POKER FACE LOCATIONS

POKER FACE from Peacock TV filmed in the Hudson Valley from April through October 2022.

The 10-episode mystery-of-the-week series ended March 9 with last episode for season 1. The series follows Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.

In addition to Natasha Lyonne, the series will feature guest stars Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery, Luis Guzmán, Megan Suri, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, Nick Nolte, Reed Birney, Rhea Perlman, Ron Perlman, Rowan Blanchard, S. Epatha Merkerson, Shane Paul McGhie, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Hsu, Tim Blake Nelson, Tim Meadows and thousands of local extras.

“The Hudson Valley Film Commission was an excellent resource for us in casting Hudson Valley locals. They were always available and eager to help us get the word out to as many locals as possible to be involved as background extras on our shows. Without their help, our job would have been a lot more difficult in helping the production achieve their vision. It is great to see an expanding pool of locals who are excited and willing to do background work and show up to set knowing what they are doing.” –Grant Wilfley Casting

In addition to local extras, the production hired more than fifty local crew members to work in different departments including accounting, grip & electric, hair & makeup, location scouting, production, set medics, special effects, stage management, wardrobe and more.

Filming took place throughout the Hudson Valley. Here’s a little recap of some of the locations.

EPISODE 1: DEAD MAN'S HAND
Directed by Rian Johnson,
Featuring Natasha Lyonne, Adrien Brody, Dascha Polanco, Benjamin Bratt

When a close friend meets an untimely end, Charlie Cale, a casino cocktail waitress with an uncanny knack for identifying lies, is determined to unravel these mysterious events, even if it endangers her own life.

Select Hudson Valley Locations:
Umbra of Newburgh (@former Anthony's Pier 9 in New Windsor), North Plank Road Tavern in Newburgh

EPISODE 2: THE NIGHT SHIFT
Directed by Rian Johnson,
Featuring Natasha Lyonne, Hong Chau, Megan Suri

Wounded and on the run, Charlie is forced to make a pit stop in desolate New Mexico where she tries to clear the name of a trucker framed for the murder of a local.

No Hudson Valley Locations in this episode.

EPISODE 3: THE STALL
Directed by Iain B. MacDonald
Featuring Natasha Lyonne, Shane Paul McGhie, Lil Rel Howery, Danielle Macdonald

Charlie takes a job at a family-run Texas BBQ joint and must use her skills of perception to sniff out the truth behind a shocking death.

Select Hudson Valley Locations: Accord Service Station, Big Dogs Brewery in Walden, Umbra of Newburgh

EPISODE 4: REST IN METAL
Directed by Tiffany Johnson
Featuring Natasha Lyonne, Chloë Sevigny, Nicholas Cirillo, Chuck Cooper, Benjamin Bratt

Charlie goes on tour with has-been metal band Doxxxology, a motley crew of dejected rockers who've spent decades trying to write a new hit; Charlie suspects foul play when one musician winds up dead.

Select Hudson Valley Locations: The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, Towne Crier Café in Beacon, Restaurant Depot in Newburgh, Rodeway inn in New Paltz

“It was a great experience overall, generating a lot of local excitement, and we were pleased that we were able to offer two stages for filming, showing Natasha Lyonne's character performing at two different venues." –Towne Crier Cafe

EPISODE 5: TIME OF THE MONKEY
Directed by Lucky McKee
Featuring Natasha Lyonne, Judith Light, S. Epatha Merkeson

Working at a retirement home, Charlie makes friends with two rebellious old ladies who may have taken matters into their own hands.

Hudson Valley Locations: Woodland Pond at New Paltz, Trevor Zoo in Millbrook

“Overall, we had a rather pleasant experience hosting Poker Face and the film crew here at Woodland Pond. Amongst an unsure prediction as to how this was to unfold, we found the process of coordinating community and facility usage with the Film Agency unproblematic and enjoyable. The one issue we did run into was frequent smoking on campus, which was prohibited from the start of the filming.” –Woodland Pond

EPISODE 6: EXIT STAGE DEATH
Directed by Ben Sinclair
Featuring Natasha Lyonne, Ellen Barkin, Tim Meadows, Audrey Corsa, Jameela Jamil

Charlie's waitress job at a dinner theater is interrupted by a tragic death on stage during a performance by two washed-up television stars; when she starts to investigate, deadly motivations come to light.

Hudson Valley Locations: Private home in Garrison, Beacon Theater, Umbra @ Anthony's Pier 9 in New Windsor.

“Poker Face shot at both our theater and restaurant, as well as exterior marquee stuff, for an episode. It was an absolute dream of an operation, from top to bottom. All my contacts on the locations side of everything were extremely generous and professional, as well as just being very cool people. And the crew was one of the most dedicated and talented I've seen, everybody was an amazing piece to a spectacular puzzle. It was really a situation that could've been a nightmare to handle, but everyone involved in the prep, shoot and clean up made it a dream. Very psyched to catch the episode!“–Mike Burdge, Story Screen (now The Beacon)

EPISODE 7: THE FUTURE OF THE SPORT
Directed by Iain B. MacDonald
Featuring Natasha Lyonne, Tim Blake Nelson, Chales Melton, Leslie Silva, Angel Desai

While working at a go-kart complex, Charlie becomes involved in a bitter feud between an aging race car driver and a hotheaded young upstart, whose rivalry has explosive consequences.

Select Hudson Valley Locations: Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, The Castle Fun Center in Chester, Happy Valley Arcade Bar in Beacon and Private Homes.

EPISODE 8: THE ORPHEUS SYNDROME
Directed by Natasha Lyonne
Featuring Natasha Lyonne, Nick Nolte, Cherry Jones, Luis Guzmán, Tim Russ

A special effects artist unearths a past project to find closure from the guilt of a fatal on-set accident; when old demons resurface, Charlie is left to unravel a new deadly plot.

Select Hudson Valley Locations: Barbershop on Main Street in Cornwall, Private Homes & Barn, IBM Somers Office Complex, Umbra of Newburgh

EPISODE 9: ESCAPE FROM SHIT MOUNTAIN
Directed by Rian Johnson
Featuring Natasha Lyonne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Castaneda, Stephanie Hsu

Charlie finds herself stranded in a motel during a blizzard; in order to survive the night, Charlie must decipher the deadly tension between her questionable companions.

