“Wah Do Dem” and “Those Who Remain” Cap a Crazy Week in LA
by Brian Brooks (June 29, 2009)
Sam Fleischner and Ben Chace’s “Wah Do Dem” (What They Do) took the Target Filmmaker Award on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, while Juan Carlos Rulfo and Carlos Hagerman’s “Those Who Remain” (Los Que se Quedan) took documentary kudos at a ceremony at the Armand Hammer Museum. “We put this film together alone, mostly in an apartment…and now we’re in front of all you important people. Thank you,” said co-director Chace at the informal ceremony. The late morning’s event included Oscar winner Jon Voight who praised the event as an important marker of the community and heaped more praise on filmmakers. Probably the most lovable part of the LAFF awards was actor Shayne Topp who received a nod for his performance in Suzi Yoonessi’s “Dear Lemon Lima.” Topp truly looked surprised with the announcement, and everyone at his table started yelling when his name was called.
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