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Oscar-winning director uses Northport as backdrop
Quick ReadAcademy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow filmed a scene in Northport for a planned HBO series.
Photo credit: James Carbone | Kathryn Bigelow, who won the Best Director Oscar for "The Hurt Locker," directs a scene for the HBO pilot, "The Miraculous Year," in Northport. (Aug. 15, 2010)
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Downtown Northport was transformed into an outdoor television studio Sunday as Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow filmed a scene for a planned HBO series.
Bigelow and a fleet of television production personnel set up near Main Street and Bayview Avenue at 7 a.m. to film an approximately minute-long scene for "The Miraculous Year," a pilot Bigelow is directing for the cable network.
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