‘Mullet and Mangroves’ to be shown on lawn at Ford Estates Friday night
On March 23, the Edison & Ford Winter Estates and the Fort Myers Film Festival will present Mullet and Mangroves – The Pioneer Families of Cayo Costa on the historic Ford lawn. Gates open at 7:00 p.m. Film screens at 7:45.
Directed by Ilene Safron of Main Sail Video, the film shows Cayo Costa Island through the eyes of the present-day descendants of the island’s pioneering fishing families. The documentary was a project of the Friends of Cayo Costa State Park and the Barrier Island Parks Society.
“This is the Film Festival’s eighth year and we are excited to be a part of it for the first time,” said Lisa Sbuttoni, vice president of visitor & community relations.
A short film on Tom Smoot, Jr., will precede the film. Smoot is a Fort Myers resident, long-time supporter of Edison Ford and author of The Edisons of Fort Myers: Discoveries of the Heart. The clip highlights his contributions to the Estates and discusses his role in the acquisition of the Ford Estate in the 1980s.
Tickets are $5 for Edison Ford and Film Festival members and $10 for non-members. Tickets can be purchased the night of the event or online at Ecommerce.EdisonFordWinterEstates.org. For more information, please call 239-334-7419.
[Photos are from Cayo Costa Island A Pioneer Pictorial as posted on Friends of Cayo Costa State Park.]
March 21, 2018.
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About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.