Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story will screen at the International Virtual Market this year in Cannes. Represented by Alex Nohe of Blood, Sweat & Honey, we recently signed a worldwide distribution deal with Los Angeles based Vision Films.
For the past two months the team at Gatsby in Connecticut and Against the Grain Productions have hosted a series of Fitzgerald webinars featuring world-renowned scholars as well as Scott and Zelda’s great granddaughter, Blake Hazard. The series was co-sponsored by Scribner Books and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society. Nearly $4,000 was raised in the process for Feeding America.
Three of the four webinars were recorded and can be viewed here:
Zelda Fitzgerald: Dancer. Painter. Writer
Look for more webinars in August, but for now, we’re going to catch our breath and recharge our own jets. We hope that soon we can find ways to heal, love and fix what’s broke.
Be well. Be strong.
Robert Steven Williams, Director of Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
Reimagining Gatsby Free Webinar: May 15, 4 PM EST
The Great Gatsby is one of America’s most beloved novels. It has been reimagined for film, stage, and soon to be graphic novel. What is it about this novel that endures? And why has a school district in Alaska banned it? This and other topics will be covered by an esteemed panel of experts including:
• Blake Hazard. She oversaw production and wrote the foreword to the upcoming Great Gatsby graphic novel. She’s Scott and Zelda’s great-granddaughter.
• Dr. Maureen Corrigan, a professor at Georgetown University, she’s the book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air
• Dr. Kirk Curnutt, executive director of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society and managing editor of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Review
• Michael Cotey, producer, director, activist; he directed a production of Gatsby
• Robert Steven Williams, director of the upcoming documentary Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story
Sign up for this free webinar here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vTgD0bJfQaqD2sBxO1J72g
If you enjoyed the session and can manage it, please donate to our Fitzgerald Campaign at Feeding America. With over 30 million suddenly in need, any amount does make a difference. Feeding America supports local food banks across the country. Here’s the link to our page:
Thanks to everyone that joined us on May 5, 2020 for our Zelda webinar. You can watch a video of the session here:
If you enjoy the video rebroadcast, please consider donating to Feeding America. Here’s a link to our Zelda Feeding America page.
We had a spirited on-line conversation all about Zelda with Dr. Kendall Taylor, author of two highly acclaimed Fitzgerald books; Dr. Kirk Curnutt, executive director of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Society and managing editor of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Review; and Robert Steven Williams, director of the upcoming documentary Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story.
- Featuring Sam Waterston
- Narrated by Keir Dullea
- Discover the origins of The Great Gatsby
- Celebrate the 100th anniversary of their time in Connecticut
New Jersey Film Premier
We are pleased to be part of the Garden State Film Festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
March 28, 2020, 3:30 pm
- Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Scott and Zelda’s marriage.
- Scott’s debut novel This Side of Paradise was released in March of 1920.
After five years of research, writing and filming, we’re starting to get some attention. This article ran in the New York Times today.