Most of the exteriors for this episode, which is set in Colorado, were not filmed in the Hudson Valley but there are a few surprises including Tetta’s Market in Olivebridge, which was actually one of the first locations used in the region on April 11, 2022. The scene features Natasha Lyonne and Stephanie Hsu.

Select Hudson Valley Locations: Tetta’s in Olivebridge, Tuxedo Motel, Umbra, Vassar Hospital

“It was a pleasure to host and work with Poker Face. The film crew was very professional, considerate and communicative both before, during and after filming. It was a wonderful experience to see the amount of thought, work and coordination that goes into these film shoots. In the days after shoot, the production stood by their word and made sure the store was just as they found it, if not better.” –Tetta's Market and Pizzeria

EPISODE 10: THE HOOK
Directed by Janicza Bravo
Featuring Natasha Lyonne, Ron Perlman, Simon Helberg, Clea DuVall, Benjamin Bratt, Rhea Perlman

Charlie faces her greatest challenge yet when she is caught in the crossfire of a deadly power play that puts her in the sights of two ruthless crime syndicates and the FBI.

Select Hudson Valley Locations: Vassar Hospital in Poughkeepsie, Big Dogs Brewery in Walden, The Chance in Poughkeepsie, Beacon Movie Theater, Ireland Corners in Gardiner, Umbra builds for Yacht

PREMIERES, OSCAR NODS, POKER FACE & MORE

January 2023 has been a busy time for many regional films, TV shows and filmmakers. Here are a few highlights from the past week including Premieres, Academy Award nominations, and more

On Saturday, January 21, THEATER CAMP premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

First-time feature directorial duo Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman authentically celebrate the brilliant and slightly unhinged educators and magical spaces that allow kids to be themselves and find their confidence, nailing the details after experiencing decades of camp life. The film features a winning comedic ensemble cast and boundless creativity.

The film features Amy Sedaris, Jimmy Tatro, Ben Platt and Molly Gordon. Filming took place in June of 2022 in Warwick and at the Newburgh Unity Armory. HBG Casting handled background, and many regional crew members participated.

Variety wrote: “Longtime friends Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman have assembled an intermittently amusing, mostly ad-libbed, wannabe 'Waiting for Guffman' set in the world of junior acting programs.” Click here to read review in Variety

On Sunday, January 22, THE TUBA THIEVES premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Alison O’Daniel and Laurent Rejto on location at Maverick Concerts

THE TUBA THIEVES, directed by Alison O’Daniel,  fictionalizes real events and lived experiences through a cinematic language that mirrors the experience of being hard of hearing: overlapping narratives, obscured visual framing, and captions that present a third narrative equal to image and sound. The film unfolds between 2011 and 2013 during a rash of tuba thefts from Los Angeles schools. Nyke Prince and Geovanny Marroquin play fictionalized versions of their lives. Nyke, who is Deaf, is given a drum kit and an empty practice room and navigates her relationship to music with her hearing boyfriend and hearing father. In other parts of Los Angeles, Geovanny and other high school students impacted by the tuba thefts perform at football games and hang out after school. 

Their stories are interrupted by reenactments of historic concerts where audiences experienced music through ‘silence’—John Cage’s 1952 premiere of 4’33” where a pianist sat at a piano for 4 minutes and 33 seconds without playing a note. Second, the 1979 final punk show at the Deaf Club in San Francisco, a social club for the Deaf that hosted west coast punk shows. And lastly, Prince’s surprise 1984 free concert at the Deaf University Gallaudet on his Purple Rain tour.

The 1952 premiere of 4’33” was filmed where the premiere actually took place: Maverick Concerts: the oldest continuous summer chamber music festival in America.

For more details, visit https://creative-capital.org/projects/the-tuba-thieves
Click here to read review in Indiewire

On Sunday, January 22, WITH PETER BRADLEY premiered at Slamdance

Alex Rappoport and Peter Bradley

WITH PETER BRADLEY is an intimate documentary collaboration between filmmaker Alex Rappoport and abstract artist Peter Bradley, who both live in Saugerties, New York. When the two met in January 2020, Peter was 79 and had neither sold many paintings nor had a major show in over four decades – yet he still painted every day in and around a shipping-container studio, heated by a wood stove, no matter what the weather...

"I’ve lived in the Hudson Valley town of Saugerties, New York for 22 years," recalls Rappoport. "A few years less than Peter Bradley, whose house I drove past all the time without ever knowing he was there. Until two years ago. I was introduced to Peter by Robert Langdon, who runs Emerge Gallery in Saugerties, a small storefront space dedicated to local artists. In June 2019 Robert showed new works by Peter, who hadn’t had a solo exhibit of his paintings in a long time. My wife, Katie Cokinos, went to the opening at Emerge, and Robert introduced her to Peter as a filmmaker. Peter said, “You should make a film about me.” Katie suggested her husband instead, and told me later but I forgot all about it. Six months later my daughter, Lula, was helping Robert at the gallery over her winter break from college. She came home one day and said, 'You should make a movie about Peter Bradley.' So I did - because he lives 5 minutes down the road, his story is amazing and, remarkably, no one else had ever showed up to record it previously."

For more details, visit www.withpeterbradley.com

On Tuesday, January 24, the Academy Award Nominations were announced.

Darren Aronofsky's THE WHALE was nominated for 3 Academy awards including:
Best Lead Actor – Brendan Fraser 
Best Supporting Actress – Hong Chau
Best Makeup and Hairstyling  – Adrien Morot, Judy Chin and Anne Marie Bradley


Filming for A24’s THE WHALE took place primarily on the soundstage at Umbra of Newburgh and on location in New Paltz. The cast features Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton and Hong Chau, who has also worked in the region on DRIVEWAYS. Many local crew members were hired including 'legendary' key grip Mitch Lillian. Other locals working G&E included Jimmy DeMarco (rigging gaffer), Jack Lillian (B camera dolly grip), Greg Meola (grip), Kimberly Sauer (add'l digital imaging technician), Anthony Stracquadanio (grip), Todd Sullivan (lead shop electrician). Other crew members included Rachaell Dama (costume supervisor), Michele Elise (tailor), Michelle Bayreuther (set medic), Tony Glazer (stage manager), Summer Crockett Moore (stage manager). Hilary Greer (HBG Casting) was in charge of background actors.

