Ribbon Cutting and Open House
In collaboration with The Boise Metro Chamber and The Garden City Chamber of Commerce, OMG Studios Boise, LLC and #OMGFemaleFilmmakers, LLC’s ribbon cutting and open house will take place on March 14, 2023. The open house will run from 12pm to 3pm, with the ribbon cutting at 12:30pm.
Jane Merrow, Golden Globe nominated actress for her work in the 1968 film The Lion in Winter with Peter O’Toole, will do the honors and cut the ribbon for OMG Studios Boise and #OMGFemaleFilmmakers. Jane has also appeared in Night of the Big Heat with Christopher Lee, onstage with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival in The Comedy of Errors in 2009, and most recently in The Haunting of Margam Castle directed by Andrew Jones, one of the most prolific UK independent film producers of his time.
Steph Cullen says, “We are honored to have Jane Merrow as our guest and official ribbon cutter for OMG Studios Boise and #OMGFemaleFilmmakers. Her life and career have been an inspiration to many in our industry and we are blessed that she calls Boise home while bringing a level of talent to our community that is unmatched.”
Jane Merrow & Steph Cullen at OMG Studios Boise
Photo by Cary Judd
Why March 14th?
Founded in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw, Pi Day became a national holiday in 2009, due to the numerical date of 3.14 - the constant number that never ends. Steph picked this date because filmmaking is both an art and a science, and of course involves math, not to mention that her love for film transcends infinity.
There will be pie (because Pi Day), refreshments, tours of the studio, demonstrations of video production work, and free professional headshots in the studio, taken by local cinematographer, photographer, musician, and friend, Cary Judd.
Location
OMG Studios Boise, LLC is located in the Auction Frogs building off of Glenwood in the Ashland Park Complex in Garden City, Idaho. Parking is in front of the building and the entrance to the studio is to the right of the building in the gated back lot. There will be balloons and signs directing you to the entrance of the studio, where you’ll be greeted with a red carpet, pie, and smiles.
Studio door and back lot - Photo by Steph Cullen