Kino Und So: Mayor Blanco Attends Meet and Greet for Local Seniors

Assal Ghawami Productions partnered with The Passaic Senior Center and Mayor Dr. Alex Blanco of Passaic, in the making of A Day in Eden. We cast local seniors from The Passaic Senior Center as extras in the film.

On January 11, 2013, The Passaic Senior Center hosted a meet and greet for the cast, which included writer and director Assal Ghawami, the local seniors in the film, one of the main characters of the film, Fereshde, played by Briana Martin, the cellist Fjiola Evans and my public relations and promotion team Chrissy Keeley and Genna Preston. Mayor Blanco also showed his support for the film by attending the event.

During the meet and greet, questions were answered for the local seniors about what to expect on the set, such as wardrobe, hair and make-up questions and the filming process in general. Fjiola played three pieces of music that will be featured in the film. Mayor Blanco discussed the screening of A Day in Eden to take place in May at the Passaic High School to raise money for The Passaic Senior Center.

Words can hardly describe how amazing it has been to work with these local seniors. To witness them all so excited about participating in this film has humbled me and my production team. We are so grateful for their patience and their life experiences which as enhanced the overall production of A Day in Eden.

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