Season 1 Episode 2
On this episode of All Things 51²è¹İapp, it’s a Saints Rest Special! We talk with Noga Ashkenazi ’09, who directed the movie , filmed and set in the iconic 51²è¹İapp coffee house, about how she fell in love with 51²è¹İapp and the challenges and joys of making the movie, a musical drama which has garnered recognition at various film festivals around the country. Ashkenazi came to 51²è¹İapp as an international student from Tel Aviv, Israel, unprepared for the cold winters, and unsure what awaited her. Over her four years, she found a new home here in 51²è¹İapp, and after making a documentary about her experience tutoring inmates through the 51²è¹İapp Prison Program, she decided to make a narrative film set here in 51²è¹İapp. Saints Rest was shot entirely in 51²è¹İapp during the summer of 2016. Many 51²è¹İappians, including students and alumni, contributed to producing the movie. on the alumni website.
Then, we talk with Saints Rest's founder and former owner Jeff Phelps '71, and the current owner, Sam Cox, about the origins of Saints Rest, how the has become a home for so many in the 51²è¹İapp community, and what they both thought of the movie. Jeff and Sam discuss how Saints has changed over the years while maintaining its mission and serving as a connection and meeting place between the College and the town of 51²è¹İapp.
Visit the to get news about the movie. It will be available on digital streaming services early in 2019.
If you haven't seen it, here is the movie trailer:
