Chicago – The Glendale (CA) International Film Festival is screening a new short film on September 29th, 2023. The “Z-Twins,” Larry and Terry Ziegelman, collaborated on writing and directing “Broken Vessels” … a story of cancer, chemo and survival for a distressed woman. For info and tickets, click Glendale.
Jane is that woman, who is treating her cancer at a chemo center. Her “chemo mate” is an odd-but-optimistic cosplayer, a woman who prefers her treatment dressed as various superheroes. As Jane’s troubles multiple at her home, and the reaction from the cancer treatments start affecting her body, the cure may be worst than the illness.
‘Broken Vessels,’ Written/Directed by Larry and Terry Ziegelman
Photo credit: GlendaleIFF.org
Larry and Terry Ziegelman were born (nine minutes apart) and raised in St. Louis. Growing up, they shared a love of comic books and creative projects, eventually co-directing one act plays in high school.
Jane is that woman, who is treating her cancer at a chemo center. Her “chemo mate” is an odd-but-optimistic cosplayer, a woman who prefers her treatment dressed as various superheroes. As Jane’s troubles multiple at her home, and the reaction from the cancer treatments start affecting her body, the cure may be worst than the illness.
‘Broken Vessels,’ Written/Directed by Larry and Terry Ziegelman
Photo credit: GlendaleIFF.org
Larry and Terry Ziegelman were born (nine minutes apart) and raised in St. Louis. Growing up, they shared a love of comic books and creative projects, eventually co-directing one act plays in high school.
- 9/28/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Dark Knight Returns: An Epic Fan Film screens Monday, Nov. 7 at 9:30pm at The Tivoli Theater as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. Ticket information can be found Here. Inspired by Frank Miller’s seminal 1986 graphic novel, local filmmaker Wyatt Weed (“Shadowland,” “Four Color Eulogy”) offers his unofficial fan’s take on the Batman mythos. Following the death of Robin at the hands of the Joker, Bruce Wayne (Weed) hung up the cowl and cape 10 years ago. But now Gotham City is in the grip of a violent crime wave, and the venerable 55-year-old billionaire has decided that the time might be ripe for the Caped Crusader’s return. It will shown with Committed. In this DC Comics fan film from former St. Louisan Terry Ziegelman, the Joker and Harley Quinn take a time-out from battling Batman to explore their own issues in couple’s therapy.
- 11/4/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
And the winner is……St. Louis!
Independent filmmaking thrives here and we’re lucky to have such a top-notch cinema-related event planning group like Cinema St. Louis to organize an event like last week’s Stella Artois St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase at the Tivoli Theater. After Thursday night’s final film, an awards party was held in the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill.
Congratulations to all the winners……and here they are:
Best Film (Narrative Feature): “Joint Body” by Brian Jun
Best Documentary Feature: “Give a Damn?” by Dan Parris
Best Actor: Mark Pellegrino “Joint Body”
Best Actress: Libby Bibb “All Those Yesterdays”
Best Supporting Actor: David Martyn Conley “Bedlam Street”
Best Supporting Actress: Julie Layton “Bedlam Street”
Best Actor In A Comedic Role: Doug Jones “Sudden Death!”
Best Actress In A Comedic Role: Michelle Davidson “Ready to Pop”
Best Juvenile Actor: Caden Self “Hidden Treasure”
Best Juvenile Actress:...
Independent filmmaking thrives here and we’re lucky to have such a top-notch cinema-related event planning group like Cinema St. Louis to organize an event like last week’s Stella Artois St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase at the Tivoli Theater. After Thursday night’s final film, an awards party was held in the Duck Room at Blueberry Hill.
Congratulations to all the winners……and here they are:
Best Film (Narrative Feature): “Joint Body” by Brian Jun
Best Documentary Feature: “Give a Damn?” by Dan Parris
Best Actor: Mark Pellegrino “Joint Body”
Best Actress: Libby Bibb “All Those Yesterdays”
Best Supporting Actor: David Martyn Conley “Bedlam Street”
Best Supporting Actress: Julie Layton “Bedlam Street”
Best Actor In A Comedic Role: Doug Jones “Sudden Death!”
Best Actress In A Comedic Role: Michelle Davidson “Ready to Pop”
Best Juvenile Actor: Caden Self “Hidden Treasure”
Best Juvenile Actress:...
- 8/22/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Shorts Program 6: Comedy Shorts includes 11 individual short films of various comical style, for a total running time of 80 minutes. Played consecutively, these films offer a broad and entertaining showcase for independent comedy filmmakers in the St. Louis area.
Fluff (4 minutes)
Directed by Anthony Meadows and shot by Tim Bowe, Fluff is an awesome action-mystery-thriller ode to all the kick ass genres of cinema. The comedy is inherent, as the film is cast entirely with colorful, handmade puppets. The central character, a stuffed bear, meets up with a stuffed horse named Lewis (voiced by Tim Gowan) about a strange black disc (a button). As they flee from danger together through the woods, they run into a freaky shot-out stuffed bear-thing named Martin (voiced by Tyler Meadows), who joins them in a violent fight to the death with two sock monkeys seeking the black disc. Carnage ensues, culminating in an open-ended “what happens next” moment.
Fluff (4 minutes)
Directed by Anthony Meadows and shot by Tim Bowe, Fluff is an awesome action-mystery-thriller ode to all the kick ass genres of cinema. The comedy is inherent, as the film is cast entirely with colorful, handmade puppets. The central character, a stuffed bear, meets up with a stuffed horse named Lewis (voiced by Tim Gowan) about a strange black disc (a button). As they flee from danger together through the woods, they run into a freaky shot-out stuffed bear-thing named Martin (voiced by Tyler Meadows), who joins them in a violent fight to the death with two sock monkeys seeking the black disc. Carnage ensues, culminating in an open-ended “what happens next” moment.
- 8/16/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Cinema St. Louis, our city’s non-profit cinema-related event planning group, will presenting its 11th annual St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase which begins this Saturday, August 13th at the Tivoli Theater (and ends with a party on the 18th at Blueberry Hill). The showcase, sponsored by Stella Artois Beer, is a chance for St. Louis-based filmmakers to show off their art. All of these films were written, directed, edited or produced by St. Louis natives or those with strong local ties. The 16 film programs that screen at the Tivoli from Aug. 14-18 serve as St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.s centerpiece. The programs range from full-length fiction features and documentaries to multi-film compilations of fiction and documentary shorts. Many programs include post-screening Q&As with filmmakers. Watch for more coverage of this important local event here at We Are Movie Geeks.com over the coming days
Here’s the schedule:
Saturday, Aug.
Here’s the schedule:
Saturday, Aug.
- 8/10/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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