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Barbara DeFina in attendance! Sammy is a single mother who is extremely protective of her 8-year old son. She is satisfied with living in the small town she grew up in and working in a local bank. When her brother Terry visits he fits the void in the life of both her and her son. Temporarily free of the constraints of single motherhood she begins to break free of her normal routine. In a string of traumatic events Sammy is torn between helping her brother and her maternal instinct to protect her son from getting hurt.
Winner Best Film & Best Screenplay, Sundance 2000. Winner Best Picture, Independent Spirit Awards 2001
Barbara DeFina got her start in the industry as a production assistant on such films as "Little Murders" (1971), "The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3" (1974) and "An Unmarried Woman" (1978). She swiftly climbed the industry ladder to executive producer by working in a variety of capacities, such as production coordinator ("The Next Man," 1976; Woody Allen's "Interiors," 1978), assistant director ("Gilda Live," 1980) and unit manager ("Prince of the City," 1981), on over twenty films. DeFina was also an associate producer on staff for comedian Alan King. Some of her most well-known films are The Color of Money, Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence, Casino, The Last Temptation of Christ and The Grifters. Barbara DeFina also produced Michael Jackson's music video "Bad" with Quincy Jones.
2000
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Venue:
Palace Theatre
Date and Time:
October 28, 2023 4:30 PM
Director:
Kenneth Lonergan
