Ode to Passion
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Carey Rothman
Julia Nightingale
Jeff Smith
Victoria Meade
Kaylor Otwell
Marcus Harmon
Al Pagano
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| Directed by | Jack Danini |
| Written by | Jack Danini |
| Produced by | Jack Danini Carey Rothman |
| Starring | Giuseppe Bausilio Julia Nightingale Jeff Smith Victoria Meade Kaylor Otwell Marcus Harmon Al Pagano |
| Cinematography | Darren Joe |
| Edited by | Jack Danini Martin Apelbaum |
| Music by | Jack Danini Yoo Soo Kim |
Production company | Jack Danini Productions |
| Distributed by | Jack Danini Productions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ode to Passion is a 2020 American musical romantic drama film starring Giuseppe Bausilio, Julia Nightingale, Jeff Smith and Victoria Meade. The film was written and directed by Jack Danini in his feature directorial debut.[1]
The film was scheduled to premiere at the 2020 Queens World Film Festival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival happened virtually, with the film absent from the screenings. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on July 10, 2020.
In New York City, a young writer's resolute belief in true love is put to the test by a beautiful girl and her struggle with addiction.[2]
Cast
- Giuseppe Bausilio as Michael Fiorelli
- Julia Nightingale as Sarah Andrews
- Jeff Smith as John G. Leroux
- Victoria Meade as Alexa Lynn
- Kaylor Otwell as Kate Johnson
- Marcus Harmon as Richy Sanders
- Al Pagano as Father Conor
- Elijah Noll as Lead Singer of Bar Band
- Al Nazemian as Robert
- Keaton Eckhoff as Tim High
Director Jack Danini makes a cameo as one of the friends John, Richi and Father Conor play poker with.
Production
Development
Danini took a unique approach to write all of the film's dialogue in verse, similar to the writings of Goethe's Faust and Arthur Rimbaud, to complement the film's pace and create a "constant melodic rhythm".[1]
Pre-production and filming
Casting the film and the recording sessions of the songs took place three months into 2017. It was shot entirely on location in New York City throughout October of that year.[1]
Music
The film's musical numbers were written by Jack Danini and produced by Yoo Soo Kim, who also scored the film. The soundtrack was made available for pre-order on iTunes on June 20, 2020 and was released on July 3, 2020, a week before the film's release. An additional song, "Crying When a Train Goes By," was shot but cut from the final film. However, it was included as a bonus track on the soundtrack and the actual scene can be viewed as a bonus clip with the film on Amazon Prime Video.[3]
Musical numbers
- "I Met a Girl" – Michael, Sarah, John and Alexa
- "Past Relationships" – Michael and Sarah
- "Trouble" – Richy and John
- "Baby, There You Are!/Passion, Passion" – Sarah and Michael
- "The Morning After" – Sarah and Michael
- "It's Real" – Michael and Sarah
- "Tonight Is Ours" – Alexa
- "Afraid of Love" – John, Alexa, Michael, Sarah, Kate and Richy
- "Dreams Aside" – John and Michael
- "Girl of My Dreams" – Michael and Sarah
- "Living In Your Dreams" – John
- "You're The Lucky One" – Michael and John
- "What's It All About, Charlie?" – Lead Singer of Bar Band
- "Are You Fucking High Again!" – Michael and Sarah
- "Kate's Dreams" – John and Kate
- "All The Things You Wanted" – John
- "You're Gone" – Michael
- "Dear Lord" – Michael
Release
Ode to Passion was scheduled to premiere at the Queens World Film Festival on March 21, 2020.[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival happened virtually, with the film absent from the screenings.[5] The screenplay was nominated for Best Screenplay, and Julia Nightingale was nominated for Best Actress at the festival.[6]
It was released exclusively on Amazon Prime Video on July 10, 2020 with other platforms to follow later in the summer.[7] It was released in 4K on Vimeo on July 24, 2020.[8]
The film then held a private physical screening at the AMC Edinburg 18 in Edinburg, Texas on October 4, 2020, which was attended by Danini and his personal friends and family.[9]
It screened virtually at the 27th Annual CineSol Film Festival on December 20, 2020 and won Best Feature.[10]
