"AGENCY" SHORT FILM TEASER

Excited to share a teaser from AGENCY, a short film I co-wrote and co-directed with the amazing Fab Nando in San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mx last July. MUSIC by legendary songstress @Reneemooi 🌟 STARRING the inimitably luminous @estelaaguilarluque and psychic powerhouse Fernando Favela @favelavisualartist (aka FabNando) Cinematography by the super-talented Ashley Fell @hungrylens & location sound engineered by the sonically-gifted Xun Perez of @vaychiletikdocumental ...Production coordinator the ever-vigilant @AnnekaJose About to move into the post-production phase of the journey. Cast and crew from Mx, US and Spain, the script in both English and Spanish. More to come!
❤️🎬
To be continued...

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCmZGEYp179/

NEW BOOK - "RUNNING ON MOONTIME" (DRAMA)

Very excited to announce that my latest book, “Running on Moontime,” has just been released from NoPassport Press. The collection of short plays is published in a dual-language edition with both the original English and Spanish translations. Playwrights Audrey Cefaly and John Minigan have blurbed "Running on Moontime" and their support means the world to me. Very grateful also to Caridad Svich and NoPassport Press and theatre alliance for publishing, to Ercilia Sahores for the dreamy Spanish translations, and to the actors and artists who helped me workshop these plays in Los Angeles, Ontario, and Nevada City (The Playwright & Director Unit at The Actors Studio West in Hollywood, Fresh Ink Theatre Company in Ontario, and the NorCal Fringe Festival in Nevada City..

Honored to have the book blurbed by playwrights Audrey Cefaly and John Minigan

PURCHASE “RUNNING ON MOONTIME” HERE

FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK

DUAL-LANGUAGE ENGLISH-SPANISH EDITION features ENGLISH ON LEFT-FACING PAGES
& SPANISH TRANSLATIONs ON THE RIGHT…
like so:

SHAWNA SHEA FILM FESTIVAL 2024 !

Pleased as punch to learn “MADAME” is an official selection AND a nominee for best Experimental short by the 13th annual Shawna Shea Memorial Film Festival in Southbridge, Massachusetts! Her New England premiere!

Thrilled to be a part of this long-running, legendary festival.

Thanks Shawna Shea Film Fest!

Snake Alley Festival of Film 2024 !

“Madame” is an official selection of Snake Alley Festival of Film in Burlington, Iowa this July.

Very honored to be sharing a bill with:
Søren Viuf's "The Patrolman,"
Michael McCallum's "Heirloom,"
Pat Battistini's "Dignity,"
Esteban Roel's "Theodoro,"
Kip Calendine's "Plastics,"
Marta Arjona's "Gentle Wind,"
and Melinda Winhold's "Lethia"

… Thanks #snakeAlleyfilmfest2024, it’s an honor !!

A Rave Review!

A lovely review from film critic Bill Arcenaux in his column, “Moviegoing with Bill”!

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

“MADAME” is an official selection for the 19th annual Cinema On The Bayou Film Festival! So excited! we’re headed for the heart of Cajun County this January, 2024!

Ca, c’est bon!

Stay tuned for details…

Dreams do come true

Thanks #AnotherHoleInTheHead for including “MADAME” in your oh-so-dreamy film festival! Amazing crowd, receptive audience, and it was an honor to be in the company of so many talented films and filmmakers. A dream come true.

A snippet from the Q&A at Another Hole in the Head Film Festival

ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD !

Over the moon that “Madame” has been selected to play at San Francisco’s 20th annual Another Hole in the Head film festival! I’m grateful to be part of this year’s amazing line-up! "MADAME" will screen Saturday Dec 9th at 11am, along with other short films by Bay Area filmmakers, at the (newly renovated!) 4 Star Theater in the Richmond District. If you’re flush, show the festival some love & purchase a ticket or two at: https://holehead2023.eventive.org/films/654f150a9ebe2d0072126e03

And if $ is a hardship, just say the word; I have comps!

xo,

Kerry & the Madame-Fam

The 4 Star Theater in San Francisco’s Richmond District got a major overhaul, thanks to new owners Adam Bergeron and Jaimi Holker. And is now a thing of beauty! Historical, and gorgeous. I can’t think of a more splendid venue for MADAME’s west coast premiere. Tickets available here: https://holehead2023.eventive.org/films/654f150a9ebe2d0072126e03

To purchase tickets and festival passes, go to: https://holehead2023.eventive.org/tickets

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: San Francisco’s Another Hole in the Head film Festival is a 25-day cinematic excursion into the realms of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and assorted other genre fare. Under the auspices of SF IndieFest, ‘AHITH’ has an 20-year tradition of pulling together diverse Independent films of all varieties and budgetary considerations--from major productions by professional companies to micro-budget labors of love, and everything in between. This year’s festival runs December 1st - December 25th, 2023 . The festival will take place live in San Francisco at the ROXIE, 4STAR , BALBOA and ECLECTIC BOX theaters.

