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By Samantha Allen TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
WORCESTER — Hours after President Barack Obama said Sony Pictures “made a mistake” by shelving “Interview,” Worcester-area filmmakers and movie lovers weighed in on the company’s decision to abandon releasing the film.
Andrea Ajemian, a filmmaker who has set several of her films in Worcester County and who is a Worcester native, said the decision by Sony to pull the film was “mind-blowing.” …
Worcester-based filmmaker George “Skip” Shea, along with Ms. Ajemeian, said he would like to see “The Interview” released online.
“In a lot of ways, Sony’s hands were tied because it appears the cinemas refused to show it and if they’re pulling distributions, then (the film’s producers) don’t have much leverage,” he said.
Mr. Shea noted that as a survivor of sexual abuse allegedly by priests, he has aired films with subject matter critical of the Roman Catholic Church. He’s now in production with his current film that also touches on the topic, titled “Trinity,” and says Sony’s call now sets a dangerous precedent.
“It’s very sad to me that regardless of the merit of the art (of ‘The Interview’) this has happened,” he said. “How often are we going to cave to this stuff?”
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