Synopsis
Elsa, on the cusp of turning 18, is sent to live with her strange step-relatives, Aunt Marcia and her 20-something sons. Tab is a gifted musician and Marcia's favorite. Emery, the Cinderella of the family, supports the household by restoring antique furniture. They are both quirky shut-ins who fall in love with Elsa. The tragic comedy is "My Cousin Rachel" meets "The Royal Tenenbaums" dark with a sly sense of humor. 107 mins. English USA
The award winning feature is set somewhere in The Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania and the time period is 1990's. It stars Sarah Moliski, Caroline Winterson, James Nester, Avery Ryder Turner, Tess Warren, Lynne Goldberg, Matthew Brueckner, Peter Bugbee, Paola Tawa and Dave Scheffler.
Production
Bugbee wrote the screenplay with her distant cousin, the late Charles Bugbee.
Principal Photography was shot - 100 scenes in 21 days at Bugbee's Victorian home and garden in Hastings on Hudson, NY. Ilya Shnitser, Director of Photography, lensed the majority of the film with a Canon Cinematic 300 with Zeiss prime lenses. Bugbee's Co-Producer is Cherie Fortis who assisted with casting and post-production. Bugbee was Production Designer and Co-Costume Designer with Kim Druce-Sava. Additional Camera by Daniel Marracino, Blair Johnson, Dylan Warren, & David Zung. Soundpersons included Hyo Jin An, Olaitan Agueh, Eric Bini, Daniel Munro, Katie Louchheim, and Phil Shipman Sound.
Post Production
Kim Millie edited the film in AVID with help from Assistant Editor Matthew Brueckner who was Post-Production Supervisor. Chromavision handled Color Grading & Eric Bugbee created the end titles. Joe Deihl Composer, Sound Designer and Audio Mix created a lush score that unites a mashup of original songs created by singer songwriters Emily King, Kim Kalesti, Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters, John Mason, Carter McNeil, & Bachtopus. The title song written by V.Bugbee and Joe Deihl is performed by Amie Becker Karscig.
Tom McKeveny designed the movie posters. Our crowdfunding was through Indiegogo and we are grateful to all our contributors.
Film Festivals & Awards
"Out of State A Gothic Romance" has traverse the globe at 50+ international film festivals winning 30+ awards. Here are a few festivals
Best Female Director - Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, Netherlands
Best Narrative Feature- Berlin Women Cinema Festival, Berlin,Germany
Best Feature Film - Paris Film Awards
Best Ensemble Cast- Tokyo Women's Film Festival
Best Picture, Best International Narrative, Best Director - Diario Italiano Film Festival, Florence, Italy
Best Narrative Feature Film - International Motion Picture Film Festival,Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Best Narrative Feature Film - Allentown Film Festival, Pennsylvania, USA
Best Narrative Feature - Paris Film Awards
Best Dramatic Comedy, Best Best Cast- Frida Film Festival - Elliott Erwitt Award - Paris, France
Best International Feature - 8 & Halfilm Film Awards - Rome, Italy
Best Feature Film (USA) - European Cinematography Awards (Pathe) Netherlands
Best Actor, Actress, Edit, Script, Cinematography - Hong Kong Film Festival
Best Romance, Dramatic Comedy, Best American Director - New Cinema Festival Ibiza Film Production Fest - Spain
Best Script - Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival, Nashville, TN.
Best First Time Filmmaker - Vancouver Arthouse Film Festival
Best Narrative Feature - Milan Gold Awards - Italy
Best Director, Cinematographer, Score -Sofia World Film Festival - Bulgaria
Best Background Music, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress - Moonwhite Film International Film Fest - Mumbai, India
Indie Spirit Award - New Hope Film Festival, Pennsylvania, USA
Audience Choice Award - Best Narrative Feature - New Hope Film Festival
Audience Choice Award - Best Narrative Feature - YoFIFest Yonkers Film Festival
COMMISSIONS AND AWARDS
Creative Time and Lincoln Center Out Doors commission to write and producer
"A Surreal Soap Opera - Toxic Waste Meets Resortland."
New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship for Playwrighting to expand a one act play.
"Life and Death With Business In Between."
Bureau of Cultural Affairs, City of Atlanta - 3 Artist Initiated Grants to write and produce
"The Atlanta Trilogy - 3 One Acts. "Murder," "The Vacation" and "Boxer Shorts"
New York Foundation for the Arts Fiscal Sponsorship to promote a new play worldwide
"The Gas Station Project"
RiverArts and Arts Westchester Staged Reading of "The Gas Station Project"
FILM AND VIDEO
Bugbee has worked with Bill Marpet and Andy Biskin at B Productions of New York producing commercials, video walls, trend reports, TV segments, and image pieces for the fashion and beauty industries. With George Warren she designed the CGI trailer for David Cronenberg's movie "Videodrome," at Digital Effects. She worked with cel animator Doros Evangelides, National Video Center and at George Parker Productions
JOURNALIST
Her feature articles on film and video have appeared Backstage, Millimeter, Computer Pictures, Videography and Sequence. Her article for American Cinematorgrapher about the making of Jim Jarmusch's "Stranger Than
VISUAL ARTIST AND PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Trained as a visual artist her one woman show of mural size pastels was dubbed "KABOOM" by the New York Times. The traveling exhibition explores Chinatown USA and its incredible tradition of fireworks.
Bugbee has designed sets for her on-site performance work and theatrical productions. She also designed sets for B Productions for clients that included COTY and STARZ.
