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TV / Film

Musicians, Music Fans -- Join Us At A Free Screening Of The New Thomas Chapin Film

Source: Stephanie J. Castillo
March 6, 2016

A First Look at THOMAS CHAPIN, NIGHT BIRD SONG A New Music Film ABOUT THE FREE SCREENING New York FREE Screening, SVA Theatre, on Sunday, March 13- 333 West 23 Street, NY, NY 10010. Doors open at 1 p.m.; the film begins 1:30 p.m. RSVPs required here THE FILM Destined to be among the great virtuosos of jazz, Thomas Chapin, an alto sax and flute master, was nearing the pinnacle of his meteoric rise when leukemia took him at the ...

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Crowdfunding Campaign

Thomas Chapin Film Success At Kickstarter.com Nets $51,552 In 45-day Campaign

Source: Stephanie J. Castillo
April 4, 2013

The Thomas Chapin Film Project will begin shooting this summer; filmmaker will complete her research and scripting, and lining up her film crew. EMMY-winning Filmmaker Stephanie J. Castillo is celebrating a successful finish at Kickstarter.com, an online fundraising site, that will now allow her to begin planning her shoot this summer for NIGHT BIRD SONG, her documentary film about the late jazz master Thomas Chapin. 224 backers, pledging an average of $232, put Stephanie beyond her $50,000 goal. When the ...

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