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Best Actress Award for Heather Brittain O’Scanlon in VICTIM NO. 6!!!

May 10, 2022acting, Awards, Festivals, Film, News, Victim No. 6Heather Brittain O'Scanlon

Heather Brittain O’Scanlon wins BEST ACTRESS & BEST VILLAIN at Grindhouse Nights Film Festival!

I am so honored to have taken home awards for BEST ACTRESS and BEST VILLAIN at the 10th anniversary of the Grindhouse Nights Film Festival! Grindhouse Nights is a fantastic genre festival in my home state of New Jersey and they really showered Victim No. 6 with a lot of love. In addition to these two wins, we were nominated in 5 other categories!

Best Short Film
Best Direction – Nancy Menagh
Best Actor – Russ Russo
Best Cinematography- Aram “Spike UM” Bauman
Best Score – James Newberry
Thank you to the good folks at Grindhouse Nights for loving our film and congratulations on 10 years!!!

VICTIM NO. 6 Nominated for 7 Awards at Grindhouse Nights Film Festival!

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VICTIM NO. 6 is in the Best of the Fest Screening at Woods Hole!

September 26, 2021acting, Awards, Festivals, Film, Victim No. 6Heather Brittain O'Scanlon

We are so honored to be asked back to the Woods Hole Film Festival for their Best of the Fest screening!
VICTIM NO. 6 will be a part of their shorts block on Tuesday, October 5th. 7 PM at the Cotuit Center for the Arts!

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West Coast Premiere for VICTIM NO. 6!

September 26, 2021acting, Festivals, Film, Victim No. 6Heather Brittain O'Scanlon

I am so excited to be headed to my old ‘hood of Newport Beach, CA for the West Coast Premiere of Victim No. 6 at The Newport Beach Film Festival!
I hope to see a lot of my So Cal friends there!!!
Sunday, October 24 at 10 AM. Ticket details to follow…
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“Victim No. 6” Will Screen at the Woodstock Film Festival!

September 11, 2021acting, Festivals, Film, Victim No. 6Heather Brittain O'Scanlon

 

“Victim No. 6” is an Official Selection at Woodstock Film Festival

Victim No. 6 is part of the Fight or Flight Short Film Block at the Woodstock Film Festival!

Watch it IN PERSON on Saturday October 2 at 6:45 PM at the Woodstock Community Center

OR

Stream it ONLINE starting September 29 at 6:30 PM (You have until 11:59 PM on October 3 to watch it)!

BUY TICKETS HERE!

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“O’Scanlon delivers a brickhouse-solid performance” – ScreenAnarchy Review

August 18, 2021acting, Festivals, Film, Press, Reviews, Victim No. 6Heather Brittain O'Scanlon

Fantasia 2021: BORN OF WOMAN Shorts Program Pack Punches, Perspectives

Michele “Izzy” Galgana
EDITOR, U.S.; CALIFORNIA
Heather Brittain O’Scanlon in “Victim No. 6”“Victim No. 6 follows, from the very-talented Nancy Menagh (U.S.). At 22 minutes, most short films don’t get programmed at festivals. However, this desaturated, ’70s period piece is so well done that the time flies by with all the flourish of those long, butterfly collars on display. There’s a slasher on the loose, and with so many women missing, nerves are frayed. Lead Heather Brittain O’Scanlon delivers a brickhouse-solid performance that anchors the piece, easily switching between motivations and moods — she makes acting seem effortless, and I’d like to see her in more films. In concert with Menagh, this film flips power dynamics in ways that are more surprising and less cliche. This film could be a great proof of concept for a series or feature; I’d love to see more female villains like this.“

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Heather Brittain O’Scanlon Honored with Best Actress Award

August 18, 2021acting, Awards, Festivals, Film, Victim No. 6Heather Brittain O'Scanlon

Heather Brittain O’Scanlon accepts the Best Actress award at LIIFE

This feels really good. 🙏🏼
THANK YOU to everyone at the Long Island International Film Expo for this Best Actress award. I am truly humbled by this honor, and by all the love you’ve shown Victim No. 6!
And a HUGE congratulations to Nancy Menagh for her Best Director WIN!!!

Nancy Menagh (Best Director) & Heather Brittain O’Scanlon (Best Actress) accept their awards from LIIFE for their work on “Victim No. 6”.

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Two New Jersey Actors Lead the Pack with Top Awards

August 9, 2021NewsHeather Brittain O'Scanlon
New Jersey actors, Heather Brittain O’Scanlon and Bret Lada, bring home top awards from the Long Island International Film Expo.

