GEP is sad to note the passing of GEP Pal and Cinema Stalwart Laurent Rejtö who worked tirelessly to champion filmmaking in Upstate New York through the Hudson Valley Film Commision and as the co-founder of the Woodstock Film Festival. Rejtö was instrumental in providing Glass Eye Pix support for the past decades, aiding and often appearing in films from STAKE LAND, BITTER FEAST, LATE PHASES, STRAY BULLETS, FOXHOLE, BLACKOUT and CRUMB CATCHER as well as music videos and shorts. From all of the producers and directors and artisians whose lives he touched, we bid Laurent farewell.

No post about Laurent would be complete without mention
of his fierce dedication to two published book projects
that kept alive the memory of his grandfather and father:

IZOR’S JOURNEY 
Now available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNP6K849

“Izor’s Journey is a vivid and rare first hand account of WWI through the eyes and life of Izor Rejtő and his journal entries. 

 This book absolutely transported me. I couldn’t recommend it any higher.” ––Jeremiah Wenutu

“This is a story that MUST be told!” ––Ingrid Price

THE RELUCTANT ADVENTURER 
Now available at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CNYKDQR6

“There is a folk epic quality which gives the novel an outstanding aura: it does not follow clichés, it is like a free flow of short stories that flood the novel and give the reader no time to pause.”
––Central European University Press

“Rejto writes in a voice that is warm and knowing. A wonderful read. ––Details Magazine

Godspeed, Laurent.