the staff of the Ridgewood blog
to be selected for this award,” said Joseph Alvaro, Executive Producer, of The Lucky Ones.
After the screening, there was a Q&A in the theater. “The film was so well-received. The audience had so many great questions and comments. Their reaction reflects the overwhelmingly positive feedback we get when we interview people on the street for the upcoming web platform.”
“ I’m really proud that the project is being recognized for its very special content and that everyone’s hard work is paying off,” exclaimed Alvaro.
About The Lucky Ones:
When his wife Frances passed away in 2009, the producer and author was devastated, but he never stopped being thankful for the life they shared and turned his attention to raising three teenage children. It wasn’t until 2014 when he and friend, Matt Zoller Seitz, editor-at-large at RogerEbert.com and the television critic for New York magazine and Vulture.com, realized that they shared a common bond – their appreciation for the wives that they loved, and had lost. They both felt that they were one of “The Lucky Ones.” They also recognized that there wasn’t a platform for people to celebrate and memorialize their loved ones who had passed.
As a result of this “Aha” moment, they decided to create The Lucky Ones, a web series, and digital platform. The Lucky Ones brings to life those we’ve lost in five-minute video vignettes, creating a biographical profile of the special bond shared between two people. The platform welcomes people from all walks of life to celebrate that special someone through the telling of wonderfully sweet stories filled with love, humor, and memories.
The platform launches in June. For more information please visit luckyonestv.com .
Oh boy…my BS detector is going off….
Joe needs to focus on getting a real job! This story he is trying to sell is violating and extremely disrespectful to my husband Jack Lorenz. Jack nor I never sold our story, pictures to anyone! Ridgewood Pubic Schhols needs to address this! Why was this allowed to be filmed in the school?
It wasn’t Jack’s story to tell. It was Basil’s story of why he was lucky to have known Jack.