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The 7th Semi-Annual Home Film Festival

DECEMBER 4, 2005 --

LPR, November 29, attended the first evening of this two-evening short film festival, presented by Greg Segal.

The festival began with a screening of the winner of the last festival -- "The Reader" directed by Duncan Rogers, shown here with the award he received.


Duncan Rogers showen here with his award.


Screenings were at Coda, the festival's first evening and included "Why Shakespeare?" -- a documentary on the
relevance of the bard, directed by Lawrence Bridges, including the well-known (Tom Hanks, Marftin Sheen,
William Shatner, for example) as well as ordinary folk.

The other films at the Coda screening were "Depression," directed by Louis Lapat, "Single Bed," directed by George Kouvaras, "Dirty Mary," written by -- and featuring -- Daniele Ferraro, "Firefighter,"
based on the life of Kenneth Ruane, who went to jail in 1971 for refusing to enter the military and, as firefighter, faced the 9- 11 aftermath.

Also screened the festival's first evening were Cristina Cingone's "Jacques," in black and white, with English subtitles, about a Frenchman in the U.S., his girlfriends, and the girl he loves, and Zombie Hunter, fully described
by the title.

The evening concluded with another Duncan Rogers film, "Bust," which is as gritty as his "The Reader" is sensitive. The cast includes Dan Lauria, whose face, if not name, was familiar to this tv viewer.

For more information on the Home Film Festival, please click the LPR link to the festival on the right.

 

 

Evening moderator Roy Frumkes, with Daniele Ferraro. Mr. Frumkes is editor-in-chief of Films in Review,
member of the faculty at the School for Visual Arfts and is a writer-producer-director. Daniele Ferraro received the jury award for best actress at the Home Film festival, with best film going to "Jacques" and best actor going to Kenneth Ruane.


Daniele Ferraro (left) with Mary
Fetters and James Fetters.


Lawrence Bridges speaking to the festival via Dawn-held cell phone.


Film editor and one of the festival judges Bob Reitano. Bob was editor on "Sleepless in Seattle."