Inside this diner, there is food for thought.
A young woman, Jade, wakes up in the film “Green Hat Diner” and begins to piece together her past grief with the help of a sinister waitress, Ariel.
Jade’s father has died. Ariel is also looking for a way out. Ariel’s plan is to change places with Jade, who comes from a broken family and is searching for closure for the loss of her father.
Ariel hopes to keep Jade trapped in the diner, in her place, so she can escape.
What next? Wednesday’s screening of the 12-minute film reveals all.
“Green Hat Diner” will be recognized as the “Best of Pittsburgh” by the Women In Film Pittsburgh Short Film Festival. In addition, there will be a “Diversity Award” and “Best of the Fest” films will be recognized. Short films submitted from the U.S., Canada, Israel, Afghanistan, Ireland, France and New Zealand will be shown.
The screenings will take place between 6:30 and 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Parkway Theater in McKees Rocks. Tickets are $8-$25.
The “Green Hat Diner” filmmakers warn that the work is graphic and may have triggering images.
The film was created as a senior thesis project for former graduates in cinema production of fine arts at Point Park University, led by professors Andrew Halasz and John Rice.
The crew includes producer, co-director and co-writer Zoe Alexandra, a Mt. Lebanon native, who lives in the Strip District; co-director and co-writer Olivia Busby, of Ashland, Ohio; and editor Nicole Kennedy of Plum.
Tucker B. Dutton of Wheeling, W.Va., was the cinematographer and Anthony Yoder of Waxhaw, N.C., was a co-writer. Jordan Beltz, of Sarver, plays Jade, and Alysia Vastardis, from Orlando, Fla., is Ariel.
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Discussing a scene in the film "Green Hat Diner" that was filmed inside the Yak Diner in North Apollo.
The film was brought together by Slow Drift Productions, an independent production company that Alexandra founded.
The movie has been accepted into more than 15 film festivals internationally. It won “Best Student Horror Short” at the Indie Short Fest and was selected by Point Park University to represent the cinema department at the Gyeonggi Festival in South Korea.
It debuted in 2020, but wasn’t able to have a proper showing because of the pandemic. It is one of five such films made from this senior class.
Busby said the toughest part of the unusual senior year because of covid-19 was not being able to have a normal premiere of the film.
“We were in the editing suites working on the film when we heard that (actor) Tom Hanks had covid (in 2020),” Busby said. “We wanted to show our work and had to have a private screening with limited people attending.”
This film was a huge collaborative process, Kennedy said.
“I learned a lot working on this,” Kennedy said. “We talked about the things that make the story go forward and cutting the parts that didn’t. We were mindful of each other’s thoughts about what to keep and what to cut. We all want this film to succeed.”
Film Pittsburgh, which presents four international film festivals, is passionate about providing a forum for Pittsburgh and other area filmmakers to present their work, said Kathryn Spitz Cohan, executive director of the organization.
“‘Green Hat Diner’ fit perfectly into a ‘Thrills and Chills’ block at last year’s Pittsburgh Shorts, and we’re delighted to see it continue to get recognition,” Spitz Cohan said. “For a filmmaker, every time they have the opportunity to screen their film in front of an audience is a thrill as well as a learning experience. It’s also validation for their work when festivals around the world take notice.”
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The film "Green Hat Diner" was filmed inside Yak Diner in North Apollo
The film was shot overnight for six days at Yak Diner in North Apollo. The location was transformed into purgatory – a space some people believe exists before reaching heaven.
The diner owners were gracious to allow the filming, Alexandra said.
The name came from a junior thesis previous psychological film called “Luna” written by Point Park graduate Tyler A.M., of Parkersburg, W.Va., about a man who lost his life to drugs.
The “Green Hat Diner” crew’s next goal is to produce videos for women-owned businesses to showcase their talents, she said.
“To be able to accept this award from a leading women’s film organization in Pittsburgh is a great honor,” Alexandra said. “It’s going to be a special night.”
JoAnne Klimovich Harrop is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact JoAnne at 724-853-5062, jharrop@triblive.com or via Twitter .
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