After some delay, Little Pieces, my short documentary about my family, has been submitted to the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.  It’s only a rough cut, but let’s hope that there’s something there that resonates with the judges.

Why?  Because daddy needs a new pair of ski boots!

I should find out whether or not the film is accepted sometime in December with also the possibility of acceptance into AFI Fest in October.  We’ll see.

Sundancing…

Venturing out on what will be a several year process, I’ve begun my production-by-peace-meal documentary on my family that is linked to my short/feature entitled Family Grief.  This is my first documentary and something I’ve been thinking about for years now.

Shooting on the Red One camera with my amazing director of Photography, Liz Rubin, we captured some beautiful moments along with a wonderfully moving interview with my immigrant grandmother whose personality is not only camera gold, but whose story is deeply inspiring.

This installment with my grandmother covered the gamut.  From our family history and how my predecessors grew and made all of their own food and wine to the two biggest trouble makers in our family… Joey and Johnny, my uncles.

We get to see our family matriarch go through the process of making pasta and pizza from scratch, something cliched to many, but common and binding for us.

The footage is beautiful.

I’m very happy with the way the Red performed and its aesthetic.

Right now, I’m re-tooling the main page for Family Grief to accommodate the new direction.  Once complete, I’ll begin posting so you can all tag along and learn a thing or two about a real Italian family.

Mine…