Film to Screen at Closing Night Event
Jan. 30, 2010
"A big, warm hug of feel-better entertainment . . .
a community salve." - Jeannette Catoulis - New York Times
Hilla Medalia first came to the Windrider Forum at Sundance back in 2005. Having just won the "Best Documentary Award" at the 2004 Angelus Student Film Festival, Medalia screened her award-winning student film, Daughters of Abraham at the Forum. It was there that Medalia met Windider co-founders, John and Ed Priddy, and that meeting has resulted in a three film collaboration between the trio. Medalia produced the "Academy" short listed, 39 Pounds of Love and then went on to critical acclaim with To Die In Jerusalem. The latter was the feature film version of Daughters of Abraham and went on to win a "George Foster Peabody" Award and become nominated for three Emmys. Read More.
ATS SCREENING AT VASHON ISLAND
Vashon Island Screening...second billing to Avatar? What's up with that?
Unbelievably, it's been THREE YEARS since we began working with the North Rampart Community Center. Amazing things have happened in those three years for both our Foundation and the Center. But this weekend we were able to send down five songwriters to work with about 20 kids in the WE ARE THE SONG songwriting workshop. Below is a report from our own Lesley Mazzotta who is down there with Randy Redd, Robin Sky and several others.
"Yesterday was joyous chaos here, but things are going really well. We had about 22 kids show up... we started the day with a lot of round robin talking... everyone introduced themselves, and Randy (Redd) lead two quick writing exercises... write four lines... to get the creative juices flowing. Then, we broke off into small groups for 8 line exercises and each of our teaching artists presented their works to the whole group as inspiration. We ended the evening with pizza and the film. Hannah & mom, Ashley & mom, Griffin & mom, Annie & mom, Eric (who's doing the program) & mom and April & granddad all came and enjoyed the film! There was really no Q&A afterwards... no real time. All of our OOTI kids looks great and are doing well.
Here's a clip from the WE ARE THE SONG event at Joe's Pub in New York City. Proceeds to benefit North Rampart (St Marks) Community Center: Kyle Dean Massey singing.Check out the entire article here and continue to support the After the Storm Foundation.
We just got word. In its November issue, Booklist, the magazine of the American Library Association, names Purple State Of Mind one of the top ten religion DVDs of the year. This is a big deal for us, our first recognition at the national level by a nationally recognized publication.
One remarkable thing about the Purple State experiment has always been its capacity to adapt. Born as a movie, it has moved through the viscous viral underground like H1N1. Okay, maybe that's an overstatement, but every week, a few more DVDs sell, a few hundred more people visit the website, one more cultural tastemaker discovers the movie or one of the books.
We don't want to jump to conclusions here, but the success of the project may also have something to do with exhaustion. More and more people seem to want to climb out of American Thunderdome, where ideologies face each other off like neanderthal futuristic Mohawks in a battle to incoherent death.
Big thanks to the American Library Association for singling us out!
HUFFINGTON POST FEATURES AS WE FORGIVE
Huffington Post features As We Forgive
Forgiveness: Human or Divine? by Josh Ruxin
Earlier this month the film As We Forgive, a documentary about Rwanda, was released on DVD (check out the trailer here). It does not chronicle the 1994 genocide, but what has come after: Rwanda's struggle to rebuild itself.
Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame, is following a path of reconciliation, not punishment, to make his country whole: In 2005, he released nearly 60,000 genocide prisoners who admitted their crimes and apologized to their communities. Within that context, this film focuses on the theme of forgiveness. Can a woman not only forgive the man who killed her husband, her child, her mother, but accept him as her friend and neighbor? Can a man forgive himself for the brutal act he committed when neither the state nor his victim is asking for payment? Is closure possible here? As We Forgive, which won the 2008 Student Academy Award for best documentary, grapples with these complex issues.
