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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:
By BRIAN KACHARABA
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Grace Ham, from left, Holly DeGiglio, and Claire Arnoff all earned the Girl Scouts’ Gold Award for their projects and were recogtnized at The Brookside Building in North Merrick on June 26.
Three girl scouts strike ‘Gold’
Arnoff, DeGiglio, Ham honored at awards ceremony By BRIAN KACHARABA bkacharaba@liherald.com
Claire Arnoff, Holly DeGiglio, and Grace Ham became the 95th, 96th, and 97th girls to win the prestigious Gold Award with the Bellmore Girl Scouts Service Unit since the organization began recording the recipients in 1988 and all three were honored during a ceremony at The Brookside Building in North Merrick on June 26. Arnott and DeGiglio are members of Troop 947, while Ham is an independent girl scout. The Girl Scout Gold Award symbolizes outstanding accomplishments in the areas of leadership, community service, career plan-
ning, and personal development. To earn the award, candidates must be in high school and identify an issue in the community or the world, learn about it through research and trusted sources, form a team by identifying experts and people in the community who could help, determining the root cause of an issue and formulate a plan on how it could be solved. They must submit a project proposal for the Girl Scout council to approve, lead a team and implement a plan, and reflect on the change that was created in the community while sharing that story and inspiring others to make a difference. After being presented by the service unit volunteer co-manager and host Liz Steinert, CoNTiNueD oN pAGe 7
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