go to the next light and make a right onto College Avenue. Almost immediately on your right hand side there is an University Parking Lot (#9) which is made available for our patrons to park in. Voorhees Hall is adjacent to the Zimmerli Art Museum and is 100 paces across the Voorhees Mall from Parking Lot 9. Patrons can also park in Rutgers Lots #1 (next to Kirkpatrick Chapel) and #16 (next to Murray and Milledoler Hall).
Map and Directions are also here: http://rumaps.rutgers.edu/?q=bnum:3013

New Jersey International Film Festival.

I just received word that Red Scare is a finalist and an official selection at the Summer 2012 New Jersey International Film Festival. The festival will take place in June of this year, and I am pretty excited about it.

Last year, for BGR, we got rejected from this festival so it is nice to see Red Scare get recognition. It shows me that we have grown since our last project, and I think we will be growing further for our future projects.

I will post more information as I receive it. In the meantime, thanks to everyone who made it possible for us to get as far as we have. Cast, crew, donors, musicians, friends, families, etc.

The best is yet to come.

Stay tuned,

Sam
Actor, Writer, Producer
Red Scare