Bensonhurst Man To Auction Off 1950s Era Emmy Award Found In Trash To Fund Vampire Movie

Back in November, we told you about Ismael Cekic, a Bensonhurst man who came across a 60-year-old Emmy Award poking out of someone’s curbside trash.

Cekic turned to the media to help find the original owner, but to no avail.

Now the 40-year-old Cekic is giving up the search, and hoping to sell the statue to help fund a friend’s independent film.

The Daily News reports:

“It’s a poor man’s dream,” [filmmaker friend Eric] Rivas said. “We found this thing in the garbage, and maybe it can turn out to be a plus for us.”

They hope to find an experienced auctioneer to handle the sale, though they haven’t finalized the details.

Rivas speculated that the golden hardware could bring $20,000 or more. One caller had offered to buy it for $10,000, Cekic said.

“I figure it’s almost like a piece of New York folk art,” Cekic said. “It’s been through so many hands.”

The movie Rivas, a Midwood resident, is looking to fund with the help of Cekic and his find is Vamp Bikers 2, which is in the final stages of production.

From the trailer for the film, below, you can see they’re trying to trade up. Sell the Emmy, get an Oscar, right?