Important Tallahassee Film Fest Info!

We will be screening at the Tallahassee Film Festival THREE times during the second weekend in April: as part of the Comedy Shorts program on Friday at 6:30pm, an encore of the Comedy Shorts Program on Saturday at 11:00am and as part of the Explorations: Music program on Saturday at 4:00pm.

Also, I'm excited to announce that At Last, Okemah! will be projected via blu-ray, meaning this will be the first time it has been shown in the HD format in which it was shot and should be the best visual and aural presentation of our movie ever!

Check it: http://tallahasseefilmfestival.com

Tallahassee Film Festival Passes on sale NOW

All festival passes can be purchased here:

http://tallahasseefilmfestival.com/buy/

Info regarding individual tickets to our screening (which will almost certainly occur on Saturday, April 10th) will be announced soon.

CIMM screening recommended by Cine-File

Our show at Schuba's this Saturday night is a "Recommended" screening by Cine-File - Chicago's Guide to Independent and Underground Cinema:

http://cine-file.info/list-archive/2010/MAR-10-2.html

The Onion reviews At Last, Okemah!

As part of their Best of the CIMM Fest round-up:

http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/cimm-city-the-fests-best-local-film-offerings,38676/

"At Last, Okemah!" (Saturday, Schubas)
This mockumentary may not be the funniest film in the festival, but it’s probably the most Chicago-ish: A fictional local indie-rocker is born anew after discovering traditional folk and blues music, and goes on a quest to immerse himself. While taking shots at fat targets like smug hipsters and authenticity-obsessed insurgent-country crooners, director Michael Smith manages to visit the Hideout, the Hungry Brain, the Old Town School Of Folk Music, Hard Boiled Records, and Laurie’s Planet of Sounds—all in 17 minutes. Supplementing a cast of familiar Chicago theater and improv faces are local rock personalities Suzy Brack, Mia Park, and Mr. Mekon himself, Jon Langford (who will play a live set after the screening). Whether you find this 21st-century DIY spin on Don Quixote a hoot or a groan depends on your comic sensibilities, but the film (and its many familiar faces) should put viewers in the mood to see a good show. And thanks to CIMM, you already will be.

Kevin Viol at the Chicago Cultural Center this Saturday afternoon

In addition to our show with Jon Langford on Saturday evening at the Chicago International Music and Movies Festival, Okemah's lead actor/producer/editor, Kevin Viol, will be participating in a CIMM panel discussion at the Chicago Cultural Center on Saturday afternoon. Kevin will join Keith Phipps (editor for The AV Club, the entertainment section of The Onion), Matty "Ballgame" Robinson (host of the film podcast and radio program "Filmspotting"), the director of Robyn Hitchcock: I Often Dream of Trains, John Edginton (Otmoor productions), film and music critic Rob Christopher, and others as they chew the fat about the nexus of acting and performing music, about musicians who try their hand as thespians, and actors who play music.
Chicago area folks may want to check out this event live:

http://www.cimmfest.org/#/panel-discussions/4539164203

At Last, Okemah! has been accepted into the 2010 Tallahassee Film Festival

I'm pleased to announce that At Last, Okemah! has been accepted into the Tallahassee Film Festival. The exact date and time are TBA but the fest runs from April 8 - 11. Jillian and I plan on attending and participating in a Q&A after the screening.
Info on the festival can be found here:

http://www.tallahasseefilmfestival.com