News

12/03/2007
Production has officially begun on The Lizzie Borden Documentary Project, and the first Lizzie Borden offering from Garden Bay Films has been released today on YouTube. Covering a recent tribute to pharmacist Eli Bence at Fairhaven's Riverside Cemetery, this mini is narrated by Shelly Dziedzic and filmed by Richard Behrens.

12/15/2006
www.Cy Walter.com has been launched. This site has been built over the past two years by Richard Behrens of Garden Bay Films to highlight the life and work of piano player Cy Walter. Richard has had the pleasure of working directly with Cy's family to preserve the legacy of this very unique musician. Garden Bay Films is currently planning a documentary about Cy which is scheduled for 2009 release.

11/04/2006
Richard Behrens' original fiction The Case of the Purloined Curio: A Lizzie Borden Girl Detective Mystery has been published by the Hatchet: The Journal of Lizzie Borden Studies. Also in the same issue is an article Richard wrote about Carrie Nation. The Hatchet is a great bi-monthly by Stefani Koorey and Kat Koorey that publishes excellent scholarly essays and creative fiction about Lizzie Borden and related subjects. Visit The Hatchet On Line and other Lizzie Borden related web sites for more information.

10/01/2006
Marc Reed's trip to Bethlehem Steel, the basis of the film Almost Gone will be showcased in an article in Weird NJ magazine, published on October 1, 2006. Weird NJ is one of our favorite magazines and is readily available in Barnes & Noble bookstores, Borders and various other book shops around the country. You can also check out their web site at www.weirdnj.com. Support Weird NJ and read the story behind Almost Gone.

10/01/2006
Garden Bay Films released a special 2-disk edition of Almost Gone which includes the DVD with special features including directors' commentary, plus an interactive CD-ROM. The CD-ROM works on Windows and Macintosh (OSX and greater) computers and showcases the detailed photography of Almost Gone, as well as essays and other bonus items, including an interactive history of Bethlehem Steel. See the Garden Bay store for details on how to order.

12/21/2005
Almost Gone has been showcased in several newspaper articles including The Lambertville Beacon, Time Off ("Emotion of Steel" by Josh Applebaum, January 20, 2006), The Leigh Valley Express Times ("Preserving Steels Haunting Structures" by Nick Falsone, January 9, 2006) and US1 Magazine ("A Post Industrial Pallette On Film" by David McDonough, January 25, 2006). Download the US1 Magazine article in PDF format here

12/21/2005
Almost Gone has been showcased in an article "Creative Vision Takes Root in Lambertville" by Sean Murphy in the December 22 issue of the New Hope Gazette. The article is highly complimentary and supportive of Marc Reed and Garden Bay Films. Read a copy of it here

11/17/2005
Garden Bay Films is pleased to announce the release of their premiere title: Almost Gone.
Appropriately, Almost Gone will make its debut in Bethlehem Pennsylvania at the event commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Bethlehem Steel's Last Cast. Proceeds from sales of the DVD will benefit efforts to preserve the historic Bethlehem Steel site. Click here for more details.