Marilyn’s Dark Paradise – a short film written and directed by Remi Gangarossa, and co-starring Stephanie Stuart – is coming to Romford Film Festival in East London on Monday, May 25, among six shorts screening from 2-5 pm at Romford’s Lumiere Cinema in the Mercury Shopping Centre.
“Filmmaker Remi Gangarossa explores the ‘what-ifs’ in his new short film, Marilyn’s Dark Paradise … Aiming to expunge the current climate of exploitation against Marilyn Monroe, the movie gives justice to the legacy of Norma Jeane—the woman Monroe truly was, and the woman she could have still become.
The film is unique, standing apart from other recent Monroe projects, as a biographically based piece that incorporates a fantasy element of time travel, all the while exploring a theme focusing on the universal struggle to understand what it means to be ‘enough’. The storyline follows an adventurous time traveller who discovers an ability to turn back the clock and befriend Monroe. He battles with the idea of saving her from death, at the same time trying to respect the rigid rules of time travel––he absolutely cannot warn her about August 4, 1962.
‘Marilyn’s Dark Paradise has taken nearly a decade to complete,’ explains director Remi Gangarossa … An abundance of attention and care went into the details, journeying Monroe’s difficult childhood, her accomplishments, and that fateful August day … Another layer of legitimacy is the contribution by experts serving as creative producers: Scott Fortner (MM historian), Greg Schreiner (President of Marilyn Remembered Fan Club), Peter Gonzalez (MM memorabilia collector), Rick Carl (a classic film and television archivist), and Stephanie Stuart (co-producer and lead actress).
The biographical source material comes from co-producer and author Gary Vitacco-Robles’ two-volume book, ICON: The Life, Times and Films of Marilyn Monroe.”
– Via Indie Wrap
Marilyn’s Dark Paradise is also showing at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday, May 29 at 7 pm, ahead of a screening of Niagara in honour of Monroe’s centenary. However, this free event is now fully booked.
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