DIRECTOR

Pastore made his directorial and producing debut at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in 2009 with his film Waiting For… Budd, which garnered eight awards including the best director, the best producer, and best film awards. The 30-minute documentary is about a staged reading of On the Waterfront, which was originally written by Budd Schulberg and was attended by him the night before his death. The award was presented at the Shrine Auditorium in January 2010. The film also won awards at the Accolade Competition and the Staten Island Film Festival. It can be watched on YouTube

After test screenings in the Netherlands and Belgium, his second film, Destressed premiered at the Garden State Film Festival at the Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City on April 5, 2014, where it won the public’s choice “Pick of the Flicks”  and jury prizes. It won “best documentary” at the Golden Door Film Festival in September 2014. After that, it screened during different film festivals and events in the USA, Belgium and the Netherlands. In 2017 the film became available on Amazon Prime and Reelhouse. The film has earned a constant 5-star rating since its release. 

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