Jackson Heights Life

Hi Neighbors,

Our feature film, To The Flame, can now be seen for free on Vimeo for a limited time. https://vimeo.com/268904181 (probably appropriate for 14 years and up)

To The Flame was nominated for Best Picture at the Madrid International Film Festival, it won Best Screenplay at the Queens World Film Festival and features some neighbors including Josie Whittlesey, Shirleyann Kaladjian, Ted Deasy, Gina Daniels, Alex Webb and Neal Mayer. It also features New York actors Ari Brand (Fosse/Verdon) and Jasmine Carmichael (Sneaky Pete).

"Alex Webb and his pitch-perfect cast are defining a new sub-genre - a sharp-witted blend of noir + comedy, shot through with the complications and preoccupations of our age. Never has a film been so in on its own joke while simultaneously delivering a deliriously silly, scream-y good time! A dark view of the current state of our world wrapped in pure escapist fun. I loved it!! BRAVO!! See it for yourself!!" (IMDB - Penny Hays)

If you get to see the film please take a moment and review it on IMDB! And tell a friend.


Thanks!

Alex and Shirleyann

Our film, "To the Flame," makes its American debut at the Queens World Film Festival Friday, March 23 at 6pm at Museum of the Moving Image Redstone Theatre. We are up for Best Ensemble and Best Screenplay. "To the Flame" is a feature length dark comedy/psychological thriller. Definitely NOT appropriate for kids under 13. Here's the link to buy tickets: https://www.queensworldfilmfestival.com/films/detail.asp?fid=1005 And here's the link to the film where you can watch the trailer: http://www.totheflame.net/

"To the Flame" made its international debut at the Madrid International Film Festival this past summer, where it was up for Best Feature and Best Editing.

Tickets are going fast. We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,
Alex and Shirleyann

Hi Neighbors,

My play, AMELIA, was just published by Samuel French. We will have a free reading and wine and cheese reception at Drama Books, 250 w. 40th in Manhattan, tomorrow, January 11, Thursday at 5pm. More info on the play below. Shirleyann and I would love to share this event with our neighbors!

Thanks,

Alex Webb

https://www.breakingcharactermagazine.com/sharing-civil-war-stories-amelia-2/

http://www.bykennethjones.com/alex-webbs-two-actor-civil-war-drama-amelia-published-samuel-french/

www.ameliatheplay.com

AMELIA is an epic Civil War story of one woman's courageous journey to find her husband at all costs. The story turns on a little-known piece of history; over five hundred women masqueraded as men and fought, won medals and died on the battlefields of the Civil War.

Critical praise for Amelia:

"Amelia thrums with a cast of ghostly personae."
- New York Times

"Brings a corner of the Civil War vividly to life … rich in language, history and ideas … tour de force. Webb's play mines an intriguing sidebar of the Civil War - several hundred women fought in the war disguised as men."
- (Editor's Pick) - The Washington Post

"Amelia recreates Civil War history with uncanny accuracy and delivers a knockout story of young lovers caught up in one of history’s great wars."
- History News Network

"Alex Webb has crafted an ingenious tale…The narrative is historical, yet relevantly feminist, emotionally brutal, yet romantic, and constantly upsetting, yet amusing."
- Backstage

"To say that it was an evening of magic is to sell it short. It was the kind of production that gave hope to the heart, joy to the soul and a sorrow leavened by admiration and wonder."
 - On Milwaukee