As many are relaxing, traveling, enjoying longer days and warmer weather as an escape, others are creating for the months ahead. Summer has typically been a busy season for casting and production which I relish. This investment of energy always pays off insuring gratifying collaborations and projects to fruition. Welcome to the summer update.

Stateside, our lovely coming of age short is hitting the festival circuit domestically and internationally. Here is an excerpt from a review which sums it all up beautifully.

“Stateside is a beautifully understated short film that captures the magic of a fleeting connection on one Halloween night. Director Dennis Shinners tells a tender coming-of-age story that balances vulnerability, longing, and quiet hope with elegant restraint. With subtle direction, thoughtful pacing, and a sensitive portrayal of first attraction, Stateside is a gentle, affecting short that resonates long after its 12-minute runtime. A must-watch for fans of heartfelt LGBTQ+ cinema.”

 

 

Thank you to the Big Apple Film Festival for our amazing NYC premier!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our current project in pre-production The Last Day of Byron Bray is in full swing with pre-production, anticipating a late summer shoot in NYC and Oslo, Norway! Here is the production team celebrating fellow producer Harris Doran at his screening of his hysterically funny film Poreless at the Tribeca Film Festival.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The support of the indie film community and like minded individuals is essential as we are unified in truly understanding the challenges of filmmaking. An enduring example of this is the Queens World Film Festival

https://queensworldfilmfestival.org/

I am honored to be a panelist for their summer Indie Film summer event. I am a firm believer in the investment of energy in professional and personal relationships. This currency is immune to negativity, rewarding and always results in return of investment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equally, I also believe it is essential to invest energy into yourself as we cope and process the world’s chaos in order to be  viable creatives and collaborators.  Be easy on yourselves, there is nothing to prove and I wish all of you groundedness and peace.

Until the Fall update, sending love- Liz