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Press Room
Naked Eye to host area premiere of Indy Film "Fat Girls"
Young Writer-Director Ash Christian to be on Hand
Fellow Independent filmmaker Jonathan Caouette to screen "Tarnation"
Fat Girls screens on October 19th at 7:00PM
Tarnation screens on Friday at 9:00AM
Location: Coolidge Corner Theater
For more information visit the Independent Film Festival of Boston's website
Ash Christian, the 21-year old filmmaker dubbed the "Indy Kid," hot off his film "Fat Girls" being chosen as an official selection at the Tribeca Film Festival, will be on hand at the Coolidge Corner Theater for the film's area premiere screening and discussion on Thursday October 19 at 7:00PM. He'll be joined by fellow independent filmmaker Jonathan Caouette. The event is sponsored by The New England Institute of Art's Naked Eye College Film Festival and the Independent Film Festival of Boston and there is no charge for admission.
Both Christian and Caouette have won early acclaim for their independent films, with Couette's "Tarnation" screening at Sundance in 2004, when he was still a teen-ager. "These two young filmmakers will serve as an inspiration for college students," says Mary Cardaras, chair of the college's Digital Media & Communications program. "Our students are immersing themselves in the art of digital cinema and it's important for them to know that producing a quality finished film can be done without million-dollar budgets."
"Fat Girls" tells the story of Rodney Miller (Ash) a shy gay teen from a small town in Texas whose dream it is to be on Broadway. "Fat Girls" chronicles his adventures and the bond he forms with his theater teacher, Mr. Cox (Jonathan Caouette).
Ash Christian has been immersed in the business since he was 8-years old when he began performing in community theater. Not long after, he made his first film "Leap of Faith." He's been an actor, director and producer, with roles in films and television shows such as Fox's "Boston Public" and HBO's "Six Feet Under".
Caouette is best known for his experimental personal essay "Tarnation" which was produced with a budget of $218.32 and was edited only on Apple's iMovie Software. The film uses 19 years of video footage, including home movies, still photographs and audio diaries portraying Caouette growing up in a family admidst drugs, abuse, abandonment and clinging to the things that make him comfortable; musical theater and a newly chosen family.
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