On Tuesday, January 24, we also announced that THE ADULTS will world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.

Jon Read on location for THE ADULTS

THE ADULTS is directed by Dustin Guy Defa with Michael Cera, Hannah Gross, and Sophia Lillis. Filming took place in November and December of 2021 in Beacon, Fishkill, Maybrook, Millbrook, Newburgh, New Windsor, and Saugerties. 

Cera has previously worked in the Hudson Valley on the Hulu TV series LIFE & BETH by Amy Schumer, and HITS by David Cross. 


The production was handled by Savage Rose Films. Producing partners Allison Rose Carter and Jon Read have worked in the region on many feature film projects including SHIRLEY, DIANE, and A VIGILANTE.

Savage Rose Films claims that it is "grounded in humanity, not always reality" may best be exemplified by the release of A24’s EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, which has been nominated for 11 Academy Awards!!!

On Wednesday, January 25, LINOLEUM premiered in theaters.

Jim Gaffigan and Rhea Seehorn in LINOLEUM

LINOLEUM, which was filmed in the Hudson Valley, opened in theaters on January 25, 2023. Written and directed by Colin West, the film stars Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Naco, Gabriel Rush, Amy Hargreaves, with Michael Ian Black and Tony Shallhoub.

Filming took place in Kingston, Saugerties and the Town of Ulster between October 19 to November 14, 2020. "In addition to hiring locals, visiting cast and crew stayed at the Best Western Plus in Kingston. LINOLEUM was one of the first productions to film after the Covid 19 lockdown.

When a satellite falls from orbit and crashes into the suburban home of a dysfunctional family in Ohio, the father (Jim Gaffigan) seizes the opportunity to fulfill his dream of becoming an astronaut by re-building it into his own rocket ship. While his wife (Rhea Seehorn) and daughter (Katelyn Nacon) believe he's experiencing a midlife crisis, surreal events Begin to unfold around him, forcing him to reconsider how interconnected their lives truly are.

For more info, visit https://www.linoleummovie.com

On Thursday, January 26, the first four episodes of POKER FACE were released on PeacockTV

Episode’s currently streaming include:

Dead Man's Hand
When her friend is murdered, Charlie Cale, a woman with a knack for identifying lies, investigates. (Exterior locations in this episode are not local.)

The Night Shift
Charlie, adjusting to life on the run, struggles to clear the good name of an innocent trucker. (This episode was not filmed locally.)

The Stall
Charlie uses her perception skills to sniff out the truth behind a shocking death at a BBQ joint. (This episode, which takes place in Texas, was filmed entirely in the Hudson Valley.)

Rest in Metal
Charlie suspects foul play when a musician from a once-popular metal band meets a shocking end. (This episode, which takes place in the Midwest, was filmed entirely in the Hudson Valley. Featured locations include the Towne Crier Café in Beacon , The Chance in Poughkeepsie and the Rodeway Inn in New Paltz.)

Filming for the TV series took place from April through October 2022.  The 10-episode mystery-of-the-week series, follows Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve. Read our full blog including select locations at www.tinyurl.com/pokerfaceblog 

Read Why the Hudson Valley was the perfect place for 'Poker Place' at www.tinyurl.com/timeunionpf
Our favorite quote from the article follows...

The Hudson Valley appealed to POKER FACE’s producers because they needed an eclectic region that could be made to look like a variety of places in America.

“It was its diversity,” says [showrunner] Lilla [Zuckerman]. “It doubled for the Texas Hill Country. It doubled for everywhere through the Midwest. The Yacht Club doubled for Atlantic City. We were really able to find a little bit of the heartland of America in the Hudson Valley all over the place.”

Rejto has been trying to spread the fact that film productions “can do anything in the Hudson Valley” for decades. “We’ve certainly bragged about how you can simulate any part of the country here. You can find any location you need. The crew making ‘Poker Face’ certainly found everything they needed.”

The Hudson Valley Film Commission was also happy to announce this week that the region has been included in MovieMaker’s BEST PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK AS A MOVIEMAKER. Based on the number of Film & TV projects that were produced in the region, we would have liked being closer to the top, but we’re very grateful and happy that MovieMaker agreed to include multiple cities. Please note that we did provide specific locations for each project, but the magazine narrative (see below) only includes nearby cities. We’re very grateful to all the wonderful locations scouts and managers who have brought many of the projects listed below, to the region. Hoping you’ll all be back.


#10. THE HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK TOWNS OF POUGHKEEPSIE, KINGSTON AND NEWBURGH
We rank cities, not regions —but there’s no denying the rise of the Hudson Valley, a collection of small cities and towns making a huge impact on the industry. Poughkeepskie has welcomed productions including NBCUniversal’s THE ENDGAME, Apple’s INVASION and SEVERANCE, Showtime’s THE FIRST LADY and HBO Max’s THE SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS. SEVERANCE has also shot in nearby Kingston, and so have Netflix’s MANIFEST, HBO’s FULL CIRCLE and THE UNDOING, as well as many more productions. Newburgh, meanwhile, has welcomed Rian Johnson’s Peacock show POKER FACE, HBO’s THE WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS, and Darren Aronofsky’s THE WHALE. The region’s stately, reserved beauty and century-long embrace of arts and culture have made it highly desirable, especially for thoughtful prestige productions. Many New York City residents found the area to be a refuge as they fled tight quarters during lockdowns, which may explain why so much creativity has spilled out of the valley. And it benefits from New York’s 25% tax credit on below the line costs, and an additional 10% on below-the-line labor. Massive Clouds, in Kingston, is among the superb local boutique post houses.