The filmmaker, Laura Waters Hinson, took an impromptu trip to Rwanda while pursuing a master in filmmaking at American University. She expected to find stories of devastation, and found stories of hope instead. As We Forgive has since been shown in Congress, at the State Department and in dozens of universities, churches and communities nationwide. In July, Hinson premiered As We Forgive in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the genocide. To her surprise, more than 5,000 Rwandans packed into the stadium to view the film. Since then, every major Rwandan government and non-profit agency working on reconciliation has partnered with Hinson and her team.
Additionally, Hinson has launched the Living Bricks Campaign, a practical reconciliation project to help repentant ex-genocide prisoners construct much-needed housing for the survivors in their community. She also began the 4GIVE campaign to encourage audiences to be a voice of reconciliation in their communities. Viewing "giving" as a central feature of "forgiveness," the 4GIVE campaign guides audiences to discuss the power of the 4 "gives": (give) truth + (give) mercy + (give) hope + (give) back (find more information here.
As We Forgive does not present a story of guilt and pity, but of absolution and rebirth. Forgiveness might be divine, but in Rwanda, it is also human.
LOU'S VIEWS: Heartland fest's bests ... and the rest
Unfortunately, I couldn't pre-screen them all. But, with the help of Rebecca Berfanger from IBJ's sister publication Indiana Lawyer, award winning dramatic features, documentary features, and shorts got a viewing. Plus many of the not-in-competition films.
Below you'll find the ones that we strongly recommend roughly in order of our preference -- then some thoughts on others we've screened.
After the Storm (documentary feature). I'll confess that I saw the title and callously thought "Here comes another Hurricane Katrina documentary." But this account of the experience of a group of New York Broadway folks as they help the damaged St. Mark's Community Center pull off a teen production of the hurricane-set musical "Once on this Island" proved magical.
It's got drama. It's got music. And it has a deep-seated sense not just of the triumph of survival but also of the pain. There's a moment where a preacher's son attempts to be brave while recounting his experience that, as I type this, still brings tears to my eyes.
Beyond the emotions, what After the Storm has that many other documentaries don't is a compelling story arc. From casting to performance and beyond, there's a pull that helps this well-observed film transcend.
Recently, Laura Waters Hinson was able to sit down with radio talk show host Steve Brown to discuss the radical reconciliation happening in Rwanda and the brand new 4GIVE campaign.
In case you missed the interview, you can listen to it in full here on Steve Brown, Etc.?s website!
As We Forgive - Laura Waters Hinson on SBE (by Erik)
October 2nd, 2009
Imagine if a murderer was released from prison to live in your neighborhood. Imagine that this person was not only a killer, but the man who murdered your family. Now imagine forgiving that man and peacefully living in the house he built for you. That's one of the true stories documented in the award-winning film, As We Forgive.
Join Laura Waters Hinson and Steve Brown on this week's SBE as they talk about radical reconciliation in Rwanda. Laura is the producer/director of As We Forgive and she's currently engaged in a nationwide screening tour, presenting the film to the U.S. Congress, the State Department and the World Bank, and at various universities and institutions.
You can join Laura as a voice for reconciliation. Go to AsWeForgiveMovie.com and be a part of the 4GIVE campaign by hosting an As We Forgive screening and discussion event focused on why Rwandans reconciling after genocide may be the most hopeful story for the world today. It?s a chance to spark a real conversation in your community about the power of forgiveness and the ways that giving is at the heart of it all.
2009 WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS
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WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL AUDIENCE AWARD ANNOUNCED CELEBRATES A DECADE OF FIERCELY INDEPENDENT FILM
ABOUT THE WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL:
The 10th annual Woodstock Film Festival will take place September 30th-October 4th, 2009. The "fiercely independent" festival includes more than 150 films, panels, concerts and special events in Woodstock and the neighboring towns of Kingston, Rhinebeck and Rosendale. For more information visit www.woodstockfilmfestival.com
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the Woodstock Film Festival premiers exceptional films; hosting the most talented emerging and established professionals in the movie industry; presenting A-list concerts, parties and panels, and creating stimulating, innovative programming year-round.
