Solid State, a Short Film

TUESDAY, OCT 28

10:30-11:45pm

with Derek Shane Garcia

Derek’s latest film focuses on two women, Gretchen and Abigail, who catch up at a bar in New York City after years apart.  The movie has been screened at several film festivals and will be shown during the class, with Derek discussing its creation and production. He is a filmmaker born and raised and still in Brooklyn, who got his start at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2009 as a Film Fellow; also nominated for and won several awards at various film festivals. His recent directorial debut feature film, A/way, screened at the prestigious Dances with Films NY, was nominated for and won awards at several film festivals, including the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, where it won Outstanding Feature, Director, and Performance in a Narrative Feature Film. A/way is available on streaming platforms, including Amazon. He has made two documentaries for CBS Sunday Morning and PBS for Ken Burns, that have aired nationally. BFA in Film from SUNY Purchase Film Conservatory.