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D(e)AD
Join us for a screening of D(e)AD written by Isabella Roland.
Friday October 24th - Doors at 7:30pm, Film starts at 8pm
at The Unreliable Narrator 302 N. Goodman St. STE E101 Rochester NY 14607
Synopsis
Tillie (Isabella Roland), a floundering young woman and her charismatic, alcoholic father (Craig Bierko), struggle to resolve their fractured relationship in the weirdest possible way: after he dies, his ghost appears in mirrors to haunt everyone in the family but Tillie. Tillie’s sister, Violet (Vic Michaelis), mother (Claudia Lonow), grandparents (Mark Lonow and Joanne Astrow), stepfather (Jonathan Schmock), and even Violet’s free-spirited baby daddy (Nick Marini), must do everything they can to make Tillie see her father… even employing a very reform rabbi (Eddie Peppitone) to exorcize him… or else they will be plagued by this ghost forever.
About the film
What do you get when you have three generations of comedians in on family, and someone dies? If you guessed an independent autobiographical self-funded feature-length dark comedy, you’d be absolutely right. D(e)AD is written by and starring Isabella Roland (Dropout.tv, Sex Lives Of College Girls); and directed by and starring Isabella’s mom, Claudia Lonow (creator/showunner of How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life, Accidentally on Purpose, Good Girls Don’t and Rude Awakening); and also the rest of their family.
Cast:
Tillie - Isabella Roland
Daniel - Craig Bierko
Frankie - Claudia Lonow
Violet - Vic Michaelis
Carl - Jonathan Schmock
Eric - Nick Marini
Owen - Brennan Lee Mulligan
Renee - Joanne Astrow
Harris - Mark Lonow
Rabbi Barry - Eddie Pepitone
Doctor - Zac Oyama
Young Tillie - Winslow Schwartzman
written by Isabella Roland
directed by Claudia Lonow
produced by
Erin Dellorso and Julianne Dowler
Cinematography AJ Young
Edited by Jacquelyn Le
executive producers:
Isabella Roland
Claudia Lonow
Jonathan Schmock
Brennan Lee Mulligan
Mark Lonow
JoAnne Astrow
D(e)AD Screening 10/30
Join us for a second screening of D(e)AD written by Isabella Roland.
Thursday October 30th - Doors at 7:30pm, Film starts at 8pm
at The Unreliable Narrator 302 N. Goodman St. STE E101 Rochester NY 14607
Synopsis
Tillie (Isabella Roland), a floundering young woman and her charismatic, alcoholic father (Craig Bierko), struggle to resolve their fractured relationship in the weirdest possible way: after he dies, his ghost appears in mirrors to haunt everyone in the family but Tillie. Tillie’s sister, Violet (Vic Michaelis), mother (Claudia Lonow), grandparents (Mark Lonow and Joanne Astrow), stepfather (Jonathan Schmock), and even Violet’s free-spirited baby daddy (Nick Marini), must do everything they can to make Tillie see her father… even employing a very reform rabbi (Eddie Peppitone) to exorcize him… or else they will be plagued by this ghost forever.
About the film
What do you get when you have three generations of comedians in on family, and someone dies? If you guessed an independent autobiographical self-funded feature-length dark comedy, you’d be absolutely right. D(e)AD is written by and starring Isabella Roland (Dropout.tv, Sex Lives Of College Girls); and directed by and starring Isabella’s mom, Claudia Lonow (creator/showunner of How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life, Accidentally on Purpose, Good Girls Don’t and Rude Awakening); and also the rest of their family.
Cast:
Tillie - Isabella Roland
Daniel - Craig Bierko
Frankie - Claudia Lonow
Violet - Vic Michaelis
Carl - Jonathan Schmock
Eric - Nick Marini
Owen - Brennan Lee Mulligan
Renee - Joanne Astrow
Harris - Mark Lonow
Rabbi Barry - Eddie Pepitone
Doctor - Zac Oyama
Young Tillie - Winslow Schwartzman
written by Isabella Roland
directed by Claudia Lonow
produced by
Erin Dellorso and Julianne Dowler
Cinematography AJ Young
Edited by Jacquelyn Le
executive producers:
Isabella Roland
Claudia Lonow
Jonathan Schmock
Brennan Lee Mulligan
Mark Lonow
JoAnne Astrow
Author Event for Kristina Ten’s debut story collection Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine. In conversation with Kristen Felicetti (Log Off).
Author Event for Kristina Ten’s debut story collection Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine. In conversation with Kristen Felicetti (Log Off).
Pages of the Prism Bookclub September
Pages of the Prism Bookclub September at The Unreliable Narrator
Youth Open Mic Night
Youth Open Mic Night at The Unreliable Narrator. Free event for ages 13-19. Doors open at 6:30pm
Pages of the Prism Bookclub
Contact giles@unreliablebooks.com to RSVP. The book this month is Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab.
My Bookery Roc Pop-Up on the Patio
Stop by to visit & support My Bookery Roc out on the Patio!
Journaling Night
Free to attend, space is limited. Email giles@unreliablebooks.com to confirm your spot. Donations appreciated but not required!
Rochester Queer Open Mic
Join us on August 20th at 6:30 pm for Rochester Queer Open Mic! Cohosted by @annaparade and @dangerouslyinchub. Come to share or just listen!
Sign-ups start at 6:30 and sharing begins at 7! Social hour after with potluck snacks!
Each month will feature a special guest; this month, is @annaparade ! If you’re interested in guesting, DM @annaparade or @dangerouslyinchub
Location was moved for more space, thanks to @archivist.books for hosting the past months!
Pleasure in Times of Collective Distress Class
Class led by River Drosera. (Re)Connect with your core values around your body and pleasure—sliding scale $5-$35. Contact @River_Drosera on Instagram or email riverdrosera@gmail.com to sign up. All proceeds go to a fundraiser for Gaza.
Rochester Book Crawl Launch Party + Book Swap
Join us on August 15th from 6:30-8 for a book swap and a lil’ launch celebration for the Rochester Book Crawl!
Launch Celebration for the Rochester Book Crawl: celebrate the start of the @rochesterbookcrawl ! Join us for snacks & refreshments, plan out your Crawl and maybe make some new friends to visit bookstores with! The dream!
Book Swap: Bring 1-3 gently used books and swap them with books that others bring!
If you don’t have any books to bring, that’s okay! You can still come and most likely there will be extra books for people to take home.
Journaling Night
Free to attend, space is limited. Email giles@unreliablebooks.com to confirm your spot. Donations appreciated but not required!
Dramatic Reading of Mary Shelleys "Frankenstein"
Join us for a dramatic reading of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment that involved putting it together with different body parts.
Author Event with Lydi Conklin
Join us on Sunday July 13th!
The Unreliable Narrator will be hosting Lydi Conklin, who will read from their new novel, Songs of No Provenance. They will be joined in conversation by Jen Grotz.
Sunday July 13th 4:30pm
RSVPs appreciated!