IFFB: Stolen Q & A Recap
Filed under: Independent, Cinematical Indie
Director Rebecca Dreyfus was on hand for a question and answer session after the film. She revealed that she fell in love with the museum before the theft and after a visit came up with the idea for the film. Filming was off and on for a three year period. And this is the first screening.”When we started trying making the film we didn't know Harold. But the finished film had a lot to do about him.”
She first called Harold up for an interview about the theft. After the interview she began getting calls from him as it reopened his interest in the case.
She did admit that his looks (due to his skin cancer) were originally a concern. She used the interview footage to gauge people’s opinion and the consensus was you could forget about his looks in 2 minutes.
“There is a time when you get really caught up in it and you want to believe them and get the art back.”
Youngworth still claims he'd show the art if he was given the right deal. Turbo is actually a bachelor in American studies. He loves America.
“The Gardener staff decided they wanted to be left out and that was their decision. I think it’s really sensitive for them; they just really didn't want to talk about it.”
Harold Smith's son has agreed to take over the case. Dreyfus said that when it’s finished she will be sending a copy to Senator Kennedy. ”I do think if you tried to shake things up on a higher level something could get done.”
She’s currently working on distribution, and says hopefully it will be released nationally on DVD. She believes it will be available at the Gardner Museum itself.
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