For Immediate Release:

THE TELEVISION PREMIERE OF AWARD-WINNING INDEPENDENT FILM “PARTING WORDS”
TO DEBUT ON THIRTEEN’S REEL13 SERIES
Directed by “Cost of Living” Filmmaker Stan Schofield

Broadcast Premiere on Saturday, January 3, 2009

New York, NY (December 8, 2008) – This upcoming New Year, New Yorkers will laugh, cry and be thoroughly charmed during the television premiere of the award-winning film, Parting Words, directed by acclaimed NY filmmaker Stan Schofield (”Cost of Living”). Fans of “St. Elmo’s Fire” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral” will be fascinated with this absorbing film focusing on a circle of dysfunctional 30-something friends caught in small town life, gossip and scandal.  The independent film will debut on Reel 13, the Saturday night movie showcase on New York public television station THIRTEEN.  Parting Words will debut on January 3, 2009.

The film received 5 award nominations during the 2008 Hoboken Film Festival, winning “Best Director” and “Best Actress.”  Parting Words recently screened throughout the Long Island Film Festival touring Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and California.  The film received critical acclaim and NY Film Critics Online’s Harvey Karten exclaimed of the film, “Parting Words is a cut above My Big, Fat Greek Wedding…”

Parting Words is a dark comedy that follows the dysfunctional relationship of childhood friends Vince, Nick, and Eddie and their wild and beautiful gal-pal Laura. When an intoxicated Laura gets the pot boiling with a shocking revelatory toast at her friend’s wedding, everyone’s lives are dismantled, reassembled and certainly forever changed.  Forced onto an emotional rollercoaster filled with love, secrets, gossip, betrayal and turmoil these 30-something friends must evaluate their relationships and question whether there is anything left worth saving.

Beautifully shot in HD24P, Parting Words is one of the pioneering digital-era features.   Produced on location in Hoboken, New Jersey and the surrounding areas, the cast and crew were assembled from the local New York City talent pool including its starring cast: Elizabeth Regan, Joe Narciso, Nicholas Giordano, Stephanie Kurtzuba and Kevin Kash.

More information about the film can be found online at www.partingwordsmovie.com

Stan Schofield is an award-winning commercial film director with over 20 years under his belt. His strong storytelling skills and ability to extract real and natural performances from talent have made his work stand out amongst an ever-growing pool of commercial filmmakers.  In addition to music videos, a documentary for Special Olympics, short stories for PBS, and commercials for clients such as The American Cancer Society, American Medical Association, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of California.  He has also directed two award-winning feature films, “Cost of Living” and “Parting Words”.

Schofield produced and directed “Cost of Living” starring Andrew Lowery, Bill Sage and Emmy® and Golden Globe ® Winner Edie Falco. An edgy film about a female drifter and con artist, “Cost of Living” made the rounds of the independent film festival circuit in the summer of 1997 receiving widespread recognition and awards including “Best First Feature” “Studio Prize” and “Best Actress” for Edie Falco at the AFI International Film Festival in Los Angeles. The film later aired on Showtime in the Fall of 2002.

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PARTING WORDS
©2008 Schofield Films, Inc. 90 minutes.  Directed by Stan Schofield.  Starring: Elizabeth Regen, John Tormey, Nicholas Giordano, Joe Narciso, Kevin Kash, Cristina L. Fadale, Angela Pupello.

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