Local Artist to be Featured at Algonquin

Local Artist to be Featured at Asbury Shorts Concert

March 11th, 8pm, Asbury Shorts Concert at Algonquin Arts, Manasquan, NJ

https://www.algonquinarts.org/calendar.php?id=265

Asbury Shorts Concert to be held at the Algonquin Arts Center on March 11, 2023  is a fun and affordable event for the entire family. This year, Karen Goeller, an Ocean County Writer, Producer, and Actor is being featured as the “Local Artist.”

See Goeller’s film, Escape Artists among other high-quality films from around the world. In this concert of short films on March 11^th, the audience will laugh and view many stories from filmmakers around the world. Each film is hand-picked by Doug LeClaire, organizer of this event for decades. LeClaire chooses the films carefully in order to create a high-quality event.

Escape Artists is a feel-good, family film. In nearly 6 minutes, viewers see how two neighborhood artists trick a local police officer into attending his own birthday celebration. This unique film is silent, shot in black and white.

This film is also being screened at the Garden State Film Festival on March 25^th at 12PM in the Berkeley Hotel. It is part of Block BC23.It has been selected and won awards at festivals throughout the USA and beyond.

Read more about Escape Artists film at, 

https://karengoeller.wordpress.com/escape-artists-film/

Karen Goeller, a seasoned writer, has also written a feature-length screenplay. It is a bullying story with a twist titled, Missy’s Voice. And Goeller also has had approximately 20 published books with varying topics such as fitness, children’s books, and one on her life since cancer surgery.  Read Goeller’s full bio at. www.karengoeller.com.

See Goeller’s available books at www.amazon.com/author/karengoeller

And read about her film career at  www.imdb.me/karengoeller

Missy’s Voice Script is a Winner!

Karen Goeller’s scripts, Missy’s Voice and Escape Artists, have been recognized, selected, and awarded.

Missy’s Voice is about a young singer who is tormented daily by bullies. Missy reaches her breaking point, but eventually learns that everyone is likable and valuable. The bullies learn that bad behavior is not rewarded.

Cooper Awards Finalist

Mile High Film Festival Semi-Finalist

Doge Film Festival Official Selection

Red Dragon Creative Awards Best Debut Script Writer

Gothamite Monthly Film Awards Best Drama Script

Escape Artists Script, to be produced as a short film has been selected.

Escape Artists is about a police officer who is feeling depressed on his birthday until a few neighborhood comedians trick him into attending his birthday party.

Onyko Official Selection

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Missy’s Voice Script is Semi-Finalist!

Amazing news! Missy’s Voice script was just selected as a Semi-Finalist by Mile High International Film Festival!!! This marks the 5th film festival selection bringing Missy’s Voice up to
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Red Dragon Script Writing Blog

https://www.reddragoncreativeawards.com/post/your-characters-are-speaking-are-you-listening
Karen Goeller’s 2nd Red Dragon Film Festival blog post on screenwriting is up. Your Characters are Speaking. Are You Listening?

Missy’s Voice Script Won Another Award

We are pleased to announce that Karen Goeller won “Best Debut Script Writer” with her script, Missy’s Voice at the Red Dragon Film Festival. See more about the script and book at www.missysvoice.com

Best Debut Script Writer is the 2nd award for Missy’s Voice feature-length script. The first award for this feature film script was the Best Drama Script at the Gothamite Monthly Film Awards in December 2021.

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Goeller Acting Reel 4

A little more than the 3rd acting reel…

Goeller Acting Reel 4
Karen Goeller acting reel, includes clips from tv and film projects. Pandora’s Box, Young-Hot-Crooked, and indie films.

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Karen Goeller Acting Reel 3

After a couple of hours of editing, I finally have my third reel… A few short films and a few tv shows. Projects include Monsters Inside Me, Young Hot Crooked, Giggibutt, Ode to Cats.

See more video clips and film credits at www.imdb.me/karengoeller.

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Goeller Hosts at Film Festival

Karen Goeller was one of many hosts at the Festival of Cinema in Queens, NY on August 10th.

She enjoyed asking film industry people questions. “They are a unique bunch, all working towards creating high quality films in different capacities.”

Goeller has been interviewed countless times on television, radio, podcast, web shows, and publications such as newspapers and magazines. She was finally able to turn the table and learn more about some people at the film festival.

“It was really interesting. I hope I asked the right questions. And it was a bit more nerve-racking than I expected!”

Still waiting for the footage of these interviews. When it pops up somewhere we’ll share. Contact Karen to help out on your film project as an actor, script supervisor or host. Her film and TV credits are on the “Filmography” section of this page, www.imdb.me/karengoeller.

Film Industry…

I just saw a trailer for a movie that I bet will be a hit. I only saw 3 females in the entire trailer with what looked like over 100 males. It is typical of the industry, dozens of male roles for every one female role. That is why I am glad New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) exists.

The real world is more equal in numbers as far as male/female ratio and films should reflect that. I have seen at least 10 guys get into SAG in less than a year of work and one female get into SAG after many years of work. I’m happy for these guys, but I think there should be more balance to reflect the real world.

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Rejection… Actors

“How do you deal with all of the rejection?” Many people have asked me that question in the past 6+ years I’ve worked in the industry.

Actors go to many auditions before the right role comes along.

The casting directors are not necessarily harshly rejecting actors. They are just quietly choosing the right person for the role. I think there is a difference between not being chosen and being harshly rejected. The door is not being slammed in my face and casting directors are not being mean during auditions.

Did you know that sometimes the casting director keeps an actor in mind for a future role, sometimes an even better role?

So, when people ask me how I deal with “all the rejection” I tell them, in my experience, it does not exist.  Maybe I just have a good attitude. I sometimes see the person in the roles I auditioned for and I find myself saying, “yup, they were right for that role.”

Of course, there is some disappointment, but the last thing you want to do is not fit into a role and ruin a project for everyone.  It takes patience and perseverance, just like building a career in ANY industry. Most people do not start out in their industry as stars or as the “go-to” person. So, no, I do not think of it as “rejection.” I just continue to apply and audition for roles and eventually, I’ll be cast in something worthwhile. Check out my imdb page, www.imdb.me/karengoeller.

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