MOMz Hot ROCKs WON BEST DOCUMENTARY at RIIFF

How could we forget to blurt out that MOMz Hot ROCKs won the Viola M. Marshall Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Rhode Island International Film Festival last month?

It must be because of overwhelming humility.

In fact, I, Kate Perotti was at the festival, was outside of the awards banquet trying to say hello and thank you to the festival director George Marshall for putting on such a successful event in Providence when I saw that he was already on the podium speaking. It was a gorgeous summer day. My wonderful Aunt Madeline and Uncle Bill and Madeline's mother Ann were waiting in the car while I grabbed my posters from the filmmakers lounge. I couldn't see how I would win an award with 234 other great films in the festival and decided to spend my last day in Providence eating the local fare, visiting their friends house restoration projects, going to yard sales, and eating more local fare...

It was only two weeks ago that I found out MOMz Hot ROCKs got the Audience Award (tying with Rock Prophecies).

Official Selection to the 2009 Rhode Island International Film Festival

Thrilled is an understatement, so thankful to say that MOMz Hot ROCKs has been accepted for screening at the Rhode Island International Film Festival August 4th-9th,  2009

The festival is quite special, in the heart of Providence.  I like the way that sounds already.

It is also personally special to me as I lived outside of Providence when I was 2! and have 2 of my favorite people in the world, Madeline and Bill, close by.

I hear its quite fun, Certifiably Jonathan, a dadamentary on Jonathan Winters (about to be released on DVD) won an audience award there last year. I worked on that film too and can't wait to go myself.

August will be beautiful, everyone's invited.