The Hudson Valley Film Commission is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization that has engaged, supported and promoted hundreds of regional Film & TV productions since 2000. As part of its mission, the Film Commission refers locations, local crew, cast, vendors, qualified production facilities, post production houses and more. As a result, thousands of jobs have been created and more than $400-million in regional economic development.  

Please consider supporting our continued efforts with a tax-deductible contribution at https://tinyurl.com/hvfcsupport


RECENT local productions:
Stream regional Films and TV Shows at www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org/streamfest
Neil Gaiman Masterclass • To Have and To Kill • New Amsterdam • Post Truth • Blackout • Manifest (Netflix) • Full Circle (HBO) • Figments of Freedom • A Paracosm • Untitled Prison Movie • Hondo • Poker Face (Peacock) • Lost on a Mountain in Maine • Family • Theater Camp • Blue Light • A Holiday Spectacular (Hallmark) • Three Women (Showtime) • The Adults • New Me • Pinball • The First Lady (Showtime) • One December Night (Hallmark) • Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (HBO Max) • The Endgame (NBC Universal) • Crumb Catcher • Stay Awake • Redemption in Cherry Springs (Hallmark) • Life & Beth (Hulu) • The Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max) • The White House Plumbers (HBO) • Remote • The Gilded Age (HBO) • Severance (Apple TV+) • The Whale (A24) • Old Man • Master (Amazon Studios) • Adopting Audrey • The Hating Game (BCDF Pictures) • Invasion (Apple TV+) • The Green Veil • Linoleum • The Sixth Reel • The Secret Diaries of an Exchange Student • Werewolves Within (Ubisoft/IFC Films) • Things Heard and Seen (Netflix) • Billions (Showtime) • Monsterland (Hulu) • The Plot Against America (HBO) • Silent Retreat (Miramax) • Black Bear • Follow Her • Lapsis • Foxhole • The Undoing (HBO) • I Know This Much Is True (HBO)

BEST PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK AS A MOVIEMAKER

The Hudson Valley Film Commission is happy to announce that the Hudson Valley has been included in MovieMaker’s BEST PLACES TO LIVE AND WORK AS A MOVIEMAKER. Based on the number of Film & TV projects that were produced in the region, we would have liked being closer to the top, but we’re very grateful and happy that MovieMaker agreed to include multiple cities. Please note that we did provide specific locations for each project, but the magazine narrative (see below) only includes nearby cities.

10. THE HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK TOWNS OF POUGHKEEPSIE, KINGSTON AND NEWBURGH

We rank cities, not regions —but there’s no denying the rise of the Hudson Valley, a collection of small cities and towns making a huge impact on the industry. Poughkeepskie has welcomed productions including NBCUniversal’s The Endgame, Apple’s Invasion and Severance, Showtime’s The First Lady and HBO Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls. Severance has also shot in nearby Kingston, and so have Netflix’s Manifest, HBO’s Full Circle and The Undoing, as well as many more productions. Newburgh, meanwhile, has welcomed Rian Johnson’s Peacock show Poker Face, HBO’s The White House Plumbers, and Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale. The region’s stately, reserved beauty and century-long embrace of arts and culture have made it highly desirable, especially for thoughtful prestige productions. Many New York City residents found the area to be a refuge as they fled tight quarters during lockdowns, which may explain why so much creativity has spilled out of the valley. And it benefits from New York’s 25% tax credit on below the line costs, and an additional 10% on below-the-line labor. Massive Clouds, in Kingston, is among the superb local boutique post houses.

We’ve been compiling a list of states, countries and otherworldly locations that the Hudson Valley has been used for. If we’re missing anything that you can think of, please let us know.

Here's a short list...

Belarus – The Endgame

Belgium (Ardennes) – Foxhole

California – White House Plumbers

Cuba – White House Plumbers

Centerville – The Dead Don't Die

Colorado – Poker Face: Escape from Sh•t Mountain

Connecticut – I Know This Much is True

Earth – Avengers: Endgame / battle scene

Idaho – The Whale

Illinois – Driveways, The Better Angels, The Americans

India – Growing Up Smith

Kier – Severance

Louisiana / New Orleans – Monsterland

Maine – Lost on a Mountain in Maine

Massachussets – Diane

Midwest – Skin

Minnesota – Poker Face, The Thing About My Folks

Montana – The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Nevada – Poker Face

New Jersey – Poker Face, The Plot Against America

North Carolina – What Happened Miss Simone

Ohio – Linoleum

Oklahoma – Growing Up Smith

Oregon – Antarctica

Outer Space, Mars – Approaching the Unknown, Save Yourselves

Pennsylvania / Millwood – Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin

Tennessee – Poker Face: The Future of the Game

Texas – Poker Face, Cold in July, One Armed Man, Approaching the Unknown

Vermont – The Sex Lives of College Girls, Shirley, Last Vermont Christmas

Virginia – Stay Awake, White House Plumbers

Washington, DC – The White House Plumbers

Wisconsin – Poker Face, The Night Listeners

2022 was in fact a record breaking year. To analyze the impact of regional FILM, TV and MEDIA production, the Hudson Valley Film Commission collects and studies data to show how jobs and direct spending benefit local economic development. Important factors for local production include availability of trained professionals and the wide variety of locations available. NYS Film Tax Credits continue to be the principal factor cited for filming in the Hudson Valley.

2022 DATA INCLUDES:
• Direct Local Spending: $62-million+
• Room Nights at Local Lodging: 45,757 
• Scouting Days: 540 
• Production Days: 448 
• Locations: 214 
• Crew Jobs Created: 790 
• Cast Jobs for Actors & Background Extra: 3,383+

The Hudson Valley Film Commission is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization that has engaged, supported and promoted hundreds of regional Film & TV productions since 2000. As part of its mission, the Film Commission refers locations, local crew, cast, vendors, qualified production facilities, post production houses and more. As a result, thousands of jobs have been created and more than $400-million in regional economic development.  

