An apparently straight white guy from Pennsylvania shows up in Manhattan’s Port Authority bus station and becomes entangled with a trans woman in “Port Authority,” the opening night film for Black Bear Film Festival this year, a directorial debut for Danielle Lessovitz, executive produced by Martin Scorcese. However, conversely, the festival’s curator, Matthew Bechtold, is a New Yorker increasingly drawn to Pennsylvania, according to Veronica Coyne, festival administrator and leader of the Black Bear Screenwriting Collective. The film festival and collective, which has been meeting all year on Zoom, are part of Pennsylvania’s allure for Bechtold, she said, along with the Marie Zimmerman property. He and his wife and friends will be taking over arts activities there.
Black Bear Film Fest Prep with Help from New York
Black Bear Film Fest Prep with Help from New…
Black Bear Film Fest Prep with Help from New York
An apparently straight white guy from Pennsylvania shows up in Manhattan’s Port Authority bus station and becomes entangled with a trans woman in “Port Authority,” the opening night film for Black Bear Film Festival this year, a directorial debut for Danielle Lessovitz, executive produced by Martin Scorcese. However, conversely, the festival’s curator, Matthew Bechtold, is a New Yorker increasingly drawn to Pennsylvania, according to Veronica Coyne, festival administrator and leader of the Black Bear Screenwriting Collective. The film festival and collective, which has been meeting all year on Zoom, are part of Pennsylvania’s allure for Bechtold, she said, along with the Marie Zimmerman property. He and his wife and friends will be taking over arts activities there.