Festivals & Awards
"Juice It" was invited to screen at the Damn! Film Series tonight as part of their comedy block. It was a light crowd, but a really fun lineup and inviting atmosphere. The audience definitely enjoyed the film. With only about 25 people in house, laughter still filled the room. We're glad we were part of this freshman screening series and are interested in seeing how they grow when they come back for their second year. See some photos below.
One of our newest shorts "We Had Plans," has been accepted to the 19th NYC PictureStart Film Festival! This is a festival that accepted only 7% of films submitted this year! We'll be screening on June 2nd at 7pm. Tickets are $10 online, $12 at the door. RSVP to the screening here.
Summit has made official selection at this year's Manhattan Film Festival!!! We're so excited about this and cannot wait to finally share this film with the public! It screens on June 18th at 7pm. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased HERE.
Thank you to all who helped make this film possible! It's been a long 2 years of post-production & anxiously waiting. It feels absolutely amazing to finally have a screening to share with our patiently awaiting audience & supporters!
The Players Theatre (our screening venue)
Friday night was the "Juice It" screening at the Queens World Film Festival; and what a night it was! In a 400 seat theater, over half the seats were full with an enthusiastic audience - many connected to filmmakers there, some just attending for a night of indie film.
"Juice it" screened 1st of the 6 films, and it really opened the night up. People were LAUGHING, like really laughing all throughout, especially through the ending. The room was a roar at a certain dirty line (in reference to a pretzel) for anyone who's seen it before. I've grown accustomed to that being the biggest laugh at screenings, which is fun & refreshing. Clearly people are not expecting that at all.
After the screening, audience members were raving about the film. I got such wonderful & insightful comments. Also, people were all over Ricardo & his performance! It was very exciting. I tweeted some quotes about the film from people here & here. I was also interviewed by a reporter from the Queens Courier, so hopefully that'll come out this week. Afterwards, we went to a local bar & hung out with some friends and a few audience members turned fans. It was a great night. And, overall, it was lovely being part of this particular festival where the people who run it are so clearly sincere in their support of local filmmakers and trying to create a sense of community between us. I enjoyed how interactive they made the build up to the screening and will surely submit future films shot in Queens. Until then, I'm excited to see the film in front of an audience again on May 11th at the DAMN! Film Series.
'Juice It' has been accepted to the 2015 Queens World Film Festival! This is especially exciting because the film was shot in Queens. It will screen March 20th at 1pm at The Secret Theater, with the possibility of winning awards and an encore screening at the Museum of the Moving Image. Feel free to check out the QWFF site & the list of all the accepted films.
We can't wait to share this short with another audience!