RECENT local productions:
Stream regional films at www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org/streamfest
Neil Gaiman Masterclass • To Have and To Kill • New Amsterdam • Post Truth • Blackout • Manifest (Netflix) • Full Circle (HBO) • Figments of Freedom • A Paracosm • Sing Sing • Fallout • Poker Face (Peacock) • Lost on a Mountain in Maine • Family • Theater Camp • Blue Light • A Holiday Spectacular (Hallmark) • Three Women (Showtime) • The Adults • New Me • Pinball • The First Lady (Showtime) • One December Night (Hallmark) • Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (HBO Max) • The Endgame (NBC Universal) • Crumb Catcher • Stay Awake • Redemption in Cherry Springs (Hallmark) • Life & Beth (Hulu) • The Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max) • The White House Plumbers (HBO) • Remote • The Gilded Age (HBO) • Severance (Apple TV+) • The Whale (A24) • Old Man • Master (Amazon Studios) • Adopting Audrey • The Hating Game (BCDF Pictures) • Invasion (Apple TV+) • The Green Veil • Linoleum • The Sixth Reel • The Secret Diaries of an Exchange Student • Werewolves Within (Ubisoft/IFC Films) • Things Heard and Seen (Netflix) • Billions (Showtime) • Monsterland (Hulu) • The Plot Against America (HBO) • Silent Retreat (Miramax) • Black Bear • Follow Her • Lapsis • Foxhole • The Undoing (HBO) • I Know This Much Is True (HBO)

POKER FACE AIRS JAN 26

POKER FACE from Peacock TV filmed in the Hudson Valley from April through October 2022.

The 10-episode mystery-of-the-week series, which premieres January 26, follows Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.

The series was directed by Rian Jonson (Knives Out, The Last Jedi…). In addition to Natasha Lyonne, the series will feature guest stars Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery, Luis Guzmán, Megan Suri, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, Nick Nolte, Reed Birney, Rhea Perlman, Ron Perlman, Rowan Blanchard, S. Epatha Merkerson, Shane Paul McGhie, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Hsu, Tim Blake Nelson, Tim Meadows and thousands of local extras.

“The Hudson Valley Film Commission was an excellent resource for us in casting Hudson Valley locals. They were always available and eager to help us get the word out to as many locals as possible to be involved as background extras on our shows. Without their help, our job would have been a lot more difficult in helping the production achieve their vision. It is great to see an expanding pool of locals who are excited and willing to do background work and show up to set knowing what they are doing.” –Grant Wilfley Casting

In addition to local extras, the production hired more than fifty local crew members to work in different departments including accounting, grip & electric, hair & makeup, location scouting, production, set medics, special effects, stage management, wardrobe and more.

Filming took place throughout the Hudson Valley. Locations included Accord, Beacon, Middletown, New Paltz, Newburgh, New Windsor, Olivebridge, Poughkeepsie, Somers, and Walden.

A few featured locations included

Administrative work and stage builds (casino, dinner theater…) were handled at
Umbra of Newburgh (including the stage at the former Anthony's Pier 9 in New Windsor)

Read Why the Hudson Valley was the perfect place for 'Poker Place' at www.tinyurl.com/timeunionpf
Our favorite quote from the article follows...

The Hudson Valley appealed to POKER FACE’s producers because they needed an eclectic region that could be made to look like a variety of places in America.

“It was its diversity,” says [showrunner] Lilla [Zuckerman]. “It doubled for the Texas Hill Country. It doubled for everywhere through the Midwest. The Yacht Club doubled for Atlantic City. We were really able to find a little bit of the heartland of America in the Hudson Valley all over the place.”

Rejto has been trying to spread the fact that film productions “can do anything in the Hudson Valley” for decades. “We’ve certainly bragged about how you can simulate any part of the country here. You can find any location you need. The crew making ‘Poker Face’ certainly found everything they needed.”

Click below to watch the POKER FACE trailer.

THE WHALE OPENS IN THEATERS

For the past 2 years, we've been talking a lot about how Darren Aronofsky's THE WHALE was working in the Hudson Valley. Filming took place primarily on the soundstage at Umbra of Newburgh and on location in New Paltz. The cast features Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton and Hong Chau, who previously worked in the region on DRIVEWAYS, which filmed mostly in Poughkeepsie and Hyde Park. Many local crew members were hired to work on the project including 'legendary' key grip Mitch Lillian. Other locals working G&E included Jimmy DeMarco (rigging gaffer), Jack Lillian (B camera dolly grip), Greg Meola (grip), Kimberly Sauer (add'l digital imaging technician), Anthony Stracquadanio (grip), Todd Sullivan (lead shop electrician). Other crew members included Rachaell Dama (costume supervisor), Michele Elise (tailor), Michelle Bayreuther (set medic), Tony Glazer (stage manager), Summer Crockett Moore (stage manager). Hilary Greer (HBG Casting) was in charge of background actors.

THE WHALE is the story of a reclusive English teacher who attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.

The Film Commission was first contacted by Protozoa Pictures in May of 2020. As with many other Film & TV productions in 2020, Covid-19 created delays, but eventually cast and crew got to work. Samson Jacobson managed location issues including parking at SUNY New Paltz, which the film commission helped out with. In 2015, we had worked with Samson with hopes of bringing Aronofsky's MOTHER (starring Jennifer Lawrence) to Barrytown. The project ended up in Canada. Additional regional work included post production work, specifically sounds effects editing, which was handled by Coll Anderson of C.A Sound in Bearsville. Coll has worked extensively with Aronofsky over the years. In 2013, the film commission helped gather some voice extras so C.A Sound could record effects for NOAH. Prior to that, he had worked on BLACK SWAN, which won 5 Oscars.

THE WHALE, which world premiered to raves at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2022, opens in theaters today, including at the AMC Crystal Run in Middletown.

In other news, the trailer is out for WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS; another great project that filmed in the Hudson Valley. The limited HBO series was directed and executive produced by David Mandel and created, written and executive produced by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck.Watch the trailer online at https://tinyurl.com/whptrailer

Based on the 2007 book Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House by Egil Krogh and Matthew Krogh, WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS tells the story of E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), the two masterminds behind the Watergate scandal who accidentally sabotaged Richard Nixon’s presidency despite their futile attempts to protect his reputation.

