Ben is Back, Dan in Real Life, Pieces of April, About A Boy, What's Eating Gilbert Grape

    “This lovely short film explores an extraordinary coincidence when two lives become entangled through a cataclysmic  event which happened many years earlier.  FIGS FOR ITALO is remarkable in its simplicity and honesty.” 

 Kristi Zea - (2 Time Academy Award Nominee)                             Revolutionary Road, Silence of the Lambs, The Departed

"What sticks with me most about this ambitious short film is the lush, sensual imagery. It is simplicity set on a grand canvas.”                                    

Tim Guinee - (Actor/Director)

One Armed Man, Hell On Wheels, Iron Man

Many of us have grown up hearing stories of our families’ histories. These memories have the power to affect and alter lives.I have heard my family's stories of the time duringand after World War II my entire life.It is one of these stories that has inspired me to make this film.The experience I aspire to communicate with Figs For Italo is that of a journey. Reality through an ethereal lens of memory. Not only a journey from point A to point B, but from past to present. The inspiration came to me after a conversation with a friend. We were discussing the possibility that we as humans have a collective connection; people connect on a sub-atomic level of shared energy. We are all recycled atoms of exploded stars when the universe expanded and formed itself. The more energy/atoms we share, the more we seek out and attempt to reconnect with our universal beginnings.Sometimes those re-connections can be smooth and effortless; other times they can be turbulent. In the end, the simple fact remains, we all just want to be remembered.

Festival Offical Sellections, Wins, and Nominations

World Premiere-Mykonos Biennale - Mykonos, Greece

USA Premiere - Woods Hole Film Festival - Woods Hole, MA.

Canadian Premiere - Hollywood North Film Festival - Picton, Ontario



Wins and Nominations

• Venus Italian International Film Festival                        Winner - Best Director Short                          
  
• Nassau Film Festival
• Winner - Princeton Tiger Award for Excellence in Filmmaking
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• Cutting Room International Short Film Festival
  Winner - Best Short Drama
  Winner - Best Director
  Nominated - Best Actor
  Nominated - Best Supporting Actress
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• Mykonos Biennale
• Winner - Golden Pelican: Dramatic Short
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• Madrid International Film Festival
• Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film & Best Lead Actor
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• WorldFest Houston International Film Festival
• Winner - Remi Award - Special Jury Award, Dramatic Original
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• Siouxland Film Festival
• Winner - Grand Prize - Best National Short
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• Trail Dance Film Festival
• Winner - Best Short Drama
• Nominated - Best Director and Festival Director's Choice Awards
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• Shawna Shea Film Festival
• Winner - Best Short
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• Redlands Film and Beer Festival
• Winner - Audience Choice
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• The Best Shorts Competition
• Winner - Award of Excellence: Film Short
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• The Accolade Global Film Competition
• Winner - Award of Excellence: Film Short
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• Woods Hole Film Festival
• Winner - Audience Choice Award, Narrative Short, 1st Runner Up
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• Hollywood NORTH Film Festival
• Winner - Honorable Mention
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  The IndieFest Film Awards
  Winner - Award of Excellence: Film Short
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  Big As Texas Short Film Festival
  Winner - Best Cinematography and Best Costumes
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  EyeCatcher Film Festival
  Nominated - Best Director Short Film & Best Cinematography Short
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  New Hope Film Festival
  Nominated - Best Short Film
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Additional Official Selections

2019

Nassau Film Festival - Venus Italian International Film Festival

2018

The Cutting Room International Short Film Festival

2016 

Big As Texas Short Film Festival - Kansas International Film Festival - EyeCathcer International Film Festival - Massachusetts Independent Film Festival - New Hope Film Festival - Madrid International Film Festival - Longleaf Film Festival - Life Fest Film Festival - New York International Film Festival - Brookfield Film Festival - Pasadena International Film Festival -         SiouxlandFestival Festival - Sedona International Film Festival - Trail Dance Film Festival

2015

Shawna Shea Film Festival - New Haven International Film Festival -Big Apple Film Festival - Redlands Film & Beer Festival - Long Beach Indie International Film Festival - FilmFest 52 - West Virginia FilmMakers Festival - Louisville International Festival of Film - Charlotte Film Festival - Golden Door International Film Festival - Festival of Globe Film Festival