May 9, 2014
BUFFALO/NIAGARA’S LONGEST-RUNNING INDEPENDENT FILM TO BE RELEASED
Feature Film “Let Them Have Their Way” Brings Together Approximately 400 Actors and 100 Locations Across Western New York
Buffalo, NY – (May 06, 2014) – On May 17th, a wrap party and group viewing will be held for the 500+ cast members, crew, and collaborators who contributed to the feature film “Let Them Have Their Way”. The event celebrates the close of a production that required over 100 days of shooting spanning over 4 years. The gathering will be held at the North Park Theatre in Buffalo, NY.
“Let Them Have Their Way” explores the states of human relationships in contemporary times and is an expressive, surreal critique of modern life. The project is the longest-running independently financed film to have ever been made in the Buffalo-Niagara region and one of the largest in terms of scope and scale. It is Vo’s first feature film, produced by Monolopolus Productions and Casa de Luz.
This film has largely united the Western New York region; we have collaborated with Buffalo’s major universities, filmed at major landmarks such as the Ellicott Square Building and the Buffalo NFTA Metro as well as at many small businesses and organizations that make the area so unique. We have received overwhelming support from the region and I think that says a lot about the future of film in Buffalo-Niagara. We couldn’t have done this anywhere else”.
–Ryan Monolopolus, Monolopolus Productions
The film will be entering the film festival circuit later in 2014, and additional screening dates will be announced in the near future.
For more information about the film, visit www.dienvo.info/LTHTW
ABOUT DIEN VO
Dien Vo is an independent filmmaker and teaches at the School of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech. For more information, visit www.dienvo.info.
ABOUT MONOLOPOLUS PRODUCTIONS
Monolopolus Productions is a Buffalo-based production company working to expand the arts throughout the region. Working on short, narrative and documentary work, as well as with many local non-profits and small businesses, Monolopolus Productions is proud to present its first feature in its home city. www.mono-productions.com »
ABOUT CASA DE LUZ
Casa de Luz is a full service production house based out of New York City. We offer assistance with concept development, all the way through to final delivery and everything in between. For more information, visit www.thecasadeluz.com
May 1, 2014
The Buffalo Niagara Film Festival continues this week at the Market Arcade Cinema in downtown Buffalo.
The Line Up for Thursday May 1st (Click Here)
Mar 5, 2014
(March 4th, 2014) “What I wanted to do with this film is create a perspective from the outside looking in as opposed to the perspective of the victim.” Filmmaker Brandyn T. Williams describes his latest work; a short dramatic film entitled “Scope of Practice.”
Williams wrote the screenplay and directed it. It’s a powerful story of a newly hired EMT who decides to risk his life and his career to take a stand against a local hero who is abusing his wife. “I’ve witnessed domestic violence in my own family and with a few of my friends, but the film was directly influenced by one particular situation(involving a friend). It was not necessarily the betrayal I felt when I found out one of my friends was an abuser, it was the way everyone I knew reacted to it.”
“It’s told from the view of an outsider who witnesses domestic violence and decides to involve himself rather than turning his back. I wanted the character to inspire others to take a stand and act against that kind of behavior.” said Williams
The film stars Chris Barbis, Arlynn Knauff, Matt Fleck, Bryan Patrick Stoyle and a cast of talented Buffalo area actors. “Scope of Practice” was shot at various locations in Western New York including the Wehrle Family Restaurant, Blasdell Volunteer Fire Company, the Buffalo State College campus and private homes.
Scope of Practice was shot on a RED Scarlet by Matt Nardone and Joe Blodgett.
The film will have its official screening on Sunday April 6th at 5pm at the Market Arcade Cinema in downtown Buffalo. For latest premiere info: Click Here
Additional info:
Trailer
Cast and Crew Interviews
WKBW Interview
www.bewilderedmedia.com
Feb 20, 2014
(February 19th, 2014) A meeting with Mayor Paul Dyster, a trip to the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute, and a wintery visit to the brink of Niagara Falls were all on tap as the BBC’s “Travel Show” made it’s way to Western New York this week with the Buffalo Niagara Film Office there to guide them.
Ade Adepitan (Left) interviews Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster (Center).
BBC host Ade Adepitan made his way from London in search of the natural Falls experience that can be had at Niagara Falls State Park, as well as exploring the economic rebirth of the U.S. Side. Also on tap were interviews that explored the unique culinary experiences that are available to Niagara Falls, N.Y. visitors. Adepitan’s trip included a signature Falls rainbow as a reporting backdrop, and a trip to Duff’s Cheektowaga location for an authentic Buffalo Wing sampling on the way to the airport.
Additional location support for the BBC Travel Show was provided by Michelle Blackley at the Niagara USA Tourism, Angela Berti at Niagara Falls State Park , and Paula Sandy at Niagara County Community College which operates the Niagara Culinary Institute.
Feb 6, 2014
(February 6th, 2014) An unsolicited email from Paramount Pictures to Buffalo’s Cathy Carfagna set in motion the inclusion of a classic song “If You Lose an Angel” written by singer/songwriter (and also Buffalo native) Buck Quigley in the latest feature from director Alexander Payne (The Election, Sideways) called Nebraska.
“I didn’t know what to think at first” said Quigley. “I had originally written the song for my band The Steam Donkeys back in 2003, and I wondered what the catch was when I saw the email?” he added. There was no catch in the end, and a deal was executed to include the song which is heard in the background of a barroom dialogue scene.
“If You Lose an Angel” had been rerecorded by Carfagna in 2009 on her album “Turn Your Face to the Sun” , which is where the music supervision team for Nebraska discovered the song.
Nebraska was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival,where Bruce Dern won the Best Actor Award. It is also nominated for 6 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Payne, Best Actor for Dern, Best Supporting Actress for June Squibb, Best Cinematography for Phedon Papamichael, and Best Original Screenplay for Bob Nelson.
