April 2014

World Premiere (Floating Sunflowers)

WE are PROUD to announce that our debut film, FLOATING SUNFLOWERS directed by Francisco Solorzano; screenplay by Jason Furlani; featuring Anna Chlumsky, Lynn Cohen, Audrey Esparza, Christopher Whalen & Francisco Solorzano will have its WORLD PREMIERE at WorldFest-Houston this April.  More screenings to follow!!!

CASTING (Upcoming Film Shoot)

Hey Friends and Loved Ones,

Elephant's Child Productions in association with Barefoot Studio Pictures and Daniella Rabbani Productions are shooting a short film and we are looking for background talent for two of our shoot days! It is a very low-budget adventure so we can't offer compensation, but we can promise food, lots of coffee, and a great time had by all! 

Here is the breakdown:

Sunday November 10th 7am-5pm we need 30 ppl, men and women. Wearing business casual/nice dresses if possible. The vibe is "hip" bar downtown where the Wall Street crowd goes to get really drunk on a weeknight. 

Monday November 11th 8am - 6pm we are looking for 10 people. The dress is casual and warm as we will be shooting in Central Park. 

Please respond to Christopher Whalen at nycwhalen@yahoo.com if you are interested and available for any or all of those days. Thanks so much and hope to see you on set!

Best,

Barefoot Studio Pictures

IMDB (Floating Sunflowers)

Have you checked out our debut film project FLOATING SUNFLOWERS on IMDB yet?  We can't wait to announce all festival screenings, so stay in touch!!!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3060396/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

FLOATING SUNFLOWERS tells the story of June (Anna Chlumsky), a still-life painter, and Henry (Francisco Solorzano), a fiction author, each caught in an emotional winter of their own. Unable to tap into their creative spirit, all seems lost for Henry and June, when a simple twist of fate exposes each of them to the symbols of each other's dilemma. The epiphany causes the creative sparks to fly, as -through only the contact of their creative unconscious- they inspire each other to once again, embrace life. 

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EMMY NOMINATION!!!

Congratulations to Barefoot Theatre Company Ensemble Member AND Floating Sunflowers lead Actress - ANNA CHLUMSKY on her EMMY NOMINATION for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for her work on HBO's VEEP!!!

FLOATING SUNFLOWERS, Barefoot Studio Pictures' debut short film project is now being submitted to film festivals around the globe.  Stay tuned for more info on screenings and more..

Anna Chlumsky's film credits include:  In The Loop, The Pill, Bert & Arnie's Guide To Friendship, The Good Guy, Blood Car, My Girl 1 & 2, Gold Diggers, the Glamour Reel Short, Wait, My Sweet Misery, and Eavesdrop. New York stage credits include:  3C (Rattlestick), Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Westside Theatre); So Help Me God (Mint Theatre Company); Unconditional (LAByrinth Theater Company); The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero (DR2); Darwin in Malibu (Bay Street Theatre); The Butcherhouse Chronicles (Summer Play Festival); Balm in Gilead (Barefoot Theatre Company - Member); Half Life (Flea Theater/Fringe Festival); Iphigeneia at Aulis (TimeSpace Productions); Measure for Measure (Astoria Performing Arts Center); No Alarms: Headfullofradio (Veritas Productions); and The Trojan Women  (Veritas Productions). Her film credits include:  In The Loop, The Pill, Bert & Arnie's Guide To Friendship, The Good Guy, Blood Car, My Girl 1 & 2, Gold Diggers, the Glamour Reel Short, Wait, My Sweet Misery, and Eavesdrop.  Her TV credits include:  "Hannibal", "L+O:SVU", "White Collar", “Covert Affairs”, “Cupid”, “30 Rock", “Law & Order; and she plays 'Amy Brookheimer' on the HBO series, "Veep".

FLOATING SUNFLOWERS - SCREENWRITER, Jason Furlani (Who's Who)

Here's a closer look at our Screenwriter, Jason Furlani.  We first worked with Furlani when he acted in Barefoot Theatre Company's SMASHED, an evening of new plays at The Sackett in Brooklyn, NY.  He soon became a resident playwright and we presented a reading of his full length play, A LONG HARD RAIN at the Cherry Lane Theatre as part of our bareNaked Reading Series in NYC.  The reading of Jason's play was only the beginning of our collaboration as we continued to develop/workshop his full length family drama.  We were thrilled to have Jason write the screenplay for our debut film project!!!

JASON FURLANI

A native of Schenectady, NY, Jason has asserted himself as a veteran in the New York theatre world, having had successful productions of his work with various companies, on numerous stages in NYC, and is currently a Playwright in Residence, with Barefoot Theatre Company.

