Filmmaker, Stephanie Gardner, conceived And If I Stay, while at NYU's Tisch School Of The Arts, Asia, where she pitched and developed screenplays through masterclasses under the tutelage of Todd Solondz and Oliver Stone. Starring Gina Buck and Malcolm Madera, And If I Stay was shot on a Red Epic Camera in Montreal, Canada. A dark, romantic, narrative short, And If I Stay will be submitted in consideration for the 2014 film festival circuit.
For our next big fundraiser, we went to Allentown, PA-writer & director, Stephanie Gardner´s, hometown, to have a film screening, where Gardner screened 7 of her short films. The highlight of the evening was the debut of a new short, ¨The Moaning In The Music,¨ which Gardner collaborated on with musician and composer Paul Merrill. Gardner made a mostly silent film set to the narration of a poem she wrote and Merrill composed a score, which he played live to the screening. In addition to pre-recorded instrumentation, Merrill played trumpet, guitar, piano, and cymbals to accompany the film.
Screening of ¨The Missing Third¨
Bidding on some silent auction items
Paul sets up for his performance
Paul plays his Garage Band tracks
More fun with raffles!
Christine Hanna does a superb job tending to the auction-raffle
Ren Humphrey, Producer, sets up the screening with Karen Mesch of the Barristers Club
On November 13th, 2012, we kicked off our fundraising efforts for Paris In Winter with a party and film screening at Symphony Space in New York City. The cast and production team came out to mingle and Ten to One Film, Dance Of The Hanged Man, wasscreened. Tha Gecko´s Brothas music video, Love Yourself, was debuted, directed by Paris In Winter Writer-Director, Stephanie Gardner; produced and performed by Paris In Winter Producer, John Nelson.
Paris In Winter Writer-Directer, Stephanie Gardner, and Producer, John Nelson address the guests at Symphony Space
Paris In Winter actress Gina Buck mingles with adoring fans
The Campbell Charshee Trio rocked the house with their music, while guests enjoyed raffles and standup comedy by Cate Weinberg.
Kyle Misenti gets ready for the raffle!
Antoinette Mullins tries her luck with the raffles.
The Campbell Charshee Trio performs!
10% of proceeds raised through the Paris In Winter fundraisers go towards Breast Cancer Research and the Valley Youth House Supportive Housing Program (www.valleyyouthhouse.org) to help victims of domestic violence and displaced families re-establish themselves in their own independent living situation. Love Yourself is a video which shows the tragic reality of abusive relationships, but provides hope that there are survivors who have gone on to live their lives free of abuse.
Dance of the Hanged Man sets the stage for Paris In Winter.
