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| The marquee lighting Main Street in Westhampton say's it all. (Photo LSV) |
The LIILFF is a great opportunity for young and upcoming Latino artist in the world of film to show their productions and get the exposure that many of them would need to move and market their films.
That was the logic of the executives at Latino Sports, who produced the film, The Legacy of #21, a documentary on Roberto Clemente that is making its way around the country by hosting community premiers throughout Latino community in cities where there is an interest to see the film.
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| Julio Antonio, Byron Hunter, Julio Pabón & George Alverio smiling holding award for Legacy of #21 outside theater. (Photo LSV) |
The film has been premiered in seven cities: New York, Bridgeport, New Haven Hartford, Chicago, Carlyle, PA and Cleveland, OH.
“We were informed about the Long Island Film Festival by some friends and decided that it was a good opportunity, it was in a close proximity, thus we should enter our film and see what feedback we can get from those in the film industry,” stated Julio Pabón, President/CEO of Latino Sports and Co-producer, along with Byron Hunter of the film.
George Alverio, Julio Antonio Pabón, Byron and Julio Sr. all attended the screening of the film what was held Sunday, September 30th, 2007 at 5 PM.
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| Julio Pabón & Byron Hunter shake hands congratulating each other after receiving award. (Photo LSV) |
The entire crew was surprised and delighted to hear that the film had been recognized and awarded, as “Official Selection” to the film festival.“It was a pleasant surprise and a great feeling on behalf of all the work that so many did to produce this film,” stated Byron Hunter, who is also the film’s director.
The film will continue to be shown in more cities with Syracuse, Bethlehem, and Boston on the agenda and a planned return to New York City on October 4th where the film will be shown at the Lincoln Hospital auditorium as part of the Hispanic heritage Month Celebration.
