ASD Media & Entertainment

11/01/2019

Check out words from our director/screenwriter & please donate if you can. Thank you.

Last fall I visited the hallowed grounds of Mauthausen concentration camp. The wheels were in motion to start writing the story of Reparations The Film. A year later and here we are in post production and I hope I am doing justice to those who lived through the atrocity while sharing a moving story of friendship and truth.

We still need help to finish the film. All tax deductible donations are greatly appreciated. (We need to finish sound, color correction, poster creation, and more.)

Please give if you can. And if you want to come onboard as a producer, let me know...we have a place for you. 🙏

https://fromtheheartproductions.networkforgood.com/projects/52019-shorts-reparations-film

10/09/2019

Shorts

Proud to have Reparations The Film listed as a featured shorts project on From The Heart Productions main shorts page.

We are at 64% of our goal and need to raise more money to get through post production. So appreciate From the Heart Productions Inc for being our fiscal sponsor.

Please take a look at the site and donate whatever you can to this tax deductible site by clicking on our film so we can finish making this beautiful story. Thank you!

https://fromtheheartproductions.networkforgood.com/causes/1792-shorts

10/09/2019

"And for the sin which we have committed before you openly or secretly." - Yom Kippur Prayer

Howard Fleischman - Reparations The Film

10/01/2019

Reparations Short Film Teaser

The teaser for Reparations The Film is out now! Excited about this short film!

REPARATIONS is about a Jewish Holocaust Survivor named Howard who agrees to be interviewed by Michonne, an African-American woman doing research for her grad thesis…

09/23/2019

So grateful to Tom Schopper Photography for the BTS photos from our film shoot this weekend of Reparations The Film.

Two day film shoot on Sept 21 & 22.

Photos by Tom Schopper Photography

09/14/2019

We are so grateful to each of these people for the work they are doing on Reparations The Film and can't wait for rest of crew and cast to join in next weekend.

If you want to help us make this film - you can do so with a tax-deductible donation.

https://fromtheheartproductions.networkforgood.com/projects/52019-shorts-reparations-film

We film one week from today. These incredible people have been working so hard during preproduction & ASD Media & Entertainment thanks each of them. Jazz’s face says it ALL about how the final days in filmmaking prep can make one feel. 😜 Just a small list: gathering props, creating illustrations, scheduling actors and crew, creating shot lists, preparing location, doing contracts, ordering equipment, the list goes on and on.... and we LOVE it!! This is FILM! Leslie Gayle Williams Jazzmen Lee-johnson Laurie Chock Tannis Spencer Jeff Turick Elissa Strell Kachtan Gregory G. Allen

09/13/2019

We are excited to shoot this film next weekend!

HIS WORDS TELL ONE STORY, HIS SKETCHES TELL THE TRUTH.

We are so excited to be working with visual artist Jazzmen Lee-Johnson on our film!

Sketches by: Jazzmen Lee-Johnson

09/02/2019

Some of our team working on pre-production for Reparations The Film.

Awesome production meeting on our location today with producer/director Gregory G. Allen, DP Jeff Turick, producer/editor Laurie Chock, & associate producer/PM Elissa Strell Kachtan. So looking forward to this shoot in three weeks!

09/01/2019

So extremely proud of every single person associated with Hiding In Daylight The Film. These are wonderful nominations for our team.

WOW! Our film has received 5 NOMINATIONS in ENGLAND at the Southampton International Film Festival! Congrats to our entire Hiding in Daylight team and specifically Cheryl Allison, Gregory G. Allen, Judy McLane and Jim Newman on their individual nominations!
#England #SIFF19

08/30/2019

Gregory G. Allen

I loved being with all these amazing filmmakers last weekend in DC at the Global Impact Film Festival.

08/27/2019

Reparations The Film

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT!
Excited to announce Ed Delia has been cast in the role of Howard Fleischman in Reparations. Ed has been doing theater and film around the NYC area for years...he's even played the Metropolitan Room in his own cabaret! We are thrilled to work with him on our film and welcome him to the Reparations Family.

08/27/2019

Festivals | Hiding in Daylight

We just finished some awesome August film festivals with Hiding In Daylight The Film and now coming up in September...9 more festivals!

