Director BIO: Casey Denaro (CARL)

Director Biography – Casey Denaro

Casey denaro

Casey immediately knew she wanted to be a filmmaker after her father made her watch the classics, like” Goodfellas” and “Annie Hall”, at a very young age. She has been pursuing a career in producing/directing independent film in New York for the past four years. Casey was recently awarded the National Board of Review Student Grant for “CARL”, as well the New York Women in Film & Television Emerging Female Filmmaker Award.

“CARL” is Casey’s directorial debut and she couldn’t be more ecstatic to share this film, which tells the story of her best friend and confidant, her father. She hopes that “CARL” will take the viewer on a journey through the eyes of a man who had to overcome the impossible and found a silver lining.

 

Director Statement

 

What do you give to someone that has given you everything? Ever since I could remember, my dad has always worked hard to give me the best opportunities in life and has always encouraged me to pursue my dreams. When I was old enough to fathom what had happened to him when he was twenty, I couldn’t wrap my head around it. Having your entire life halted and not knowing where to go when you’re already at a crucial age of finding yourself… what do you do?

Despite everything that has happened to him, my father always has a smile on his face and reminds me everyday to be grateful for everything. Being given the opportunity to tell his story is an enormous honor, as this is the most personal and fulfilling experience I have ever had as a filmmaker.

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By femalefilmfestival

The irony of this festival is that its goal is to not be around in 5 years time. To eventually not be relevant because there is zero need to have a festival geared for female talent and female stories because the stories presented in Hollywood and around the world are a balanced showcase of the human experience from both sexes. Our goal is to achieve a lot of success and then fold into oblivion simply because there is no need for this festival. This festival was created by the FEEDBACK Film & Writing Festival as a simple reaction to a strong need to showcase female talent from around the world in a more profound way. When putting together the weekly festival, the administration noticed a lack of a female presence in the stories being shown at the festival. A classic example and analogy to the frustration is how the festival noticed that even the smaller roles in a screenplay were written for a man to play. There was zero reason for this in many stories. How a police officer, or a political campaign manager, for example with 3-4 lines in a screenplay was a "HE" character. Why? And these are the screenplays written by the winners! The talented one who have obtained agents and have began/beginning their careers as a writer.

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