Festival
programmer Karl Kozak did an amazing job with this festival.
PURGATORY HOUSE screened alongside well-known indies we'd heard
lots of buzz about like: DEAR FRANKIE, AROUND THE BEND, PRIMER,
THE MACHINIST, and UNKNOWN SOLDIER. The festival took place
in the historic Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego, and almost all
the movies had full audiences! It was fun meeting celebrities
like Phyllis Diller, James Russo, Michael Ironside, Melissa
Joan Hart, and Rick Schroder. The Actor's Ball and Awards Ceremony
was hosted by Extra!'s Michael Corbett, and Celeste won "Best
Screenplay" for PURGATORY HOUSE!! It was an engraved silver
statue that she was thrilled to receive.
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Cindy
Baer and Celeste Davis at the Actor's Ball and Awards
Ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in San Diego's Historic Gaslamp
Quarter. |
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Erica,
Cindy, Celeste and katrina having a blast. |
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87-year-old
Phyllis Diller received the "Governor's Award"
for excelling in
film, theater and television as an actress. |
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Cindy
and Celeste with Extra!'s Michael Corbett, who hosted
the Awards Ceremony. |
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Soleil
Moon Fry won an award for her documentary called SONNY
BOY. |
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Cindy
Baer, Chris Gore from Film Threat, and Celeste Davis
at the beginning of the night. |
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Rick
Schroder (NYPD Blue and Silver Spoons) won an award for
his film BLACK
CLOUD. |
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Cindy
Baer, Chris Gore from Film Threat and Celeste Davis,
at the end of the night. |
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Celeste
won an award for "Best Screenplay" for PURGATORY
HOUSE!!!!. |
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And
then she was whisked away after for an interview. |
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PURGATORY
HOUSE actresses:
Regine Tamba (who plays Fanah), Cindy Baer (who has a
cameo as Marsha), Celeste Davis (who stars as Silver),
and Katrina Gourley (who plays the teacher). |
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Celeste
and her dad. |
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Cindy
got to meet her childhood idol Ricky Schroder. |
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Ciff
Robertson, Soleil Moon Frye and Rick Schroder with their
awards. |
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Celeste
and Cindy do a Q&A with the audience after the screening. |
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Our
movie poster hangs outside the beautiful Pacific Gaslamp
Theater in San Diego. |
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We
had a real fonted sign in the movie theater for PURGATORY
HOUSE!!. |
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Karl
Kozak was the awesome festival director. |
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