Tag Archives: musicabre

Special 4/26 NYC Encore Screening of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”

Posted on April 8, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the the Pendudulum – a musicabre”, my (intake of breath) musical short film Edgar Allan Poe classic horror story adaptation officially concluded its one-and-a half year festival run late last year. However, and this is a nice … Continue reading →

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A Wig Made From My Hair

Posted on March 3, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

That is a picture of a wig that was made with my hair. Hair I donated. Multiple pony tails in zip lock baggies I shipped off to an organization called Hair We Care. Their mission statement is “to help maintain … Continue reading →

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Edward Elder Wins FFTG Award!

Posted on December 30, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

The FFTG Awards have been announced and “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” was nominated for six awards and won one, for my husband Edward Elder for Best Supporting Actor! The FFTG Awards announced the nominees and winners … Continue reading →

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P&P at ANGAELICA

Posted on December 21, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Watch “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” on-line at FESTIVAL ANGAELICA It’s a Holiday Treat!  Today and through the end of the year my musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” will … Continue reading →

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P&P at FFTG AWARDS FILM FESTIVAL

Posted on November 26, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Watch and Vote for “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” on-line at the FFTG AWARDS FILM FESTIVAL thru December 12 “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my 30 minute musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, is playing … Continue reading →

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P&P – DAY 10 – Shooting the Mirror Masks

Posted on November 14, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Our tenth and final day of shooting my short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” was all about the three doppelganger judges of the Inquisition, but not as they appear to the … Continue reading →

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POE MUSICABRES Screen Together 11/17 in NYC

Posted on November 6, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

First and Only Live Double Bill Screening of “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” & “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” 11/17, 1pm free admission as part of The North Film Festival in NYC The festival season for … Continue reading →

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BEST OF THE FEST at RAVENWOOD!

Posted on November 4, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

Oh Canada! The Ravenwood Film Festival has named “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” Best of the Fest (of all films, short and feature length) at the 2023 edition of their festival. That’s a particularly exciting honor as … Continue reading →

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P&P in CANADA

Posted on October 25, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” plays Thursday Night, 9pm at the Ravenwood Film Festival in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario Click Here for Info and Tickets It’s been a busy October for my horror musical short film Edgar … Continue reading →

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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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Love and Hope in Barcelona

Posted on September 30, 2023 by dannyashkenasi

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” wins Best Experimental Short Film at the Love and Hope International Film Festival in Beautiful Barcelona Above is a video of my acceptance speech upon winning Best Experimental Short Film at the … Continue reading →

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