August 15, 2000

'Bridge' Spans Narrowsburg Fest

    BY ANGELINA CHEN
    Michael Sergio's "Under Hellgate Bridge," starring Michael Rodrick, Jonathan LaPaglia, Dominic Chianese and Vincent Pastore, nabbed top kudos, including best actor, director and feature film, at the second annual Narrowsburg Intl. Independent Film Festival in Narrowsburg, N.Y.

    Rita Moreno took home the best actress nod for a John A. Gallagher's "Blue Moon," Michael and Tripp Swanhaus won the young filmmaker award for "Pigeonholed," and "Blue Moon won the People's Choice Award. "Shadowboxers" took best documentary and Santosh Sivan's "The Terrorist" was named best international feature at the fest

    "Under Hellgate Bridge" was recently acquired by IFM Film Associates for international distribution.