Bitter Feast is aHappy Meal

Thefilm “Bitter Feast” which premiered at Los Angeles Film Festival is acollaborative effort by Indie filmmakers who combined talent to make a filmwhich was shot in 14 days. The production values along with performances by actorsJames LeGros. Joshua Leonard , Amy Seimetz are outstanding and of course MarioBatali adds to the recipe Cinematographer ,Michael McDonough, creates images ontwo Canon 5 D Mark II SR cameras with most of the film shot on available lightin the woods.. Production manager/producer Brent Kunkle along with producerLarry Fessenden knows how to get the most bang for your buck. Larry’s producingpartner at Glass Eye Pix, Peter Phok has always been the one to add more spiceto the mix. .We are notgoing into budget here but we are exploring the excellent workmanship of anoutstanding team effort on a film which outshines those extravagant starstudded higher budget films. Studios should learn from them. Director/writerJoe Maggio had never done a horror/thriller before. His script was hatchedafter he read a Frank Bruni review of Gordon Ramsay’s NewYork City restaurant,"London Hotel” and from thathis imagination flourished. They faced many challengers but they fun which iswhat filmmaking should be about. A party which produces the best results on thescreen. Just a reminder to be very careful when you bad mouth a restaurant andparticularly, the chef.