The Woodstock Film Festival is located in the Hudson Valley Catskills, surrounded by some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world, just two hours from the NYC metro area. The arts colony offers a relaxed, receptive atmosphere, which filmmakers consistently cite as perfect for the creative interaction necessary for a great film festival. WFF is a festival for and by filmmakers and was born through a passion for cinema that could only be the brainchild of active filmmakers and dedicated supporters of "fiercely independent" film.
The following is an excerpt from the As We Forgive Website:
Our recent trip to Rwanda was a huge success! We wanted to share with you some of the exciting happenings by showing you pictures from the Rwandan premiere, first screening of the African tour and catching up with our friends featured in the film! Enjoy!
The big day is here! After months and months of planning, July 3, in a stadium that holds thousands in central Kigali, AS WE FORGIVE premiered for the Rwandan people. 15,000 fliers were handed out, 10,000 text messages sent, hundreds of posters plastered around the city, large banners put all over the major mall, radio promos aired in Kinyarwandan, and over 5,000 people showed up! We are honored to share this message of hope with the Rwandan people, as it is their own story. July 3 also kicked off our nationwide tour of the film. Our inflatable screen will be taken to schools, churches and remote villages in all 30 provinces over the next few months. May reconciliation flourish in Rwanda!
We have a lot of exciting new from the road in Rwanda! Everything has come together for our VIP screening tonight at the Serena Hotel in Kigali. Co-sponsored by the Ministry of Sports and Culture and the U.S. Embassy, the event will bring together some of the most influential people in Rwanda, including Rwandan ministers, foreign ambassadors, and leaders of key organizations, to share with them our vision in the launch of a nation-wide initiative using the power of film to engage Rwandan youth and leaders in the process of reconciliation.
The "As We Forgive Rwanda Initiative" is a non-profit public/private partnership to encourage a greater public dialogue about the process of repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation using the award-winning documentary film, As We Forgive, as an educational tool.
Literally! Construction has begun on the first two houses in the Living Bricks village! Built by repentant ex-genocide prisoners, these two houses will be given to local families in dire need of a place to live. The new village is being constructed next door to the reconciliation village featured in As We Forgive, meaning that Rosaria and Saveri will have new neighbors soon! Thank you to everyone who contributed to the campaign-you're making this incredible project of reconciliation possible. Don't stop now-there are dozens more homes to build and families to help! Become a Living Brick today! Rebuilding homes, Rebuilding lives, Rebuilding Rwanda.
Two years. Two Student Academy Awards. For aspiring filmmakers wondering how to get noticed, how about noticing the suffering of others? Friends of mine have won the gold medal at the Student Academy Awards by focusing their camera upon the plight of those on the margins of society. Their compelling films are not a calculated stunt to win prizes but a heartfelt conviction that we must care for the poor, the hungry, and the hurting.
Laura Waters Hinson won best student documentary in 2008 for AS WE FORGIVE, a moving portrait of reconciliation in Rwanda. It highlights both the harrowing genocide and the profound healing that has come to a fractured country. To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan horrors, As We Forgive will be screening on PBS stations around the country, including PBS WORLD on July 15th. Check the PBS schedule for stations and times near you.
On June 22nd, we are headed to Rwanda for the national premiere of As We Forgive! For the last several months, we've been busy preparing the launch of a reconciliation initiative we're co-sponsoring with the Rwandan government, Bishop John Rucyahana and many other leaders of reconciliation. We'll premiere the film on July 3rd as part of Rwanda's closing events of the 15th anniversary of the genocide. We are hoping for thousands of Rwandans to turn out that night!
After the premiere, we're taking the show on the road-literally. We've purchased an incredible 20-foot inflatable screen and projection system to show the film in as many schools, universities, churches and villages as possible, as part of a tour that will last into the fall. The goal is to build partnerships between all the major agencies working on reconciliation in Rwanda, and to initiate community dialogues about forgiveness after genocide.
