Locations sought for Bensonhurst film
A native son of Bensonhurst is seeking neighborhood locations to shoot a film he wrote about some of the struggles of growing up in Southwest Brooklyn.
Joseph Somma penned the movie, Yesterdays Ticket, which is about growing up with his father, who was addicted to gambling. As a result, Somma developed an addiction himself, blowing thousands of dollars on a race horse when he was just 12.
Somma said that the film which already has a cast and script – aims to shine a light on the often overlooked issue, but will only work if it is shot on location, in Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst.