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Dear DriverXers,
The DriverX world premiere is in the books! We screened the film to a full house in Tacoma, WA at the awesome Tacoma Film Festival last Wednesday. We couldn't have asked for a better response--laughter throughout and a lively Q&A! Although Patrick couldn't make it (he booked a recurring part on Code Black), we were well represented with writer/director Henry Barrial, cinematographer Daniel Lynn, and myself. Actually, Patrick was there in spirit--he sent a video welcome to the Tacoma audience and we played it back to them in the Q&A.
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| Yes, Tacoma is this beautiful! |
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We also had a number of surprise guests make the screening. Two of our biggest Kickstarter backers were there (Alan Espasandin & Dan Knight)--both making long trips to be a part of the night; my friend Dan Myrick (co-director of The Blair Witch Project) and his wife; Bay Area filmmaker Mark Schwab; and several friends of lead actress Tanya Clarke. These out-of-towners were treated to typical Tacoma hospitality. What a beautiful place! And the people are so friendly. The festival is run by a core of dedicated indie film lovers who make all the filmmakers feel right at home. I stayed with two "hosts"--friends of the festival who offered rooms in their homes to starving filmmakers--and they really rolled out the red carpet.
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| Filmmakers Henry Barrial, Mark Stolaroff, and Daniel Lynn surround Kickstarter Backer Alan Espasandin |
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| Mark Stolaroff with Julia & Dan Myrick |
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We were lucky to have a reviewer in the audience and we snagged this terrific review! We're hoping to pick up a few more of these as we head across the country.
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WHERE ARE WE NEXT?
Patrick Fabian and I will be traveling this weekend to Orlando, Florida for the Orlando Film Festival. DriverX plays twice there:
Saturday, Oct. 21st • 7:45pm Wednesday, Oct. 25th • 2:30pm
If you know anyone in the area, please send them our way. Tell them Patrick is happy to take all the selfies they want!
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| From there we head to Minneapolis/St. Paul for the Twin Cities Film Fest. I will actually be representing two films there--DriverX and another film I produced, Devil's Whisper. The DriverX screening is:
Friday, Oct. 27th • 5:45pm
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| We don't have a trailer yet and festivals were asking for footage for their websites, so I pulled a clip from the film. I'm always a little hesitant to show something out of context, but check it out and let me know what you think. This is one of Leonard's rides at around the middle of the film--the dangers of transporting drunk Millennials late at night in Venice, CA... |
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| While you're watching our YouTube clip, be sure to SUBSCRIBE to our channel. And if you haven't already, please follow us here... |
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Ok, gotta go pack my bags. I'll be back in touch with more festival news soon!
Best, Mark
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