Wonder woman, Andrea McDaniel, has recently joined the team of AWF as our managing director of global initiatives and is overseeing the entire Rwandan campaign! Andrea was most recently directing public diplomacy and public/private partnerships at the US Department of State and, prior to that, worked for the White House, so we know that our Rwandan plans are going to be an incredible success with her at the helm! With every phone call we get from Andrea, more good news pours in. The Rwandans are taking on this project as their own, and feel confident that, working together, we can help spark a greater national dialogue about the power and process of forgiveness after genocide. Stay tuned for more updates!Laura
Of all the varied venues we've previewed Purple State of Mind (colleges, synagogues, coffee houses, theaters), neither John Marks or I would have predicted we'd end up at Disney World. Yet, Wendy Abberger invited us to address the annual conference of Leadership Florida. Where would 400 sharp civic leaders from business, politics, non-profits, education, and the arts gather? At the happiest (and this week, the sunniest) place on earth - the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida.
We brought our Purple State toolkit, some tangible suggestions for how to prepare and engage in a conversation that has the potential to escalate into something much messier than planned. From ballot measures on gay marriage or English only classrooms to debates about whether a school choir should sing Christmas songs, Florida has been caught in the cultural crossfire. This was a privileged opportunity for John and I to interact with people dedicated to making a positive difference. Leadership Florida will be hosting key debates between 2010 gubernatorial and Senate candidates. They are bringing together red and blue politicians into a civil, "purple state" of debate.
As We Forgive: the Gripping story of Reconciliation as the World Remembers the 15th anniversary of Rwanda's 1994 Genocide
By Michael Ireland
Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA (ANS) -- In the movie As we Forgive, Rwandan genocide survivors Rosaria and Chantale come face-to-face with the men who murdered their families in 1994.
As the government continues to release genocide perpetrators (over 50,000 to date) from prison, frustrating hopes of victims' families that the law will serve complete justice, Rwandans are finding that they must turn to reconciliation.
I'm thrilled to officially announce to you the Living Bricks campaign! When so many of you asked us what you could do to give to Rwanda after seeing AWF, we realized what an excellent opportunity we had to mobilize you, the audience, to contribute to the phenomenal reconciliation process happening in this country. Remember Rosaria and Saveri? The ones who had reconciled and worked together on processing Rosaria's sorghum? They are part of a village that Prison Fellowship Rwanda helped construct, a place where genocide killers and survivors live together again in reconciliation. Through Living Bricks, we're asking all of you to "give a brick" (or two!) to help the Rwandans construct a second village just like the one in AWF. Please read on to get involved!
TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT: PURPLE STATE OF MIND IS PROFOUND AND PROVOCATIVE
It's a Purple-scented morning in Tallahassee, Florida, as Sharon Kant-Rauch at The Tallahassee Democrat writes beautifully about the movie. The sororities are bursting, the movies are unspooling,the oysters are frying and people are talking. What more can you ask for?
Check out the story here. Or if you take a mind, go out and actually buy a newspaper. Newspapers need and deserve our love and money, and I say that with complete and total bias.
Next week, the Purple State Roadshow heads for Florida. What's the big picture?
Our schedule runs the gamut. On separate nights, Craig Detweiler and I will speak at St. John's Episcopal Church. On Wednesday night, April 15, I'll talk about the various religious crises and ruptures that resulted in my book Reasons To Believe. A week later, on Wednesday, April 22, Craig will talk transformation and cinema. Check out the details here.
PURPLE STATE OF MIND AT ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
What do you think of when you hear the words, "Christian University"? Visions of dress codes, mandatory chapels and dry campuses may blow through your mind. This week, at Abilene Christian University, I found far more creative expression than collective repression. I saw public spaces covered with contemporary art. I toured an $18 million facility dedicated to theater, music, and dance. I marveled at a soaring sculpture by Professor Jack Maxwell that captures our aspirations to "Touch the Sky."
TO DIE IN JERUSALEM at CINEMA: GOING BEYOND THE BARRIERS
The Czech Republic premieres of an award-winning documentary and short films will be presented in two, free-admission, evening screenings open to the public as part of an international cinema workshop March 6-9. The four-day event, "Cinema: going beyond the barriers," is a cooperative effort of the Film and TV School of the Academy of the Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) in conjunction with the Angelus International Student Film Festival (www.angelus.org), Priddy Brothers film producers (www.priddybrothers.com) , Windrider Forum, media alliance association NetOne. (www.net-one.org)
The theme was chosen as an exploration of the United Nations 2009 year-long theme of reconciliation. The event is under the patronage of the United States Embassy, the Department of Culture of the Czech Republic, and the Italian Cultural Institute of Prague, among others.
