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41 Pianos – Toronto Pan Am Games Sneak Preview – July 24 – 7PM

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“41 Pianos” Feature Documentary, starring Toronto Piano Virtuoso David Johanns

eMotionFilmsLtd Feature Documentary “41 PIANOS” gets a  Sneak Preview at on Friday July 24 at 7PM at the Carlton Magic Lantern Cinema.

Please join the director and Piano virtuoso David Johanns, the star of 41 Pianos for this fun event.

If you were one of the thousands of people that played one of these pianos celebrating the upcoming Toronto Pan Am Games, then you’ll love this documentary featuring many local and international visitors with piano playing experience from 1 week to 50 years.

  • Tickets $20
    (Includes a Reception with a Special Surprise before the Screening)
Please Support Independent Film – See You There!

*Presented by ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival

 

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“41 Pianos” – Pan Am Games Documentary – Funding Promo

“41 Pianos” Feature Documentary – Completion Funding Promo

“Play Me, I’m Yours Piano” is an international piano Installation by Luke Jerram which has traveled all around the world.

In the Summer of 2012, 41 Pianos, representing 41 Pan American Countries, were designed by 41 artists and installed in 41 locations around the Greater Toronto, Canada Area.

In 2012, we had an opportunity to shoot a documentary based on this installation throughout the City of Toronto, Canada. Our film crew with a local well known composer, piano player challenged themselves to play AND film all of the 41 Pianos. Day or Night. Rain or Shine.

Sometimes an arduous task. Many of the pianos were damaged, removed, or missing keys. But, in the end, our film team completed the challenge with entertaining results. Now we need your help. We need ‘Completion Funding’ and funding to create Awareness and Marketing for our Film which will hopefully see it’s Premiere the week before or during the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Games July 10-26.

If you’d like to donate and get your name in the Credits, Please email us for more info!

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Oscar News :: How Nominated Directors Brought Their Films to Life

by Shannonn Kelly
5:41AM, EST, March 20, 2013

Even though there’s still snow on my terrace from two days of winter’s last gasp, I wish you all a very Happy 1st Day of Spring.

I was reading a few blogs this morning and came across an article from AwardsLine.com, a site I visited for the first time today. I almost didn’t read it due to the landing page style. Then I realized it was a feature site dedicated to this years Oscars. When you click through you’ll find some interesting Q&A’s with key creative directors, producers and stars such as: Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Jackman, Grant Heslov and Kathleen Kennedy from this years 85th Annual Academy Award® nominated films.

The article was a snapshot of how the nominated directors envisioned their ideas, but more so, some of the hoops they had to go through to bring their film to life.

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Quvenzhané Wallis and Dwight Henry Show Their Strengths in “Beasts of the Southern Wild” by director Benh Zeitlin

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Latest Screenplay News for Shannonn Kelly

One of our favorite “indie” screenwriters Shannonn Kelly is trying to finish 3 feature scripts before the end of 2012. That’s a big challenge she’s given herself, but we want to cheer her on. Here’s some latest feedback on “He Wore Blue” a modern suspenseful crime drama.

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Writers Tears Irish Whiskey – Shannonn’s Reward

We asked Shannonn a question.

Q: What was your inspiration for this latest feature script “He Wore Blue”?

A: “I have some pretty awesomely talented FaceBook friends. Among them, two in particular are well known actors. I wanted to see them both in a film together, so I wrote a script for them.

Often, I’m inspired by an actor or an acting performance which compels me to write a script specifically for them. Those scripts generally get written quicker because the inspiration of their talent pushes me to completion faster than a script I have to do a lot of research on.”

Here’s what BlueCat Reviewer #1 Has to Say:

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Featured Screenwriter :: Dustin Lance Black

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On February 22, 2009, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for “Milk” at the 81st Annual Academy Awards.

He wore a White Knot to the ceremony as a symbol of solidarity with the marriage equality movement. In his acceptance speech at the Oscar ceremony, he said:

“ … When I was thirteen years old my beautiful mother and my father moved me from a conservative Mormon home in San Antonio, Texas to California and I heard the story of Harvey Milk and it gave me hope. It gave me the hope to live my life, it gave me the hope to one day I could live my life openly as who I am, and that maybe even I could fall in love and one day get married.

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-The Fall- Premieres at Queens, New York

We are pleased to announce 10 min short film “THE FALL” directed by Shannonn Kelly is an official selection and will Premiere at the Queens World Film Festival in Queens, NY, March 4-6, 2011.

Synopsis – A deceitful husband. An unfaithful wife. A thrill-seeking lover. All of them are in love. Two of them have a plan…

Big Thanks to two FAB actors – Meredith Heinrich and Paul Gagnon for their performances. Big Thanks to editor Viviana Gomez and John MacRae for his original score.

To our NYC Friends, please support our screening. Please Support Independent Film…

Screening Details:

Saturday, March 5 ·
10:00am–11:30am
Location
Jackson Heights Cineplex – Cinema #3

82nd and Roosevelt Avenue – Accessible by the 7 Train and Q32 Bus
Jackson Heights, NY
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Latest News For The Brothers McDonagh by Shannonn Kelly

Wednesday, February 09, 2011

We’re pleased to publish the latest news for the Feature Screenplay ‘The Brothers McDonagh’, written by Shannonn Kelly.

The Brothers McDonagh has completed its festival circuit and going in for one final draft before it goes to the table for optioning by interested parties.

Shannonn is currently working on 3 distinctly different feature scripts and will be entering them into festivals when they are complete. Best of luck!

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The Brothers McDonagh – Feature Screenplay

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

We’re pleased to announce the latest news for our Feature Screenplay ‘The Brothers McDonagh’, written by Shannonn Kelly. Today, Woods Hole Film Festival in Cape Cod, MA, announced its screenplay winners and ‘The Brothers McDonagh’, scored an ‘Honorable Mention’ in the Drama category. Woods Hole is a veteran film festival in the industry for 19 years and winning a place here is indeed an honor.

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