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Indie Film Series Premieres at Westfield's Rialto
The screenings will include question-and-answer sessions with each film's director, cast and crew.
Everyone has heard of blockbuster Hollywood films supported by tens of millions of dollars. But what about the dozens of independent films telling important stories without a gold-plated budget? Digiplex Destinations, a new and fast growing chain of all-digital theaters, is celebrating independent films this fall with the Digiplex Independent Film Series (DIFS), highlighting a number of films in pre-release, well ahead of national distribution, according to a press release distributed by Digiplex.
All films will be shown at the Rialto Theater in Westfield, and feature prominent area film critics and film experts, along with talent or production staff from each film.
The film series will open Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. with a presentation of “A Bird of the Air,” featuring a live question-and-answer session afterwards with director Margaret Whitton, the press release states. The film, about a sassy parrot and a free-spirited librarian who upend the well-ordered life of a solitary man, will be hosted by Stephen Whitty, past chairman of the New York Film Critics Circle. Whitty is also a Sunday columnist and syndicated film critic for the Newark Star-Ledger.
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“The best way audiences can discover the next big break-out film is to see them on the big screen, where they really belong,” A. Dale “Bud” Mayo, Digiplex Destinations chairman and CEO said in the statement. “This is our first effort to bring movies to people who enjoy learning how movies are made, and appreciate the thinking process that goes on behind the scenes. DIFS offers a better understanding of the entire movie-making process.”
DIFS will continue on Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. with “A Novel Romance,” featuring an introduction by director Allie Dvorin and a live Q & A with actor and comedian Steve Guttenberg at the Digiplex Rialto Theater in Westfield. Other films will be offered Oct. 11, Nov. 15, and Dec. 13.
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Tickets for the Digiplex Independent Film Series are $10 per person and can be purchased at the box office or on-line at www.digiplexdest.com.
