"A Swingin' Trio" Takes Manhattan: Premieres at the Fordham Alumni Company's "Canned Art" Festival on August 8

    NEW YORK, NY, August 02, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- After enthusiastic and successful screenings in Austin, San Diego, Washington, DC, Cleveland, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Montreal, Canada, "A Swingin' Trio" (AST) is making its New York City debut at the Fordham Alumni Canned Art Festival. The tautly-woven award-winning narrative will screen on Thursday, August 8 at 7:00pm at the Wild Project, 195 E 3rd St New York, NY 10009. Tickets are only $5.00, and can be purchased here: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9814145. A talk back with writer/director Kelvin Phillips, producer Carla Jackson, and lead actress Timeca Seretti will follow the screening.

Festival Description:
AST's producer, Carla Jackson, a proud graduate of the Fordham Theatre Program, jumped at the chance to participate when she heard that the Fordham Alumni Company was presenting two exciting Festival Weekends: "Weekend 1, FRESH ART. A weekend devoted to stimulating works in progress. And Weekend 2; CANNED ART. A weekend of work Alumni have finished creating saved for posterity in the can. Featuring feature-length and short films, web-series, filmed sketches and music videos." "The theatre program allowed me the opportunity to be stimulated and challenged academically, emotionally, and artistically. And one of the lessons I learned at Fordham was that if I wanted to keep growing as an artist, I needed to continuing working with incredible artists. Being a part of this dynamic inaugural festival continues this pursuit."

Film Description
Homer Garcon is an unpublished and frustrated science fiction writer living off the success of his wife, Trude Garcon-Moore, a busy Hollywood producer. As a result, he finds himself "trapped" in lavish surroundings - his luxury jail - and with rejection letters piling high, Homer has convinced himself of his wife's infidelity. Phillips' darkly-comic script follows Homer as he dives into the prickly territories of self-awareness and self-pity, in his quest to find the truth about his possibly cheating wife - and himself - all at a Valentine's Day dinner decidedly set for three. "A Swingin' Trio" is about three things: sex, music, and betrayal, all over the course of one chaotically-exciting evening.

FilmKZP Productions hails from the northeast, and now has hubs in New York City and Austin, TX. The filmmaking/producing couple promises that "A Swingin' Trio" will be the first of many (Theatre, Dance, Multimedia, etc.) productions to come. "We love music, food, and sex, and not necessarily in that order. So, we think that we have a lot of material from which we can be inspired..." Jackson wryly commented.

Cast and Crew
"A Swingin' Trio" (2011, USA, 80 min)
Cast: Johnny Walter, Timeca M. Seretti, and LeMarc Johnson
Production Design: David Jester
Cinematography: Michael Morlan
Editor: Tim Thai
Original "live" jazz music performed by The Jeff Lofton Trio
Other original music composed by: Alex Lu
Producer: Carla L. Jackson
Written and Directed: Kelvin Z. Phillips

About the Writer/Director
Kelvin Z. Phillips is an award-winning filmmaker who has written, produced, and/or directed over 20 screenplays, including those for RuffNation Films, Clarendon Entertainment, and HBO/Cinemax. One of his most recent projects is the award-winning feature film "A Swingin' Trio," which is playing at multiple festivals in the USA and Canada. In addition, Phillips is currently co-directing the feature-length "Black Sun: A Documentary on the 2012 Solar Eclipses." "Black Sun" follows two African-American astrophysicists as they chase the 2012 solar eclipses in May (Tokyo) and November (Cairns, Australia). The mission of "Black Sun" is to inspire young people to "chase their math and science suns," by pursuing areas of STEM education. Phillips received his Bachelor of Arts in Film Directing from Howard University and Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing from New York University.

About the Producer
A seasoned marketing, public relations, and project manager professional with over 15 years of experience, Carla L. Jackson's expertise lies with her ability to create favorable business-to-consumer relationships for clients who have included the ACC Center for Public Policy, Nike, the California Wellness Foundation, and On Your Feet: International Music and Dance Festival. Other past highlights are serving as Director of Marketing on the award-winning Broadway and off-Broadway productions, including "August Wilson's Jitney" and "King Hedley." Jackson received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Summa Cum Laude from Fordham University in New York; and her Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Management from Yale University. Currently, Jackson is acting as co-producer of the documentary "Black Sun."

Go to http://www.aswingintrio.com and http://www.blacksunmovie.com/ for more information on both films.

To schedule an interview with Kelvin Z. Phillips and Carla L. Jackson, please contact Carla L. Jackson at 512-709-8521, or email Carla L. Jackson at [email protected].

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