For Immediate Release: Powerhouse Female Director, Arlene Bogna's award winning indie film, The Ballad of Snake Oil Sam is an Official Selection at Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, in Vancouver, WA, August 8, 2015
Powerhouse Female Director, Arlene Bogna's award winning indie film The Ballad of Snake Oil Sam continues its journey to cinema screens in the Pacific Northwest at the 8th Annual Columbia Gorge International Film Festival in Washington State this August 2015. The screening for this film takes place at Vancouver Community Library: 901 C St, Vancouver, WA 98660 on Saturday August 8th, 2015, at 5:00pm. The Columbia Gorge festival program and schedule is online at:
http://www.angaelica.com/festivals/2015cgiff/program/
Columbia Gorge was started by Angaelica- a non-profit organization rooted in the arts and ecology. They connect artists and collaborators to help bring exposure to unique and extraordinary projects, and enhance the power of storytelling. Arlene Bogna is a Powerful Female Voice in independent filmmaking today and gaining well deserved attention in the movie industry and film director communities. She is part of the "Support Women Filmmakers" movement and is in the Alliance of Women Directors, the only non-profit organization solely dedicated to education, support and advocacy for women directors in the entertainment industry.
For Immediate Release: Powerhouse Female Director, Arlene Bogna's award winning indie film, The Ballad of Snake Oil Sam is an Official Selection at Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, in Vancouver, WA, August 8, 2015
2. The Ballad of Snake Oil Sam captivates an audience of young and old alike, transporting you into the Wild Wild
West with the inspiring mystical story of a desert traveler, inventor, alchemist and magical elixir salesman in pursuit
of redemption. Emerging Filmmaker and Director, Arlene Bogna, had a unique vision for her undeniably daring,
artistic and harmonious cast of actors to portray many emotional states of mind without words and to explore the
meaning of trust, divine inspiration and the belief of redemption, relying solely on subtext and visuals. The Ballad of
Snake Oil Sam pays tribute to Sergio Leoneβs βSpaghetti Westernβ genre through the filmβs moments-in-between-
moments with the actors and frontier cinematography. The film, shot entirely on location outside of Joshua Tree,
California, also is an ode to famous director, Michelangelo Antonioni, with its remote scenery of the desert
wilderness reflecting Snake Oil Samβs inner struggles. The director Bogna says, βOur film crew went on a desert
camping adventure, braving all the elements together as a strong tribe, in order to make it all happen!β It features the
music of Los Angeles psychedelic rock band, West Indian Girl, from their latest album Shangri-La. The filmβs
original score is by Acclaimed film composer, Vivek Maddala. The Ballad of Snake Oil Sam stars Zane Byrdy,
Gladys Nyoth, Gabriel Voss, Cristina Balmores, and Eva Zeva.
While soaking up picturesque desert scenery, fantasy characters and frontier-dream images with a hippy like vibe is a
story told mostly with no dialogue but only distinct emotional events. Truly a work of art, this Arlene Bogna Film
will make your creative imagination soar and open it up to your own interpretation. The themes in the film keep you
thinking about big life questions of trust; redemption and what will Snake Oil Sam do next? Hungry for more? The
filmmaker purposely did this to bring in the character of Snake Oil Sam as a cameo in her next feature western,
Amaryllis Bang! Bang! The director envisions her upcoming film productions to convey sweeping epic vistas, mind-
blowing moments, and colorful dynamic shots. Arlene Bogna is ready to take this show on the road, and she already
is.
βWith its cool score, far-out set design, hip style and striking cinematography, The Ballad of Snake Oil Sam struck
our judges as an upbeat and offbeat wallop of fun. Weβre honored to screen it in our lineup. Best of luck for you
continued success!β New Hope Film Festival Chairman, Doug Whipple. "Dances With Films is thrilled to present the
exciting, exotic, hallucinogenic trip of the Wild Wild West from the highly creative mind of director/writer, Arlene
Bogna and Producers, Romell Foster-Owens & Anthony Ferranti Jr., to the Hollywood Industry. An exciting
envisioning of a story untold, this production promises a story that yearns to uncoil.β Dances With Films Fest Co-
Founder, Leslee Scallon
The Ballad of Snake Oil Sam was an official selection and nominated for 4 Awards at the 2014 Madrid International
Film Festival for: Best Short Film, Best Director of a Short Film, Best Music in Film and Best Costume. Bogna is
planning to get international distribution of this film, on cable and digitally. View all film updates at
TheBalladofSnakeOilSam.com Watch the trailer on Vimeo at arlenebogna.com/The-Ballad-of-Snake-Oil-Sam
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