For much of the past 14 months I've been on the road with my film. And with this past weekend's sojourn to my old Missouri stomping grounds, that traveling is now starting to draw to a close. With that, I realized that there have been a whole flock of photos that I never got around to posting from the past five months on the road - including pictures from our Seattle premiere in May, our screening at the Atlantic Film Festival in Nova Scotia, our US theatrical premiere in New York as well as screenings in Philadelphia and the aforementioned Missouri. So, with much (or little) fanfare, here's a recap of some of the past five months, starting with Seattle on June 2:
About A Son co-composer Steve Fisk and co-producer/author Michael Azerrad inside the W filmmaker lounge.
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS director James Longley and legendary Seattle photographer Charles Peterson (and my About A Son co-conspirator) at the Barsuk Records-hosted after-party following our premiere.
Some of my crew at the after-party, including Eddie Adams (having a drink) and Ian Jennings (far right). It was awesome to see everyone at the screening.
Moving on to St. Louis on July 22, when we did an advance screening at the Cinema St Louis Filmmakers Showcase:
Some of my pals from Edwardsville, Illinois join me for drinks after the screening at Blueberry Hill in the U-City Loop - Tree Ojeda, John Washburne, Nick Twesten and Julie Smith.
More Edwardsville friends - Mike and Stephanie Fedder.
Mark Bielik, Cliff Froehlich and Chris Clark, gurus of Cinema St Louis (and currently holding down the fort at the St Louis Film Festival) at Blueberry Hill.
Later that night, Nick Twesten man-handles my old pal Thad Summers as my newish pal Dave Johnson gets cell-photographic evidence.
Skip forward nearly two months to my short visit up to Nova Scotia for our screening at the Atlantic Film Festival on September 18:
Coming in by air...
...eating from the sea...
...dance party on the shore.
Center frame, the back of Norwood Cheek, my old friend and fine filmmaker who was in town to conduct a music video workshop with local filmmakers in Halifax.
My host in Halifax, Leigh Meldrum, and I at an afternoon reception. I had a lot to live up to as Leigh previously had been squiring Mr. Al Maysles around the festival. Methinks I paled in comparison.
Just a couple weeks later I was back on the east coast and in New York City for the premiere of my film at the IFC Center (where it's still playing, FYI, on the weekends).
My old New York pals David Levine and Sherise Lee before the premiere.
Balcony Releasing's Greg Kendall, legendary filmmaker Murray Lerner, Balcony's Connie White and Michael Azerrad at the NYC post-premiere party.
Filmmaker Sarie Horowitz (THREE OF HEARTS), the Flaherty Seminar's Mary Kerr and filmmaker Rachel Libert (BEYOND CONVICTION).
Writer/filmmaker Jonny Leahan, Holly Herrick of the Sarasota Film Festival and filmmaker Jennifer Venditti (BILLY THE KID).
Woodstock Film Fest programmer (and frequent indieWIRE contributor) Michael Lerman, filmmaker/blogger Michael Tully (SILVER JEW), filmmaker Paul Lovelace (BORN TO LOSE) and producer Jessica Wolfson (CRAZY SEXY CANCER and more) react to some post-party karaoke action.
This is our last dance. This is ourselves...
Two nights later in Los Angeles:
Filmmaker Dave Mendel, About A Son producer Shirley Moyers, About A Son cinematographer Wyatt Troll, About A Son sound editor Kyle Schember, yours truly and filmmaker Gabe Fleming at the LA post-premiere party.
Three of my oldest and dearest friends, Diane Munoz, Kimm Birkicht and Robin "Goldie" Goldwasser at the LA reception.
Two weeks later, I was in Philadelphia...
...where I got to hang out with my pals Joey Sweeney and Ruth Carpenter.
Then back to Manhattan the next night for a performance by Who Shot Hollywood - four 11 to 13 year old boys from Massachusetts who sound a bit like Supergrass - at CMJ.
Lead singer & bass player Lucas Kendall.
Drummer & backing voicalist Dana Kendall.
Finally, earlier this week at the Moxie Cinema in Springfield, Missouri...
...where I got to spend some time with Moxie guru Dan Chilton and filmmaker/blogger David Lowery...
...Moxie co-guru Nicole Chilton and True/False Film Fest's David Wilson.
And with that I got back to Los Angeles (after a detour to Branson, MO, about which I hope to have more to say at a later date) for a week of catching up before I head this Wednesday to Denver for the fest there. Whew. I've exhausted myself.
But thanks, as always, to all the friends who hung out with me along this journey - from September of 2006 to the present. You are swell.
You've done the impossible! A feat that even I cannot accomplish! You've taken a photograph of me in which I don't look terribly creepy! Bravo!
Posted by: David Lowery | November 12, 2007 at 02:18 AM
And he took one on Nick Twesten and he always was CREEPY! Ha! Couldnt hit a wiffle ball either!
Posted by: Bob Sirtak | July 16, 2009 at 07:51 AM