Film Fests

After our debut in February/March at Sedona, and the “Best Comedy Short” award in LA at the International Family Film Festival, The Day My Parents Became Cool will finally be screening in Seattle!

We are an official selection of the 35th Seattle International Film Festival!

You can see us in the press release at www.seattlefilm.com/about/news/detail.aspx?NID=158%26year=2009. Specific dates and times are TBD, but we will be screening on weekend of May 29-31, 2009. We will screen in the new state-of-the-art SIFF Cinema at Seattle Center, where all formats are brilliantly projected. SIFF is an Oscar-eligibility-nominating festival (winning films become eligible for Academy voting) – so hopefully we’ll fill the house with motivated Parents’ fans! SIFF is the largest and most well-attended film festival in the United States with 150,000 attendees expected in 2009. With extensive local, national and international media coverage, SIFF is frequently included among the top 10 film festivals in the world.

But wait, there’s more…

Big Island Film Festival
Festival dates: May 14-17, 2009
Parents screening date: Saturday, May 16
BIFF is one of MovieMaker Magazine's “Twenty Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee."
www.bigislandfilmfestival.com/

Prescott Film Festival and Series
Parents screening date: May 13, 2009
This is a brand new festival and film series (the festival directors saw us at Sedona), and we have been invited us to be the opening night short film (so, does that mean “we’re number one?”).
www.prescottfilmfestival.com/

A very special treat - the Seattle True Independent Film Festival
Festival dates: June 5-14, 2009
Parents screening dates: June 8, 2009
This festival is the ultimate in cool, eclecticism, and fun. Last year, Moby (yes, Moby) was the special guest. We love this fest.
Check us out at www.stiff.bside.com/2009/films/thedaymyparentsbecamecool_stiff2009.

The other day and more to come

The other night my wife Sam and I watched The Bucket List which we both found most enjoyable. Nicholson and Morgan Freeman did outstanding jobs with their roles as aging cancer patients. Terminal illness. We are born terminal I read somewhere twice. It is just a question of when we die.

A few days later I was talking with my brother who lives in MN about how he liked the movie as well.
We went on to discuss aging in all its glory. I made a comment that it is hard to go from being a thoroughbred (youth) to being a plow horse (40 something).
He said that at least you're still a horse and not glue. Hmmm.

3 Cheers for Hollywood...

International Family Film Festival!
http://iffilmfest.org/09films/thedaymyparents.shtml

Trailer

http://www.thedaymyparentsbecamecool.com/

The Day My Parent Became Cool goes to AZ

The 15th Annual Sedona International Film Festival will take place February 25 – March 1, 2009 in Sedona, Arizona. The five-day festival features more than 125 films, including features, documentaries, shorts and animation. Filmmakers and audiences from around the world have heralded Sedona’s festival as one of their favorites. Our workshops bring Academy Award-winning, industry professionals to Sedona to teach, inspire and share their knowledge with the next generation of filmmakers.

Snow is Good

Seattle has gotten a great deal of snow in the last week. It is amazing to see (even though my car is stuck). Went for a walk with my mutts tonight and found it peaceful and it takes me back to my days in Minnesota as a youth...

Don T Alive: Short Film

Don T Alive: Short Film

Short Film

Did some work on a short film this week here in Seattle.
The Day My Parents Became Cool.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran an article about it here:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/ae/367851_highschoolfilm21.html

It was a great time with a great writer, director and filmmaker Steve Edmiston

One day shoots are fun and easy on the family. That said when I start making 6 and 7 figures for roles being away for a month or two will be worth it indeed.