Opening Night

Could a new genre have been born? Marc Kess, an exuberant New York filmmaker, believes he has created one. But he knows one film does not a genre make, so while is making a second "shot-to-fit" film out of the audio from a real old-time radio play, he is putting out the call to other filmmakers to do the same. Here's the link to the noir film he shot from the radio play, "Mildred Richards."

Kess showed "Mildred Richards" as part of the opening night shorts program. Like other shorts featured at opening night, this one won't be shown again, but Kess will be on a panel. Check the festival website or go to the Filmmaker Tent Village across from The Charles to find out more.