DETOURS Nominated for Best Feature Film

It was a great follow-up to last Saturday's screening of DETOURS at the Long Island International Film Expo to learn that DETOURS was nominated for the Best Feature Film award. We didn't win, but it truly IS an honor just to nominated.

Next up is our screening at the Strand Theatre in Lakewood, NJ on Sunday September 18 at 7 PM. More on that next time!

Director Rob McCaskill, Actors Celia Schaefer, Carlo Fiorletta,  Peter Graham, & Marguerite Stimpson

Great DETOURS Screening at LIIFE 2016

Peter Graham & Marguerite Stimpson

Director Rob McCaskill & Star Carlo Fiorletta

We had a terrific screening of DETOURS on Saturday night at the Long Island International Film Expo (aka LIIFE) at Bellmore Movies in Bellmore, LI. I was joined by Rob McCaskill and star Carlo Fiorletta, along with supporting actors Peter Graham, Marguerite Stimpson, and Celia Schaefer. The audience reception was terrific, and many stayed for a spirited q&a session, even though is was well after 11 PM.

Next up is a week-long run at the Sutter Creek Theatre in Sutter Creek, CA starting July 22, and a special one night only screening at the Strand Theater in Lakewood, NJ on September 18 (tickets are on sale now!). We shot a beautiful scene at the Strand, and many other scenes in and around Ocean County, NJ and are very excited to return.

Working With Police on Film Sets | Rolling Tape interview

I had the pleasure of being interviewed earlier this week by Forris Day Jr. for his podcast Rolling Tape. We had a terrific discussion about working with police on film sets, which I did for both of my features: Surviving Family and DETOURS. We discussed the differing experiences in Jersey City and Ocean County, NJ, shooting with a process trailer (check out some great shots of that), and the police officer who let us use his house as a location.

It was a fun interview to do, and hopefully it will take a little bit of the mystery out of something that many low-budget filmmakers find intimidating.