TOGA TRIGGERS: New Saratoga Film Sparks Title Controversy

by Thomas Dimopoulos Saratoga TODAY

SARATOGA SPRINGS — What’s in a name? Plenty when it comes to how some local residents see themselves represented.

A new movie by local filmmaker Shaun Rose is garnering loud feedback from some in the community in which the movie was made - largely due to its oneword title: Toga.

“I’ve never seen this before with any type of movie on any type of level. The fanatical ones, they’re at me like rabid animals,” Rose says.

The 61-minute film tells Rose’s continuing story of a person progressing through different stages of their life. Released in January, “Toga” follows freelance videographer ‘Ellis Martin’ on assignment, scouting locations in the town where he was raised.

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