02
Oct

Rediscovering ‘BookWars’: A Vintage Gem of New York City History

the bookseller documentary, 'BookWars' by filmmaker Jason Rosette - still going strong nearly a quarter of a century later!

Interest in my award winning New York bookseller documentary, ‘BookWars’ picks up again – now streaming on new platforms Interest is picking up again in my first feature documentary, ‘BookWars’ (‘Terrific’ – LA Times * ‘Superb’ – New York Film Critics Circle) as it becomes of ‘vintage’ / classic age at nearly a quarter of a century old! When the bookseller documentary ‘BookWars’ was first released, it had a successful festival and theatrical art house run. It garnered positive reviews, with the LA Times calling it ‘Terrific’ and the New York Film Critics Circle labeling it as ‘Superb’. However, despite…

23
Apr

Jason Rosette’s first feature movie now distributed by the Museum of Modern Art, New York City

Writer-Director, filmmaker and educator Jason Rosette’s first feature movie, the New York film ‘BookWars‘, is now being distributed by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. As the movie continues to circulate after more than 15 years, occupying additional platforms including iTunes and Amazon Video, the edgy street-side #documentary portraying the lives of New York sidewalk booksellers in 1990’s New York is now considered an important indie New York classic. Read the illuminating story behind the making of ‘BookWars’ and other #films by Jason ‘Camerado’ Rosette in the filmmaking #ebook, ‘10,000 Miles to Go: An American Filmmaking Odyssey’…