My name is E. E. Cassidy and I participated in the IFP Narrative Rough Cut Lab in June with my film We Are the Mods. I was also included in Filmmaker Magazine's 25 new faces of Indie film and was asked to make a short film with the Nokia camera phone. It is called Grand Prix and will be screening in the lounge this week.
Everyone from the lab was invited back to New York to participate in Independent Film Week. I was to asked to Blog about my experience so here I go.
I left Los Angeles/Echo Park on Saturday morning 7am and ran into Fellow Lab member Patrick Epino Writer/Director of Mr. Sadman and my producer Robert Poswall at LAX.
Rob & Patrick at LAX
I arrived in NYC that evening and I am staying with my lovely friends Nonnie and Gabe. 
Sunday
Rob, Myself and Patrick
Workshop with distribution strategist and mastermind Peter Broderick.
Peter is an awesome guy and extremely informative speaker. Before I attended the IFP rough cut lab I had emailed Peter through his company's website, Paradigm Consulting. We ended up having terrific telephone conversation where he generously gave me advice. I was excited to hear he was going to speak. He is very optimistic about the future of Independent film and offered many new ways to think about our films.
Peter Broderick
Then a rather funny and inspiring round table conversation with Kevin Smith. Plus the opening night party to start the week off.
MONDAY
Feeling a bit anxious about upcoming meetings and slightly jet lagged, I decided to go for a jog around the reservoir in Central Park. I use to live in New York City and Marathon Man is one of my favorite movies so I have always romanticized the reservoir. The chain link fence is gone and New York runners are no joke but it really did its job. To say the least, it is a slightly different experience then my jogs in Elysian park in LA.
I love NY.
Then one on one industry meetings.
I was looking forward to this. We are very close to locking picture for We Are the Mods and I hoped to submit to festivals very soon.
My first meeting was with Stephen Raphael of Requiring Viewing a very cool guy who is working with Lance Hammer and his film Ballast.
I also met with the awesome Scott Macaulay, Sam Sibble of the Film Sales Company, Jared Moshe of Sidetrack Films, and Josh Green of Emerging Pictures. It was an invaluable opportunity to have access to such amazing film people.
Narrative labbers
Jeff Harms and Joseph Cashiola (Director)
A Thing as Big as the Ocean
Opening night screening and party for Medicine for Melancholy by Director Barry Jenkins. A really sweet film - Don't miss it!
Barry Jenkins
Whew! This blogging is time consuming. I will try and update before the week is up.
(The font formatting has a mind of its own.) 
Comments (1)
Cool... I would've loved to have gone with you. Where's the rest?
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posted by Papa Twister @ 9/29/2008 11:18 PM
