Junior Directed
by
Jenna Rosher
USA / 2009 / 77minutes New York Premiere
Screening
Times and Venues:
Upstate Films II
10/02/2009, 4:00PM
$8
Woodstock Town Hall
10/04/2009, 3:15PM
$8
SYNOPSIS:
Junior is Eddie Belasco, a 75-year old San Francisco native who epitomizes the old school Italian. Eddie's childhood was straight out of a Martin Scorsese film. And like most young Italian-American boys he had the utmost respect for his 'Ma,' Josephine Belasco, a hard-working accountant who knew how to keep little Junior in check. Still, sixty-five years later, things haven't changed. Now with his kids all grown up and three failed marriages behind him, Eddie is left to face his future as a retiree. We watch as he stumbles through this process, but not alone. His 98-year old mother Josie is there to remind him of the beauty of life. Simple and sweet with no regrets.
Filled with good food and rich memories. Junior explores the one thing we as a society fear most...growing old.
BIO:
For over 15 years Jenna Rosher has produced, directed and shot a wide variety of social and political documentaries for television and film. In 2004, she directed the critically acclaimed documentary "Dave and Trey Go to Africa," a musical portrait of Dave Matthews and Phish's Trey Anastasio during their visit to Dakar, Senegal, where they collaborated with one of West Africa's foremost groups, Orchestra Baobab. In 2005, Jenna worked as one of two cinematographers on "Jesus Camp," the award-winning documentary about an evangelical summer camp for kids. The film earned the Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, the Sterling Award for Best Documentary at the 2006 Silverdocs Film Festival as well as a 2007 Academy Award Nomination for Best Feature Documentary. "Junior" is her feature-length directorial debut. She lives in Los Angeles.
MAIN CREDITS: Cast/Featuring: Eddie Belasco, Josephine Belasco
Producer(s): Jenna Rosher, Randy Rogers, Tracy Fitzpatrick
Director(s): Jenna Rosher
Screenwriter(s): N/A
Cinematographer(s): Jenna Rosher
Editor(s): Johnnie Spence
Composer(s)/Music: Mark Wike
Sound Editor(s): Mark Binder (sound designer/re-recording mixer)
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