BRAVO This is something to be truly proud of   Upon receiving an email entitled Lets Shoot it in Buffalo it was a few days before Thanksgiving when we decided to shoot Of Dreams and Glory With a deadline fast approaching we had only a script in hand no location no actors and no crew We set out on foot each morning  times a week in the blistering Buffalo cold to find each piece to our puzzle   We knew that we had to lock in our location and we knew that wasnt going to be easy We needed a location that had all three of the following elements front desk elevators adjacent to the desk and an old fashioned elevator indicator Each of the  buildings we looked at had only  of the  We looked high and low we contacted and exhausted all of our resources in the scouting department Time was closing in on us and we had at this time  doable locations The holidays came and went and we were still without a location Auditions were set for the following week Joe had an actor in mind in which he worked with on another shoot Knowing we couldnt get him he described his look and ability and we set out to find our Edward Lambert Putting out calls notices and phoning in more favors we get all of  people to show up   One by they came and went Getting frustrated our last actor arrived just before we were due out of the building In walks Edward Lambert James Heffron the very actor in which Joe worked with previously the very actor Joe wanted from day  walked through the door and blew our socks off We had found Edward Lambert   piece of the puzzle and many more to go Setting back out to the streets looking at building after building exhausting hour after hour we still never found the right place I called a few management groups that managed a few buildings in the area describing what we needed and what we already saw The list they gave we already had scouted no good The final two buildings they listed Bryant and The Mayflower which happened to be right down the street from one another Bryant too classy no desk but yet the elevator and indicator we needed A possibility   The Mayflower not expecting much we strolled over to check it out Upon walking in we both knew it was the right place Upon walking in you felt as if you walked back into the mids From the decor to the fine marble floors this was our place We discussed the shoot with the management the owner came out and gave his blessing    pieces of the puzzle time running short I placed a call to an old friend and mentioned Of Dreams and Glory and just happened to slip that we were still in search of another actor She just so happened to know someone that might fit the bill Gerry Maher she says Who Oh hes perfect for the character youre describing and just so happens to be performing in  Angry Men I made a phone call to Gerry introduced myself and he politely invited Joe and I out to see his opening performance of  Angry Men We didnt need much convincing we had found our Homer J Doyle   Gerry was a delight extremely talented and very humble Gerry is what most actors strive to be professional on mark prepared and most of all a pleasure to work with Our th and final actor was in place we had our location now we had to finalize our crew  We locked in our shooting date for January th with a call at am We arrived on location and started to buildthe rest is what you see today on the screen   My hats off to the vibrant work ethic of Joe Buscaglia and how diligent he worked to get this made  pages is unheard of for one night Each one of the crew was a pleasure to work with without any ONE of them this wouldnt have gotten made Evan came through and found a replacement HiDef camera and we both cant say enough for Jack Cummings a real professional that was always a step ahead and a brilliant troubleshooter   Thanks to everyone that devoted their time and energy for the greater good of the craft for believing in Joe and I and helping to make the best possible picture we can Thank you