Opening Night Gala

I’m blown away. The Oxford International Film Festival received around 500 submissions from 36 countries, and they chose WRATH to be their Opening Night Gala film. Not bad for a little film shot on an old MiniDV camera… the first ever MiniDV camera to be produced by Sony. When I started shooting it I had nothing but that old Sony camera, 50 tapes (at $4 each), and two batteries that lasted for less than an hour each. I’ve had people trying to stop the film, and others adding their support to make sure that it would survive (not mentioning any names, but thanks GB).

NSI FilmExchange

I don’t think there will ever be a better screening than the one at the NSI FilmExchange. The audience laughed throug much of the film and at least three times they started clapping and cheering. This was the first time I show the finished film to an audience. The film works. Last time I showed it to a group of audience in Canada, the DVD player exploded and burst into flames. This show went smoothly. Terry David Mulligan was funny in the Q&A session. This morning I few to Seattle (for some filming) through Vancouver. The flight was delayed by a few hours, but the good thing was that I got to hang out with some of the Vancouver filmmakers who were on their way home. Mulligan also showed and we got him to pose for a picture with us. It’s good that there is a festival for Canadian films only.