Sunday, September 30, 2007
The Woodstock Film Festival in upstate New York has announced their 2007 schedule. “Casting Pearls,” a short film starring Calpernia Addams and directed by Andrea James, will play on a double billing with Cynthia Wade’s award-winning documentary Freeheld, about Lieutenant Laurel Hester, a dying New Jersey police officer who fights to transfer her pension to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree.
“Casting Pearls” producer Ron Nyswaner is scheduled to attend the festival.
* Casting Pearls (Directed by Andrea James) USA / 2006 / 7 minutes (IMDb listing)
* Freeheld (Directed by Cynthia Wade) USA / 2007 / 38 minutes (IMDb listing)
Screenings:
* Woodstock Community Center 10/12/2007, 5:30PM
* Upstate Films II 10/13/2007, 7:30PM
* Ticketing information
External links:
* Woodstock Film Festival website
* Casting Pearls webpage
* Freeheld webpage
Saturday, September 29, 2007
On 26 September 2007, “Casting Pearls” star Calpernia Addams joined director Andrea James for a screening at Outfest’s Best of Girls’ Shorts program. A reception and Q&A followed the screening at the historic Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. The clip above has edited excerpts from the evening.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Above: Calpernia Addams, star of “Casting Pearls"
Star Calpernia Addams and director Andrea James were on hand last night for Outfest’s Best of Girls’ Shorts program at the historic Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. The screening included:
- Casting Pearls [Dir. Andrea James, 2006, USA, 7 min] (IMDb listing)
- My First Time Driving [Dir. Rebecca Feldman, 2007, USA, 18 min] (IMDb listing)
- Long Ago [Dir. Christy Wegener, 2007, USA, 14 min] (IMDb listing)
- Last Exit [Dir. Nicola Marsh, 2006, USA, 15 min] (IMDb listing)
- Pariah [Dir. Dee Rees, 2006, USA, 28 min] (IMDb listing)
- Pitstop [Dir. Melanie McGraw, 2007, USA, 12 min] (IMDb listing)
Audience and filmmakers had a chance to mingle at the reception sponsored by Absolut after the Q&A. Stay tuned for video of the Q&A in an upcoming post.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
This year’s Woodstock Film Festival in upstate New York features a number of shorts, narrative features and documentaries that highlight the beauty of the Hudson Valley and the filmmakers who call it home. The Poughkeepsie Journal highlights several of these, including:
"Casting Pearls,” a short film produced by Woodstock-area resident and Woodstock Film Festival Advisory Board member Ron Nyswaner, who wrote the screenplays for “The Painted Veil” and “Philadelphia."
The short stars Calpernia Addams as an actress enduring a series of casting sessions, and was directed by Andrea James.
Many of the filmmakers, cast and crew of these films will be present at the screenings, which take place Oct. 11-14. Tickets range from $8 to $20. To purchase tickets, call 845-810-0131, visit http://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com, or go to the festival box office, 34 Tinker St., Woodstock.
Full article:
* Festival highlights Hudson Valley films, actors
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Calendar item from LA Weekly, the essential online resource for Los Angeles:
Outfest Wednesdays Favorite Girls’ Shorts, featuring Andrea James’ Casting Pearls, Rebecca Feldman’s My First Time Driving, Christy Wegener’s Long Ago, Nicola Marsh’s Last Exit, Melanie McGraw’s Pitstop, and Dee Rees’ Pariah, winner of the Outfest 2007 Audience Award and Grand Jury Award for Dramatic Short Film.
More information:
* LA Weekly listing
* Casting Pearls website
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Roberto Friedman at Bay Area Reporter mentioned “Casting Pearls” as among the highlights of this Saturday’s 12-hour film festival in San Francisco. Directed by Andrea James and starring Calpernia Addams, the film will run with other notable shorts from the festival.
Out There (Roberto Friedman, Bay Area Reporter)
Coming up this Saturday, Sept. 22, Frameline will present Best of the Fest 2007, a one-day film event featuring audience favorites and award-winning films from the 31st SF International LGBT Film Festival. The films will screen for over 12 hours at the Roxie Film Center, 3117 16th St., SF.
Best of the Fest 2007 highlights include the sensuous Glue, this year’s Best First Feature; and Spider Lilies, a fest fave and winner of the Berlin Film Festival Teddy Award for Best Queer Feature. Also on tap, two award-winning documentaries: the Audience Award for Best Documentary, Semper Fi: One Marine’s Journey, about a gay Marine stationed in Iraq; and Red Without Blue, the Michael J. Berg Documentary Award-winner, the story of identical twins Alex and Mark as they struggle to reconcile their painful adolescence and Alex’s decision to transition to a woman.
Short films will include Audience Award-winner Pariah; Casting Pearls, starring Calpernia Addams ; the comedy Members Only; Australia’s Prada Handbag; and Cowboy Forever. Tickets are $12 for Frameline members, $15 for the public; and passes to the entire day are $50 for Frameliners, $65 for public. Info, go to frameline.org.
* Frameline Best of the Fest 2007
* “Casting Pearls” website
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