The Hudson Valley Film Commission provided some support for locations, crew, cast and vendors. Filming took place throughout the region including Albany, Beacon, Dover Plains, Garrison, Hurley, Kingston, Millbrook, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie (city & town), Rhinebeck, West Park and several other locations.

WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS is coming to HBO March 2023.

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TAKEN HOSTAGE

Coming soon to American Experience on PBS
Robert Stone's TAKEN HOSTAGE

Unfolding like a political thriller, TAKEN HOSTAGE tells the story of the Iran hostage crisis, when 52 American diplomats, Marines and civilians were held hostage at the American Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. For the next 444 days, the world watched as the United States received a daily barrage of humiliation, vitriol and hatred from a country that had long been one of our closest allies. Told through the candid, personal testimony of those whose lives were upended by the action, the crisis would transform both the U.S. and Iran and forever upend the focus and direction of American foreign policy. Presented in two parts, Part 1, airing on November 14, chronicles the 25 year dictatorship of the Shah, the CIA coup that installed him, and the revolution that overthrew his regime in 1979. Part 2, airing on November 15, covers the hostage crisis and its devolution into a media frenzy that laid the groundwork for today’s 24 hour news cycle, upended Carter’s presidency and transformed the politics of the Middle East in ways that reverberate to the present day. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TRAILER


”Post-production for Taken Hostage was done almost entirely in the Hudson Valley,” says Stone. “Our production office is based in Rhinecliff. Much of the editing and all of the mastering was done here, in-house. Color correction and on-line was done by Chad Smith at Massive Clouds in Kingston. Sound editing and mix were done by Coll Anderson and his team at CA Sound in Bearsville. It’s a team I’ve been working with for over a decade and the production values we achieve be keeping it local are second to none. Given the current uprising in Iran that is bordering on outright revolution, this film could not be more timely.”

Photo by Roger Tully

BIO: Multi-tasking as a producer, director, writer, editor and cameraman, Stone has over the last 35 years developed an esteemed international reputation for his unique and critically acclaimed feature-documentaries about American history, pop-culture, the mass media and the environment.

Robert Stone is an Oscar® nominee for Best Feature Documentary, a three-time Emmy-nominee for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking and a winner of the 2020 Columbia duPont Award for Best Documentary, among many other awards and accolades for his work over three decades, which includes "Chasing the Moon," "Pandora’s Promise," "Earth Days," "Oswald's Ghost," "Hollywood Vietnam," "Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst," "Radio Bikini."

Stone continues to create personally-crafted documentary films from his home in the Hudson Valley of New York, where he lives with his wife, Shelby Stone, a film and television producer, and his two sons.

TAKEN HOSTAGE premieres November 14 on PBS.
A preview and discussion with Barry Rosen, Barbara Rosen and Robert Stone will take place on November 7. For details, visit Taken Hostage: Film Preview & Discussion at the John F Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

THIRD QUARTER TOTALS TOP 2021

Glad to have been included in of Variety’s New York Issue and thrilled that the cover features Darren Aronofsky’s THE WHALE, which was filmed in the Hudson Valley. To read the Article in Variety, visit www.tinyurl.com/varietynyissue

In addition to the recent mention in Variety, several articles have covered the news that Film & TV direct spending in the region has already exceeded 2021 totals. Over the first three quarters of 2022, the Hudson Valley Film Commission tracked more than $60-MILLION in direct local spending. Totals for 2021 were estimated at $58-MILLION.

Totals are still being tabulated, but as of October 7, 3rd quarters totals included the following:

  • $60,595,200 in direct spending

  • 723+ local industry members were hired

  • 3023+ local actors and background actors were hired

  • 42,606 room nights rentals were tracked at local lodging establishments

  • 372 production days were tracked with another 509 scouting days

  • 297 locations were used throughout the region

Indirect spending easily topped an additional $50 million from shopping, tourism, dining, recreation, indirect jobs, services, royalties, internships, new home buyers and new businesses.

“We still have three months to go before the end of the year and we’re expecting quite a few more productions,'' said Hudson Valley Film Commission Executive Director Laurent Rejto. “In addition, we will soon be announcing several exciting new vendors who should help increase Film & TV opportunities in the region.”

Select productions that filmed in the region during 3rd Quarter included:

  • A PARACOSM (Heroboy Productions)
    directed by Marco Baratta and featuring Griffin Santopietro

  • FALLOUT (Amazon Studios)

    directed by Jonathan Nolan, and featuring Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Charlie Besso

  • FAMILY (Endeavor Content)
    directed by Ben Finkel, and featuring Ruth Wilson and Ben Chaplin

  • FULL CIRCLE (HBO Max)
    directed by Steven Soderbergh, and featuring Timothy Olyphant, Claire Danes, Dennis Quaid

  • GUNKS COMMERCIAL (Camp4Collective) featuring local actors.

  • LOST ON A MOUNTAIN IN MAINE (Great Mountain LLC) directed by Andrew Kightlinger and featuring Paul Sparks, Luke David Blumm, Caitlin Fitzgerald

  • MANIFEST (Netflix)

    Created by Jeff Rake and featuring Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez

  • POKER FACE (Peacock TV)
    directed by Rian Jonson, and featuring Ellen Barkin, Benjamin Bratt, Adrien Brody, David Castañeda, Hong Chau, Clea DuVall, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephanie Hsu, Jameela Jamil, Judith Light, Tim Meadows, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Nick Nolte, Chloë Sevigny and thousands of local extras.

  • UNTITLED PRISON MOVIE that filmed at Downstate Correctional in July. Details TBA.

  • VISITING ANGELS (Tully Productions) directed by Roger Tully

  • WOLF, Yeah Yeah Yeahs music video

The Hudson Valley Film Commission is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization that has engaged, supported and promoted hundreds of regional Film & TV productions. As part of its mission, the Film Commission refers locations, local crew, cast, vendors, qualified production facilities, post production houses and more.

