FILMS FOR FOOD WRAP UP

The First Annual "Films For Food" has come to a close. What an amazing experience and a fantastic way to close out the History of Erie Film at The Roadhouse Theatre. We're estimating that we raised close to $2200 worth of food from  donations and we can't even estimate how much actual food we brought in. Garbage bags full of it. 

Many thanks to Steve Opsanic, Joe Blue, Christian Bussiere, The Roadhouse Crew and our projectionist Nate-Dog for pulling it off.

With thanks to our local celebrity guests Marie Madison, Jeremy Krukowski, Todd Humes, Danielle Donahue, Stephanie Pacley, John Schaff and Brian Anthony Fabian as well as the many other actors and actresses who came out to support their films.

To the Director's who graciously donated their work to this cause.

And a special thanks to The Great Lakes Film Association, Snowdog Studio, Killer Wolf Films, 4th Floor Pictures, GMD Films, Brain Damage Films, SRS Cinema, The Roadhouse Theater, ErieBlogs.com, Erie Gay News, Erie Times News, The Wolf 93.9 FM, the countless friends and bloggers who spread the word and an extra special thanks to the Film Makers, Casts, Crews and Technicians that make Erie Film the vibrant and growing community that it is.

Look for more 'Films For Food' events throughout the year and our 2nd Annual 24 Hour Marathon Next November.

Paul Gorman
Organizer
Films For Food

We all at Great Lakes Film Association would like to thank Paul Gorman for all the hard work he had done putting the time to organize this amazing event.

Thank you to all the filmmakers who donated their films to be viewed by the audiences and the time they took out of their schedules to be at the "Films for Food" event.

Thank you to all the volunteers who stayed the entire 24+ hours and to those who came and put in the available time they had to offer.

We want to thank the media for the tremendous time they offered to cover the event.

And Thank you to Amy and Dave "Singing for Supper" for being our musical guest for the Filmmaker Reception. All those in present greatly enjoyed your talent.

I want to thank all the volunteers, filmmakers, casts, crews,  technicians, local celebrities, organizers, and the attendees who helped throughout the event keeping the theater clean. 

Thanks to Nate, Sam, Nick, and Cara for helping.

I special thanks to Bill and Fred for giving all their time to the event.

Thank you to all those who came to the event and donated and to those who stopped by to drop off a donation.

Steven M Opsanic

Executive Director

Great Lakes Film Association

Press Release

The Erie Area Film Makers present the First Annual "Films for Food" Drive to benefit
The Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie, Pennsylvania.

The event, being held November 9th and 10th at the Historical Roadhouse Theater
in Erie, PA and features 24 Continuous Hours of films produced by Erie Area Film Makers. Admission to the Theater is simply a Donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank in the form of cash or a non-perishable food item.
 
Films to be featured include "Fist of the Vampire" by Len Kabasinksi, "Chasing Darkness" by Jason Hull, "Virgin Pockets" by Paul Gorman as well as the World Premiere of "Aspiring Psychopath" by Ryan Cavalline plus films by local favorites Dustin Austin, Monster Mark, Matt Detisch, Lisa Seelinger and many more.

Many of the Film Makers will be on hand with members of their cast and crew to accept donations at the Theater. Todd Humes ("Chasing Darkness"), Marie Madison ("Virgin Pockets") and Shannon Solo ("Wolf at the Door") will be among the many local Actors and Actresses on hand to accept donations.

This event is designed to put focus on the local issues of poverty, homelessness and hunger during the Thanksgiving Holiday when far too many families in our community go without enough food.

And absolutely no one will be turned away. The event's organizer and local Film Maker Paul Gorman explains. "Poverty is one of the issues we're dealing with locally. If there's anyone in the community who couldn't afford to attend a local film during the year, now is a great opportunity to do so. Even with the relatively low cost of ticket prices here in town, many families are still unable to afford tickets to our shows. This is one of the ways the film makers here are offering a remedy. Anyone with a donation of any kind will be let into the screenings. And if someone comes down who just can't afford a donation, well, they'll be let in too. Keep in mind that films like Len Kabasinki's "Swamp Zombies" and Jason Hull's "Chasing Darkness" sold out during their initial releases here in Erie so here's another opportunity to see these great films and make a much needed contribution to our community."

The first screening begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday November 9th and will continue through 8:00 p.m. Saturday night when our last film is screened. After, The Great Lakes Film Association is hosting a Wine and Cheese Reception for the Erie Area Film Makers with local Erie musicians Singing For Supper performing. The reception is open to the public, so anyone interested can come meet the Film Makers and learn a bit more about the growing, vibrant film community in Erie, PA. 

There will be a special silent art auction of local artists' works, proceeds benefit the 2nd Harvest Food Bank.

For a complete schedule of films, please visit Films For Food at www.myspace.com/filmsforfood

For more information on the event, or to make a contribution, you may contact Paul Gorman at gmdfilms@verizon.net or by phone at 814-572-1461

This event is made possible by generous contributions from The Roadhouse Theater, Hagen Business Machines, The Great Lakes Film Association as well as the Film Makers, Casts, Crews and Technicians in the Erie Area Film Community.

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