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A Night at VISIONFEST 11: The Other Festival (VF11) #NaBloPoMo #Indiefilm #Blogher
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 10:37PM 
The view of the Marquee from outside on the sidewalk, in front of Tribeca Cinemas
On Friday, June 24, 2011, I attended a premiere screening of âThe Casserole Clubâ at VISIONFEST 11. These sold-out screenings were full of energy, as movie fanatics, film festival staff and cast members came together to celebrate yet another masterpiece by director Steve Balderson. The event was such as delight because VISIONFEST 11 certainly made ticket holders and filmmakers in attendance feel welcome before, during and after the screening. 
Garrett Swann at Tribeca Cinemas
âThe Casserole Clubâ star and co-producer Garrett Swann was among the filmâs cast members in attendance at this screening who had a nice sized crew of fans and supporters. During a Q&A that followed the screening, Balderson revealed that he discovered Swann on Facebook and this led to him being cast in the movie. Meeting Susan Traylor who plays Sugar, the wife of a not-so-nice and troubled guy named Conrad was one of the highlights of my evening at VISIONFEST 11.
Denise and crew at Tribeca Cinemas
Conrad is played by Kevin Richardson, a former member of pop music sensation The Backstreet Boys. Speaking of Richardson, his fans were out in full force during the âCasserole Clubâ screening.....at the Tribeca Cinemas movie theater and on social networking websites including Twitter. Some of his fans including friends Shemika and Denise were disappointed that Richardson did not attend this screening and . Supporting cast member Nic Roewert is an unforgettable character both on and off screen, so chatting it up with him was a treat.
Steve Balderson at Tribeca Cinemas
When the lights when down in the theater at Tribeca Cinemas, âThe Casserole Clubâ was preceded by a short film called âAmerican Sweetheart.â Both movies were fun to watch and made audiences think about competitive friendships, marriage, having children, monogamy, swinging and most importantly.....food. I wish that my schedule and funding had permitted me to stay at VISIONFEST 11 longer, so I could watch more must-see independent films including âFalling Overnightâ and âOntologicalâ and âVirgin Alexander.â
Q and A session for "The Casserole Club" followed by VISIONFEST 11 mingling and Pub Crawl
Luckily, I had the chance to meet âOntologicalâ director, Skylar Gordon who was accompanied by his co-producer at the Q&A where we had a quick chat about his movie that was the talk of the festival. I also got to learn Gordonâs perspective on movie piracy and itâs affects on independent filmmakers while he let me know about the many benefits that some films get from being pirated. Those that were not in attendance at VISIONFEST 11 were still able to join the party, thanks to Michelle who kept the film festivalâs Twitter live feed so active that friends and followers from around the nation were able to enjoy the experience as if they were there.
VISIONFEST 11 was not only a blast, but another reminder of why New York is the best place to be, ever!
Stay tuned for Read âThe Casserole Clubâ movie review and stay tuned for an interview with Skylar Gordon on âOntological.â
*PLEASE NOTE: I currently have limited computer & internet access and cannot add photos to this post, but photos accompanying my VISIONFEST 11 visit will be added to this post over the next few days.
Also, stay tuned for some more photos from VISIONFEST to be posted this week!
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