Monthly Archives: February 2020

TELL-TALE REELS of the DEAD

Posted on February 29, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

  3/14 – Update – Convid19 postpones the Reels of the Dead festival   Received this email from Las Vegas:   “Hello all,   Until this morning we were still optimistically planning our event next weekend in Las Vegas.  With the … Continue reading →

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L’AGE D’OR AWARDS

Posted on February 25, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

UPDATE 2/25/20 Received notification that L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival has nominated“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” for their first annual Pigeon d’Or Award, in the following categories: Short Film Best Actor Film Score.   From their email: Warm … Continue reading →

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GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

Posted on February 22, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

  The Global Film Festival Awards in Los Angeles just announced awards of Best Horror Short for “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” and a (runner-up) Honorable Mention Best Director award for me. They even released this slick announcement video: … Continue reading →

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Isabel Allende’s Hosannas to the Quakers

Posted on February 18, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

  I am in the middle of reading Isabel Allende’s new book “A Long Petal of the Sea”, about refugees from the Spanish Civil War brought to Chile through the efforts of the poet Pablo Neruda. I came upon a … Continue reading →

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MAVERICK MOVIE AWARDS

Posted on February 15, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

    Just found out that I’ve been nominated for Best Director by the Maverick Movie Awards! Another laurel on the “Tell-Tale Heart” wall.   And while I’m here, since yesterday was Valentine’s Day…

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WSTL Awards

Posted on February 9, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

    Is there a big old awards show airing tonight? Oscar who?   Well, you may not think it’s the same, and, well you’d be right, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’m very happy for “The Tell-Tale … Continue reading →

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LAKE POWELL & RAINBOW BRIDGE

Posted on February 8, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

  A Day Trip on Lake Powell to Rainbow Bridge     Lake Powell is a manmade lake, created by the Glen Canyon Dam at the Arizona side and mostly snaking deep into Southern Utah, filling the canyons carved out … Continue reading →

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The Dunedin Experience

Posted on February 3, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

    “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” at the Dunedin Film Festival Plus an interview and Q&A with yours truly   January 10, 2020, my short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” played at the Dunedin Film Festival … Continue reading →

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