BEST PICTURE
Directed by Jay GiampietroCast: Sam Juliano
- U.S.A.
- Documentary
- English
- 2019
- 6 1/2 mins
Surprises are in store for a movie-obsessed firefighter who hosts an annual Academy Awards party.
Director’s Bio
Jay Giampietro is a writer, director, actor and musician whose short films have played the New York Film Festival, BAMcinemaFest, and the Montclair and Maryland Film Festivals. His short film Hernia won the 2015 Hammer to Nail Summer Shorts contest and he made his acting debut in the feature Stinking Heaven, which was distributed by Factory 25. His street photography capturing the eccentric denizens of New York City has been praised by The Village Voice, British GQ and The Guardian.
Plays in
OPENING NITE
The eight shorts in the NSF19 OPENING NITE program feature documentaries on New York communities, Brooklyn drag culture, and a firefighter’s love of cinema along with narrative stories about immigration, coming of age, sex, and self-pleasure.