If you’re around Rochester, N.Y., head over to the film festival this week. Our documentary will be screened on Thursday, June 8, at 8 p.m. at the George Eastman Museum’s famed Dryden Theatre. Info here.
Click to read more about our recent screening in Ridgewood, N.J. Not even two broken fingers could stop me from being there!
OUR U.S. FILM DEBUT AND A HOMECOMING PARTY!
Watching our documentary on a big cinema screen gives me goosebumps.
Being able to do that in my home state, New Jersey, for our U.S. film debut lifted my heart higher.
Being able to watch my Dad, siblings, loved ones and friends watch our film in a movie theater…well, there are no words to describe that feeling of pride, connection, achievement, love, and awe. The closest word I can find is: Bliss.
When we got news that our film was selected for the Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival, I knew I had to be there. It was the first time our story would be shown on U.S. soil, and it was happening in Ridgewood, N.J. — 30 minutes away from where I grew up!
It felt like serendipity. Of all the film festivals we have been applying for, the Ridgewood Guild made one of my wishes come true… to be on home turf while sending our story out in lots of new directions.
It was such a warm and joyful feeling being surrounded by loved ones, and the organizers did an amazing job of welcoming the filmmakers, actors and protagonists… pre-event YouTube converstaion, a Red Carpet interview, and after-party bash. I felt like a Hollywood star!
Here are a few photos from the event, credit to the Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival:
Hanging out on the Red Carpet!
We had an entourage! Thank you to everyone who attended, to those of too shy for the camera, and to those of you who wanted to be there but couldn’t be there in person. It was such a joy being surrounded by such love.
Lots of great questions during the Q&A after the screening.
Yup… that’s me, broken fingers and all.
I managed to walk two continents over 3.5 years without falling and breaking something. The evening before our screening, a couple hours after landing in New Jersey from Barcelona, I tripped on my own two feet playing basketball with my niece in my sister’s driveway and broke two fingers. Definitely an unexpected turn of events, but as they say, “The show must go on!”
Health note: Cast is off. Xrays look good. My fingers are healing and learning to bend again.
Other ways to watch to enjoy the festival vibes…
Watch our lively conversation with Jim Suozzo, the film festival’s co-chair, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hh79XDPoJE
Browse through the photo ngallery, https://ridgewoodguildfilmfest.com/gallery-1
Rochester, NY… We’ll see you in a few days!
And the fun continues.
We’ve been selected for the 65th Annual Rochester International Film festival, happening June 8-10, 2023.
Our film will be spotlighted on Thursday, June 8 at 8 p.m…. in case you find yourself wandering towards Rochester this week, pop by and enjoy time at the movies. 😉
The film festival organizers are making it really easy for us to be there, and this time our director and friend Quim Badenes, founder of Klimax Films (on instagram @klimaxfilms, URL http://www.klimax.es/), is flying out to share our story and be part of the film festival magic.
We’ll report back soon via Quim.
If you’re counting, since late last year, we were selected for these film festivals:
* Beausoleil Côte d’Azur International FICTS Festival
* Cardiff International Film Festival
* Certamen de Cine de VIAJES del Ocejón en el Montgó
* Ridgewood Guild International Film Festival
* Rochester International Film Festival
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