A Daughter's Tribute to Her Inspiring Parents

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Pictured: The Fabulous Ohs BTS, David Ohrenstein, Director Kathryn Parks, Cinematographer Dylan Jon Wade Cox, Sharon Ohrenstein. Photo by Goddess Imagery Studios.

Through her parent’s toil, a daughter realized her dream. Award-winning Sarasota filmmaker Kathryn Parks explores that bond between her and her parents, Sharon and David Ohrenstien, in her new documentary, “The Fabulous Ohs: the Marriage and the Music”, which will make its World Premiere this April at the 2022 Sarasota Film Festival.

The 45 minute documentary chronicles the musical story of Sharon and David’s marriage, from the time they met, to their years spent performing as the duo, “The Fabulous Ohs”, to their most impressive act - raising a family of three while maintaining a career in the performing arts.

“I wanted people, regardless of their age, to see that they can accomplish anything they want to. My parents are getting older, yet they still have these dreams and I wanted to give them that pedestal. Anyone as an artist can take away that message,” states Parks.

The documentary intertwines excerpts of the archived tapes with footage of Parks’ own interviews that she shot with her parents. Directed, edited, and produced by Parks, the project — by far the largest yet of her career — took around nine months to complete. “In going through footage of our interviews, I needed to watch them 2-3 times before it really connected. I was trying so many different things and nothing really worked - it was a lot of trial and error,” admits Parks.

For Parks, however, it was time well spent. “The process of watching them through the years brought me so much joy. Going back and seeing it now, I just have so much more respect for their level of professionalism and joy they had in creating their work. I have so much pride with what they’ve done. It was like falling in love with them all over again.” 

“The Fabulous Ohs” will have an in-person screening Monday, April 4th at 7:45pm at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium and can be viewed virtually throughout the duration of the Sarasota Film Festival.

Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. YouTube Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e29Pd5maiP0

Pictured: The Fabulous Ohs BTS, David Ohrenstein, Director Kathryn Parks, Cinematographer Dylan Jon Wade Cox, Sharon Ohrenstein. Photo by Goddess Imagery Studios.

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