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Locals ready to shine at expo Four B.M. flicks on last day of festival This short was inspired by Baglio’s film professor at SUNY Cortland, who critiqued one of The final day of the 28th his projects by saying it conannual Long Island Interna- tained too much profanity in the tional Film Expo will have a dialogue. Baglio took the feeddistinct Bellmore-Merrick fla- back to heart and joined forces vor with four of the projects with Rini to create a film about having production or topical two people debating whether ties to the area. vulgarity is acceptable in film Each of the films will be work or just used as a crutch. shown at Bellmore “I would hope Movies on July 13. that it gets [the audiThe three that will ence] to think about be featured in the the concept of profirst block at 11 a.m. fanity in films, and include “Warning: specifically, indeStrong Language” pendent films,” by Merrick’s Jake Baglio said. “LookBaglio and Steve ing at it and taking ERIC FELLER Rini, “What Will U that into considerFilmmaker Do?”, a production ation when they by Carl Coulanges m a ke t h e i r n e x t that focused on the 2024 Cal- film, sometimes we just throw houn High School football sea- in the [curse] words and don’t son, and Eric Feller’s “Blazing think about it because this is a Trail”, which documented the how people talk. I hope it’s a Bellmore-Merrick girls’ flag conversation starter.” football team during the Baglio shot the film and felleague’s inaugural season of low Calhoun High School grad2022. uate Rini is the writer, co-direcThe Long Island premiere of tor, and co-star with Joseph “West Landing” by Bellmore’s D’Andrea. Ma g gie Dippel, Doug Gallo is in the second another Calhoun alum who had block starting at 1:30 p.m. a film in last year’s LIIFE, comThe five-day event hosts pletes the “Maken Pictures” local and foreign screenings, partnership trio with Baglio information panels, and Q&A and Rini. sessions with prominent filmThe film has already been makers and celebrities. Awards nominated by LIIFE for Best are presented to the best films Long Island Short, the producand performers. tion team’s first at any festival. Here is a summary of the four Sunday films with Bell- “What Will U Do?” more-Merrick connections: Approximate Run Time:
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Bellmore artist King Kaye holds exclusive performances at art galleries and other atmospheric venues.
Drown in the sound with local music artist Ben ‘King’ Kaye By JOSEPH D’ALESSANDRO jdalessandro@liherald.com
In Bellmore, something new is making waves on the radio — a new player coming into the electronic music industry, the introspective artist called King Kaye. Ben Kaye, 26, started spinning records at 9 years old when he was given a DJ set from a family friend, and ever since, he has been fascinated by music and pursued ambitious artistic projects that inspire and innovate. Today, his music has been featured on 90.7 FM WFUV and live performances at Ki Smith Gallery and other venues.
Kaye’s next big event will be the release of his new EP “The Dark Side of Enlightenment” on August 26, which will include his two recently released songs “Enlighten Me” and “FIGHT!” One of the most important themes in Kaye’s work is mental health. “The first single that I released, ‘Enlighten Me,’ was a kind of cry for help,” he said, searching for both guidance and inner peace. On June 26, “FIGHT!” was released as his second single, addressing even greater personal struggles. “I wrote that at the time my father was Continued on page 20
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