STEFANO DA FRE; Director, ‘A Slice of the Family Business’; Screening at Garden State Film Festival; LIVE from NY

#realconversations #director #ItalianAmerican #Cannes#familytension #cheese #CourtTV CONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN — WE THE SPECIES Hosted by Calvin Schwartz Meet STEFANO DA FRE. “I’ve been doing this interview giglong enough; logged 730+ interviews/videos over the last few years. Thenthere’s Stefano Da Fre today. The first question HE asked me to kick thingsoff. Do you like opera? I do. Of course, Nessun Dorma and Libiamo lately. Wewere off to see the wizard. Appropriately, Stefano is a wizard. I wasenthralled. I took notes. Stefano’s background. AFI Award-winning filmdirector. His work premiered worldwide, including at Cannes. Filmmaking grants.Recurring guest on Court TV and on and on. His film, ‘A Slice of the FamilyBusiness’ as a TV pilot, is incisive. Necessary in a changing world. Morethoughts. Cultural process of being Italian American. Shooting on location inHurleyville. The drive up. The diner. Financing the project. Not easy in thisIndie world. Anna and Anthony are such compelling characters. Suddenly, Stefanois speaking French. ‘Breathless’ director Jean-Luc Godard comes up. Then Isaid, Stanley Kubrick. We oscillated off topic. Indeed, I was talking with abrilliant, passionate wizard. We could’ve gone on for hours. He is in thisbrave new world of film. I had to bring up his picture with Meryl Streep. Astory behind it. My story about talking to Meryl Streep in 1997. And in theblink of an eye, I’m in her movie. We laughed at the synchronicity. Stefanoagreed to come back” Calvin 🎙️ 700+ Interviews &Videos 📺 9,400+ Subscribers —and growing 👉 Please Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs GLOBAL Reach. Earth Life. Amazing People. ** STEFANO DA FRE; Director, ‘A Slice of the Family Business’;Screening at Garden State Film Festival; LIVE from NY YouTube: Trailer: https://videopress.com/v/b0Vs7Sd0 ARTICLE: Article: https://patch.com/new-jersey/southbrunswick/south-brunswick-resident-s-film-heads-state-s-biggest-independent-festival STEFANO BIO: Stefano Da Fre is an AFI-Award Winning Film Director &Screenwriter. His Films & Documentaries have streamed on NBC Universal,MSNBC, Apple TV, and The Roku Channel. Stefano's work has premiered around the world. Specificallyat the Cannes Film Festival (where he earned top recognitions for the ‘Coup deFoudre’), NBC’s Meet-The-Press (in collaboration with AFI), WorldFest HoustonInternational Film Festival (Canadian Screen Qualifier), Carmarthen Bay FilmFestival (BAFTA-Qualifier), St. Louis International Film Festival &Festival REGARD (Oscar-Qualifiers.) Notably, Stefano is the award recipient of Filmmaking Grantby The Russo Brothers Italian AmericanFilm Forum, sponsored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), theItalian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA), the Russo Brothers and AGBO. Thisgrant was given to him for the Feature Film "Stolen Dough," acrime-docudrama on Apple TV. Apart from filmmaking, Stefano is an experienced mediapersonality, having appeared as a recurring guest on Court TV (1.14 MillionSubscribers), MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, Scripp News, ABC Network's Law& Crime, and other news outlets. He has also served as a politicalcommentator on The Grio TV, offering insightful evaluation of Biden’s domesticpolicies and its influence on black and brown communities. Furthermore, Stefanohas been a regular contributor to Newsweek Magazine, offering critical insightinto Hollywood film & television trends, and media reports. Film “The Sound Of Blind Light,” starring Clara McGregor (FX’s American HorrorStory) & Jacopo Rampini (Netflix's The Medicis.) Contact:Stefano Da Fre • Email:[email protected] • Film Director =@stefanodafre • CompanyInstagram = @rossofilms • YOUTUBE:@rossofilmsinternational8625 ( youtube channel )