The first time screening in the Czech Republic of the award winning HBO documentary To Die in Jerusalem (www.todieinjerusalem.com) will take place on Friday, March 6 (8 pm), at the Svetozor Theater in Prague.
Collide Magazine has just announced that Purple State filmmaker, Craig Detweiler's book, Into the Dark, was nominated as "Book of the Year". In addition, Detweiler was also nominated by Outreach Magazine as the "Resource of the Year" for his work on his book and film, Purple State of Mind.
Purple State of Mind has been selected to screen at the Charlotte Film Festival in September. Amongst the other acclaimed films chosen for the competition, the Sundance fave, Flow: For Love of Water, produced by Charlotte native Gill Holland, Jr., the inspiring indie, War Eagle Arkansas and In My Sleep directed by Craig and John's friend, Allen Wolf.
Purple State of Mind will screen at "Discovery Place" in uptown Charlotte on September 28, 2008 at 12:45pm.
Director Hilla Medalia and Producer John Priddy were on hand at the University of Toronto to kick off the inagrual Windrider at Wycliffe in Toronto.
The opening night crowd of over 225 lingered for a thoughtful and provocative Q&A session with Hilla and John. Imago sponsored a reception afterwards, which allowed the conversation to continue.
AUTHENTIC, MESSY, UNEXPECTLY FUNNY, AND DEEPLY MOVING
In the July issue of "Christianity Today", film critic Brandon Fibbs awarded the "mesmerizing conversation" in Purple State of Mind four stars (their highest rating). Fibbs called Purple State of Mind"an authentic, messy, unexpectedly funny, and deeply moving plea to push beyond that which divides us."
AFTER THE STORM FOUNDATION HELPS TO ENERGIZE NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY CENTER
We hope that you enjoy and continue to support the progress at the North Rampart Street Community Center in New Orleans. The center, formerly known as St. Marks community center, is the backdrop for Hilla Medalia's feature film, After the Storm.
Priddy Brothers, James Lecesne and Rosie O'Donnell have partnered on the feature film by Hilla Medalia, which will continue to raise funds and awarness for New Orleans and North Rampart.
Lecesne has catalyzed the After the Storm Foundation and has provided the energy and vision to keep the effort going to support The North Rampart Community Center and the ongoing efforts in New Orleans.
BRECKENRIDGE: PURPLE STATE WINS 'BEST SPIRITUAL FILM'
The comedic documentary, Purple State of Mind, was awarded "Best Spiritual Film" at the 2008 Breckenridge Festival of Film in Colorado. Director Craig Detweiler received the prize from film critic Jeffrey Lyons. Detweiler shared the honor with, "My co-director, co-star and co-conspirator, John Marks." He also thanked the producers of Purple State of Mind, "John Priddy, Ed Priddy, and Mark Priddy - the Priddy Brothers!" Detweiler concluded with the hope that audiences will realize, "The concerns that unite are larger than the beliefs that divide us." Having been designated as "The Best of the Fest,"Purple State of Mind received a second screening at the Breckenridge Festival of Film.
SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT TOUTS THE PURPLE STATE ROADSHOW
Check out a nice plug here in the Santa Barbara Independent for John and Craig's show in Ojai, California. As it turned out, they had people from all walks of belief and disbelief in an audience of about seventy. There were lapsed Baptists, quasi religious scientists, Christian mystics, former Catholics, reformed Jews, Episcopalians, Buddhists and unrepentant skeptics, among others. Madame Blavatsky would have been proud at the sheer eclecticism of the afternoon.
The event, sponsored by the Ojai Film Society, organized by their friends Nomi Morris and John Grant, proved to be their deepest foray into New Age territory. At dinner, after the presentation, there was talk of heart math, kundalini and someone may have even uttered the word chakra.