Check out the festival page on our website.

https://hidingindaylight.com/festivals

Julien Dubuque International Film Festival -April 24, 25, 26, 2019 USA Film Festival - April 26, 2019 Newport Beach Film Festival - April 28, 2019 Reel Out Film Festival - May 1, 2019

08/21/2019

We played Cannes & now Hong Kong. Our international festivals are adding up. Congrats, team!

Hiding in Daylight is taking it's message to HONG KONG!! We are so very excited to make our ASIAN PREMIERE at the 30th Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival! This is a really elite festival and we are screening with some incredible films. The cover of their film program is gorgeous! CONGRATS to our amazing cast, crew, creative team, Executive Producers, Associate Producers and supporters! HID TEAM: Cheryl Allison, Greg Allen, Carina Rush, Jeff Turick, Judith Kenny, Patrick Mullen, Trevor Hoar, Davide Sorasio, Carley Lauren, Tom Schopper, Jessica Mellow, Judy McLane, Jim Newman, Julee Cerda, Gary Hilborn, Anthony DiBella, Jamie Fowler, Kathi Iannacone, Natalie Murray, Alison Smith, Jakob Rush

08/11/2019

Stamped Film Festival

We are excited to be a part of Stamped Film Festival!

What would you do if this was your last day? Find out in this suspenseful drama where, after a gay purge, four best friends survive by living in fake marriages to each other. Hiding In Daylight The Film

08/09/2019

Reparations The Film

We are busting with excitement over all that is going on in the background as we prepare to shoot this film.

YOU can help us! A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION will go a long way in getting this film done. We're 6 weeks away from the shoot and every dollar helps. Thank you!

Click here - learn about us - make a donation.

https://fromtheheartproductions.networkforgood.com/projects/52019-shorts-reparations-film

07/29/2019

Please donate & share the link if you can. Thank you.

I've written a new short film that I'm directing based on my travels to Mauthausen Concentration Camp last fall and inspired by a friend who was liberated from there in 1945. Reparations The Film speaks to the money holocaust survivors have been paid for years and points to the current discussion around reparations for descendants of slaves.

YOU can help me get this film made. ANY amount you can donate is greatly appreciated - AND it's tax deductible.

All the info can be found here---> https://fromtheheartproductions.networkforgood.com/projects/52019-shorts-reparations-film

Thank you!

07/27/2019

Reparations Film

You would be amazed how quickly donations to an indie film add up.

You could be covering a crew member's dinner.
Helping to purchase a certain prop.
Paying for the SAG actor's benefits (which must be paid when using union actors).
Helping to rent lighting equipment.

Every dollar you donate helps. We're just starting this campaign while some other producers come onboard in the background, so we appreciate you making a TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation to Reparations The Film.

Thank you!

https://fromtheheartproductions.networkforgood.com/projects/52019-shorts-reparations-film?fbclid=IwAR3V9poQc-Sen-YxAXEdLj7Ch_QEjRuNENFX2lliUbQ3EQfkPQkyK8RMVV4

HIS WORDS TELL ONE STORY, HIS SKETCHES TELL THE TRUTH. REPARATIONS is about an older feeble Jewish man named Howard who agrees to be interviewed by Michonne a no-nonsense African-American woman doing research for her grad thesis on reparations. H...

07/26/2019

A wonderful night last night in New Hope, PA!

Our screenwriter Gregory G. Allen & actress Judy McLane representing our film at the New Hope Film Festival last night. We screened with a wonderful documentary on marriage equality in Australia called Australia Says Yes - a perfect pairing with our film. Thank you to the team at NHFF for placing these together.

07/23/2019

Yes! Back to California for our third time. So proud of this team!

HEADED BACK TO THE CALI! Thrilled to be an OFFICIAL SELECTION at the Burbank International Film Festival! LA area friends - the screening block and ticket link will be posted on burbankfilmfest.org soon! Venue is the AMC Burbank 16. Dates are Sept. 4-8. Congrats to our HID Team!!

07/12/2019

Reparations The Film

Are you following the page of our latest project? Please click through and LIKE the page! Thanks.

https://www.facebook.com/reparationsthefilm/

His words tell one story, his sketches tell the truth.

