MEZZANOTTE OBSCURA
A film by Lori Petchers

A screening of Mezzanotte Obscura, a documentary short film about Thomas Mezzanotte, by filmmaker Lori Petchers, is planned for Sunday, March 14 at 3:00pm at 22 Haviland Street Gallery in South Norwalk. Lori will be present, along with the artist, to discuss the making of the film.  Mezzanotte Obscura recently premiered at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Montana, and will be screening at the Portland Women’s Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Kent Film Festival and in NewFilmmakers film series at the Anthology Theatre in NYC over the next several months.  For more information please visit:   www.mezzanotteobscurafilm.com

Lori Petchers, a veteran of public television, has worked on numerous film projects, including “The Amistad Revolt: All We Want is Make Us Free,” for which she garnered a regional Emmy nomination.  Fascinated by the creative process, Lori has made several short films on artists and performers.  Currently she is working on a personal essay film as well as The Midlife Project, a web-based compilation of women’s midlife stories.

The screening is in conjunction with 22 Haviland Street Gallery’s newest exhibition, MEZZANOTTE.  The exhibition runs from March 12 – April 9.  Exhibition hours are Fridays 6-9pm, Saturdays & Sundays 1-5pm, and Wednesdays 3-5pm.

Brooklawn Productions has announced that it has entered post-production for its new independent feature film Local Warming.  The film asks the question, “Can one person make a difference in global warming?”  The film is scheduled for a Spring 2010 Premiere.

Starring: Carloine Winterson, Damien Langen

Written & Directed By: Tom Reilly

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http://brooklawnproductions.com/localwarming/index.html

Goodnight Film and Budderfly have announced completion of a full length feature film shot in CT.  The film is a dark romantic fantasy that is slated for a Fall 2010 Premiere.

Plot:  Against the objections of a life-size doll, a delusional young girl falls for an alluring Goth in this unconventional psychological thriller.

The Melancholy Fantastic is an alternative Christmas story with a shockingly happy ending.

Starring:  Amy Crowdis, Robin Lord Taylor, Josh Caras, Geneva Carr

Screenplay By:  A. D. Calvo

Directed By:  A. D. Calvo

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http://www.goodnightfilm.com/melancholyfantastic/

Norwalk Seaport Association Hosts

Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival

(Still from “Sand Dancer,” one of the films that will be shown on Friday, January 29, 2010, during the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour.  The event will be at the Dolce Norwalk Center and is hosted by the Norwalk Seaport Association.)

Films with humor, adventure, extraordinary scenery, inspiration and more will be featured during the 2010 Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour hosted by the Norwalk Seaport Association on Friday, January 29. The festival, which is supported by grants from Patagonia Westport and The Sounds Conservancy, will be at the Dolce Norwalk Center, 32 Weed Avenue in Norwalk, CT.

This year’s event includes an after-school screening from 4:00-5:30 p.m. plus an evening screening from 7:00-10:00. In addition to viewing diverse films from around the world that focus on protecting natural resources and wild places, attendees can inspect a gallery of photographs by students in the Seaport Association’s Nature Photography classes and peruse environmental displays. Reservations can be made on-line at www.seaport.org or by calling 203-838-9444.

Films that will appeal to youngsters have been selected for the after-school screening. They range in length from 1-9 minutes and include animated films like “Gorilla in the Greenhouse: Great Pacific Garbage Patch” and “Wombat” along with regular features like “Chickens of the Sea” and “Once Upon a Tide.” The $10.00 admission fee includes a special film festival membership in the Norwalk Seaport Association.

Refreshments will be served at the evening screening. The highlights include “Red Gold,” an award-winning 55-minute feature film. Other films, which range in length from 2-29 minutes, include “I Met the Walrus,” which weaves together “a cascading flood of multi-pronged animation” and the 1969 interview taped with John Lennon by a 14-year-old Beatles fanatic.  Among the other films are “Sand Dancer,” in which a New Zealand beach is the canvas on which Peter Donnelly creates vast art works that are washed away by the tide, and “The Last Descent,” which follows a group of world-class whitewater kayakers to some of the worlds most amazing rivers  … descending them, possibly, for the last time. The evening admission fee of $25.00 for individuals and $40.00 for couples includes door prize tickets, special film festival membership in the Norwalk Seaport Association and a subscription to E –The Environmental Magazine, which is published in Norwalk.

All films were selected from the 2009 Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival that is produced by the South Yuba River Citizens League and held each January in Nevada City, CA. Directions to the Dolce Norwalk Center and a description of all of the films is at www.seaport.org.

The Norwalk Film Advisory Commission was established to help increase film and TV production in our city. We want to raise awareness among filmmakers that Norwalk is a great place to work and easy to do business with, while using film to create a strong sense of community among our residents and businesses.