Review Fix Exclusive Queens World Film Festival Coverage: Russell Greene Talks ‘Easy Street’

Review Fix chats with director/writer/editor Russell Greene who discusses his film “Easy Street,” set for at a run at this year’s summer screening session of the Queens World Film Festival.

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Review Fix: What was the inspiration for your film?

Russell Greene: It was a reaction to seeing so many politicians I admired have spectacular downfalls—Spitzer, Edwards, Weiner, etc. I envisioned a scenario where you could be a fly on the wall at a crucial moral moment early in a career like that. Also, to explore an intense event in our lives that I hadn’t seen on film—an interview for The Big Job.

Review Fix: What was the most challenging part of making it?

Greene: Securing realistic locations and props on a limited budget.

Review Fix: How do you want it to be remembered?

Greene: As a snapshot of the political environment in post 9/11 government and politics—and for the silly jokes.

Review Fix: How does it feel to be a part of the festival?

Greene: Of the 40+ festivals in which the film screened, QWFF was right at the top of the list. Everyone was so accommodating and supportive—and the amazing thing is that 4 years later they still support me and the film. That is truly unique.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Greene: Currently, a film I edited called The Witness is in theaters (including in Kew Gardens) about an iconic murder in Queens. I’m editing a film called Tribal Justice about Native American tribal judicial systems directed by Anne Makepeace. Then I will be starting an edit on a doc about the Blue Note jazz label directed by Sophie Huber. I hope to shoot another narrative short in 2017.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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