07/04/2019

Gregory G. Allen: The Accidental Activist

Great article in Passport Magazine on Gregory G. Allen written by Arthur Wooten on the artistic activism of Greg and our film Hiding In Daylight The Film. (There's also a small shout out to our next project Reparations The Film.)

https://passportmagazine.com/gregory-g-allen-the-accidental-activist/

Gregory G. Allen has been in the entertainment business for over thirty years. He’s an actor, director, producer, songwriter, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, and theatre manager. He’s also the award-winning author…

06/24/2019

It was an incredible Sunday in NYC at SOHO International Film Festival NYC (SohoFilmFest). So many familiar faces came out for our NYC Premiere of Hiding In Daylight The Film. Next stop: Maine & PA.

RED CARPET REUNION! It was so wonderful to reunite with our Hiding In Daylight family today at our NY Premiere at the SOHO International Film Festival NYC (SohoFilmFest)!
#nyfilm #letsgo #lgbtqfilm #Cheryl Allison #Carina Rush #Gregory G. Allen #Judy McLane #Gary Hilborn #JimNewman #Tom Schopper #Jessica Mellow #Anthony DiBella #Kathi Iannacone #AlisonSmith

06/20/2019

Hiding In Daylight The Film

Official Selection Announcement: We are honored to be a part of the Maine International Film Festival this July! We are screening two different times as part of the "It's Rough Out There! Shorts" program. (Screening along with a Vincent D'Onofrio film.) We hope all our New England friends will grab tickets and support this awesome festival! #LetsGo Cheryl Allison Carina Rush Judy McLane Jim Newman Gary Hilborn Julee Cerda Jeff Turick Gregory G. Allen #MIFF22

Ticket & Schedule Info----->
https://miff2019.eventive.org/schedule/it-s-rough-out-there-shorts-5d0a359a0347e30032704bb2

06/10/2019

Huge congrats to Beth Baur (Lead actress in our film MOTHER) for not only being nominated for this award each year, but getting honorable mention. Out of over 4,000 nominees, only 26 receive this honor. We know she is a talent, but this also shows how much her students love her and how she passes that talent to others.

https://www.tonyawards.com/education-award/

06/08/2019

"HIDING IN DAYLIGHT" #NewYorkPremiere #SOHO10 #SIFFNYC #MeetTheFIlmmakers

#MeetTheFilmmakers "HIDING IN DAYLIGHT" #NewYorkPremiere #SOHO10 #SIFFNYC
Official Selection at the 2019 SOHO International Film Festival Screening: June 23, 2019 in New York City
TICKETS at http://www.sohofilmfest.com/
Director: Cheryl Allison
Writer: Gregory G. Allen
Stars: Judy McLane, Julee Cerda, Jim Newman, Gary Hilborn
Synopsis: After a gay purge in a dystopian future, two couples who secretly meet once a week to reminisce about their former openly gay lives must decide if their clandestine meetings are worth risking their lives.

Official Selection at the 2019 SOHO International Film Festival Screening: TBA in New York City TICKETS: Coming Soon Director: Cheryl Allison Writer: Gregory...

06/03/2019

Winner of Best Drama Short from QueerX presented by REVRY. We are so proud of everyone who worked on Hiding In Daylight The Film. This is months & months of work and we so appreciate how the film is touching people. A big shout out to our producing partner WOW FILMS who made this possible with our amazing collaboration.

05/28/2019

HIDING IN DAYLIGHT

Get tickets now for SOHO International Film Festival NYC (SohoFilmFest) where Hiding In Daylight The Film is screening on Sunday, June 23.

https://sohofilmfest.eventive.org/films/hiding-in-daylight-5cdfafdf953f32002bde4fc0

They had to erase themselves in order to survive

05/20/2019

A wonderful afternoon at The American Pavilion Emerging Filmmakers Showcase. Proud of our team.

05/19/2019

Hiding In Daylight The Film Director Cheryl Allison, Screenwriter Gregory Allen, & Actress Judy McLane at Festival de Cannes.

