May 23, 2005

"IN HOT WATER"

"In Hot Water" is a 2005 short film that opened in New York City and most recently was shown at the Garden State Film Festival. It begins as a serious "Italian family" connection and ends as a serious "Italian family" tradition. The movie is a satiric comedy challenging our society's current fixation with diets and the almost anti-drug atmosphere we have placed on the consumption of carbohydrates. A tasty treat...if one admits to indulge!!!

"SKY KING"

Set in 1946, "SKY KING" is the story of Vincenzo BonGiovanni, who has moved to Brooklyn, New York from Italy along with his parents and his grandmother.  He struggles to meet his father's expectations and tries to adjust to American school life.  He finds a friend in America thanks to his skills of model airplane building and a radio show called "SKY KING".  Tamela D'Amico wrote this story for her father, it is a fictionalized version of his journey and experience here coming over after the war as a young immigrant from Italy.  Simply put, it's a story about LOVE.

The actors in alphabetical order:  Ann Hampton Callaway, Tristan Carrasco, Federico Castelluccio, Meghan Cooley, Tommy Colavito, Bobby Costanzo, Tamela D'Amico, Markus Flanagan, Ryan Fox, Cornelia Guest, Hristo Ivanov, Christopher Kadish, Rob Macie, Ronnie Marmo, Ralf Mosig, Joe Ruffo, Liz Torres

Expected release date is in September 2004.

See the Images page for some pictures from the set.

NYPD Blue...
In the November 4, 2003 episode of "NYPD Blue", Federico's character was a suspected rapist.

NEW FILMS FOR FEDERICO...
Federico will be working on two short films, "La Arana" with Otto Sanchez and David Zayas and "Buck Fever" with Allan Styer and John Heard.  "Buck Fever" tells the story of two best friends (Federico is one of them) who are hunting buddies & find that their wives have run off together!  More details only as they become available from Federico.

"MADE"

Written, directed and starring Jon Favreau, "MADE" tells the story of two aspiring mobsters (the other played by Jon's pal Vince Vaughn) from Los Angeles who travel to New York to become "made men." They get involved with a money-laundering scheme and are initiated into a low-level crime syndicate. Sean "P. Diddy" Combs plays their "guide" once they get to New York. The film also stars Peter Falk, Famke Janssen and Jonathan Silverman.

For more info, check out www.gettingitmade.com.

"FIRE"

Federico made an independent Action/Drama entitled "FIRE".  The movie was directed by Aleta Chappelle, who also served as one of the three writers of the film.  Aleta has worked with Francis Ford Coppola for years as a Casting Director.  She has also casted for such films as "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge",  "The Nutty Professor", "Losing Isaiah", "Sister Act 2", "Boomerang", and "Rambling Rose". 

The film was shot on location in Mount Vernon, NJ and White Plains, NY on 35 MM Cinemascope wide format film, which will make it a shoe-in for most of the film festivals.  In addition to Federico, who has one of the leading roles, it stars Jamaican actor Paul Campbell and actress Karen Williams, who has appeared on "Homicide".

"FIRE" was released in Jamaica and was not shown here in the USA.