Here are some recent quotes regarding our recent efforts:

“You are, without a doubt, the hardest working film rep in New York State, if not the country, and we are always grateful AND humbled by your endless efforts.” – Chris Arena, Location Manager for HONDO – Amazon Studios (July 2022)

"The Hudson Valley Film Commission came through big for Woodstock Film Studios this year. We're very grateful for the two productions (Blue Light & Family) that ended up using the space for the better part of the year. We're also thrilled with the referral to Kara and Alex from Cobalt Stages. They will be leasing the facility going forward and hopefully working with you guys to continue bringing economic development to Ulster County." – Dean Holtermann, Owner, Woodstock Film Studios (June & July, 2022)

"Amazingly helpful. Thanks again for a great Spring & Summer shoot. I look forward to filming in the Hudson Valley again soon.” – Dave Dorn for "LOST ON A MOUNTAIN IN MAINE.” (July & August 2022)

"You made filming in the Hudson Valley a pleasure. The vast resources you shared, your community connections and insights, and your troubleshooting were invaluable. Thank you for welcoming us and being a steady support throughout our entire production. We look forward to more filming in the Hudson Valley in the future!” –Karin Young Shiel, Co-Producer, UNTITLED PRISON MOVIE (August 2022)

"What you guys are doing is rad! I can't believe all the amazing people you sent me! Thank you! ...You truly have gone above and beyond." – Cynthia Martinez, Camp4Collective producer, Gunks Commercial.

LOCAL TIES TO THE LAST MOVIE STARS

Today's virtual screenfest recommendation is Ethan Hawke's "The Last Movie Stars." The six-part documentary from CNN Films and HBO Max chronicles Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward's iconic careers and decades-long partnership. Director Ethan Hawke brings life and color to this definitive history of their dedication to their art, philanthropy, and each other.

While the series was not filmed in the Hudson Valley, many of the participants have deep roots to the region, including Newman, Woodward, Hawke and many of the participants including Gore Vidal, Vincent D'Onofrio and Sam Rockwell.

In 1990, Oscar-winning actor Joanne Woodward, directed the play “Velvet Elvis,” which opened at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock. Newman attended the opening performance with Woodward.

In 1991, Woodward returned to the Bearsville Theater to head the cast of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts," which was directed by Pulitzer Prize-winner, Michael Cristofer.

Newman and Woodward had previously collaborated on Michael Cristofer’s “The Shadow Box” in 1980. The ABC TV movie, which Newman directed, stars Woodward, Christopher Plummer and Valerie Harper in an emotional story of three terminally ill cancer patients, their family and friends. The acclaimed film was nominated for three Emmys including one for Newman.

Joanne Woodward was also involved in the River Arts Repertory at the Byrdcliffe Theatre. Famous actors walked Byrdcliffe lanes memorizing lines. When Joanne Woodward came to play in Chekhov’s The Seagull, Paul Newman tagged along with her and hung out on the Village Green sipping a paperclad Bud.

In 1991, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were honored with the Franklyn Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award, which is presented annually to "those men and women whose achievements have demonstrated a commitment to those principles which US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed in his Four Freedoms speech to the United States Congress on January 6, 1941, as essential to democracy: "freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear."

In 1994, Paul Newman (also an Oscar-Winner) starred in "Nobody's Fool," which was filmed almost entirely in Beacon, NY. The film co-also featured Bruce Willis, Jessica Tandy, Melanie Giffith, Philip Seymour Hoffman. The film received two Oscar nominations for Best Actor (Newman) and Best screenplay based on previous material).

As a side note, the Hudson Valley Film Commission still works with several people who handled locations for “Nobody’s Fool,” including location manager Daniel Strol and then location assistant Laura Berning. The film is also available for screening on HBO-MAX.

In August of 2005, Newman returned to Woodstock to help with a fundraiser for the Woodstock Playhouse

Gore Vidal, who was a close friend of Newman and Woodward, bought and lived at Edgewater in Barrytown from 1950 to 1969. A prolific writer, Vidal published 25 novels, two memoirs and several volumes of stylish, magisterial essays. He also wrote plays, television dramas and screenplays.

Gore Vidal at Edgewater

He wrote the following in his autobiography, "Palimpsest:" “I have a recurring dream about Edgewater and sometimes I wonder if I should have given it up. The dream always starts the same way. I have just bought it back from the man I sold it to.”

For Vidal, the purchase of Edgewater was also a return to his birthplace—the Hudson River Valley. Read more about Vidal and Edgewater at Classic American Homes.

Actor, writer and director, Ethan Hawke also lived in the region in the early two thousands. His body of work has been exceptional from a very young age when he made his debut in “Explorers,” and followed with a breakthrough performance in “Dead Poet’s Society.” Hawke has been nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for “Boyhood”(2013), Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay for “Before Midnight” (2013), Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay for “Before Sunset” (2004), and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for “Training Day” (2001). His directorial debut came in 2001 with “Chelsea Walls.” Click here to watch an Interview with Hawke on Collider.

D'Onofrio also lived in the region and Rockwell has family in the area.

PRODUCTION ON PACE TO BREAK RECORDS

HUDSON VALLEY FILM & TV PRODUCTION ON PACE TO BREAK RECORDS
As 2nd Quarter Work Heats Up

“Poker Face” filming in Beacon

The Hudson Valley Film Commission worked with more than 21 productions during the 2nd quarter of 2022. A select list of current projects includes A Paracosm, Family, Hondo, Lost on a Mountain in Maine, Poker Face and an Untitled Prison Movie that recently filmed at the decommissioned Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill.

On the release front, Thursday, July 28 marked the premiere of HBO’s Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, which filmed in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene and Ulster, where they were based at Upriver Studios.

“It’s been an exceptional year to date,” says Hudson Valley Film Commission Executive Director Laurent Rejto. “We’ve been working with Amazon Studios, HBO, Peacock, Showtime, and it’s also very reassuring that many independent film productions have returned to the region, as well as commercials. We are on pace to break the records set in 2021.”

“Lost on a Mountain in Main,” filming in
Uptown Kingston

Smaller Indies have always been the backbone and fabric of the regional industry and have been a constant proving ground for creating local economic and training opportunities.

