Smokey Robinson Miracles Replacement was 100 Films Retreat Special Guest at Community Arts Festival
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - Californer -- 100 Films Retreat's own City Councilwoman, Kristine Scott, live & in-person expertly represented CityOfRC.us leadership at its 3rd annual Community Arts Festival.

Therein, HaplessRevenge.com Director Joshua Lavelle Newman, his Cast and Festival attendees were serenaded at the 100FilmsRetreat.com booth and beyond by Alphonse's voice. His is a sound that has beautifully imitated William (Smokey) Robinson, Jr. since Franklin was a small kid. "In my opinion, Mr. Franklin's now solo act is perfect fare for Lewis Family Playhouse professional presentation", says 100 Films Retreat Founding Curator Phillip E Walker, "and I'm going to work to get him booked to perform here in my home town".

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Hapless Revenge talent gathered April 20th in the City which is building America's first ever high-speed railroad station hub to deliver the World Premiere Staged-Reading of Iranian Sasan Golfer's already 11 time award winning Screenplay, Revenge of the Hapless. With Huntington Beach, California USA resident Martin Hardlund ably reading the White leading man role, Norco, SoCal's Tommy Anderson was great as the White Sergeant and Civil War era expert. While, without words, Upland, CA's Kane & Kylee Cavanaugh convincingly performed as frighten orphans during the Reading, supported successfully by Carson, Calif. resident Johnnie Mae Greene silently depicting the protective Black Woman character. The Cast's sharing of this Original Juneteenth Tale's Script was augmented by their Hemet, California USA based Director reading stage directions during rehearsal, which was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Franklin. San Jose State University (NorCal) Professor Emeritus Dr. Ethel Pitts Walker read stage directions during Saturday's 1:05pm Screenplay Reading presentation.

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Images from the 100 Films Retreat inaugural Staged-Reading rehearsal and Red Carpet photo booth are now available at https://youtu.be/EJ0yeYGaBbM.



With Phillip E. Walker-MFA himself Producing the Film plus playing the Black male leading role, Hapless Revenge will enjoy its 2nd ever public Staged-Reading when it opens the next quarterly 100 Films Retreat fully international filmmaker gathering at 6:00 pm PDT, Thursday, May 23, 2024 in RC's Shiloh retreat facility. Free public tickets are at AllEvents.by/PhilE.

Striving to Officially Select films or videos from 100 different countries for its fifth ever quarterly filmmaker intimate gathering May 23-26, 2024, under 15 minutes in length 100 #5 submissions to screen in the Inland Empire (the USA's fastest region) are still being accepted at https://filmfreeway.com/FilmsRetreat. Closing 11:59pm, May 3, 2024, this submission period also accepts USA based video/films to appear during its sixth quarterly Retreat, August 15-19, 2024.