They didn't get their Pink Moment, that famed instant in the Ojai dusk when the westering sun sets over the water and sends a rose haze up the valley against the sides of the mountains, but they had a Purple Moment, sure enough.
PURPLE STATE CHOSEN FOR BRECKENRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL
Purple State of Mind rolls into the picturesque Colorado town of Breckenridge for the 27th annual Breckenridge Film Festival on Friday, June 6th. This will be our Rocky Mountain premiere! How humbling to screen alongside such acclaimed independent films as the 2008 Oscar winning short, FREEHELD. We look forward to connecting with the Breckenridge community!
'YET DEEPER SHADES OF PURPLE' by JEFF CHARIS-CARLSON, IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN
"more interesting as a cultural phenomenon" -- Iowa City Press Citizen
As a stand-alone slice of cinematic conversation, "Purple State of Mind" is not as scintillating as "My Dinner with André." But filmmakers and former college roommates John Marks and Craig Detweiler have set themselves an even more ambitious goal than Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn had: To help bridge the philosophical, ideological, economic and cultural chasms that divide the U.S. into red and blue states (of mind).
IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN: PURPLE STATE ROADSHOW COMES TO TOWN
The Iowa City Press Citizen, where Marks covered the education and business beats in 1988 and 1989, has an engaging piece about the Purple State Roadshow. The journalist, Brian Morelli, did a great job of cramming a lot of information into a single article.
Men delve into faith, religion in work
By Brian Morelli Iowa City Press-Citizen
NICK & JOSH & ANNA ON PURPLE STATE OF MIND: THE INTERVIEW
Here's one of the web's most popular podcasts on faith, The Nick & Josh Show, a segment on Purple State of Mind. Craig and John were honored to be asked to chat with Josh and his wife, guest co-host Anna, and the conversation was one of their best.
SIUC Graduate Wins Major Filmmaking Honors
By Pete Rosenbery
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate Hilla Medalia, already an award-winning filmmaker, continues to earn national and international recognition.
Medalia's documentary, "To Die in Jerusalem," captured honors in both the United States and France this week.
PURPLE STATE in the RIVERRUN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
We're thrilled to announce that Purple State of Mind will screen at the 10th Annual River Run International Film Festival on Sunday, April 27th, 2008. River Run is one of the premier film festivals in the Southeastern United States.
Struggling With a 'Purple State of Mind' - by Becky Garrison
When I got an invite to attend a screening of the documentary, Purple State of Mind, I went in expecting to see a blue state v. red state dialogue/debate with some quest to find political common ground.
Wrong.
Instead, I was treated to an honest and humorous dialogue between Craig Detweiler and John Marks, two former college roommates. The year 1984 wasn't only the name of a famous Orwellian book, but this year also signified Craig's first year in the faith, John's last. After this fateful year, the two men went on their separate faith paths. The film picks upon their conversation some 25 years later.
PURPLE STATE SCREENS TO ENTHUSIASM AT DAVIDSON COLLEGE
February 8, 2008
I have too much to say about last night's event to be able to put it into words just now, but I'm still a bit in happy shock.
We had twice as many people as expected, almost 200 in a hall meant to seat 100, so it was standing room only, with people on the floor. The morning radio show drew at least a dozen folk who came an hour early from Charlotte to get good seats. We had lots of students and lots of people from Lake Forest Church, so a real mix of beliefs and dispositions.
Check out the February 7th interview as a duo on this excellent NPR morning show, based in Charlotte. It's the city's most popular talk show, by all accounts, and Mike Collins did a great job giving the guys equal time.
PURPLE STATE ROADSHOW: The documentary Purple State of Mind hits the road in February 2008. Craig and John will be along for the ride to answer questions after screenings, which will coincide with the national book tour for John's new work of non-fiction about American Christrianity, Reasons To Believe, to be published in January 2008 by Ecco/Harper Collins. The documentary and tour, what we lovingly call our Purple State Roadshow, will be sponsored by the following bookstores, cultural institutions and colleges in these cities.
