21 October 2012

one big holiday european festivals!



It is with great excitement I can announce my documentary One Big Holiday has been invited into two European film festivals in Germany and Wales! The first, In-Edit Musikdokumentarfilmfestival, takes place in Berlin and will show the film on 31 October and 03 November (http://www.in-edit.de/85808/801458/kurzfilme/one-big-holiday). It will be paired with Don't Follow Me (I'm Lost), a documentary about Bobby Bare, Jr. that we premiered with in Los Angeles.

The second festival takes place 14-18 November in Cardiff, Wales, called Soundtrack International Film and Music Festival (http://soundtrackfilmfestival.com/blog/the-soundtrack-mini-music-doc-award-screenings/). We are lucky enough to have been shortlisted as one of five top films to receive the Mini Music Doc Award based on votes from a panel of judges and audiences from three screenings! Regardless of the outcome, we are honored to share our film with new Welsh fans!

Stay tuned!

14 October 2012

my shuttle space!


The space shuttle Endeavour made its final flight of its career (and marked the end of the shuttle program as we know it) a couple weeks ago over LA. After being readied in a hangar at LAX, it took a 12-mile journey through city streets to the California Science Center, where it will be displayed forever.

The two-day haul at 2mph was quite a sight, with the wings coming within inches of several traffic lights and trees. To make the event even more unique was the fact that the shuttle was pulled over a bridge by a Toyota truck. The publicity stunt was filmed for a commercial, and I helped produce a large viewing reception for Toyota executives at Randy's Donuts, an iconic LA donut shop seen in many Hollywood films.

Seeing the shuttle fly overhead was amazing, but witnessing it so up close and moving through the city was breathtaking. The bonus of the evening was running into Luke Wilson, who was shooting a short film as the shuttle passed.