How fabulous are the people in Fresno? Well, let me tell you. They are super fantastically fabulous! I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the friendly Fresno audience for voting my short, 25 RANDOM THINGS, as the BEST SHORT FILM of the Festival. Fresno REEL PRIDE rocks in every way! It was a blast of a weekend (in the words of my friend and extremely talented fellow filmmaker, Kate Brandt, “Fresno=Fun”) and I feel incredibly lucky to have so much support from the gay and lesbian community of Fresno. From the parties to the screenings to the filmmaker reception to the big scoop of Foster’s Ice Cream in the kitschy ice cream parlor across the street from the Tower Theatre, Fresno sure did show us a good time. Thank you to Stephen Mintz, Jon Carroll, Edie Galvani and Paula Durette of the film festival for your gracious hospitality and for another memorable REEL PRIDE. FresYES!
Producer, Rebecca Sekulich and Writer/Director/Actor, Chris J. Russo, pose with Edie of Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement, a documentary about the lifelong romance of two beautiful women set against the backdrop of cultural change. She is a true inspiration!
FresYES! Russo you ROCK. A shout out to all the local Fresbians and FroMos. Thanks for having us and being such gracious hosts. <3 your Award Winning Short Filmmakers.