Director and Cast Discuss CAKE: A Love Story

Published: Feb. 11, 2018, 9 p.m.

b"Filmmaker Misha Zubarev and cast members discuss\\xa0CAKE: A Love Story, the award-winning short film based on It Had To Be Us,\\xa0a romantic memoir Betty Jo Tucker and her husband Larry wrote under the pen names of Harry and Elizabeth Lawrence. Zubarev, co-director/writer of the movie plans to reveal why he undertook this particular project and how the film differs from the book. Debra Lord Cooke and Richard Vernon, who play Elizabeth and Harry, talk about what it was like bringing these characters to life on screen. Plus, George Bettinger and Nancy Lombardo, who portray Elizabeth\\u2019s friends, join in the lively discussion. The film\\u2019s plot focuses on how two people rediscover their lost love after being divorced and estranged from each other for almost 20 years. Although this is a serious theme, the movie includes humor \\u2013 and, of course, lots of romance!\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nCAKE: A Love Story earned First Place in the Short Film category at the NSAEN International Film Festival and an Award of Merit from IndieFest (for being a notable artistic and technical production). It was also an Official Selection at the Toronto International Short Film Festival.\\xa0CAKE: A Love Story\\xa0is available on Amazon Prime, and\\xa0It Had To Be Us \\xa0can be ordered from Amazon's Kindle Store."