Table For Three

Press Kit

FROM ALICIA ARINELLA: PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR OF TABLE FOR THREE Table for Three first passed my desk in 2003. I met with Julie Tortorici because she had written a feature-length script entitled Waltzing Emily. She met with me as a producer to get advice on how to start the whole process. Julie had no film experience at the time, so I suggested that she film a scene from Emily or a short film before setting out to conquer a feature. Within two weeks we met again. She had completed the short film script Table for Three. With equipment, actors and locations in place, all Julie needed was a director. I was drawn to the script and the idea of working with Julie on a project, so I offered my services. I had never directed a film before; all of my film experience had been in producing. Table for Three marked a creative genesis for all those involved. We all learned through collaborating with each other. Due to lighting conditions, Table for Three required re-shoots. We also decided to recast our male actor because of lack of chemistry between him and the lead character, played by Julie. I decided to take over the camera work during the re-shoots, and Table for Three became a two-person show. Julie and I shouldered the filmmaking from start to finish. The story of Table for Three follows recently engaged, Misty and Danny. They are looking to buy a table for their apartment. Ellen is looking to sell one. With the table as centerpiece and catalyst, the three meet and a simple transaction becomes complicated, as secret pasts are reveiled, blind assumptions are challenged, and buried emotions are unleashed.