Raising Buchanan Festival and Awards Update – September 2019
Posted: September 23, 2019 Filed under: Films, Films - Festivals | Tags: Amanda Melby, Bruce Dellis, cathy shim, cheese board productions, entertainment, film, filmphx, gofilmaz, IFP Phoenix, IFP/PHX, Joe Gruberman, m. emmet walsh, onthearizonaset, Phoenix, Phoenix Film Festival, PHOENIX FILM FOUNDATION, rene auberjonois, terence bernie hines, TV Leave a commentRaising Buchanan, a dark comedy that Amanda Melby produced and stars in has played in multiple film festivals and garnered some excellent awards and praise!
| WORLD PREMIERE
2019 Phoenix Film Festival Screened April 12, 13 and 14, 2019 WINNER: Best Arizona Feature WINNER: Arizona Filmmaker of the Year: Joe Gruberman (Producer)
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| EAST COAST PREMIERE
2019 Manhattan Film Festival Screened May 3, 2019 WINNER: Best Dramedy Feature |
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| CONNECTICUT PREMIERE
2019 New Haven International Film Festival Screened May 17, 2019 WINNER: Best Leading Actress in a Comedy Role: Amanda Melby WINNER: Best Original Screenplay: Bruce Dellis |
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| TENNESSEE PREMIERE
2019 Franklin International Indie Film Festival Screened: August 15, 2019 WINNER: Best Comedy Feature |
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| EUROPEAN PREMIERE
2019 ROFL Film Festival, Madrid Sept 12-13, 2019 Screening: September 13, 2019 WINNER: Best Feature |
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| ROCKY MOUNTAIN EMMY ® AWARDS
September 14, 2019 Raising Buchanan Trailer – Phoenix Film Festival /World Premiere NOMINEE: Amanda Melby, Talent- Performer/Narrator WINNER: Bruce Dellis, Writer- Short Form |
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Filmed in and around the greater Phoenix and Prescott, Arizona areas in 2017, the film boasts a remarkable ensemble cast of 28 speaking roles. Bruce Dellis is the writer-director and Joe Gruberman also produced with Melby. René Auberjonois, Amanda Melby, Cathy Shim, Robert Ben Garant, Terence Bernie Hines and M. Emmet Walsh are the main cast.
Synopsis: In suburban Phoenix, 40-year-old Ruth Kiesling is not exactly “living the dream.” She’s a donut shop employee with anger issues. Ever the opportunist and desperate for money, she “steals” the body of President James Buchanan hoping to ransom him for a nice windfall –– but she’s surprised to discover that no one seems particularly interested in getting him back.
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