Michael Bavaro is an American

filmmaker Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a Film, motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through screen ...

. In 2010 Bavaro made a one-hour documentary film about the original

Filene's Basement Filene's Basement, also called The Basement, was a Massachusetts-based chain of department stores which was owned by Retail Ventures, Inc. until April 2009 when it was sold to Syms. Founded in 1909 and one of the oldest off-price retailers in ...

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

titled, "Voices from the Basement." It premiered on May 10, 2010 in the rooftop ballroom of the Omni Parker House in Boston..

Filmmaker Michael Bavaro was one of those kids who watched Rex Trailer on TV, thought it was real and never forgot the memory of its magic. "I grew up in Milford, Massachusetts and Boomtown was one of my first memories," he recalls. "I really believed it was the Wild West." He credits the show with sparking his interest in film and television."Happy Trails to Boomtown", ''New England Film'', 08/01/2006

References

External links

"Boston Globe", "Interview with Michael Bavaro"

"Michael Bavaro", ''New England Film''"Film review of Michael Bavaro's Filene's Basement film"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bavaro, Michael People from Milford, Massachusetts 1959 births Living people Fitchburg State University alumni Film directors from Massachusetts