ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS – The Atlantic Highlands Arts Council’s FilmOneFest will present “West End,” written and directed by local resident Joe Basile, at 9:30 p.m. June 14.
The movie will be shown at the Atlantic Cinemas 5 at 82 First Ave. A special meet-and-greet with the director and other special guests will precede the screening at 7 p.m. at A.J. Dillon Gallery of Art, 50 First Ave. Following the benefit screening will be a Q&A session with director Joe Basile.
Basile, who earned his MFA from UCLA, has been in front of the camera and behind the camera. He has worked production on numerous commercials and movies and acted in more than 25 television shows and 20 movies, including having worked with such notables as Warren Beatty, Katherine Hepburn and Mike Nichols.
The screenplay is “Hamlet” reimagined on the Jersey Shore. For the complete story behind the movie and its creators, visit www.westendthemovie.com.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at The Painted Frame, 78 First Ave. or at the door. Attendees are asked to bring a nonperishable food item for the Atlantic Highlands Food Pantry.
For further information visit www.FilmOneFest.org.
