July 8, 2010, Merrick Life
Calhoun grad gets play at LIIFE Fest
"Nothing Happened" penned by Calhoun graduate Jessica Provenz, is an all-female production.
“Nothing Happened” is a short film by women and about women. The all-female director/writer/producer team created a sexy, touching comedy about the one conversation girlfriends are not supposed to have.
Screenwriter/co-producer Jessica Provenz was born and raised in Merrick, and graduated from Calhoun. She’s also writing a feature for Alicia Keys’s company and a musical for The Araca Group (“Urinetown”). She developed two television series with Killer Films and was Playwright-in-Residence at The Juilliard School from 2005-2007. A two-time recipient of the Lecomte du Nouy Award, she received her Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University, Illinois.
“Nothing Happened” screens with a series of shorts at Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore, on Tuesday, July 13, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $9 at http://liifilmexpo.org. “Nothing Happened” won the 2010 New Jersey International Film Festival Best Short Film Prize.