Final Woodstock in the City Series a Stunning Success!
The final Woodstock in the City screening of SHERRY BABY at Makor was a spectacular, sold-out event. The film itself, written and directed by the very talented and charismatic Laurie Collyer, proved deserving of the praise and awards reaped on it. Maggie Gyllenhaal, in skin tight jeans and heavy eye makeup, transforms herself into Sherry, a recovering heroine addict making the transition from jail. Placed in a halfway house, her main concern is trying to win back the affection of her daughter, who has been cared for by Sherry’s brother and his wife. The politics and conflicting emotions of this situation — the delicate connections between biology and attachment, between motherhood and narcissim — are explored in great detail. It is a painful film at times, yet also beautiful in its honesty. People really took to it, and many, such as my mother, left feeling moved yet saddened. The Q & A, as always, was energetic and illuminating, and the reception very lively, continuing late into the night. 
Alexandra Siegler at Makor and Michael Lerman, Meira Blaustein, and Laurent Rejto at Woodstock Film Festival — for all of their help. We loved working with you. Thanks also to my lovely parents, Deborah Marinsky and Frank DiGiacomo who attended all but one of these screenings, my friends Jessye McDowell , Anna Spinner , Joe Pacheco of the Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series , documentary filmmaker Matt Kohn , director of Call It Democracy , the hilarious gay hip-hop duo Butch and Belly , filmmaker Kitao Sakurai , Johnny Berlin director Dominic de Joseph and the numerous other friends who came out and supported great independent cinema throughout the summer! For more photos of the events throughout the summer, check out my Flickr page:
