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Gregory Zarian stars in the hostage thriller ’86 Melrose Avenue’

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October 22, 2020

It was written and directed by filmmaker Lili Matta. The synopsis of the movie is as follows: an ex-marine with PTSD storms into a gallery, takes people hostage and forces them to confront their complex past and looming mortality, as time ticks by.

Zarian stars as Avi, Dade Elza plays the role of Travis, Anastasia Antonia portrays Nadia, while Jim O’Heir and Terri Ivens portray Detectives Philips and Garcia respectively.

86 Melrose Avenue has been well-received by critics, earning accolades at various film festivals, which included the “Audience Award” at the 2020 Awareness Film Festival. Zarian just won “Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film” at Overcome Film Festival.

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Gregory Zarian winner best supporting actor in a feature film at Overcome Film Festival Congratulations to our amazing Gregory Zarian

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For more information on the film 86 Melrose Avenue, check out its Facebook page and its IMDb page.

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mattalili & thank you @awarenessfest & everyone that supported this timely #hostage thrill ride! Game on!!! Frames @laeyeworks #Repost @86melroseavenue.thefilm with @get_repost ・・・ ꧁꧁WINNER!꧂꧂ CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! 86 MELROSE AVENUE received the Audience Award for the BEST FEATURE NARRATIVE

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Written By Markos Papadatos

Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 20,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.