The Ocktober Film Festival’s Opening Night reminded me of a pot of warm Gumbo with each ingredient adding its own flavor while bringing out an exceptional quality upon tasting.
This event located at the Poet’s Den located at 309 E 108th St, New York, NY on September 30th, 2015, was abuzz with many involved in theater demonstrating a focus on taking their craft to the next level.
Emelyn Stuart did a fantastic job organizing this event!.
Now on to the experience!
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(Left to Right) Actor: Clifton Powell, Writer/Director: Tony Lindsay and son Jordan Lindsay, Actor: Alexander C. Mulzac, Actor: Taral Hicks, Actor/Producer/Casting Director: Tanya Thompson, Actor/Director:Omarr Salgado, me :-), Actor: Kiran Rhe
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Actor/Producer/Casting Director: Tanya Thompson. Tanya’s most recent film project is, “The One Closest To You” and “Something Like Summer”. Both are on schedule to debut in 2016!
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Actor/Producer: Omarr Salgado. Omarr’s independent film, “Two Days in Harlem” in which he was the Executive Producer was selected to be included in this festival’s film premieres. He also acted in “Where Hearts Lie” which was the feature film of this festival.
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Writer/Director/Actor: Alfonso Johnson. Alfonso’s independent film, “Tough” was included in this festival’s film premieres.
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Actor/Poet: Alexander C. Mulzac. Alex is also the Co-Founder of The Seven Collective. Find out more about how they help the community especially children & teens at www.sevencollective.org
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Executive Producer/Founder of The Ocktober Film Festival/Founder of Stuart Films: Emelyn Stuart. Awesome job, Emelyn! I am definitely looking forward to the next one! :-)
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Actor/Martial Artist/Celebrity Personal Trainer: Osondu K. Thambo. Most recent Off-Broadway production: “The Life And Death Of Kenyon Philips”
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The energy in the room was positive and electric! One could not help but become more mentally and visually stimulated in this lively atmosphere..
The following photos were taken as we hung out, ‘chillaxed’ and networked.
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(Left to Right) Actor/Co-Writer (Where Hearts Lie): Sarah Karim, Actor: Mizan Kirby, Actor: Erin Sanderson, (Me) , Makeup Artist/Hair Stylist: Tanina Taylor. They are part of the main cast and production of ‘”Where Hearts Lie.”
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(Left to Right) Actors: Kiran Rhe, Luis Morales, Erin Sanderson, Ebony Obsidian. They are part of the main cast for “Where Hearts Lie”
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Producer/Director/Actor: Jabari Gray. Jabari’s most recent project is “Enemy Lines” for more info, go to: www.enemylinesnyc.com
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