Please come!
THURSDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6-9, DAVIDSON COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, NEW YORK THEATER WORKSHOP, NEW YORK, NY
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, POLITICS AND PROSE, WASHINGTON DC
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, MARGARET MITCHELL HOUSE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, BOOK PEOPLE, AUSTIN, TEXAS
MONDAY - TUESDAY, APRIL 21-22, IOWA CITY, IOWA, GENEVA LECTURE SERIES, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, WHEATON COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
FRIDAY - SATURDAY, APRIL 25-26, LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES TIMES FESITVAL OF BOOKS
More screenings will be added in coming weeks, and we'll post them as they come in. In the meantime, if anyone in your town wants to do a Purple State event, please contact us. info@purplestateofmind.com
After the storm selected by IFP market
After the Storm has been selected for the Documentary Work in Progress
section at the 29th Annual IFP Market.
The IFP Market is a four-day showcase for new independent projects. It
is unique in the U.S. for providing a forum for independent
screenwriters, directors and producers with projects at early stages of
development to present their work to industry executives. To facilitate
business opportunites, IFP schedules more than 1,600 one-on-one meetings
annualy for filmmakers with participating projects and high-level
industry executives. In addition five-days of screenings, panels,
workshops, and daily special networking events are designed to further
expand business relationships and accelerate projects.
Purple State of Mind to screen at the City of Angels Film Festival on October 25th
Thursday, October 25th, 7:00 PM
A special 'work in progress' screening of Craig Detweiler's documentary PURPLE STATE OF MIND will kick off the LA FILMMAKERS night at 7pm Thursday. Purple State comes from the Priddy Brothers, acclaimed producers of 51 Birch Street and 39 Pounds of Love. www.purplestateofmind.com
Image Entertainment launches the 51 Birch Street DVD - Available August 14th!
51 Birch Street will be available online and in most video stores beginning August 14th. The DVD features a number of great extras,
including a 21-minute piece featuring the entire Block family's reactions to the film. Meanwhile, apart from pre-ordering the DVD, you
can help us a great deal by requesting it at Amazon, Blockbuster, NetFlix or your local video store. The more demand for it, the wider
the DVD will get out there. And if you've seen the film and liked it, please be sure to leave a positive customer review at one of the
online outlets. The theatrical release was successful largely through fantastic word-of-mouth, so let's make it happen for the DVD, as well!
Out of the Blue will have it's "Blue Carpet" World Premiere in Boise,
Idaho at THE EGYPTIAN THEATER 700 W. Main Street Boise, ID 83702
Sunday, August 26th 7:30pm - 9:30pm Join us after the Screening for
the Premiere After-Party at THE LINEN BUILDING
1402 W. Grove Street
Boise, ID 83702
Tickets to the events are available for purchase on
www.outofthebluepremiere.com.
ALL PROCEEDS FROM TICKET SALES WILL BE DONATED TO THE BOISE STATE
UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
OUT OF THE BLUE ON YouTube!
Excited Boise State Fans Flock to YouTube YouTube Video
PURPLE STATE OF MIND TO SCREEN
Purple State of Mind to screen "work in progress" at True West Festival
Friday, August 10th, at 2:30 p.m., there will be a special screening of Craig Detweiler and John Marks' directorial debut, Purple State of Mind. This will be held at the Flicks in downtown Boise, as part of the True West Cinema Festival.
To purchase tickets for this work-in-progress showing of Purple State of Mind, and other films featured at the festival, please visit here.
JERUSALEM POST DOES FEATURE ON MEDALIA FILM
AVIGAIL LEVY (right) met with would-be suicide bombers in an attempt to understand her daughter's killer.
Death be not Proud by Nathan Burstein, Jerusalem Post (July 11, 2007)
The mothers of a suicide bomber and her Israeli victim go under the lens in 'To Die in Jerusalem,' a documentary which premiered Wednesday at the
Jerusalem Film Festival. Read more
Purple State of Mind to screen "work in progress" at True West Festival
