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...most talked-about events of Arts First was the premiere of the film "Silent Blessings," by Roberto Buso-Garcia '94 of Lowell House...
Overall, he looks back on the movie as a wonderful experience, noting especially Buso-Garcia's direction. "I realized more and more what a difficult job he had. His toughest job was really to keep everybody in line...People love him, they would do anything for him." Abigail Kolodny '95 supporting actress, praised both Buso-Garcia and the crew overall. "Tito is very encouraging, understanding, resilient, and patient--I'd say patience is his biggest virtue." She adds, "I also learned how important the crew is--the person who holds the camera, marks distances--they are more important than...
...personal commitment of the people involved: cast, crew and production staff, seems to be the most crucial ingredient across the board. And if his fans are right, Buso-Garcia has it in spades. "Silent Blessings" is not his first filming enterprise. When asked when his filming career began, Buso-Garcia cited the summer after his junior year in high school. "Well, I was always interested in telling stories...My mother surprised me by sending me to a summer school program at Oxford University where I took a film theory and production class as well as a creative writing class...
...most importantly, Buso-Garcia realized "I could move people to do this thing...we had no idea what we were doing and it came out pretty well." This past summer, he made "Monica," which he sent to several film festivals. Four films after his first attempt, "Silent Blessings" is Buso-Garcia's first project all on 15 mm film. "Ever since I came to Harvard I wanted to make a bigger film here. I thought, why can't we do on film what HRDC [Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club] does on the Loeb Mainstage or the Pudding. I thought...
...Busio-Garcia cites the one big obstacle to student film as "fear-the fear people have about the money." Harvard/Radcliffe Filmmakers was created, according to all involved, to encourage future filmmakers to pursue their dreams. "Two people have already contacted me about doing film here next year," Buso-Garcia recounts. Stone and Kolodny both expressed interest in perhaps doing a film again in the future. The successful production of a film such as "Silent Blessings," in addition to the formation of this new association, should help future directors and patrons to take independent film more seriously on campus. The only...