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TagsStandout indie film "Ice Grill, USA," written and directed by Brigantine, N.J. natives Greg Santarsiero and Mark Bernardi, will be featured as a part of the 8th Annual Garden State Film Festival on Saturday night, March 27th at 8 p.m. in Asbury Park, NJ.
The film will be screened at the Asbury Park City Council Chambers, 1 Municipal Plaza, Main Street (Entrance on Bangs Ave.) in Asbury.
"Ice Grill, USA" is a vivid yet stark examination of the pursuit of the American dream. Set in the multicultural landscape of Atlantic City, N.J., IGU examines class struggle and the acquisition of status in a morally indifferent community. Auggie Logan, the film's noble protagonist, seeks to gain the favor of the neighborhood beauty, Claudia Castillo. As such, he finds himself forced to navigate the treacherous paths of the only two career options available: the black market pharmaceutical drug trade and casino hospitality services. Auggie is torn between the sales pitches of his drug dealer best friend and his corporate sellout brother, all the while struggling to adhere to the blue-collar values championed by his father. Besieged on all sides by flashy high rollers like Ali Frazier, The Cowboy and Staten Island Eddie, colorful Cretans like T-Naps and Ken Carlisle, and good people who've lost their way, in "Ice Grill," USA Auggie Logan sets out to make a name for himself in the city where misery is a company.
"Ice Grill, USA" has won 6 awards in competition since its world premiere in Los Angeles in the fall and has been received with rave reviews by enthusiastic audiences in L.A., Atlantic City, Philadelphia and New York City. As pop culture mega-blogger Adam Bernard put it, "I found myself invested in not just the main characters of the film, but in Every character in the film. This was due to a combination of brilliant acting and a script that respected the viewer's intelligence... I was rooting for a character to die, that's how good the acting and writing was."
— ANDY LAGOMARSINO, NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