While in residence with Barefoot, Jason was proud to see his full length plays A LONG HARD RAIN, and FAMILY TREES, presented as part of Barefoot's bareNaked Los Angeles Reading Series. Prior to his tenure with Barefoot, Jason was in residence with the Blue Collar Theater Company, who staged productions of his full-length comedy, THE BIG VIG, at the Bank Street Theatre, and, his full-length play LEADED at the West End Theatre, as well as, his ten minute play SUSAN IS A PINHEAD, which had its debut as part of the Blue Collar “Shorts” Festival. Other companies/stages that have featured Jason's work include: Zena Group, the Kraine Theatre, and The 42nd Street Workshop. This summer, Jason's one act ROCKET'S RED GLARE, was featured in the Subversive Theatre's 2012 Subversive Shorts Festival in Buffalo, NY. His most recent completed full-length work, MIKE'S FIRST PRIZE, was developed as part of his membership in the Actors Studio Playwright/Director's Workshop (Carlin Glynn, Director.)

Along with Jason's work in the theatre, his original short screenplay, FLOATING SUNFLOWERS, was produced by Barefoot Studio Pictures, and its release is imminent. Additionally, Jason's feature screenplay, REXFORD ALL-STARS, is a finalist at the Peach Tree International Film Festival, placed "second" in the 2012 All Sports Los Angeles Film Festival, and, was an Official Second Round Selection of the 2011 Austin Film Festival's Screenwriting Competition. He has also recently been taped to write the screenplay for the feature film, VENICE (Polaris Pictures.) Jason wrote the script for both of the Families of Freedom fundraising events (a 9/11 charity) hosted in successive order by Chevy Chase and Carol Kane.

we couldn't do it without YOU!

As we we get near the end of our post production process with FLOATING SUNFLOWERS, we'd like to take a moment to thank ALL of our donors and supporters who took the time and gave the funds to help make this short film happen!  We will be sending our individual thank yous and gifts very soon.  Thank you ALL for your patience.  We can see the light at the end of the tunnel!  

Special thanks to Cherry Lane Theatre, Bone Lick Park, Mark von Sternberg, Steve Loff, A.J. Handegard, Tyler Fascett, Bruce Boyce, Heather Whalen, Kevin Boyko, Angelina Fiordellisi, Brian Carr, Emma Buchwald, Maureen Graf, Jeff Stiefel, Mark Oram, Lihy Halevy, Steve Rogers, Emilie Jackson, Cory Richman, Hector Carosso, Victoria Malvagno, Ricardo Riethmuller, Mateo Solorzano, and Brooklyn College.

EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to the staff and neighborhood of the CHERRY LANE THEATRE.

Floating Sunflowers was made possible with the support and fundraising efforts on INDIEGOGO.COM and producers wish to thank the following for their contributions:

Brian Carr, Kathleen Chopin, Terri Girvin, Sally DiDonato, Lawrence DeAngelus, Christine Lindsay-Abaire, Rose Bonczek, Joseph McCarthy, Mark von Sternberg, Kyli Kleven, Corinna Heggen, Thomas Bullard, Paul Cirino, Steve Woodham, Ronald Cohen, Kristin Dana, Scott Illingworth, Laura Tesman, John Young, Anthony Celebrini, Wallace Krantz, David Goodine, Meghan Frisoni, Timothy Peters, Lisa Dewhurst, Sarah Martin, Christine Tierson, Ladan Jafari, WorldWide Vinyl Records, Michael Agard, Michael Breskin, Steven Loff, Bisanne Masoud, Maggie Gift Shop, Vanessa Arnim, Heather Moore, Scott Thompson, J Claude Deering, Susan Simon, Carlos Ibarra, Tala Ashe, Michael Puzzo, John Gazzale, Peter Samis, Douglas Taurel, Gregory Schmalbach, Peter Kleiner, Susan Hanson, Heslin Richard, Elizabeth Schulson, Michael Anderson, Jill Woller, Andrea Nuzzi, Maggie Low, Sally Allen, Eric Vigdorov, Robert Harte, Daniel Mitura, James McInerney, Cathleen Mitchell, Michael Pierre Louis Jr., Michael Reyes, Joseph Leonard, John Weisenburger, Steven Weinblatt, Micah Moss, Mauricio Solorzano, Laura Edidin, James Drozanowski, Faye Ellman, Nick Sakai, Nicole and Sean Haran, Victoria Malvagno, Lorraine Rodriguez-Reyes and Marc Reyes, Kathleen Boucher