In August 2015, I decided to get into radio and leave film behind. I took one last gig as a location sound recordist for an independent fiction film from award-winning director Kyle Henry and Carlos Treviño.
My last hurrah turned into a years-long collaboration and plunged me back into the world of cinema. When our beautiful baby Rogers Park finally came out in 2017, it became a New York Times Critic’s Pick and landed a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Long story short: My experience on set was so positive that I stuck around for the initial stages of editing. Kyle hired me for a few days until he could find a proper editor. A few days turned into a few weeks and eventually I became the editor of the film.
Rogers Park traces changes in the lives of two couples over the course of a year. It’s a slice-of-life film for grownups with tension, laughs, tears. And beautiful editing and sound, obviously.
JOHN FECILE 