PLASTIC MAN wins the Audience Award at JFilm Pittburgh, last month! Artist Jerry Barrish attended the screening with Producer, Janis Plotkin.

Festival Director, Kathryn Spitz Cohan organized a panel with Artists Clayton Merrell, who just completed an installation at the Pittsburgh airport (that is worth the trip there just to see the airport’s floor design)…Also participating was Carin Mincemoyer, a found object and installation artist who produces the RE:New Festival, a Pittsburgh celebration of creative Reuse, Transformation and Sustainability next September.

Fellow panelists Carin Mincemoyer and Clayton Merrell

Our lively discussion probably contributed to this:

Award winning Director, William Farley commented on the award by saying this:

"What a cherished moment it is for a filmmaker to get a best film award, it validates all of the enormous effort which was expended in making the film, and gifts the makers with knowing they touched others in the telling of their story."

Artist Jerry Barrish with partner Nancy Russell looking happy following the screening

next stop…The Tropic Cinema in Key West, Florida….thank you for telling your friends and family they can see the film at the gem of a theatre, the Tropic Cinema on Sunday May 15. 3:30 PM Champagne Reception, 4:00 pm screening, 416 Eaton Street, Key West, Florida. For tickets, check out the special events page HERE