Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Bring your blankets, folding chairs and picnics for a full day and evening of music at the Mosaic Amphitheater at the Bradenton Riverwalk May 26. Food, beverage and CDs will be available for purchase. The event is free.
Friday, April 12, 2013
"Venus in Fur" playing at the Historic Asolo Rep Theatre, explores who has the power in love and sex.
While some relationships are built around who wears the pants, Venus in Fur asks who takes off the pants and has the whips, chains and handcuff collection. The play at the Historic Asolo Theater rips through with high energy in an hour and 45 minutes exploring the tale of a flighty actress on an audition for a play in front of the playwright. That play within this play is an adaptation of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's 1870 novel Venus in Fur, containing plenty of sexual themes. Heck, this is where masochism comes from, as the characters explain, so you know you're in for a ride. Sarah Nealis plays Vanda, dropping more F bombs in her opening scene than a Scarface scene, as she is flustered that she is late for her audition, but the character…
See Southeastern Guide Dogs' Bo be a star in "Blind Pass," which will screen at the Lakewood Ranch and Burns Court cinemas.
In the Winter of 2011, we were approached by Midnight Pass Productions to help out with their latest film, Blind Pass. In the film, the main character is going blind and decided she needed a guide dog. The producers came to us not only to see if we could provide a dog for the film, but also to make sure their portrayal was accurate. After seeing an episode of ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars in which the guide dog handler used both her white cane and dog at the same time and her dog barked and growled at someone, we were thrilled that Midnight Pass wanted to get things right. First, a production assistant came for a tour of campus and talked with us about what would be the dog’s role in the film. Next the producers, Steve Tatone (also …
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The 14th Annual Tattoofest and Artshow is at the Bradenton Area Convention Center through April 14.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Sheila Etxeberría of Soft in the Head talked with Scott Ciencin of the Sarasota Film Festival and Patch about her role in the featured film.
Patch and the Sarasota Film Festival are bringing you interviews directly from some of the artists associated with the film festival. Sheila Etxeberría us about role in the film, Soft in the Head, a feature about a woman losing herself and wreaking havoc for those around her. The movie shows at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday and 3:15 p.m. Thursday at the Hollywood 20. Tickets are available online. Watch the video above to see the full interview.
Director Derek Watson talked with Scott Ciencin of the Sarasota Film Festival and Patch about his featured film.
Patch and the Sarasota Film Festival are bringing you interviews directly from some of the artists associated with the film festival. Director Derek Watson talked with us about their short film, This Is Normal. Watson's short film This Is Normal tells the story of a fellow Oklahoman, Richard Greenly, and how he is developing a way to provide clean drinking water to Africa villages while building an economy there. The 22-minute short will be screened before showings of La Source, which tells the story of modernizing the water system in Haiti. The film shows at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20. Tickets are $12.50 and includes both films. Tickets are available online and at the SFF box office at Hollywood 20. We also …
"Joyful Girl" director Chlose Domont talked with Scott Ciencin of the Sarasota Film Festival and Patch about her featured film.
Patch and the Sarasota Film Festival are bringing you interviews directly from some of the artists associated with the film festival. Director Chloe Domont talked with us about their short film, Joyful Girl, which plays during the Narrative Shorts program at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are still available online and at the SFF box office inside the Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20. Watch the video above to see the full interview. Joyful Girl
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
"Death Metal Angola" director Jeremy Xido talked with Scott Ciencin of the Sarasota Film Festival and Patch about his featured film.
Courtesy of Scott Ciencin from the Sarasota Film Festival: In support of DEATH METAL ANGOLA, MUSICWOOD and other SFF music films, come to Growler's Pub Sarasota on Wednesday night from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. where you will be barraged by DUNE TRAIN and HAIL DALE, two of our areas hottest bands. Meet SFF and Sarasota Music Scene staff, directors and filmmakers. Trailers will be screened and you WILL be rocked! Growler's Pub, 2831 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL. (941) 487-7373. Special thanks to our friend Ed Midler at the always amazing SARASOTA MUSIC SCENE! DEATH METAL ANGOLA (part of our Documentary Feature Competition) director Jeremy Xido is at the Sarasota Film Festival to support his screenings. He will be conducting Q&As after each …
Xackery Irving, director of Nothing Without You, and producer Rick Santos talked with Scott Ciencin of the Sarasota Film Festival and Patch about his featured film.
Patch and the Sarasota Film Festival are bringing you interviews directly from some of the artists associated with the film festival. Xackery Irving and Rick Santos talked with us about their film, Nothing Without You, a feature about a woman in a psychiatric unit seeking to prove her innocence. Watch the video above to see the full interview. Nothing Without You Genre: Drama Feature Runtime: 95 minutes Website: Nothingwithoutyoufilm.com
Juan Sebastián Jácome, director of Ruta De La Luna, talked with Scott Ciencin of the Sarasota Film Festival and Patch about his featured film.
Patch and the Sarasota Film Festival are bringing you interviews directly from some of the artists associated with the film festival. Juan Sebastián Jácome talked with us about his film, Ruta De La Luna, a feature on a father and son traveling from Costa Rica to Panama. Watch the video above to see the full interview. Ruta De La Luna Genre: Drama Narrative Feature Runtime: 80 minutes Website: Rutadelaluna.com