Big Blue Pictures

11/08/2022

Official poster for our upcoming short film WEAPONS AND THEIR NAMES.

Starring:
Cecilia René ()
Greta Hicks (.c.hicks)
Lilia Karst (.karst)
Greg Poppa ()
Maxwell Fox ()

Writer/Director: Melina Valdez
Producers: Big Blue Pictures and 5th Floor Pictures
Executive Producer: Alan McConnell
Director of Photography: Robert Bevis
Editor: Jake Hammond
Production Designer: Annie Grafe
1st AD: Erik Kallin
Production Manager: Stephen Musumeci
1AC: Trevor Viner
2AC: Tyler Everett Cook
Key Grip: Chris Violette
Gaffer: Andrew Landreville
Sound Mixer: Veralucia Quispe Chirinos
VFX: Erik Kallin, Terry Beck, Reid Lauff

Poster designed by Caspar Newbolt ()

18/03/2021

STAGE READY by director Raymond Knudsen is now available on Argo. Download the app to stream.

Voting is open for Audience Choice between now and April 1st!

Watch here:
https://youtu.be/v4nTS9HuK6s

17/03/2021

Thank you Kodak Motion Picture Film for featuring MONKEY BARS.

Watch the film on NoBudge now:
https://youtu.be/NqlPeme9K18

14/03/2021

Thank you Film Inquiry for the review!

https://www.filminquiry.com/monkey-bars-2021-review/

Monkey Bars is a must see short film with with its atmospheric, evocative score that adds to the anxiety of its scenes.

12/03/2021

Our latest short film MONKEY BARS is out now!

When fourteen-year-old Maggie and her two best friends hang out with older guys they meet on Facebook, a crush on a complicated boy unravels into a twisted t...

04/03/2021

Check out Matt Fagerholm’s interview with writer/director Jacqueline Xerri and actor Sofia JoAnna Popol for our upcoming short film MONKEY BARS.

https://indie-outlook.com/2021/03/04/jacqueline-xerri-and-sofia-popol-on-monkey-bars/

Sofia Popol in Jacqueline Xerri’s “Monkey Bars.” Courtesy of Big Blue Pictures. Roger Ebert once told David Lynch that the director’s 2001 masterpiece “Mulholland Dr.” is a movie that “refuses to b…

03/03/2021

MONKEY BARS premieres on NoBudge on Friday, March 12th. Stay tuned for an interview with Writer/Director Jacqueline Xerri.

http://nobudge.com/upcomingfilms/monkey-bars

Online Premiere . When fourteen-year-old Maggie and her two best friends hang out with older guys they meet on Facebook, a crush on a complicated boy unravels into a twisted trance fueled by Four Lokos and naive infatuation…

01/03/2021

26/02/2021

Thank you Unseen Films for the review! MONKEY BARS premieres March 12th on NoBudge.

http://www.unseenfilms.net/2021/02/monkey-bars-2021.html

Reviews of films from off the beaten path, written for those who love the cinematic world and want to hear about more than mainstream movie releases.

14/02/2021

From writer/director Jacqueline Xerri comes a twisted coming-of-age story. Watch the new trailer for MONKEY BARS ✨

08/02/2021

MONKEY BARS (2021) | Official Poster

06/02/2021

05/02/2021

Thank you to L.I. Herald Newspapers for this kind write up!

MONKEY BARS is now streaming with Cinema Femme Magazine until Feburary 28th and will be available for free via NoBudge on March 12th.

https://www.liherald.com/stories/oceanside-high-school-alums-movie-monkey-bars-to-stream-this-month,130015

When it was time to shoot and direct her production company’s first film, Jacqueline Xerri said it was a no-brainer to come to her native Oceanside.

03/02/2021

Thank you Cinema Femme Magazine for this wonderful article featuring writer/director Jacqueline Xerri speaking about our upcoming short film MONKEY BARS.

https://cinemafemme.com/2021/02/03/jacqueline-xerri-on-her-coming-of-age-short-monkey-bars/

REBECCA MARTIN: How did you come to this project? Jacqueline Xerri JACQUELINE XERRI: Three years ago, I made my first short, called “Teen Night”, which is a coming-of-age story. This was my first t…

01/02/2021

31/01/2021

27/01/2021

MONKEY BARS screens from February 1-28 with Cinema Femme Magazine. Live Q&A on February 20th at 2:00pm EST with writer/director Jacqueline Xerri

Introducing one of our short film selections for our , “Monkey Bars” (USA) directed by Jacqueline Xerri (). Tickets go on sale Friday on our festival platform, link will be in bio.

Learn more at cinemafemme.com

LIVE Q&A on 2/20 at 11 AM PST/2 PM EST with filmmaker Patricia Vidal Delgado (“La Leyenda Negra”), watch free on our YouTube channel.

Logline: When fourteen-year-old Maggie and her two best friends hang out with older guys they meet on Facebook, a crush on a complicated boy unravels into a twisted trance fueled by Four Lokos and naive infatuation.

About the Director:

Jacqueline Xerri is a writer, director and editor from Long Island, New York and now resides in Brooklyn. She received a BFA from the College of Motion Picture Arts at Florida State University.

Her past work includes “When She Speaks” (2019) which premiered at National Film Festival for Talented Youth and was nominated for the ACS Student Heritage award, Teen Night (2018) which was nominated for Best Long Island Film at the Long Island International Film Expo and Ruckzuck (2017), an official selection of the American Documentary Film Festival.

Her past experiences along with some of her favorite directors, Andrea Arnold and David Lynch, have inspired her work and her desire to tell immersive and daring coming-of-age stories.

She recently assistant edited the feature documentary, “Don't Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl 'DMX' Simmons”, an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival 2020.

As Xerri continues making narrative short films and observatory documentaries, she is currently developing her first feature.

26/01/2021

✨MONKEY BARS PRE-SCREENING✨

For the month of February, Monkey Bars will be screening at the Cinema Femme Magazine Showcase. Stay tuned for an interview and Q&A with director Jacqueline Xerri and four other talented filmmakers 🌞

MONKEY BARS premieres for free on NoBudge MARCH 12th!

23/01/2021

Tootsie, Batman and The Naked Cowboy try to find common ground in Times Square.

20/01/2021

to the election celebrations in NYC - November 7th, 2020.

25/12/2020

New Yorkers try to keep the holiday spirit alive this year.

Happy holidays from Big Blue Pictures!

26/11/2020

Happy Thanksgiving from the Big Blue Pictures team! We are so thankful for everyone’s support throughout this year. Enjoy the day with family and friends.
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13/11/2020

A NEW DAY FOR AMERICA

Through a series of tableaus, New York celebrates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' victory announcement amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

Created by Jacqueline Xerri & Stephen Musumeci

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYD_Ve7KnLI&t=1s

Through a series of tableaus, New York celebrates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' victory announcement amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

05/08/2020

Film of the Week: When She Speaks
A complicated childbirth is only the first affliction to strain the marriage of a faithful wife and her distinguished husband in this riveting true story. Visit our FOTW page to watch the film, and to catch our podcast conversation with director Jacqueline Xerri and the rest of the Big Blue Pictures team: nffty.org/august-5-2020-when-she-speaks

29/07/2020

Film of the Week: Stage Ready
If you listened to last week's podcast, then you've already heard director Raymond Knudsen discuss this powerful film with his fellow filmmakers from . Head on over to our Film of the Week page to watch "Stage Ready", and catch the podcast episode if you missed it! nffty.org/july-29-2020-stage-ready