YES! Filmmaker(s) Attending for Q & A
Sat Mar 2, 2019 – 12:00 pm | Hendricks Arts Center
And…Seen
Directed by Liz Ortiz
Documentary Feature
U.S.A. | 74 min | 2018
“When we go into auditions, so many people look at us and they see this (wheelchair), and they can’t get past this. And I want them to be able to see a trained performer.”
—Jamie Petrone
ACTRESS, WHEELCHAIR DANCER, EDUCATOR
Liz Ortiz
Director
Casting director and indie film producer and now 1st time documentary director, credited on projects which have screened at hundreds of US and International film festivals including: Sundance, BAM Cinemafest, Toronto, Brooklyn, Soho, Palm Springs, HBO Latino, Urban World, Costa Rica among others, and have aired on CBS, Lifetime, HBO, Showtime and Cinemax. Casting/producing highlights include: “Off The Rails” Lifetime Movie Network, “Advantageous” Sundance/streaming on Netflix/Independent Spirit Award Nomination,”Zombie Honeymoon”/Showtime. Shorts: “Pop Foul”, “Crazy Beats Strong Every Time” & “The Bravest, The Boldest” all official Sundance selections, “Off Track Betty” NY Times Critics Pick, “Window Dressing” Best Dramatic Short, Atlantic City Film Festival. TV: “The Cycle”/CBS, Season One of “Monsters Inside Me”/Animal Planet. Producer/Casting for features “Barrio Boy” and “And Seen” (Documentary/Director)
