A tale of birth, death and re-birth set on New York City’s Lower East Side during the mid-19th Century, “The West Begins at Fifth Avenue” imagines the childhood of one of America’s most notorious criminals. It merges the lost language of silent cinema with modern film sensibility and techniques to create an impressionistic mini-epic. “The…
Screenings
Past Screenings VisionFEST 2014 New York City, USA May 14–18, 2014 VISIONFEST provides “an exhibition forum for the American auteur; one that is specialized and focused; one that does not dilute the presence of U.S. films within a sea of international product.” Winner, 2014 Independent Vision Award for Production Design Nominated, Outstanding Achievement in…
Watch the Trailer
Trailer for THE WEST BEGINS AT FIFTH AVENUE (short film) from Poverty Row Pictures on Vimeo.