Tag Archives: Edgar Allan Poe

P&P wins MUSIC AWARD at P2S

Posted on October 21, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” wins Best Music Scoring at the Pitch To Screen Film Awards in New York “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my (deep breath intake) short film musical adaptation of the … Continue reading →

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LA P&P Q&A

Posted on October 17, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

In Depth Q&A about “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” at the LA Indie FilmFest After the well-received screening of my musical short film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” at … Continue reading →

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Watch (and vote for!) P&P at P2S!

Posted on October 12, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens on-line at Pitch To Screen Film Festival through Monday Vote for its nominations in 3 categories! My short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation (breathe!) “The Pit and the Pendulum – … Continue reading →

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P&P in LA this FRIDAY

Posted on October 11, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens this Friday in LA, followed by a Q&A LA Indie Film Fest is screening my musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation this Friday, October 13th, at 7:30pm at The Other Space, 916 … Continue reading →

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P&P wins BEST MUSIC at HAUNTED HOUSE FEARFEST

Posted on October 8, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” won the award for Best Music at last night’s awards ceremony of the Haunted House FearFest at the Midnight Theater in New York City. Here is a video of my acceptance speech: … Continue reading →

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P&P in HAMBURG

Posted on October 4, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens Thursday in the antikyno in Hamburg Schocktober is being celebrated at the independent cinema antikyno in Hamburg, Germany. And this Thursday, October 5, at 7pm they are scheduling their shortfilm-slam Horror … Continue reading →

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P&P – DAY 9 – The Day the Hair Went Bye-Bye!

Posted on September 14, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Alt Title: The Day the Hair Got Snipped, Shorn and Shaved Off! The announcement, take one (with AD Charlotte Purser): Day 9 in the 10 days shooting “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” was fully devoted to the … Continue reading →

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P&P @ GUTTERCAST

Posted on August 23, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens for free on-line this Saturday courtesy of GUTTERCAST Gutterbliss, an art collective in Wilmington, North Carolina, is holding its annual Guttercast film festival at Jengo’s Playhouse in downtown Wilmington this Saturday, … Continue reading →

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P&P @ LAIFF

Posted on July 19, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens on-line for 3 days via the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival You can watch “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” – and many other films – on-line via the … Continue reading →

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P&P at the JERSEY SHORE

Posted on June 29, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens Sunday, July 2, 7:30pm at the Jersey Shore Film Festival I can’t guarantee that Snooki or The Situation will be present, but Ed and I will be spending our Sunday at … Continue reading →

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Pit and Pen On-Line June 8

Posted on June 5, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens June 8 on-line via the Brooklyn International short Film Festival The Brooklyn International short Film Festival will make select shorts – including yours truly’s musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation – available … Continue reading →

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The Romford Experience

Posted on June 2, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Audience Award for Best Performance Goes to Danny Ashkenasi in “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” at the Romford Film Festival Above is a selfie I took right before the Q&A after the late night screening of my … Continue reading →

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P&P in ROMFORD

Posted on May 22, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” plays the Romford Film Festival in London May 29 The Romford Film Festival in London starts this Wednesday and runs through May 30th. “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my … Continue reading →

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Astoria Filmmaker’s Club Article

Posted on April 20, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

The Astoria Filmmaker’s Club on-line journal has published a short article by Kendall Mullenhour about me and my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, which the Triborough Film Festival (sponsored by … Continue reading →

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2 ANNUAL ROBINSON FILM AWARDS for P&P

Posted on April 11, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” wins Best International Short and Best Soundtrack at the Annual Robinson Film Awards in Naples, Italy Robinson Film Award winners gathering on stage at the end of the festival Tuesday, April 11 … Continue reading →

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PODCAST INTERVIEW LIVE!

Posted on April 5, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Karl Kaefer from the Deviant Legion Network interviewed me about “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” This Thursday at 4pm EST I was interviewed live on Blog Talk Radio. The interview is now be archived at this link: … Continue reading →

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