Filmmakers Talk At Ptown Film Fest Part 1

Filmmakers at the 27th Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) talk with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ in the first part this two-part audio montage series. First we talked with Emmy-winning actor Murray Bartlett and star of “The White Lotus” who was recipient of this year’s Excellence in Acting Award. Bartlett talks about being honored and staring in the PIFF feature film “Ponyboi” directed by Esteban Arango with screenplay by River Gallo based upon Gallo’s short film. It also stars Gallo, Dylan O'Brien, Victoria Pedretti and Indya Moore. Murray known for his expansive work in HBO’s “The Last of Us”, “Looking” and Hulu’s “Welcome to Chippendales” also gave us his spin on our LGBTQ issues. Then we chatted with director Megan Rossman whose short film “We’ll Carry On Alright” was selected as Best Documentary Short at this year’s PIFF. Megan talks about how her film focuses on the friendship between Mabel Hampton an African American lesbian activist and Joan Nestle a white Jewish lesbian professor who is 40 years her junior. Ms. Hampton cared for Joan as a child and roles reversed when Joan cared for Ms. Hampton at the end of her life. Rossman talks about her inspiration for making this film and her spin on our current LGBTQ issues. Next we talked to director Carmen Emmi about his film “Plainclothes” that won the PIFF Audience Award / Best Narrative Feature. Carmen shared experiences about making the film set in 1990s New York and inspired by true events about a working-class undercover officer whose job was to entrap and apprehend gay men only to find himself drawn to one of his targets. We talked to Emmi about what he would like to accomplish with his career and his spin on our current civil rights issues. We concluded the first part of our two-part series with directors Jackie Reeves and Lauren Wolk who talk about their film “The Art of Survival (Unafraid)”. The film is a collection of five short animated films that explore what it means to persist in an increasingly precarious world. Each film fuses animation, poetry and music to confront themes of identity, resilience, and resistance. Raw and unfiltered these pieces reflect the struggle to remain creative, truthful and whole while facing personal and societal pressures. 

The Provincetown Film Society, Inc. (PFS) is a non-profit year-round organization and home of the Provincetown International Film Festival. PIFF creates a unique international platform for the west and east coast entertainment industry to experience the diversity and community of Provincetown. PFS is also dedicated to showcasing the work of acclaimed and emerging directors, producers and actors. 

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