Taylor Blackwell on Becoming Judy Tenuta: Inside the New Biopic (CINEQUEST)
GUEST: Taylor Blackwell, the writer/director and star of the new biopic film about the late great comedienne Judy Tenuta. The film can be seen at the Cinequest Film Festival (March 14 and March 16) and available for online rental through CINEJOY March 24-31st.
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Show Notes
Happened: The Judy Tenuta Story” follows the whimsical life and career of iconic ‘80s accordion-playing “comedienne” Judy Tenuta. Winner of Best Indie Short at L.A. Film Fest. A mini biopic on Judy Tenuta, who became nationally known in 1987 for her first HBO comedy special “Women of the Night”, starring alongside Ellen DeGeneres, Rita Rudner, and Paula Poundstone. Judy was a two-time Grammy nominee, winner of “Best Female Stand-Up Comic” at the American Comedy Awards in ’88. This film is a love letter to the self-proclaimed “love goddess”, and was made in close collaboration with her estate, family, and friends. Taylor Blackwell is the writer/director/ of “It Happened: The Judy Tenuta Story”, an award-winning biopic on the late-great comedienne. It's now playing in the Cinequest Film Festival March 14th and 16th, and available for online rental through CINEJOY March 24-31st.
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