In the first audio montage of this two-part series Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ talks to filmmakers at the 28th Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF). First we talked with visual conceptual artist Jay Critchley who created this year’s PIFF trailer with production by Arvid Tomayko. Jay’s performance work and environmental activism have traversed the globe performing in Argentina, Japan, England, Holland, Germany, Colombia and the United States. Jay’s social art practice also includes running the Provincetown Community Compact which works with artists and sponsors the annual Provincetown Harbor Swim for Life & Paddler Flotilla a fundraiser that has raised millions for AIDS and women’s health that’s celebrating its 39th year on September 12th. Then we chatted with director Sam McConnell and Brock Yurich about their feature film “Test” which won PIFF Audience Award Best Narrative Feature and was written by Yurich who also stars as Eddie. The film is about a small-town Ohio bodybuilder (Brock Yurich) who clashes with his devout mother as he pursues his dreams under a renowned coach. We talked about their inspiration for making this film and their spin on our current issues.
Next we talked to director Fredgy Noël about her short film “Hail Maya” about a faithful Catholic undergraduate on her last night in the dorms who trades salvation for sin by diving headfirst into a tangle of lust, love and betrayal that confession can’t absolve. Fredgy a graduate of the MFA Graduate Film program at New York University is the recipient of the Spike Lee Production Grant and the Sandra Ifraimova Production Fund. Her last short film New York Day Women premiered at the Tribeca Festival where Noël’s work has screened twice. Currently she is working on her first feature film. Then we concluded this segment with director Fergus Campbell and producer Lola Lafia whose feature film “Sparks” was honored with a PIFF John Schlesinger Narrative Special Mention. “Sparks” is a beautifully strange and unexpectedly tender film about identity, friendship and the need to escape as a group of teenagers in Sparks, Nevada attempt time travel exploring an urban legend that a Nevada reservoir is a time portal.
The Provincetown Film Society, Inc. (PFS) is a non-profit year-round organization and home of the Provincetown International Film Festival. PIFF creates a unique international platform for the west and east coast entertainment industry to experience the diversity and community of Provincetown. PFS is also dedicated to showcasing the work of acclaimed and emerging directors, producers and actors.
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