Hollow Leg Theater: Hot Off The Press

2025 has been a great year. We shot and finished “Lift” in February and finished re-editing and releasing “Catching the Sun” in May. The festival circuit has been good to us, giving each of the films semi-finalist placings and awarding Best Actress to Sarah-Jayne Rothkopf for “Lift” (Brooklyn Short Film Festival) and Best Producer and…

We Won! This past weerkend at the Katonah Classic Stage Film Festival, “Catching the Sun” won Best Drama! Katonah was a fun festival with a mix of youth and local films, films from Canada and Easter Europe, animation, live action and experimental pieces. Great audience. Fantastic festival to be part of. Alan Brooks (writer/director), Lachlan…

This is my friend Zack Alford, who did the music cues for my just-completed film, Lift. Zack is a multi-talented wizard: He has an excellent graphic novel, Prince of the Astral Kingdom. He speaks other languages. He’s a really good cook and he is a great friend. He’s also a great musician, so when he…

Behind anyone who tries to make a movie, there is a person who really made it happen, the guy who always shows up with a bag full of energy, and for me, that person was Constant van Hoeven, aka Mr. Kaleidoscope. When I showed him the script for Lift, his response was, I’ve got the…

This was such a fun exciting film to shoot, and we’re finally on the verge of rolling across the finish line. Starring the luminous Sarah Jayne Rothkopf and the resonant voice of Benny Rendell. Cinematography by Constant van Hoeven, sound by Brion Snyder, edited by David Leonard. Music cues by the great Zack Alford! What…

We shot Catching The Sun a few years ago, but life, budget, time… so many things got in the way of pushing it over the finish line. Last November the planets aligned or maybe the meds adjustment did it, and I found myself looking over the footage, editing, tweaking sound and feeling the injustice of…

Well, that’s a wrap! I never get my act together to post in pre-production, but hey, we shot a film and I’m just so happy to be wallowing in the difficulties of logging, editing and making decisions about all the great footage. The gang at Shein Studios made everything super smooth and fun for us.…

Happy New Year! We’re off to a runny start I mean running start for 2024. My new play “Curtain Call” is going on stage in Park Slope as part of the Black Box / New Plays Festival. Directed by Trent Dawson with a cast of amazing actors, this is going to be fun. Tickets are…

I’ve been promoting my upcoming set of plays quite a bit, so my social media friend group, who admittedly could all fit together in a modestly sized elevator, must be tired of it. But I wanted to post something about my experience this past week. I was in the mostly empty Phoenicia Playhouse last night,…

Just a quick shout-out to Art Society of Kingston, who has generously been providing rehearsal space for our plays. Deborah Mangrum-Price, who runs a very cool open mic sort of salon there, has been instrumental in clearing the way for us and making it possible for us to meet. Check out Deborah’s Open Space Showcase!