J.J. Kandel, himself a former festival performer and director as well as an accomplished film and stage actor, does a superb job curating and steering this year’s festival, striking a balance of established veterans and up-and-coming talent.
Read MoreJ.J. said, “I’ve been quite lucky with The Hurt Locker (2008) taking me to Jordan and Zero Dark Thirty (2012) to India (thank you, Kathryn). I’m very interested in using the process of live theater to create filmed content.
Read More“Acolyte,” which concludes Series A of 59E59 Theaters’ annual Summer Shorts mini-festival, is so tantalizing that you want to know more about what happened, yet it also works perfectly in 30 tight minutes.
Read MoreBetter known as the Bayonne Bleeder, Chuck Wepner was a 70s-era heavyweight boxer with the ability to take a punch like no other, facing off in his career against Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, and even an actual live bear.
Read MoreActor J.J. Kandel grew up in Montecito and comes home to launch his Neil LaBute-directed 10 K during this year's SBIFF.
Read MoreA seemingly random encounter turns dangerous in this 17-min short by Neil LaBute, adapted from the play of the same name.
Read MoreHidden agendas, looming danger, and intense side-eye are all on display in this short film by Neil LaBute.
Read MoreFamed playwright Neil LaBute (In the Company of Men) posits a tense confrontation between two strangers with an unlikely and dangerous connection.
Read MoreSUMMER SHORTS, the annual festival of short plays that Throughline Artists present at 59E59 Theaters, celebrated their 10th season with a party at Fogo de Chão Churrascaria in NYC on August 8, 2016.
Read MoreThis year’s star-studded shorts feature Academy Award® winners and nominees, as well as film and television stars including Richard Kind in Black Swell (USA); Boy (Canada) directed by Connor Jessup; Aitana Sánchez-Gijón in Disco Inferno (Spain); Robert Emms and Sarah Parish in Dunroamin (UK); Jack O’Connell in Home (Kosovo/USA); Beck Bennett and a cameo by Conan O’Brien in How To Lose Weight In 4 Easy Steps (USA); The Lagoon (Mexico/USA) directed by PSIFF alumnus Aaron Schock; Oscar Isaac and the voice of Kristen Wiig in Lightningface (USA); Guy Pearce in Lorne (Australia); Steve Buscemi, Jane Krakowski and Zosia Mamet in Mildred and the Dying Parlor (USA); the US premiere of A Most Peculiar Man (USA) directed by Dan Ireland; The Mulberry Bush (USA) directed by Neil LaBute; Caroline Lagerfelt in Napoleon in Exile (USA); Randy Harrison in Photo Op (USA); Tyrese Gibson and Jennifer Hudson in Shame (USA); Kevin Rahm and Ray Wise in Taking Flight (USA); Aiden Guillen in Violet (Ireland) and James Franco, Jack Kehler and Abigail Spencer in A Walk in Winter (USA).
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