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Old Heart Feature Film Honoring Lake Forest High Teacher Peter Ferry.
This special tribute event honors award winning Old Heart author Peter Ferry who taught English at Lake Forest High School for 28 years. Following the 90 minute film, producer/screenwriter Roger Rapoport , codirector Kirk Wahamaki will join one of the film's costars for an audience discussion. Ferry’s students and faculty colleagues will attend this special event. Among his best known students are novelist Dave Eggers and actor Vince Vaughn.
Tickets are available at this link.
Old Heart focuses on how people cross cultural boundaries to find common ground. In addition to honoring black soldiers who have fought for our country back to the American liberation, the film, is also a tribute to elder independence. Set in Detroit and the Netherlands, Old Heart was filmed in the midwest and the Dutch community of Veldhoven. Twenty-three midwestern actors are featured along with Amsterdam actress Eva Doueiri in her screen debut.
Read the Indy Film Library Review
This 90 minute feature has won 8 best feature awards and two dozen other honors for directing, acting, cinematography, editing, costuming and screenwriting. For more information contact producer Roger Rapoport at (231) 720-0930 (voice only) or email him at rogerdrapoport@me.com
Old Heart is being shown exclusively in theaters. Support the first class Gorton Center to see this film on the big screen.
"Old Heart is fabulous ... powerful performances from Jamelle Sargent as young Tom and Eva Doueiri as young Sarah. A fine job, ... brought tears to my eyes." - Tony Moore, Indy Film Library
Source: oldheartmovie.com