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THE GREAT PRETENDERS

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About Me

"Wickedly keen with solid acting. One of my favorites of the festival." says Sunscreen Festival judge and blogger Tampa Film Fan.

FILM THREAT calls Jeremy Cohen "the rare filmmaker who makes his audience laugh and think at the same time."

WHAT ITS ABOUT: A laid off manager enters an "outplacement" firm that is supposed to help him find a job and get back on his feet but finds himself in a corporate purgatory where the absurdities of office life are brought into vivid relief.

Welcome to the official site-until-we-get-a-real-site of the short film "THE GREAT PRETENDERS," set in the bizarre world of corporate outplacement . The film is being fine tuned at the moment and in the process of being submitted to numerous film festivals, so check in to keep track of news, desperate requests for promotional assistance (like if someone knows a great web designer!), and -- hopefully -- upcoming screenings. For the time being, enjoy some scenes from the film, and check back soon for a full trailer! As Bartles & James used to say, thanks for your support!

Check our official site at: www.greatpretendersmovie.com

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Friends, fans, and well wishers. Festival programmers.

Books:

"Bait & Switch: The Futile Pursuit of the American Dream" by Barbara Ehrenreich

"White Collar Sweatshop" by Jill Andresky Fraser

"The Overworked American" by Juliet Schor

"One Market Under God" by Thomas Frank

"Who Moved My Cheese" by Spencer Johnson

Heroes:



My Blog

VoteForChange.com: Vote in the Box

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MksTs29bjNI ...
Posted by THE GREAT PRETENDERS on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:58:00 PST

BROOKLYN SCREENING NEXT TUESDAY JAN 15th! RSVP NOW!

BROOKLYN SCREENING!Hey guys, we want to try to make sure that everyone gets in this time, and it seems like a few of you may be coming - so RSVP for our January 15th screening at Sugar Lounge in Carro...
Posted by THE GREAT PRETENDERS on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:33:00 PST

PIX FROM OUR SOLD OUT SCREENING & PARTY AT ANTHOLOGY!

THE GREAT PRETENDERS SOLD OUT DOUBLE SCREENING & PARTY!http://flickr.com/photos/citylifejc/sets/7215760278658 9977/Our Wednesday showing at Anthology Film Archives in NY had such a large showing we not...
Posted by THE GREAT PRETENDERS on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:18:00 PST

THE DC LABOR FILM FEST!

"The Great Pretenders" has just been accepted to screen in the DC Labor Film Fest in Washington D.C. in October. Its partially run by the AFL-CIO and The American Film Institute. Very cool! Also New Y...
Posted by THE GREAT PRETENDERS on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:13:00 PST

THE GREAT PRETENDERS featured in Brooklyn Courier!

"Brooklynites' dark humor lights Staten Island Film Fest" is the headline. Its a nice interview with director Jeremy Cohen and description of the film. Read it here: http://www.zwire.com/site/index.cf...
Posted by THE GREAT PRETENDERS on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:25:00 PST

DIRECTIONS TO STATEN ISLAND FF SCREENING

http://www.csi.cuny.edu/arts/directions.html (We're in the Williamson Theater)
Posted by THE GREAT PRETENDERS on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:10:00 PST

NEW JOB HUNT TIP!

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Posted by THE GREAT PRETENDERS on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:15:00 PST

Our first official REVIEW, STIFF and more....

Tampafilmfan, official judge at the Sunscreen Film Festival and movie blogger writes: "The Great Pretenders  A satirical send up of office politics, layoffs and outplacement. Wickedly keen with solid...
Posted by THE GREAT PRETENDERS on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:42:00 PST

An NYC Fest, A Poster, and IMDB!

All kinds of news: -We have been invited to BeFilm: The Underground Film Festival, formerly known as the Tribeca Underground Film Festival! Not only do we get mean a New York screening at a great f...
Posted by THE GREAT PRETENDERS on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:21:00 PST

A plug from the blogosphere!

In the interest of some circular internet navel-gazing and inaugurating our own blog..."The Great Pretenders" gets a blogosphere shout-out from our pal Geoff Gruetzmacher on his ever entertaining blog...
Posted by THE GREAT PRETENDERS on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 01:44:00 PST