Be My Oswald

Meet The Filmmaker: Don & Katha Cato

Friday, April 13, 2007

Location: NY Chapter office: 1375 Broadway (between 37th & 38th) Suite 2103

Reception: 6:30 - 7:00 PM ~ Program: 7:00 - 8:30 PM

*Free to Members! $15 for those without current membership

RESERVATION REQUIRED due to LIMITED SEATING.

Please Call 212-459-3630 ext. 200 or via EMAIL kjensen@nyemmys.org

Don & Katha Cato will show their film, "Be My Oswald"

Be My Oswald examines the extremes we employ to protect any cultural myth and how hard we work to continue its shady existence, no matter what the cost. It is the story of a militant vegetarian and her conspiracy to assassinate Santa but the story unfolds through the experience of an attractive naïve rebellious socialite who has answered a blind newspaper ad believing it to be a pro-active social cause. Once losing her innocence and discovering the reality of her plight: to assassinate Santa Claus as he makes his grand entrance in the Thanksgiving Day Parade, a life or death struggle ensues over what appears to be a ridiculous notion because, of course, Santa doesn’t exist; yet, is a deadly treacherous notion since Santa is a deeply rooted, sacred American myth and a fundamental element of our economic system. Self-financed, Be My Oswald has been steady work since 1998. The Producers, Don & Katha Cato, maintained day jobs, got their kids through college and somehow remained mostly happily married while they managed the production, shot entirely on location in New York City. Over the course of the production, media technology changed dramatically as did the world we all live in. However as the chip-away method continued, one shot, one edit at a time, all deals were honored while the production adapted and the work completed. Be My Oswald has enjoyed very positive audience and critical response: “striking, subversive and sublime”; “undeniably strong, clever and unpredictable”; and “a very intimate drama with brilliant moments of twisted humor”…QIFF and “seductively entertaining and relevant…nerve wracking”…Jordan Hunter Indieville.net. The film has been selected for several festivals winning BEST DRAMA at the 4th Annual Queens International Film Festival, BEST FEATURE, The Founders Choice Award, at the NY Int’l Independent Film & Video Festival and was selected by The Anthology Film Archives NewFilmMakers Series 2006 and Be My Oswald was just selected for the Swansea, Wales, Film Festival, the largest film event in the UK.

Location: NY NATAS
1375 Broadway, Suite 2103

Date: April 13, 2007, 2:30 p.m. - April 13, 2007, 4:30 p.m.