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IT’S A HOMECOMING IN ATLANTIC CITY ON SATURDAY, APRIL 1st:
NEW JERSEY DEBUT OF ‘THE DUNNING MAN’
AT THE GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL
Atlantic City, NJ March 10, 2017– A film with roots in Atlantic City – and many connections to the state of New Jersey – is coming home: The Garden State Film Festival is pleased to announce the New Jersey premiere of The Dunning Manon Saturday, April 1 at 7:15 p.m. in the Ballroom at Resorts Casino Hotel Atlantic City.The Dunning Manis one of more than 200 films to be featured at the 15th Annual Garden State Film Festival taking place in Atlantic City, March 30-April 2.
Based on Producer Kevin Fortuna’s acclaimed story collection by the same name, The Dunning Manwill be screened just blocks away from where Fortuna’s stories began. He describes The Dunning Man as being “on some level a love story about Atlantic City,” and he enthusiastically relates how closely connected The Dunning Man is to the boardwalk town. Fortuna notes, “The cover photo for my book that inspired this movie was shot from the Atlantic City boardwalk on my cell.”
GSFF Executive Director Margaret Fontana says, “We are so pleased to host the New Jersey premiere of The Dunning Man at the 15th Annual Garden State Film Festival. The film’s roots are in Atlantic City, just a few blocks away from where the Festival takes place. And several people on the production team are Atlantic City-natives and New Jersey-natives… It truly is a homecoming, and we can proudly say, welcome home, The Dunning Man!”
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The Dunning Man was directed by Michael Clayton, who also wrote the screenplay based on Fortuna’s story collection. In The Dunning Man, protagonist Connor Ryan is out of a job and recently dumped by his girlfriend, so he returns to Atlantic City to try to rebuild his life with the last source of income that he has – a few apartments in a low-rise condo complex that sits in the shadows of AC’s newest and most expensive casino. Ryan runs into a few challenges in this entertaining and timely film that has been described as a dark comedy. The film’s cast includes James Carpinello, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, and Nicoye Banks.
The film’s personal connections to Atlantic City and New Jersey include:
• Producer/Author Kevin Fortuna is originally from Atlantic City and Absecon Island
• Co-Producer Brent Butler is from Vineland, NJ
• Editor Ian Blume is from Atlantic City
• Production Consultant Jonathan Gray is also from Atlantic City.
The 15th Annual Garden State Film Festival runs from March 30-April 2, 2017, with 216 films from over 24 countries being featured during the event. For a complete schedule and film listings, visit the GSFF website at Individual film screening tickets are $14 in advance and $15 at the door, and weekend passes for the Festival are $45 in advance and $50 at the door. Tickets are available at and at the Festival box offices.
Additionally, a limited number of tickets to the star-studded, black-tie-optional Awards Ceremony and Dinner on Sunday, April 2, are still available. Tickets are $125 per person and can be purchased on the GSSF website at
For more information about the Garden State Film Festival, please visit the GSFF website at
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About the Garden State Film Festival:
The Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) was envisioned by 25-year film industry veteran Diane Raver and the late Hollywood actor Robert Pastorelli in 2002 and launched the following year. Since 2003, thousands of films have made their public premiers, hundreds of thousands of people from around the world have attended; and the total infusion of cash to local businesses since inception exceeds $5 million. Until 2013, the Festival was held in Asbury Park.In 2014, the Festival moved to Atlantic City with financial and operation support from the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA).GSFF now serves as a major component of the strategic plan to promote arts and culture in Atlantic City to re-establish the resort as the premier Mid-Atlantic entertainment destination. The GSFF is a 501-c-3 non-profit organization. For more information about the Garden State Film Festival, contact:
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