{"id":284,"date":"2013-01-24T01:59:44","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T01:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/?p=284"},"modified":"2013-01-24T02:04:56","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T02:04:56","slug":"angel-inn-movie-premieres-at-shaw-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/niagaracottage.com\/niagaranews\/?p=284","title":{"rendered":"Angel Inn movie premieres at Shaw Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Angel Inn movie premieres at Shaw Festival<\/h2>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/storage.canoe.ca\/v1\/dynamic_resize\/sws_path\/suns-prod-images\/\/1297238464148_AUTHOR_PHOTO.jpg?quality=80&amp;size=38x&amp;stmp=1331244483129\" alt=\"John Law\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagarafallsreview.ca\/author\/john-law\">John Law<\/a>, Niagara Falls Review<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/storage.canoe.ca\/v1\/dynamic_resize\/sws_path\/suns-prod-images\/1297367674093_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80&amp;size=650x&amp;stmp=1358991117506\" alt=\"Kirk Schriefer is photographed inside of the Angel Inn where he based a film he recently completed on Jan. 22, 2013.   Schriefer will be holding a screening of the film at Shaw Festival Theatre on Thurs. Jan 31, 2013.  Julie Jocsak\/ St. Catharines Standard\/QMI Agency \" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kirk Schriefer is photographed inside of the Angel Inn where he based a film he recently completed on Jan. 22, 2013. Schriefer will be holding a screening of the film at Shaw Festival Theatre on Thurs. Jan 31, 2013. Julie Jocsak\/ St. Catharines Standard\/QMI Agency<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<div data-send=\"false\" data-layout=\"button_count\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-action=\"recommend\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/storage.canoe.ca\/v1\/dynamic_resize\/sws_path\/suns-prod-images\/1297367677357_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80&amp;size=810x&amp;stmp=1358991351744\" rel=\"gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/storage.canoe.ca\/v1\/dynamic_resize\/sws_path\/suns-prod-images\/1297367677357_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80&amp;size=210x162&amp;clip=1&amp;clip_gravity=center&amp;stmp=1358991351744\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"map_1297264193080\">\n<div><a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/api\/staticmap?size=210x180&amp;maptype=roadmap&amp;markers=icon:http:\/\/img35.imageshack.us\/img35\/4084\/sunmstmappointer.png|43.252955,-79.067313&amp;sensor=false\" alt=\"Shaw Festival\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the movie a whole lot of meat pies paid for. Some rhubarb and lemon meringue too.<\/p>\n<p>When transplanted Los Angeles moviemaker Kirk Schriefer wanted to get behind the camera again, the Virgil pastry shop he owns with wife Ruth Anne made it possible. Rather, the friends and customers they\u2019ve made these past ten years did.<\/p>\n<p>To fund the flick, he offered shares in their popular bakery, The Pie Plate. More than two dozen customers snatched them up, helping him raise $20,000 to make his indie drama<em>\u00a0The Angel Inn<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that Angel Inn. The one in Niagara-on-the-Lake which was perfect for his tale of three friends reconnecting after a tragedy when they co-inherit a pub.<\/p>\n<p>The Olde Angel Inn, established in 1789 and rebuilt in 1816, is among the oldest pubs in Canada. It once served soldiers during the War of 1812, but in the summer of 2010, it hosted Schriefer and a crew of volunteer film students\u00a0from Humber\u00a0College . Starring Daniel Kelly, Carla Albi and Matthew Gonzales, the movie has its gala premiere at the Shaw Festival Jan. 31.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very photogenic, the inside of the Angel Inn,\u201d says Schriefer. \u201cAll the wood, pillars and low ceilings. I wanted to shoot in there but didn\u2019t want to go through the effort of masking over all the Angel Inn signs to call it Bob\u2019s Pub or something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I said (to the owner) \u2018Can I just call it the Angel Inn in the script?\u2019 He said, \u2018Ya, sure.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the owner died, just before filming was to start, Schriefer had to ask for permission again to film inside the historic pub. He got the green light a second time.<\/p>\n<p>The community spirit continued during filming. When Schriefer lamented he didn\u2019t have a crane to get some shots, a friend didn\u2019t just suggest a cherry picker, he cut him a $400 check to rent one for the day.<\/p>\n<p>Even with all the generosity, the film\u2019s budget quickly vanished. By the time he wrapped filming, there was nothing left for post-production. The film languished for a couple years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was upset how long it was taking,\u201d he says. \u201cI thought at the time we had done the hardest part \u2013 shooting. I\u2019ve come to learn since that it\u2019s not the hardest part!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery step of the way is as hard as the previous step. Nothing\u2019s easy about making a movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now that it\u2019s finished (with help from a Gemini-winning editor), he\u2019s thrilled to see it screened at the Shaw Festival, of all places.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a huge, really classy theatre, and they have this huge screen set up for their film series during the winter. It\u2019s going to be awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After its premiere,\u00a0<em>The Angel Inn<\/em>\u00a0will be shopped around to various film festivals, hopefully getting Schriefer closer to his next film \u2013 a comedy about a middle-aged mother who joins her son\u2019s band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThe best thing that could happen here is if I get the second movie made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>john.law@sunmedia.ca<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WHAT: The Angel Inn movie premiere<\/li>\n<li>WHERE: The Shaw Festival, 10 Queen\u2019s Parade<\/li>\n<li>WHEN: Jan. 31, 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>TICKETS: $40.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0905-933-7804\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0or www.angelinnthemovie.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angel Inn movie premieres at Shaw Festival By\u00a0John Law, Niagara Falls Review &nbsp; Kirk Schriefer is photographed inside of the Angel Inn where he based a film he recently completed on Jan. 22, 2013. 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