NY

Kenny, Francis, Tina (main actors) and me

In the beginning of the year I finished a short film called, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? It is a student production that I wrote with Grant Curatola, and directed and edited myself, based on the short story by Joyce Carol Oates. The chilling work of Oates was based on a true story of a serial murderer in Tuscon, Arizona. It is a cautionary tale that tells of a teenager who when acting provocatively attracts the attention of a sociopath who then proceeds to psychologically terrorize his victim.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/8555442

I've submitted the film to several film festivals and am waiting to see where the film will be accepted. In April it won first place at the Guild Hall Student Film Festival which granted it entry to the Hamptons International Film Festival, which was AMAZING. The film had two screenings over the weekend of October 10th and I flew back to New York for a week to go to the festival and see my family. It was an incredible week. The film was chosen as one of the seven "picks" by The Independent to see at the festival, the only short on the list, and listed alongside recognized directors and actors. All of my friends came to the screening which meant everything to me.. And after the second screening, the manager of James Franco called Kenny (lead actor and producer) to request a copy of the film for James.. Could not have dreamed of a better week at home.

When I came back to Cordoba, Kathryn was waiting at the airport to pick me up, so sweet.. and it was really nice to be home. Although the cab driver took us the long way back to Cordoba, now I'll know to state which way I'd like to be taken in the future.