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The Daily Wrap Thursday, Mar 12, 2009

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Today’s Trivia: Honored with a Career Achievement Tribute at the 2009 Miami International Film Festival, in what other way is director Abel Ferrara connected to Miami? A: He directed two episodes of Miami Vice in 1985 – “The Dutch Oven” and “The Home Invaders”
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Red Carpet Tribute for Abel Ferrara

Last night, the Miami International Film Festival honored director Abel Ferrara with a Career Achievement Tribute followed by a screening of Chelsea on the Rocks. Red carpet guests included actor Willem Dafoe and Chelsea Hotel owner Stanley Bard.


   Art @ MIFF
Art @ MIFF


Our seventh Art @ MIFF profile highlights the work of photographer Edo Bertoglio. Bertoglio was part of the 70s and early 80s New York Downtown scene that included folks like Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry and Jean-Michael Basquiat. He spent most of his time with his camera in hand documenting the moment - mostly for Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine. Unfortunately, heavy drug use and the AIDS epidemic ravaged that infamous NYC scene and led to Bertoglio’s 15-year absence from it. With his film Face Addict, he revisits his past by connecting his images to the faces of those that survived. The film has been described as “a remarkable document - part confessional memoir, part art history – of a remarkable time.” Face Addict will be screened at the Regal 10 on Saturday at 4:00PM.



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Career Tribute for Abel Ferrara

Director Abel Ferrara and his extensive body of work were recognized last night by Tiziana Finzi and the Miami International Film Festival during a Career Achievement Tribute at the Gusman Theater. Read more.

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   A Moment With...
A Moment With...

Ken Kelsch

 

Cinematographer

Hometown: New York

 

 

What are two random films you’ve seen numerous times?
The Godfather series and Unforgiven

 

If you could gain one ability, what would it be?

The ability to get paid on time

 

What other profession besides your own would you be interested in?

Let’s see, I was a soldier, a seminarian…I’d say probably a teacher.

What is your most prized possession?

My children…if that’s a possession

What was the last movie you rented?

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

What is your greatest achievement?

My children

What actor would play you in your life story?

Christopher Walken

Who would direct it?

Abel Ferrara

What is the most exotic destination you’ve ever been to?

Africa

What’s your favorite film genre?

Dark and driven

   A Moment With...
A Moment With...

Vivian Donnell Rodriguez


Executive Director, Cultural Affairs & Resource Development, MIFF

Hometown: Miami

 

What is the last movie you saw in a theater?

Slumdog Millionaire

 

Finish this sentence: Miami is…

Exciting, hot and beautiful

 

What famous person (dead or alive) would you love to have lunch with?

Ernest Hemingway

Coffee or tea?

Coffee

What is your favorite film genre?

Drama; a well told story

Describe yourself in a sentence

I’m a multi-tasking, high energy person who loves life

What is the last concert you attended?
Paquito De Rivera

 

What are some of your all-time favorite movies?

Jules et Jim and Blowup

 

What is a random thing most people don’t know about you?

That I’m a mother and grandmother in addition to everything else I do.

 

What will you do once the Festival wraps?

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