Buffalo Dreams Hosting World Premiere of Greetings from Tromaville Documentary
Debi Moore
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The Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival is making quite a name for itself, and if you live in or near the Buffalo-Niagara area, this year’s event is looking like one you don’t want to miss, especially if you’re a Troma fan!
Along with hosting the New York State premiere of Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High aka Vol. 2, the second half of Lloyd Kaufman’s two-film sequel to the company’s cult classic Nuke ‘Em High, the fest is home to the world premiere of the documentary Greetings from Tromaville. Want to learn more? We have the full details below.
From the Press Release:
The 2017 Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival will host the world premiere of Greetings from Tromaville and the Buffalo-Niagara film festival premiere of Diffability Hollywood. Both feature-length documentaries were directed by Rochester filmmaker Adrian Esposito for his production company, Espocinema.
The festival will also screen Bury My Heart with Tonawanda, a feature-length narrative drama which Esposito wrote and co-produced, directed by Gary Sundown. Festival co-founders Chris Scioli and Gregory Lamberson will present Esposito with the festival’s Local Hero Award. Esposito has autism and is an advocate for disabled people and has never allowed the challenges he faces to interfere with his dream of becoming a filmmaker.
Greetings from Tromaville is an entertaining documentary about Troma Entertainment and its co-founder, Lloyd Kaufman, who appears in extensive interview footage. The film traces the history of the independent film production company, which has operated for 40 years, and provides an affectionate look at the subculture it has spawned. As announced previously, Buffalo Dreams will also host the New York State premiere of Kaufman’s Return to Return to Nuke Em High aka Vol. 2, filmed in Niagara Falls.
Diffability Hollywood provides an entertaining and heartfelt look at the history of people with disabilities working in the motion picture industry and uses clips and interviews to show how Hollywood’s depiction of disabled people has shaped public perception. Diffability Hollywood previously screened at Buffalo’s Museum of Disability History.
Bury My Heart with Tonawanda is a historical drama about a young man with Down syndrome who is rejected his family but finds acceptance with the Tonawanda Seneca Nation. The story shows the positive effects of love and respect and challenges historical stereotypes about Native Americans. Director Sundown co-stars. It won Best Western New York Film at Buffalo Niagara Film Festival in 2013.
“Adrian’s a prolific filmmaker with a love of genre films and a desire to spotlight social issues, including the achievements of people with disabilities,” says Lamberson. “His documentaries are expansive, entertaining, and illuminating. Several of his previous films, all focusing on social issues, are available on Amazon Prime. This is the first time we’ve featured a retrospective of a local filmmaker’s work, and we look forward to introducing Adrian’s films to our festival attendees.”
Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival runs Friday, November 3rd – Thursday, November 9th at Dipson’s Eastern Hills Cinema in Williamsville, New York, and Friday, November 10th – Sunday, November 12th at the Screening Room Cinema Cafe in Amherst, New York. Film and screenplay submissions are still open via FilmFreeway and Withoutabox.
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