Father of The Grooms: The novel, screenplay, and movie.

A project in Baton Rouge, LA by Wm. Hovey Smith
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An invitation to join a four-year collaborative project to produce the novel, screenplay, and movie Father of The Grooms.
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Dates: Apr 25th -> Jun 24th (60 days)
Project By: Wm. Hovey Smith
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Latest News

Kickstarter for Father of The Grooms Meets Goal

June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
A donation during the last hours of the campaign pushed the Father of The Grooms Kickstarter project over its goal. Those who pledged will receive notices within the next few days to send in their money, and after Kickstarter takes its cut, I will... (Read More)

Thanks for Your Support for Father of The Grooms Novel, Screenplay and Movie

June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the many historic structures seen by the American family as they tour Sicily. It appears that my efforts to fund this cycle of Father of The Grooms Kickstarter project will meet the $200 funding threshold to be sponsored.  This appeal served... (Read More)

Visit to Roman Villa with Amazing Mosaics of Roman Life

May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
This villa is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Sicily. The mosaics are very well preserved because they were covered by a mud flow and protected over the centuries until they were discovered by accident. The villa has 140 rooms, a... (Read More)

Tour Sicily from Messina to Agrigento

May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
On the second day of our 9-day tour of Sicily with Dimensione Sicila's "Secrets of Sicily" tour the group I was with visited the most famous buildings in Sicily which are the Greek temples built at the Valley of the Temples and Agrigento.   (Read More)

Tour Sicily from Palermo to Messina

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
This video covers the first day of my Sicilian tour where we started in Palermo and spent the night in Messina. On this leg we saw Norman-Arab designed churches in Palermo and Monreale with remarkable mosaics and often incorporating elements of older... (Read More)

Props and Wedding Outfits

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
On my Sicilian trip  for the Father of The Grooms book and movie project, I had fun looking at, and in a few cases purchasing,  props for the movie. Sicilian marriage customs  are a little different than in the U.S.and it was interesting to see... (Read More)

Regional Archaeological Museum Antonino Salinas in Palermo

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Video of Regional Archaeological  Museum in Palermo This video happened to be the first of several that I will post in connection with my Father of The Grooms Project. It, and the others will also appear independently on YouTube and will be... (Read More)

Midway Through My Tour Found Significant Things for Project

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Some major plot problems have been solved thanks to my fellow tour companions and guides. One of them was how would the grooms select their brides. At one of out dinners we were served an anti-pasta which included a hard slick pickled red onion. This... (Read More)

Arrival in Palermo and First Meeting with their Sicilian Family

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Now that our Louisiana family has arrived in Palermo they are met at the Airport by dark suited men in three black cars with frosted windows, and driven the 40 km from the airport to Palermo. On the way they have a look at the ruggedness that is the... (Read More)

Arrived in Palermo

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Despite some storms and a delay in the aircraft leaving the airport in Rome, I arrived in Palermo and got settled inlto my hotel which is the Crystal on Roma Street in downtown Palermo. Today I will visit the University of Palermo and hopefully pick... (Read More)

Leave for Sicily

May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
I am getting ready to depart for a 11 day stay in Sicily where I will take a 9-day tour around the Island's historic sites and also spend time at the museums and universities. My goal is to gather authentic information to include in my novel and... (Read More)

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