New York Update!.

Erica Harrell

Producer

Last week Laura and I traveled up to New York for some Acts of Mercy business (and some fun). We were fortunate enough to stay with friend Solange for a few days then moved into a great place in Harlem. While in NY we were able to meet up with some old crew members from Acts of Mercy, Rachael Boarman (production designer) and Marisa Gregory (art director). Both ladies have moved up to The Big Apple and are doing really well.

Last Wednesday Laura and I had the pleasure of meeting with Tovah Feldshuh, our Nurse Baker. She hosted us in the most gracious way at her apartment with a lovely dinner then watched the film with us. Laura and I were so humbled by our visit with this award winning actress and so honored to have her in our film. Tovah also told us that her most recent play “Irena’s Vow” will be going to Broadway in Spring of 2009.

It was so wonderful to spend some time in New York with good friends and crisp cold weather. New York around Christmas time is a wonderful site, with all the regular sparkle of New York plus a few additional things like the tree at Rockerfeller Center and all the great window displays at Macy’s!

A look into our past….

I just came across the link of this online piece while browsing on our old, now defunct website. It’s a wonderful article written by critic Roger Moore about our movie before we actually made it, (back when it was called Baker, name that I loved but got me into too way many conversations about my love of pastries).

Here’s the blurb:

“Tovah Feldshuh, the actress and acting teacher who made Golda Meir come to life on the stage, one of the star’s of TV’s legendary series Holocaust, with a recurring role on Law & Order and appearances in everything from Kissing Jessica Stein to Just My Luck and A Walk on the Moon, is making a movie under Valencia Community College’s film production program (with UCF talent behind the camera, too.).

It’s called Baker and starts shooting in the next few weeks. They’re shooting mostly in Pine Hills.

These films are low-budget indies in which Valencia provides much of the gear and the sweat equity (student interns in every tech dept.) giving indie filmmakers HUGE bang for their buck. If it’s a script that attracted Feldshuh (she played Kate Hepburn in a terrific TV movie about Howard Hughes starring Tommy Lee Jones in the 70s), it must be good…”

Check out the full article on Roger Moore’s Blog: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_movies_blog/2007/06/tuvah_feldshuh_.html

Tovah Feldshuh on Stage.

Our wonderful actress, Tovah Feldshuh, is performing on the stage. For those of you who are not familiar with Tovah, she is an incredibly talented, Tony and Emmy nominated actress. She will be starring in Irena’s Vow for a limited period. Don’t miss this great opportunity. Here is the show’s blurb:

IRENA’S VOW – LIMITED ENGAGEMENT EXTENDED NOV. 8th – 25th

Featuring a cast of ten and starring four-time Tony nominee Tovah Feldshuh, Irena’s Vow is the riveting, life affirming story about one of the most courageous and unsung heroines of World War II.

Baruch Performing Arts Center (BPAC)
Box office & Theater Entrance on East 25th Street
(btwn Lexington & 3rd Aves.)

Buy tickets online or call 212-352-3101