Renee posted the following message on her Facebook page

Hey Everyone! FYK: I am NOT going to be in New Hampshire for the Slater Brother's Film Festival. Sorry. :( Have a great week!!!

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I posted the news about Words Unspoken being shown at the Slater Brother's Film Festival:

According to Renee's official site, Words Unspoken will be shown at the Slater Brothers' Hamilton, New York International Film Fest in August 2010.

Visit the site for more info www.slaterbrothersentertainment.com

Words Unspoken is a short film written and directed by Renee. The movie is about a man searches his heart for forgiveness to assist in his father's dying wish.

For more about the film go to AUSXIP Renee O'Connor Words Unspoken site

According to Renee's official site, Words Unspoken will be shown at the Slater Brothers' Hamilton, New York International Film Fest in August 2010.

Visit the site for more info www.slaterbrothersentertainment.com

Words Unspoken is a short film written and directed by Renee. The movie is about a man searches his heart for forgiveness to assist in his father's dying wish.

For more about the film go to AUSXIP Renee O'Connor Words Unspoken site

Words Unspoken’

Renee O’Connor might be best known for playing Xena’s sidekick Gabrielle in the long-running series, “Xena: Warrior Princess,” but the Manhattan Beach resident has also dabbled in directing, writing and producing as well.

Her short, “Words Unspoken,” will be screened at Method Fest Sunday, March 28, beginning at 1 p.m. as part of its “Sibling Sacrifices” block of shorts. The short is the story of a man and his estranged sister who battled childhood demons as their abusive father lay dying. The short was based on a story in a New Zealand paper.

“I wanted to explore the themes of people exploring their sense of feeling free in their life and finding the path to forgiveness,” O’Connor said.

O’Connor said it took her six months to write the script.

“I explored it with actors in a class to see what was working and then I would go back and create some revisions,” said O’Connor from a set in Dallas where she’s shooting her latest film. “The actual preproduction of the short film took one month.”

Besides herself, her husband, Jed Sura, stars as her brother. Randy Crowder stars as her father. The challenge, she said, was working with the two children in the film, but she said it was an “exhausting and exhilarating” experience.

“I’ve been doing lots of things in my many years as an actor and also as a director and now producer, but the one thing I really have never done before is working with children in the capacity of directing them to have an authentic, very natural performance,” she said.

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The TV series "Xena: Warrior Princess," with its brazen beauties,
captured the attention of viewers in the late 1990s and has maintained
a cult following since its final broadcast in 2001. At the forefront were Xena, portrayed by Lucy Lawless, and her blond-haired, blue-eyed, faithful sidekick Gabrielle, played by Manhattan Beach resident Renee O'Connor.

Born in the small town of Katy, Texas, O'Connor moved to Los Angeles
after high school like so many other Hollywood hopefuls. She booked a
multitude of projects, but it was landing the role of Gabrielle in
1995 that gave her the chance to expand her career.

"My most beloved character that I have played is Gabrielle," O'Connor said.

"I worked in New Zealand for six years on the show and it stills holds
a great place in my heart," she said. "What was important about
working (on `Xena') is that it offered me the opportunity to grow as a
person and actress. ... (It helped me to understand) my place in the
world and also allowed me to observe all of the directors that came in
over the years and learn their skills and tools. That's part of the
reason that I wanted to write and direct in my own project."

O'Connor, a wife and mother of two, has kept true to her ambitions,
and will showcase her second directorial project at the Method Fest
film festival. The festival opens Thursday and continues through March
31, with screenings and events in Calabasas, Agoura Hills and Woodland
Hills.

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The following information was posted on Renee's official site

Words Unspoken' Method Fest screening details:-

Go to www.methodfest.com click on screening schedule.
Under Shorts Program #7 SIBLING SACRIFICES
1st screening on Sunday March 28 at 1:00pm at the Founders Hall. 2nd screening on Monday March 29 at 5:00pm at the Founders Hall.

You can also find the screenings listed if you click on the link to buy tickets. It will take you to the brownpapertickets website.
'Words Unspoken' is listed under the Shorts program #7 SIBLING SACRIFICES.

Unfortunately Renee will be unable to attend as she is currently filming in Texas.

ROC's short film Words Unspoken is for sale on DVD through ROC Pictures. This short film is fantastic. Renee presented it at the 2009 Xena Convention and EVERYONE was moved by it. It is truly a fantastic short film. It provoked such a rich discussion at the convention that was both thought provoking and extremely emotional.

I urge everyone, if you can, buy a copy; you won't regret it. Renee has written such a beautiful story; it will move you and you will have some sort of reaction.

The DVD is currently available to those in the US, Canada and Europe. There is no mention of Australia / NZ or anywhere else for the moment.

Click here to get to the purchase page

News submitted by Gabsfan

Two clips from Renee's movie Words Unspoken have been uploaded to IMDb.

Words Unspoken

Gabsfan, on the AUSXIP Talking Xena Forum is keeping a list of all the film festivals that Renee's short film Words Unspoken is going to be shown at.

The road to forgiveness unfolds as a man searches his heart to help assist in his father's dying wish.



It is a spectacular short film written, directed and acted by Renee and a very talented cast.

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For more about the film go to AUSXIP Renee O'Connor Words Unspoken subsite

Discuss the movie on AUSXIP Talking Xena ROC Chat

Added more pics from the New Filmmakers LA Event which Renee attended to promote her movie Words Unspoken.

Pictures by Janna


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Lori attended the New Filmmakers LA Event and the pictures of Renee from the event are now up online Click here to view the pics

Location and time:
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles at Sunset Gower Studios Hollywood on Monday August 31st 2009. 8:00pm -

Shorts Program #2 • Morning Always Comes (Dir. Bailey Edwards) • From Mars, With Love (Dir. Daniel Hernandez ) • Too Short of an Answer (Dir. Armin Bettels) • Words Unspoken (Dir. Renee O'Connor) • Pussyfooting (Dir. Lisa James-Larrson) • Russel Fish: The Sausage & Eggs Incident (Dir. Terence Heuston)

Renee has been added to the guest list for the 34th Toronto International Film Festival - running September 10-19, 2009. The festival has completed its program, with 271 features and 64 shorts from 64 countries to screen over the ten-day event. That total marks 22 more feature films than last year, and 72% of the feature films are world, international, or North American premieres.

Her name appears on The Star.com's site as part of the guest list.

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Words Unspoken has been selected as a semi finalist in the Short Narrative Film section!
Check it out here

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Our objective for this competition and film festival is to promote and encourage screenwriters and independent filmmakers, and the best work in stage plays, radio plays, TV scripts, musical scores, lyrics, librettos, musical videos, & short stories. Moondance provides a forum in which those creative, talented & dedicated artists can have the opportunity for their work to be viewed and accepted by the powers that be, within the international film community.

Moondance promotes, encourages, educates and rewards non-violent conflict resolution in the arts & film. Our much-coveted Columbine Awards are given to the film-makers &/or writers who best depict alternatives to violence as a method of dealing with conflicts, whether personal, local, national or international, and/or show why violence as a solution to conflict is ultimately counter-productive and inhumane.

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Our work on reaching out toward women film-makers and women writers everywhere in the world is primary and ongoing. Women writers and film-makers from all six continents, and from a wide diversity of ethnic and linguistic groups are an integral part of our mission and goals. We seek to inspire and invigorate this creative potential of women to perceive, conceptualize, and produce their works for the benefit of the world society. We are dedicated to preserving their accumulated accomplishments and visions as expressed through the art of film and writings. Read More