Heather Brittain O’Scanlon & Russ Russo in “Victim No. 6”
“Victim No. 6”, written and directed by Nancy Menagh (“As It Seems”), is co-produced by Menagh and O’Scanlon under their production companies, Black Dog Pictures and SOS Productions, respectively. The film stars O’Scanlon (“Blue Bloods”, “House Broken”) along with Russ Russo (“Catch Hell”, “Act of War”). “Victim No. 6” is set in 1975 New York City, where a fun-loving woman out at her local bar invites a handsome stranger back to her place, despite knowing there is a serial killer on the loose.

Nancy Menagh is nominated for Best Director for “Victim No. 6”

Menagh and O’Scanlon first teamed up on the award-winning film “As It Seems”, which was also written and directed by Menagh and starred O’Scanlon. It was for “As It Seems” that Menagh won the “Best Director” award at LIIFE back in 2018. Now, 3 years later, she’s nominated once more. “Victim No. 6” leads the pack this year at LIIFE with four wins (Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Original Score) and two nominations (Best Director and Best Horror Film).

When asked how she felt about her Best Actress win, O’Scanlon replied, “I was honestly floored when I  heard. There were some incredible performances this year and to be selected for this award is truly humbling. I  owe so much thanks to Nancy, for writing the character of Donna for me, for being a generous collaborator, and for giving me great direction throughout. I am also so lucky to have had such wonderful cast-mates, who gave me so much to work with in each scene; everyone really brought their all to this film and that is evident to anyone who has seen it.”

Bret Lada in “The Andy Baker Tape”

“The Andy Baker Tape” was developed during the Covid-19 pandemic by actors, Bret Lada (“Law and Order: SVU”, “Pose”) and Dustin Fontaine (“Blue Man Group”). The film was directed by Lada, and both Lada and Fontaine share roles as co-writers, co-executive producers, and co-cinematographers. Caitlin Borek is credited as a co-producer alongside sound designer, Arthur Giamalidis.

The film is a found-footage thriller which chronicles a blogger’s doomed food tour of New Jersey and has gone on to win numerous awards around the country. Selected accolades include Best Home-Grown Feature Film at the Garden State Film Festival, Best Director at the Crimson Screen Horror Festival, Best Supporting Actor (Fontaine) at the New Jersey Film Awards, and Mr. Lada has won Best Actor at both the PopCon International Film Festival and this years Long Island International Film Expo.

“I share any acting awards with Dustin. Without him as my scene partner none of this would have been possible.” Lada quoted about his Long Island win. “We basically took a camera, got lost in the Pine Barrens, and kept rolling. At a certain point you stop acting and you just start being.”

In addition to Lada’s Best Actor win, “The Andy Baker Tape” is nominated for Best Feature Film at LIIFE.

 

The Andy Baker Tape Official Trailer

Both “Victim No. 6” and “The Andy Baker Tape” screen Friday, August 13 as part of the Stranger Danger film Block at 9:00 PM at Bellmore Movies. For TICKETS go to: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2021-long-island-international-film-expo-friday-aug-13-2021-5-blocks-tickets-157395392857
Select the 9:00 PM – Day 4, Block 4 – Stranger Danger Tickets.

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“Victim No. 6” is an Official Selection at Fantasia!

July 21, 2021acting, Festivals, Film, News, Victim No. 6Heather Brittain O'Scanlon

“Victim No. 6” is an Official Selection at Fantasia International Film Festival

“Sharp period detail, a solid central performance from Heather Brittain O’Scanlon, and smart storytelling hooks are the ticket in Nancy Menagh’s award-winning VICTIM NO.6. A serial killer stalks 1975 NYC. That’s not going to stop New Yorkers from having fun in this largely bar-set short. It’s a groovy time. Just be careful who you leave with.” – Mitch Davis
We’re geeking out over this one…
 
“Victim No. 6” is an Official Selection at the Fantasia International Film Festival!!!
 
Fantasia has been called “The most important and prestigious genre film festival on this continent.” …by some guy named Quentin Tarantino (!!!)
 
And this year our little film will be in the good company of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad – WHAAAAAT?!?!!!!!
 
So, Yeah. We’re definitely geeking out just a little bit over here. And we feel so honored to be in the company of so many filmmakers whom we admire.
 
Thank you Mitch, Celia, Eric & team for the warm welcome to the Fantasia Family!
 
Tickets for virtual screenings go on sale on July 23 on their website films.fantasiafestival.com – and you can start streaming on August 5 through the 25th!
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BEST ACTRESS Award – Plus 3 More – for “Victim No. 6”!

