~KELLIE & . . ‘JOHN AND THE HOLE’ / OPENING IN THE USA – TODAY / Q&A at QUAD CINEMA / TO-NIGHT – 7:30PM SCREENING / FRI AUG 6

KELLIE KONAPELSKY . . . !!

‘JOHN AND THE HOLE’ . . .
THE NEW, ‘STRANGE’ FILM / EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY is TALKING ABOUT . . . !!
IS OPENING TODAY, AUGUST 6 – IN THEATERS ACROSS THE US / & ON-DEMAND USA via IFCFILMS.

PASCUAL SISTO . . . “an installation artist with distinctive ideas around architecture, negative space, and composition” & “whose piercing directorial debut..” (both quotes: ROGER EBERT.COM) / this is,
will be doing a Q&A after the 7:30 pm screening – at QUAD CINEMA to-night . . . !!
FRI AUG 6, 2021.

SUPER CONGRATS !! GO OUT TO – KELLIE KONAPELSKY . . . !!

KELLIE . . . our Precog friend / where she is co-editor, publisher & . . graphic designer / designed the fab fab, super cold, nailed it . . . ‘JOHN AND THE HOLE’- movie poster !! / above !! damn !!!!!
really totally drop, dead – great.
& great font, btw /
I also really really like how she let those random, white ‘dot’ high-lites / of those tiny white rocks / play out visually – against the overall green grass field & bravely engage with the title’s font as well / a small touch, but maybe a big graphic design decision ?
but which totally . . brings some sense of the angst of the film – into the poster.
Kellie also . . . “did all the title design in the film.”

& ps I’m also pretty sure she had a lot of random / influence on the film’s creative decisions in general, as well; because PASCUAL SISTO, the newly critically acclaimed / film’s director, is . . her partner. irl / in real life.

SO, BRAVO FOR OUR FRIEND KELLIE !! / 6 DEGREES Of SEPARATION, or what !!
NYC UNDERGROUND, YOU ALWAYS AMAZE ME – YOU ALWAYS . . RULE !!

artlovers flashback:


from left: NICHOLAS STEINDORF and the women of Precog:
GABY COLLINS-FERNANDEZ, KELLIE KONAPELSKY, and, FLORENCIA ESCUDERO / bottom row center.

PHOTO: NANCY SMITH / ARTLOVERSNEWYORK, MARCH 1, 2020

historical note: this group photo was taken at what was to become known as the ‘Last Opening’ / as it was in fact the very last public opening, before the whole city, the whole world, shut down for . . COVID. it was a big, party-like celebration for HALEY JOSEPHS’ new painting show, at JACK BARRETT GALLERY, on the Lower East Side.
that’s a hint of Haley’s painting on the wall, and yes !!
she painted the walls – a cloudy baby pink !!

Florencia Escudero . . is co-editor, publisher of PRECOG,
Gaby Collins-Fernandez . . is also co-editor, publisher of PRECOG.
Kellie Konapelsky . . is co-editor, publisher, & Graphic Designer at PRECOG.
see: PRECOG

NICHOLAS STENDORF had just helped them with their digital, interactive ‘feature’ – on the global-minded / Paris-based, online VDC / VIRTUAL DREAM CENTER / digital platform.

some people just get around !!
Nicholas, 1/2 of Blinn & Lambert . . has a digital animation work – in the Brooklyn, Greenpoint / East Williamsburg / inaugural opening, also tonight, of new space: 11 Newel.

things are heating up / & it’s not even – Sept !!

BTW,
here’s: the link to the rave review . . TOMRIS LAFFLEY posted / on ROGER EBERT.
‘JOHN AND THE HOLE’ . . by TOMRIS LAFFLEY / ROGER EBERT – AUG 6, 2021


here’s: the link to the trailer