with filmmaker Katherine Dieckmann
Former Ithacan Katherine Dieckmann returns with her second feature film which she describes as "a bittersweet, Last Picture Show-ish comedy-drama set in working class Long Island" in the run-up to the 1976 presidential election. Depicting a close-knit community of clam diggers on the South Shore, "Diggers winningly charts the end of an American way of life with unabashed nostalgia, macho swagger, four-letter words and a big heart. The script is excellent, delivering both belly laughs and heartbreak with sharply rendered blue-collar grit —and the uniformly great performances bring Diggers to life with verve." (Toronto Film Festival) more at magpictures.com Video projection
2006, color, 1 hour 27 minutes, USA