We are honored to be chosen as the filming location for “Of Children and Wine”, a short film produced and written by Nella Citino and directed by Francisco C. Torres. Filming will take place here in Licking County at Three Oaks Vineyard from August 12 – 15 at the height of the grape season.
Nella is presently Chair of the Film and Video Department at Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus and Francisco is currently the Vice President of Madison Shakespeare Company and one of the founders of the theater production company Know Better Productions and the independent film production company Frozen Stage Films.
The theme of the film is Alzheimer’s and its impact on the individual and their family. It centers around Archie, a man going through his first stages of dementia. The script is written from the heart as Nella recalls her experience as she and her family watched her father go from a strong, robust and smart man with acute recall to having no memory at all. She recalls that they could “bring him back” if they talked about children or making wine. He loved children and he loved his small vineyard and garden.
Filming will be in our vineyard and in our home. Richard Riehle, of Office Space fame, will be playing the lead role while actors from Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus will fill out the remaining roles. Each cast member has an association with this disease and is prepared to tell their stories for behind the scenes footage. In addition to this, at the end of the film will be a montage of all the people who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and have some association with the cast or crew.
The crew is made up of Columbus College of Art and Design students. They are prepared to make this story come to life. The premiere of the film will be at the college and will be open to the public with a talk back and discussion of the different ways Alzheimer’s affects a family.
The film is dedicated to one of Nella’s best friends who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 58 years old.