Three years ago I started attending film festivals in my region. Not only was I looking for something to watch that wasn’t another superhero spinoff, I also wanted to start doing more film scoring work and thought that networking with local filmmakers would give me that opportunity. It sure did.

My local festival – NEPA Film Festival – is taking place in just a couple weeks – April 4-6 – and I have THREE films showing that I got to score! More than that, I’ll have a featured place at the opening night gala where I and a new cellist I’m working with will be performing my original music, including the theme from one of the films I scored, The Trunk:

If you’re local, come on out! Here’s the website with more information and links for tickets: https://nepafilmfestival.com/

I have always loved film, but getting to be a part of creating films has given me a whole new love for it. There’s perhaps no other art form that involves as many people and disciplines as film (possibly musical theater), and as such, the making of any film, big or small, requires an egoless cooperation that naturally creates a kind of community around itself. So this year’s festival is a marker not only of work I’ve done over the last three years but of friends I’ve made and (hopefully lifelong) partnerships I’ve created. I can’t wait!