Green Grass, a short film, deals with one of America’s most widely debated and hottest political issues – illegal immigration.
Marcilio Filho, a Brazilian father who started his own landscaping service in the US, works several jobs to take care of his family both here and his native Brazil. Patrick O’Brien is an Irish-American father, whose landscaping business is faltering. Their responsibilities and chosen professions are similar, their status in the US is not. Green Grass not only explores both sides of the immigration issue, but also deals with the stresses of family responsibilities and is aimed at fostering open communication in an effort to create greater understanding by all.
The screenplay for Green Grass, written by Karen Webb, won Second Prize in the 2007 Vail Film Festival Screenwriting Competition and was chosen by the Rhode Island Film Collaborative (RIFC) as their 2007 film project. Green Grass was filmed in Summer 2007 in Hopkinton, MA, Framingham, MA, and Providence, RI.
The film has screened for the Rhode Island Film Collaborative (RIFC) and was chosen as an official selection in the 2009 LA Shorts Film Fest (Los Angeles, CA), 2008 Roxbury Film Festival (Boston, MA), 2008 Flint Film Festival (Flint, MI), and the 2008 Pawtucket Film Festival (Pawtucket, RI.)
Green Grass has also been chosen as a 2008/2009 Filmmakers Collaborative Film Talks Series film. More information on screening the film in your local area can be made through the Filmmakers Collaborative can be found at: http://filmmakerscollab.org/film-talks-modern-america/
Contact us at info@greengrassfilm.com
 
  
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