Part Grimm’s fairy tale, part tone-poem, & part Borgesian riddle, "MADAME" tells the story of a young girl's miseducation at the hands of her dubious, criminally-minded foster mother.

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Part Grimm’s fairy tale, part tone-poem, & part Borgesian riddle, "MADAME" tells the story of a young girl's miseducation at the hands of her dubious, criminally-minded foster mother. 〰️

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SHOCK-A-GOGO!

MADAME made her grand entrance at SHOCKAGOGO! Film Festival, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn! The venue was the enchanted (and enchanting) FILM NOIR CINEMA, on Meserole Ave., and the festival line-up included Q&A with NYC downtown filmmaking legend, Larry Fessenden. Thanks Eric Eichelberger and the gang at Shock-a-gogo for making the dream come true.

Pictured from left to right: Bettina Skye, Angela Rogers, Yours Truly, Pam Rogers.

(Photo by Chris Earl)

GREEN TEACUP IN GREENPOINT!

We're bringing “MADAME” to SHOCKAGOGO FILM FESTIVAL in Greenpoint, Brooklyn!

So excited to be part of SHOCKAGOGO Film Festival’s 2023 opening short film program. The line-up looks phenomenal... NYC peeps, hope to see you there!

Screenings will be held at The Film Noir Cinema, Wednesday, October 18-19, 20, 4-6pm 122 Meserole Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11222.

If $ is a hardship, hit me up, I have comps! If you're flush, support the festival & buy a coupla tix!

Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/short-films-tickets-736660721047

If you plan to come, let me know, let’s grab a drink or a bite to eat! Greenpoint is chock-fulla restaurants and bars…

xo!

Love,

The Madame-Fam💋📽🎞🖤

FILM NOIR CINEMA

122 Meserole Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11222.

MADAME will officially kick off
Shockagogo’s Opening Shorts Program,
October 18, 19, and 20, 4-6pm!

Other shorts in the program include:
LAST HIKE by John Sohrweid
DREAMER by Benjamin Erwin
THE SHORT FILMS OF JOEY SMACK
SCREAM A LITTLE DREAM by Todd J Moore

film noir cinema

122 Meserole Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11222.

Part Grimm’s fairy tale, part tone-poem, & part Borgesian riddle, "MADAME" tells the story of a young girl's miseducation at the hands of her dubious, criminally-minded foster mother.

Part Grimm’s fairy tale, part tone-poem, & part Borgesian riddle, "MADAME" tells the story of a young girl's miseducation at the hands of her dubious, criminally-minded foster mother.

New work in The Coachella Review!

My short play  NOT EXACTLY JOHN WAYNE (A Black Comedy, with Gunslingers) is out now in the Summer 2023 issue of The Coachella Review!

Synopsis: 14 year-old bookworm Tara Lee loves a good story, and has no interest in learning to wield a firearm. But her pragmatic, protective father, Gunther, is determined to teach her how to shoot a gun. To engage her interest, he spins a mythic tale of the old Wild West, complete with gunslingers and desperados. But when fiction begins to infringe on reality, the shooting lesson veers wildly off track.

2m, 2f; bare-bones set required. A Spanish translation by Ercilia Sahores is now available.

Update on "Madame"...

My incredible editor Sean Temple, just sent deliverables for our short film "Madame." Music by Freya Cellista. Audio mix by Daniel Olmsted. My two actors did amazing work and somehow it all came together in a way that felt nothing short of miraculous. I'm floating on air right now, and kinda amazed, but also a little bit in shock! Hard to believe we're done! Now to submit to festivals... Below: actress Ann Mayo Muir as “Madame,” in one of the movie’s trippier sequences.

Forthcoming in Coachella Review...

My short screenplay “Not Exactly John Wayne” is slated for publication in the summer 2023 issue of Coachella Review!

The play contains roles for 2m. & 2f., a bare-bones set, parallel realities, and runs 15-20 minutes, depending on direction.

Stay tuned!