When a small film production works in a town or neighborhood or a decommissioned building (like Downstate Correctional), they are spending money and employing local industry members including location managers and scouts, casting directors, actors, grips, electricians, hair stylists, makeup artists, stunt coordinators, art directors, scenics, set medics, carpenters, drivers, caterers, office staff, production assistants, etc.. These employees are neighbors who live and raise their families in the area. They volunteer for local fire departments and other community minded organizations. These local employees (whether producers or production assistants) make ends meet by working long hours to pay their rent or mortgage, pay school, property and sales taxes, and basically provide for their families. It’s important to contextualize that these productions are not some sort of “Hollywood” invasion as many assume - they are “Hudson Valley Productions!”

On location with The Gilded Age in 2021.

In addition to productions in the Hudson Valley Region, many trained professionals from the area are now being hired to work in different areas, including New Jersey, where Amy Hutchings Casting worked on The Kill Room, starring Woodstock’s Uma Thurman, and Samuel L. Jackson. Work in the Capital Region also relied on many Hudson Valley locals. Mother’s Milk, starring Hilary Swank, worked with Hudson Valley Casting to cast day players and background. In August, many Hudson Valley industry members will return to work on HBO’s The Gilded Age.

The HUDSON VALLEY FILM COMMISSION is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization that has engaged, supported and promoted hundreds of regional Film & TV productions since 2000. As part of its mission, the Film Commission refers to locations, local crew, cast, vendors, qualified production facilities, post production houses and more. As a result, thousands of jobs have been created and more than $350 million in regional economic development.  To analyze the impact of regional production, the Film Commission collects and studies data from production sources to show how jobs and direct spending benefits sustainable local economic development. 

TOTALS THROUGH THE 2ND QUARTER OF 2022 INCLUDE:

  • Direct Local Spending: $38,550,000

  • Room Nights at Local Lodging Establishments: 29,170

  • Scouting Days: 356

  • Production Days: 217

  • Locations: 111

  • Crew Jobs Created: 561

  • Cast Jobs for Actors & Background Extra: 1,682+

On May 21, the Hudson Valley Film Commission was honored to receive the Spirit of the Aerodrome Award, which is presented in recognition of outstanding groups or individuals who have aided the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in its mission to preserve early aviation history for future generations to understand, appreciate and enjoy. 

The Film Commission was super grateful for the amazing poster design by Robert Altemus. Based in Dutchess County, Robert Altemus is recipient of over a hundred and fifty national design and illustration awards. He has created illustrations for the New York Times, Newsweek, CBS, NBC, and various Film, TV and Broadway projects For more info about their Graphic Design, Illustration, Typography & Lettering services, visit https://altemuscreative.com

The Hudson Valley Film Commission also proudlyreceived a Certificate of Appreciation from Senator Sue Serino, 41st Senate District.

In addition, the Film Commission received a few great acknowledgments:

  • “You are, without a doubt, the hardest working film rep in New York State, if not the country, and we are always grateful and humbled by your endless efforts.” – Chris Arena,  Location Manager, for Hondo (Amazon Studios)

  • “Amazingly helpful. Thank you.” – Dave Dorn,  Locations,  Lost on a Mountain in Maine "HVFC was unbelievably helpful! I was so grateful, what an amazing resource! Thank you! ...You truly have gone above and beyond." – Cynthia Martinez, producer, Camp4Collective 

  • “Our production had a great experience shooting in the Hudson Valley. As always, Hudson Valley Film Commissioner Laurent Rejto provided invaluable advice and assistance. Very much looking forward to my next shoot in the Hudson valley.” – Paul Van Wormer, producer, Hallmark Movie Channel Commercial

  • "HVFC was fantastic in every way... crew recommendations, postings, vendor recommendations, picture car referrals and general guidance and support." –Erica Joseph Hunter, New Me Films

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THE GREEN VEIL WORLD PREMIERE

THE GREEN VEIL world premieres on June 13 at the Tribeca Film Festival.

THE GREEN VEIL is a scripted anthology series about oppression in 1950s America from John Leguizamo and director Aram Rappaport, with music by Philip Glass.

The Hudson Valley Film Commission worked closely with The Boathouse Agency during 2020-21, referring many regional crew, cast, vendors, picture cars, and more.

Featured locations include Red Hook’s Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Kalina Farm, the Historic Village Diner and more. Other locations were used in Spackenkill, Woodstock, Bearsville and more.

Here's a sneak peak from recent appearance on Fox. Watch online at https://tinyurl.com/greenveilfox

Two episodes will screen at Tribeca.

Screenings will take place:

Mon June 13, 8:30 PM Village East by Angelika: Theater 6 (sold out)

Wed June 15 - 6:00 PM via streaming at home

Thu June 16 - 6:00 PM at Cinépolis: Theater 6 (sold out)

For ticket and streaming info, visit www.tinyurl.com/greenveiltribeca

OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME HONORS FILM COMMISSION

We are humbled and very grateful to our friends at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome for honoring the Hudson Valley Film Commission at the Soaring 20's Gala on May 21.

Cole Palen’s Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a national treasure and we are lucky to be able to recommend such an incredible resource to visiting Film & TV productions. Our aim is to create mutually beneficial relationships, and the Aerodrome has always gone above & beyond to provide visiting Film & TV productions access to their picturesque location, incredible biplanes, picture cars and more.

Don't miss the opportunity to visit the Aerodrome and catch a glimpse at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival when they premiere THE GREEN VEIL. Other productions that have worked with the Aerodrome include Tim Guinee’s ONE ARMED MAN, HBO’s I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE, and HBO’S THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA.

For more about the Cole Palen’s Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, visit www.oldrhinebeck.org/airshows

For more about the Hudson Valley Film Commission, visit www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org

The Hudson Valley Film Commission is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization that has engaged, supported and promoted hundreds of regional Film & TV productions..

As part of its mission, the Film Commission refers locations, local crew, cast, vendors, qualified production facilities, post production houses and more. As a result, thousands of jobs have been created and more than $325 million in regional economic development.