Opening-night film for the seventh annual Gen Art Film Festival will be tyro helmer Peter Mattei's "Love in the Time of Money." Pic, about unexpected relationships in Gotham, stars Steve Buscemi, Michael Imperioli and Rosario Dawson.
Running April 24-30, fest will feature seven features and several shorts selected from more than 600 submissions. Screenings will be held at the Sony Lincoln Square Theater and the Loews Cineplex 34th Street.
Skedded pics include George Ratliff doc "Hell House," about a church-run Halloween haunted house; Bertha Pan's Bai Ling starrer "Face," about three generations of Chinese-American women; and closing-night pic "Snipes," which marks the bigscreen debut of rapper Nelly as a musician kidnapped because of a dispute with his record label.
Each screening will conclude with an all-access after-party at a Gotham hot spot.
This year's fest will include panels on the influence of music and fashion in film and television.
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