DIY Film Festival
This year Rick Vaicius of Flyway Film Festival asked us to make the opening night short. We were honored and delighted to oblige. If you were lucky enough to attend the festival, you got to see it last night. If not, today is your lucky day, because we like sharing. If you liked DIY FILM [...]
Flyway Film Festival Day #3: "If you can dream it, it can haunt you."
On our first day at the Flyway Film Festival we did this. On Day #2 we did this. Ready for Day #3? If you screen it, they will come. There were over 12 hours straight of movies scheduled for the 3rd day of Flyway Film Fest (more if you count the concurrent screenings), and we [...]
Flyway Film Fest Day #2 – "Can you have your dreams and eat them, too?"
On Thurs, 10/21, we drove to Pepin, WI, for Flyway Film Fest. Some fun stuff happened. And then we woke up on Day #2. A Breakfast Fit for Kings: Director Gary King (What’s Up Lovely, How Do You Write a Joe Schermann Song?) was one of the first indie filmmakers we found on Twitter. (Look [...]
Flyway Film Fest Day #1: “We Believe We Can Fly(wayfilmfest)”
On Thursday, October 21st, we drove 6 1/2 hours from Chicago to Pepin, WI, for the Flyway Film Festival. Why did we get back in the car after having just made the 10-hour trek to and from Brainerd a few weeks before? Because we couldn’t not. Last year we noticed all of the hub-bub surrounding [...]
The Kings of Queens: QIFF Day #3 + Wrap-Up
We came to NYC on 11/13 to screen our short film Snow Bunny at the Queens International Film Fest. Here’s what we did on Day #1. Here’s what we did on Day #2. DAY THREE, SUNDAY, 11/15 Still high from our screening on Saturday night, Jessica and I skipped to a coffee shop in Jackson [...]
The Kings of Queens: QIFF Day #2
So, we came to NYC on 11/13 to screen our short film Snow Bunny. You heard what happened on Day #1, right? If not, click here. DAY TWO, SATURDAY, 11/14: We started the day with a surprisingly lovely complimentary breakfast + free espresso drinks at The Verve Hotel, then walked through Queens toward the main Queens [...]
The Kings of Queens: QIFF Day #1
Our short film Snow Bunny was accepted into the Queens International Film Festival. We went to the fest. Here’s what happened… DAY ONE, FRIDAY 11/13 Left our humble Chicago home while it was still dark. Our bags were packed with DVDs, posters, postcards, and business cards. And a couple of pieces of clothing. Once at [...]
