The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (Limehof) will host its first Film Film Festival in August in August.
Officially entitled The Limehof Music Documentary Film Festival, the event will present films ranging from the biographies of artists specific to the transformative power of music. The goal is to combine music with narration and allow filmmakers to present their talents and knowledge on the history of music. All kinds, ranging from class to classic jazz, is also acceptable.
The executive director, Tom Needham, said he was impressed by the submissions so far and that this festival could be the first of many.
“Submissions so far have been exceptional, presenting a diversified range of fascinating stories that align with the spirit of the temple of renowned music and entertainment of Long Island,” said Needham. “Given the enthusiasm and the quality of the submissions, I believe that we have a very strong basis for making this film festival an annual tradition.”
Founded in 2004, this museum based in Stony Brook has honored legendary artists such as George Gershwin, Louis Armstrong and Long Island Billy Joel. This festival aims to celebrate music in its entirety.
“It’s exciting,” said artistic director Wendy Feinberg, “and I’m so delighted to be part of it.”
Because this is the very first Limehof musical film festival, Wendy does not think there will be a lot of submissions.
“We hope to have (between 12 and 15 films over three days, which is still a lot, starting in the morning and entering the night and having a party afterwards,” she said.
The festival will be held from August 8 to August 10, with two reward ceremonies: the jury prize and the public Choice Awards. A short film and a feature film will be victorious, each, winning four possible awards. A “short film” is less than 60 minutes while the feature film is more than 60 minutes.
The filmmakers of each documentary will have a chance to participate in the questions and answers with the audience live, to participate in interviews and even to perform on the renowned temple scene.
Feinberg said that she hoped that the judges would be impartial to choose each winning documentary, but suggested that this could be quite difficult.
“Many variables will be used (by judges) to choose the films of the festival. As this is our first year, we are not yet talking about judging,” said Feinberg. “I think people simply have to be fair and simply impartial and neutral, with regard to (the) film which, according to them, deserves a price.”
“I know for the public price, it is the public who chooses it,” she added. “We will have ballots, and people will vote on what they think of the film, and (these votes will simply be recorded.”
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However, winning films will be “very difficult to choose”, exclaimed Wendy on the films that have been submitted so far. “The quality was really, really good and very interesting. The cinematography and the sound were on.”
She keeps confidential submissions to the festival, but has teased a title: “The Cats in the Cradle: 50th Anniversary”, which is a documentary on Harry Chapin born in Long Island. The singer-songwriter was killed in a car accident on the Long Island highway in 1981. The title comes from his 1974 successful song, “Cats in the Cradle”.
Chapin was supposed to occur at the Eisenhower Park the night of his death. He is commemorated in Limehof on the second floor.
“I was (at Eisenhower Park) with my husband and my seven -year -old son, waiting for him to come to happen, and my son, all these years later, always remembers it as it was yesterday, because it was so heartbreaking,” recalls Wendy de Chapin, adding that her family was eager for the Limehof community.
The festival will set out national and international films. Public members will probably come from all over the world. International films must have subtitles, or they will not be considered awards. The content of propaganda, deceptive or discriminatory is prohibited.
Each film will be broadcast “as long as it is appropriate to show,” said Wendy laughing. “We don’t want to be stopped or something like that.”
Submissions are due before May 1 and cost $ 40. Applications can be submitted online.