Everyone seems to be making movies these days — video technology has made possible the cinematic equivalent of the self-published novel — but how do you make something that gets seen in festivals and theaters?
That’s one of the questions on the agenda at a gathering called “So You Want to Make a Movie?” that I am moderating tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the non-profit Fairfield Theatre Company.
Writer Susan Cinoman and director Doug Tenaglia will screen their 40-minute film, “Love and Class in Connecticut” (left), which has been on the festival circuit for the past several months (including several stops on the traveling Connecticut Film Festival).
The process of making the movie has taken three years, and involved several local actors, so there should be a lot to talk about.
The movie is a slice of life about family dysfunction in the suburbs and two sisters who envy each other’s lifestyle — the artsy older sister living a single life in Manhattan and the younger one who is married and going through hell over the naming of her baby.
Funny and lifelike, “Love and Class…” makes you care about each of the diverse characters and wonder where they might be going next.
Whether you are in the process of trying to get a film off the ground or just want to hear the behind-the-scenes struggles of one filmmaking duo, there should be lots of fun and enlightenment at tonight’s event.
(Admission for the session is $5. The Fairfield Theatre Company is at 70 Sanford St.)
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With Joe Meyers, entertainment writer
Having you as moderator for this wonderful movie was a big plus, Joe. It’s a terrific film and everyone associated with it should be strongly applauded. Loved the movie, loved the event. Thanks, Rozanne Gates