05/14/2019

Hiding In Daylight The Film

BIG NEWS! Our NY made film is heading home!! We are making our NYC PREMIERE at the 10th annual SOHO International Film Festival NYC (SohoFilmFest)! Festival is June 20-27 and takes place at the Village East Cinema. More details soon! Congrats to our amazing team!
#SOHO10 #SIFFNYC #NYFILM

05/03/2019

Hiding In Daylight The Film

Hiding In Daylight The Film

Two weeks from today our incredible actress Judy McLane along with director Cheryl Allison and screenwriter Gregory G. Allen will be on the French Riviera attending the Cannes Film Festival! Read more about it in this great article from BroadwayWorld.
#Cannes #letsgo #LGBTQ

05/01/2019

Hiding In Daylight The Film

Hiding In Daylight The Film

Thank you to The Hudson Independent for this wonderful article on our upcoming trip to Cannes and the The American Pavilion. (Our screenwriter also manages the Irvington Town Hall Theater in the Rivertowns in Westchester County, NY.)

https://thehudsonindependent.com/short-film-festival/

05/01/2019

Hiding In Daylight The Film

Hiding In Daylight The Film

We are honored to a part of Reel Out Charlotte, Charlotte Pride tonight with a screening of our film in the Shorts Showcase. We can't attend, but we are there in spirit with the LGBTQ community and our thoughts are with ALL of the UNC Charlotte community after yesterday's tragic shooting. #CharlotteStrong

https://charlottepride.org/reelout/shorts/

04/29/2019

Hiding In Daylight The Film

Our screenwriter/co-producer Gregory G. Allen had an amazing time at The Newport Beach Film Festival Sunday. Program director Danny DeLillo curated an incredible line-up of films. The audience reaction & comments at each festival show us that we’ve created a conversation piece that will carry into the next election. (Voting has consequences.) Thank you all for your continued support of our film.

04/24/2019

Hiding In Daylight The Film

Three festivals in one weekend. We are so honored to be a part of Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, USA Film Festival, and The Newport Beach Film Festival. It’s going to be a great weekend!

04/17/2019

Excited beyond belief. Congrats to our entire team.

IT'S OFFICIAL! We are headed to the South of FRANCE! Hiding in Daylight has been selected as a FINALIST at the AMERICAN PAVILION EMERGING FILMMAKER'S SHOWCASE at the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL! 29 films selected out of hundreds and we are one of them! Our director Cheryl Allison, screenwriter Gregory G. Allen and actress Judy McLane will be representing the film in Cannes! Félicitations!!
HIDING IN DAYLIGHT TEAM: Judy McLane, Jim Newman, Gary Hilborn, Julee Cerda, Cheryl Allison, Carina Rush, Gregory G. Allen, Jeff Turick, Judith Kenny, Davide Sorasio, Kevin Jacobsen, Carley Lauren, Trevor Hoar, Patrick Mullen, Jessica Mellow, Nico Santamorena, Tom Schopper, Jakob Rush Charles de Montebello, Steven Bodner Brian C. Smith Jamie Fowler Anthony DiBella

04/16/2019

Hiding In Daylight The Film

Add another amazing festival to our list! We are an official selection at Reel Out Charlotte screening on Wed May 1 as part of the Shorts Showcase.

Check out the amazing line-up of films here and if you are in the Charlotte, NC area...be sure and join this festival!

Thank you, Reel Out!

https://charlottepride.org/reelout/shorts/

04/10/2019

So proud as this list keeps growing.

https://hidingindaylight.com/festivals

04/06/2019

Gregory G. Allen

Gregory G. Allen

‪Thank you to 22indiestreet for this review of Hiding In Daylight The Film as we have our New England Premiere of the film tomorrow night at Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival. Join as at 6pm at the GTFO! program.

‪https://www.22indiestreet.com/hiding-in-daylight.html‬

04/05/2019

Short, Sweet and Queer | Newport Beach Film Festival | April 25-May 2

We can't wait to have Hiding In Daylight The Film screen at #NBFF20 as part of this program. We hope to see some of our California friends there!

This program celebrates the LGBTQ+ community. Local, national, and international film productions. Nine fantastic films that showcase the emerging talent and stories that need to be heard from the perspective of LGBTQ+ storytellers.

04/01/2019

Gregory G. Allen

Hey Boston - Come out & join us next Sunday night at 6:30 when Hiding In Daylight The Film will be screening at Wicked Queer: Boston LGBT Film Festival as part of the GTFO program.

Get tickets here ---> https://www.wickedqueer.org/events/gtfo-shorts