NEW CNF IN WEST BRANCH WIRED

Super-thrilled to have new CNF now in Issue 101 of West Branch Wired! The digital issue includes poetry by Jorie Graham, Alexis Sears, Cole Swensen, Jay Wright, fiction by the late, great Kevin McIlvoy and Diego Lama, book reviews by Esteban Rodríguez and Corey Van Landingham, plus Michael Angelo Smith-Torres’ wonderful interview with poet Albert Abonado… & more!

To read “Rain Walk,” click HERE.

Many thanks to West Branch editors Hasanthika Sirisena & Andrew Ciotola for including me in this truly fabulous issue.

https://westbranch.blogs.bucknell.edu/kerry-muir/02/2023/

NEW CREATIVE NONFICTION IN NEW PLAINS REVIEW…

"The Night Danny Sklar Somersaulted Through the Open Top Half of My Mom's Dutch Door" has made its way into the pages of New Plains Review, alongside wonderful work by Sage Ravenwood, J Thomas Meador, Sheree LaPuma & more!

To purchase the issue, click HERE

NEW CREATIVE NONFICTION IN HUNGER MOUNTAIN REVIEW!

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I’m over-the-moon to have an essay ("The Forest") out now in Issue 26 of Hunger Mountain Review, alongside poetry by legends Paul Guest, Victoria Chang and Sharon Olds, as well as CNF by Coyote Shook, Joyce Dehli, Bruce Benway, Jeffrey Kauffman, Bhakita Sicka, Andrew Bertaina, Victorio Reyes Asili, Jen Fliss, Fiction by Cody Lee, Steve Chang, new translations and more! So very grateful to Hunger Mountain editors Sue William Silverman Adam McOmber and Jonathan Smith for allowing me to be a part of this extraordinary issue!

Qu Literary magazine (volume 16)

So very honored to have a short play, "Life on the High Wire: A Circus Tragedy" included alongside amazing writing by Fernando Segall, Paul Crenstorm, Brighde Mullins & more. The gorgeous cover art is by Sarah Helser of Highpoint, NC.

Thank you, fearless editors, Brittni Harris and Gisele Firmino.

To read the issue online, visit: http://qulitmag.com

You can also purchase a hard copy from Park Road Books by clicking link below:

https://www.parkroadbooks.com/product/queens-university-summer-2022-literary-magazine

Flush Ink's UnHinged Theatre Festival!

Super-honored to have work produced in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada at FlushInk Productions’ UnHinged Festival! Thanks to fearless director Paddy Gillard-Bentley and to amazing actors Kendalin Bishop (performing Maeve’s monologue from my one-act “Running on Moontime”) as well as Scott Cooper and Brian Otto (who performed the roles of Aldo and Rob, respectively, in my ten-minute play, “Life on the High Wire”). The return of theater, post-pandemic, gives my spirits a big lift.

best women’s stage monologues of 2020!

Smith & Kraus has released their 2020 “Best of” annuals… and I’m thrilled to announce my play “Running on Moontime” has been excerpted in BEST WOMEN’S STAGE MONOLOGUES OF 2020. Purchase the collection on Amazon, or from Smith & Kraus directly.

For “Running on Moontime,” visit New Play Exchange.

Here is our 30th Anniversary edition of an exciting collection of monologues for women, most of which are from plays for ages 13 to 70+ and some ageless too! The age of the character is indicated in each monologue. All represent the best in contemporary playwriting. Included are monologues by June Guralnick, Christopher Woods, Susan Eva Haar, Jonathan Josephson, John McEneny, Kerry Muir, Carol Lashof, Aleks Merilo, Dorothea Cahan, James McLindon, Rex McGregor, Andrea Fleck Clardy, Gabriel Davis, Monte Monteleagre, Diana Burbano, Cassie Seinuk, Elayne Heilveil, Jennifer Fell Hayes, T.J. Walsh, Bill Manley, Stephen Laroque, Arthur Boatin, Adam Szymkowicz, Barbara Blatner, Michael Hilton, Bara Swain, Ralph Greco, Jr., David-Matthew Barnes, David Simpatico, Donna Spector.

bilingual edition published by NoPassport Press

BEFRIENDING BERTHA. A Play for Young Actors by Kerry Muir. A Bilingual (English-Spanish) Edition. With Translation by Ercilia Sahores. Three children- a boy who can't stop talking, a girl who can barely speak, and another girl who claims she drives her own Cadillac- are drawn into an unlikely friendship. On the fringes of a playground, they weave a web of fantasy and drama in which they seek refuge from their personal problems. When the worlds of fantasy and reality collide, however, the children are forced to confront hard truths, while still finding a way to keep hope alive. This delightful play for young audiences is a publication of NoPassport Press. To purchase, click HERE.