Feature Film Shot in Matawan Premiering on Jan. 9

Native Staten Islander and current Monmouth County resident Nicholas Marchese will have his first feature film, “My Brother’s Girlfriend”, premiere at the Holmdel, New Jersey’s Duncan Smith Theater on January 9, 2015, at 8 p.m. Following the premiere will be two additional screenings on Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 11 at 3 p.m.

“My Brothers Girlfriend” is a dramatic comedy that shows a realistic perspective on what is seen as societies new social norms. The film centers around 18-year-old high school graduate, Chadwick Hensen (played by Joseph Scarpino), who is shown as thrust into the modern day world, with no real sense of direction, social skills or parental discipline. Without motivation or initiative, he falls into many of the dangers that many of today’s teens face. Shadowing Chad’s life is the idolization by his parents of their older, more charismatic and seemingly more intelligent son, Eric Hensen (played by Joseph Lacerda). Their support and encouragement is seen in sharp contrast in the film from Chad’s perspective.

In the film, Chad chooses to spend his days lost in routine. His brotherly feud is kept in line with the main character’s younger yet, surprisingly, wiser brother, Michael Hensen (Matthew Muscarello). When Eric comes home after graduating college with a surprise girlfriend, Shelby (Kelsey Potkay), differences between the brothers, as well as two social classes, clash in a series of escalating events. Through an uncanny destiny, one relationship falls victim to failure and then gives growth to a new one that results in an eruption of hidden emotions and new self-discoveries that make this film one many different people can familiarize with in any number of complex family dynamics and relationships.

In development since late 2012, “My Brother’s Girlfriend” was filmed predominantly across New Jersey, with locations in Red Bank, Holmdel, Perrineville, and Matawan.

“I have always found the streets of my town, Holmdel, to have a certain cinematic quality to them,” said the filmmaker, Nicholas Marchese, “This is why I knew I had to shoot this particular film here, it just felt so real”.

The official My Brother’s Girlfriend’s website www.MBGF-Movie.com went live in mid-August, in conjunction with the release of the movie’s official trailer, which can be seen on the website. The website includes information on the film, cast & crew, production media, sponsors and information on tickets sales. Along with the premiere of the film, a new short documentary by Nicholas Marchese about the The Holmdel Theatre Company’s 25th anniversary will be screened as well. This documentary recounts the history and future of the company and The Duncan Smith Theater.

Tickets to My Brother’s Girlfriend Premiere are now on sale! The vender link can be accessed through the films website, www.MBGF-Movie.com. The film will premiere at The Holmdel Theater Company’s Duncan Smith Theater, in Holmdel, New Jersey [36 Crawfords Corner Road]. To keep up to date with the latest information, follow the film on its official Facebook page, www.facebook.com/MBGF-Movie. Hope to see you there!

About Nicholas Marchese

Nicholas Marchese is an independent filmmaker, writer, producer, director, singer and actor. Born in Staten Island, NY, he has resided in Holmdel, NJ for the last ten years. He has acted in independent films such as “Murt Ramirez Wants To Kick My Ass”, and after acting in numerous theatrical productions and singing performances, Nicholas picked up a camera to pursue his lifelong ambition, film-making. After several years of writing and recording skits with his father’s camcorder and filming friends, cousins and family, Nick took film to the next level with his first amateur short film, “Fuhgeddaboudit” (2011), a mafia spoof that he directed and starred in. Later films included “Poor Money” (2012), “Locker Doom” (2013), “Lockdown” (2013), and now his recent, “My Brother’s Girlfriend” (2015). He currently majors in film making at Montclair State University where he also hosts a weekly radio show “The Mind Of Marchese” on 90.3 WMSC.

About The Duncan Smith Theater

The Duncan Smith Theater is a historic, 125-year-old barn that has been transformed into a modern, fully air-conditioned facility with 99 comfortably cushioned seats.

About The Holmdel Theater Company

The Holmdel Theater Company is a non-profit, semi-professional, educational theater company dedicated to presenting fresh interpretations of classic plays as well as rarely-presented modern dramas and comedies.