Indie Film Abby Singer Wins Top Award in Massachusetts



May 19, 2005 -- The awards-winning independent feature film, Abby Singer, won the Independent Spirit Award at the MassBay Film Festival, held in Worcester, Massachusetts, April 14 - May 1, 2005. The festival, juried by area film critics, presented 15 awards for films and two for acting, including one to Sean Penn for his performance in The Assassination of Richard Nixon. Other notable films honored include Bride & Prejudice and Kung Fu Hustle.

Abby Singer, shot entirely on a Canon XL-1 and produced on a shoestring budget of less than $1,500, swept the New Orleans Media Experience,
winning the Fleur de Lis awards for Best Feature Film and Best Independent Film. The film was directed by Ryan Williams and produced by executive producer Paul A. Wood, producers Clint Palmer and Jeffrey Gold, and associate producer Paul Luscher.

Abby Singer drew upon the rich tapestry of up-and-coming actors, including Clint Palmer, Pat Donahue (Napoleon Dynamite), Mark Venhuizen (About Schmidt), Darin Farr, and many others. Shot raw in a dogmatic French New Wave/Cassavettes style, Abby Singer deftly weaves in a panoply of 23 celebrity appearances by major Hollywood stars, including Jake Gyllenhaal, Academy-Award nominee Don Cheadle, Academy-Award nominee Stockard Channing, Jay O. Sanders, Robin Tunney, Roger Ebert, Mark Bochardt, Mike Schank, Johnny Biscuit, Lloyd Kaufman, and many more.

The score was composed by film composer Jeffrey Gold, who collaborated with songwriter Paul Luscher on the film's title song "When You're a
Millionaire", and won the Jury Choice Gold Medal for Excellence at the 2004 Park City Film Music Festival and was a semi-finalist in the filmscoring competition of the 2004 Moondance International Film Festival.

Tim Cooper of the UK Guardian Observer wrote, "ABBY SINGER has a mesmerising central performance by Clint Palmer, a distinctive visual style, sharp editing and a stirring score."

Relevant Links:
Abby Singer Website- http://www.abbysinger.com
MassBay Film Festival- http://www.massbayfilmfestival.org
Moondance International Film Festival- http://www.moondancefilmfestival.com
Park City Film Music Festival- http://www.parkcityfilmmusicfestival.com

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Indie Film Abby Singer Wins Top Award in Massachusetts