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Features
28 FROM FESTIVAL
TO FILMMAKER:
THE NEXT GENERATION
The Montclair Film Festival opens hearts and
minds, but for these former volunteers, it has
done more: Their MFF experiences and
connections have opened doors to their careers.
36 UPDATE YOUR OUTDOORS
Just like interior designers, landscape designers
create contemporary looks that incorporate
popular themes. These four properties show
off their makeovers.
44 RAISING THE BARRE
The eclectic art featured throughout this
house reveals the expressive sensibilities of
the homeowners, who converted their
basement into a dance studio.
48 PATRON OF THE ARTS
Sixty-year Montclair resident Warren Ross got
involved in the Montclair Film Festival on the
ground level – that is, when it was merely an
idea brought to him by Stephen and Evie
Colbert. Today, MFF’s new three-level building
on Bloomfield Avenue attests to their success.
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SOCIAL SCENE
ON THE TABLE
DINING OUT
LOOKING BACK
ON THIS PAGE
Warren Ross, co-founder and board member,
Montclair Film Festival
PHOTO BY ANNE-MARIE CARUSO
ON THE COVER
MFF co-founder Warren Ross poses with former
volunteers Morgan Taylor, Charisse Myers, Nick Juzdan,
Chris Murrell and Michael Scotti, Jr.
PHOTO BY ANNE-MARIE CARUSO
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