LOCALLY FILMED FURLOUGH STARRING 3 OSCAR WINNER OPENS MARCH 16

Producer Jen Gatien, Whoopi Goldberg, Melissa Leo, Laurent Rejto and Tessa Thompson

FURLOUGH, which filmed in the Hudson Valley (Kingston, Pine Plains, Town of Ulster) in March in 2017, opens at the IFC CENTER on March 16. The film directed by Laurie Collyer stars Oscar winners Melissa Leo (THE FIGHTER), Whoopie Goldberg (GHOST) Anna Paquin (THE PIANO) and Tessa Thompson (WESTWORLD, THOR RAGNAROK). IFC is distributing.

Local crew included Jonathan Burkhart, Amy Hutchings, Greg Meola, Jesica Farkas, Tim Bruno, Jaf Farkas, Jeremiah Wenutu, Anthony Stracquadanio, Alanna Wray, Dirt Haehnel, Rachaell Dama, Natalie Chau, Heidi Eklund, Krysten Pollard, Lisa Purcell, Julian Rodriguez, CrystalTweed, Michael Winsor, Morgan Millogo, Ready to Serve Catering and many more. Local actors too numerous to mention.

The Hudson Valley Film Commission was involved in this production from very early on and worked overtime to help with locations, cast and crew referrals (including 800 resumes for women inmates), vendors and permitting. 

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