Jim Carey and Justin Monroe were next door neighbors back in 2014. Over beers one night, Tim asks Justin (a filmmaker) if he would do him a “small favor” … would he make a short promo video for Judson Studios, a family-owned stained-glass company where Tim was the lead artist.. Tim believed Judson needed something special to help them stand out among the 60 companies they were bidding against for a monumental project in Kansas City. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity for any artist who won the job. Not only was the project to make a gigantic window for the biggest mainline church in America – the United Methodist Church of The Resurrection - it was led by Adam Hamilton, a hugely influential pastor and author who spoke at President Obama’s 2nd Inauguration. But even with all this potential “bigness” and glory ahead of Tim Carey if they landed the project, little did he or Justin know just how much a “small favor” would change both of their lives forever.
In this visceral, three-year race against time, Tim, a talented, yet unknown LA artist bluffs his way into winning the commission to create the world’s largest stained-glass window of its kind. The problem is, Tim doesn’t know how to make it. After a desperate search, he finds someone who might have the answer… a world-famous glass maestro named Narcissus Quagliata. As the fates of three communities hang in the balance, Narcissus arrives like a storm, and changes everything.
And here's where it gets even better. This past Sunday evening a glass artist based in Rochester, Nancy Gong, reached out to see about how she might be able to help to make this a very special showing. Nancy found out that it was showing at the Park from none other than Tim Carey himself! She knows not only Tim, but also David Judson and Narcissus Quagliata, all prominent characters in this fascinating story. In fact, she worked on a custom art glass project with Narcissus in Taiwan roughly 20 years ago.
Here is the link for the trailer: https://vimeo.com/859518504/db592ded5c?share=copy&utm_source=Abramorama+Exhibitor+Contacts&utm_campaign=4ba7aca5c8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_10_07_05_14_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4879395756-4ba7aca5c8-158994541
Here is the link for glass artist Nancy Gong. I have spoken directly to Nancy several times since Sunday and she is going to be speaking after the film about the world of art glass and will happily take questions. Nancy is not only a very lovely person, but her body of work speaks for itself. In short, she's the real deal! Check out her website: https://nancygong.com
Details can be found on my website: https://avonparktheater.com/events/movies/
We hope to see you there!