Silent Times TV series Created By Christopher Annino air on ECUSA TV

"Silent Times” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6058070/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 is a multiple award winning feature film Directed by Christopher Annino https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0030399/?ref_=tt_ov_dr_1 and written by Geoff Blanchette and Christopher Annino. Chris and Geoff have been a writing team for the past several years when they met on the anti bullying zombie film East Side Zombies written by Lee Howard.

Christopher Annino, is a graduate of Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut. He competed in various sports growing up in high school such as football, track and field and a brief stint playing basketball at Robert E Fitch Senior High School in Groton, Ct. While at Mitchell College he was a member of the drama club, chorus and was at one point the editor of the school newspaper. He also competed in the NCAA Rugby and lacrosse.

Geoff Blanchette is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island and Co-directed “Waves” with Annino which won Best Romantic Drama at 2017 The Avalonia Film Festival.

He is a very gifted stage actor and playwright.

Silent Times is a Roaring-Twenties escapade set in a fictional New England town. The story centers on Oliver Henry III (played by Westerly native Geoff Blanchette), a small-time crook turned vaudeville theater owner. From humble beginnings in England, he immigrates to America in search of happiness and fast cash. He becomes acquainted with people from all walks of life, from burlesque performers, mimes, hobos to classy flapper girls. As his fortunes rise his life spins out of control. The film is a loving homage to the silent films of the 1920s, and features a wide cast of characters based on archetypes and personalities common in those films, such as Charlie Chaplin, Emmett Kelly, Annie Oakley, Buster Keaton, Keystone Cops, Gypsy Rose Lee and many more. Much of the written comedy was inspired by Benny Hill, Mr. Bean, and Monty Python. Notably, it is the first silent feature film of its kind in 80 years. Shot in black and white the film speed was also sped up to match with 1920’s film speed. The soundtrack has traditional 1920s music from that era including delta blues. The film features local talent drawn from Groton, Hartford, Groton, New Haven, Providence and Westerly, RI. Some of the local talent who starred in the film were David Blair, Bill McNally (Essex Steam Train Conductor), Enzio Marchello (Clown), Brian Olsen, Joel Melendez (acrobat), Tyquan Anderson from (CT Sun Dance team), (former Ms. Fabulous Ct) Melody Lucas, Elena Bright, Dexter Herron (Retired Groton Town Police), Anna and Veronica Convery. Celebrities such as WWE Legend Brian Blair, Olga Kurkulina star of “Kick Ass 2,” Original GLOW Girl Jeanne Basone https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1067428/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 , Ric Silver the creator of the “Electric Slide” dance, comedian Skip Daniels, and WWE Legend Ron Bass appear in the film. The film is produced by ECW original Angel Orsini, Lois Pettit, Vanessa Marchewka, and Christopher Annino.

The film will now become a series on ECUSA TV https://www.ecusatv.com/ which is the co production company along with New England Music Hall of Fame www.nemhof.com