July 6, 2021acting, Awards, Festivals, Film, Victim No. 6Heather Brittain O'Scanlon

I am over the moon and full of pride over the love which “Victim No. 6” is receiving from the Long Island International Film Expo!

So far we received a total of four (4!!!) awards:

WINNER
Best Actress
Heather Brittain O’Scanlon
WINNER
Best Original Score
James Newberry
WINNER
Best Cinematography
Aram “Spike” Bauman

WINNER
Best Art Direction
James Bartol

As much as I am truly thankful for the Best Actress award, I am equally (if not more) thrilled for the members of our crew who won! This film was such a collaborative project, and we were blessed to have an INCREDIBLE team! Their work on this project was stellar and these awards are so well deserved!
Also, If you missed it, check out the great reviews we’re getting:
“O’Scanlon nailed her character perfectly. …Victim No. 6 is a brilliantly executed story that will keep you on your toes to the very end.”

– FILM THREAT

“Standing out from a crowd of predictability, Victim No. 6 pushes the boundaries and takes thrillers in a new direction, leaving overused tropes behind.”

– TAKE 2 INDIE REVIEW

You’ll have a few opportunities this summer to catch “Victim No. 6” – IN PERSON! I plan to be at both of these screenings so please say HI if you’re able to make it! And, if you’ can’t make it, there will be a virtual component to these festivals, as well!  Here’s what we can announce so far:

AUGUST 4, 2021
Woods Hole Film Festival
8:30 PM
Redfield Auditorium

Buy IN-PERSON TICKET August 4th
Buy VIRTUAL TICKET (streaming starts 7/31)

AUGUST 13, 2021
Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE)
9:00 PM
Bellmore Movies

Buy IN-PERSON TICKET August 13th – Day 4 Block 4 “Stranger Danger”
Buy VIRTUAL TICKET August 13th
Thank you for your support, as ever. It’s been a tough year for us all, but I feel like the clouds are finally parting. I hope you feel that, too. 🙏
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“Victim No. 6 is an Official Selection at Woods Hole Film Festival!

July 3, 2021acting, Festivals, Film, Victim No. 6Heather Brittain O'Scanlon

“Victim No. 6” is an Official Selection at Woods Hole Film Festival

I am WICKED EXCITED for “Victim No. 6” to be an official selection at the Woods Hole Film Festival!!!

The festival runs 7/31 – 8/7 in Cape Cod, MA and it will be a combination virtual and in-person event! 🕺🏻

AUGUST 4, 2021
“Victim No. 6” at the Woods Hole Film Festival
8:30 PM

Redfield Auditorium

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What a wonderful evening we had at the @deenalevyt What a wonderful evening we had at the @deenalevytheatrestudio showcase last night! It felt so incredible to be back in this space and to reunite with my beloved acting teachers, Deena & @iamchrissantangelo and a couple of wonderful friends and former scene partners @jared_p_smith & @mcsharits! Congratulations to all of the fabulous actors who shared their work. Big shout out to @stephanie.goldbaum - BRAVO! You’re a comedic queen!!! Break legs tonight!!! 
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WOW WOW WOW!!! We’re blown away by the love we’ve been shown by Grindhouse Nights Film Festival - 7 NOMINATIONS!!! 

Best Short Film
Best Direction - Nancy Menagh
Best Actor - Russ Russo
Best Actress - Heather Brittain O’Scanlon
Best Cinematography- Aram “Spike” Bauman
Best Score - James Newberry
Best Villain

THANK YOU to Todd Staruch and the team - and congratulations to our fellow nominees! We can’t wait until the festival!!
The 20th Anniversary of the Garden State Film Fest The 20th Anniversary of the Garden State Film Festival was a roaring success! Thank you to all of our wonderful filmmakers who were a part of it and thanks to our friends and community for coming out to support independent film! 

Did you miss a film you wanted to see? GSFF films will be available on demand now through April 3rd! Access them here:  https://gardenstatefilmfestival.eventive.org/welcome! 

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I’m honored to play a part in Debra Markowitz’ I’m honored to play a part in Debra Markowitz’s feature film THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE WORLD, screening Sunday, March 27th at the Garden State Film Festival! 

From Debra: “Dear friends - We have our Only Woman in the World premiere date!! Sunday, March 27 2022, 11:40am–2:00pm (BC29)· Please be sure to get your tickets!  The Only Woman in the World is screening at the BERKELEY HOTEL, Continental Room, 1401 Ocean Avenue, First Floor, Asbury Park, NJ 07712. Buy your tickets at https://m.bpt.me/event/5340576  This will likely be our only physical screening as I’m not planning any further at this point. Hope to see you! -Debra”
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