Post Screening Q and A at the Oxford Film Festival!

Kyle and I talk a little about the movie.

Oxford Film Festival Wrap Up!

My God, what an amazing time we had at the Oxford Film Festival!

What a warm and welcoming staff (my good luck with festivals continues)! Great films and filmmakers. It was a wonderful time all around.

It's not a party 'till the cops are called out and we were happy to oblige (sorry Melanie)!

If you have a chance to attend this festival I couldn't recommend it highly enough. With the focus on fewer smaller films that aren't necessarily surfing on buzz, there's a great sense of discovery, and thanks to the amazing job of the programmers, you feel like you're discovering movies that really are outstanding. It's criminal how some of these films aren't screening more!

In order to do my part to help out here are some of my favorites...

Bicycle Lane



Ruggies and Don have promised to move to Seattle where we're all going to live together!



D-tour

I don't want to say too much about this movie, I'm including the trailer, but it's bigger than the trailer might lead you to believe. Extremely powerful, you won't be able to watch without being moved. PBS picked it up for Independent Lens, it's worth your time!





Dive!

Fun and informative this doc will open your eyes while putting a smile on your face. While most docs might feel content just asking some of the questions put forth in the movie, it's extremely satisfying to see the filmmaker and his friends taking action and making change instead of idly standing by and asking someone else to do it.

Trailer...HERE!



Wheedle's Groove

Our Seattle partners in crime, director Jennifer Maas and editor Michelle Whitten decided to have a small get together in their hotel room after the awards ceremony. Word got out like wild fire and it became the official afterparty. Their magnetism is equally applicable to their film, Wheedle's Groove, which is about the little known Seattle Soul scene of the 60s and 70s.





More info...HERE!

Somewhere out there are photos of Jennifer and Michelle doing some wicked keg stands from the last night of the festival...

"I Am A Man - From Memphis, A Lesson In Life"

Finally, our friend John Hubble, who we met in Memphis, has taken his movie about the 1968 Sanitation Worker's strike all over the US, but that doesn't mean you should take it for granted.

http://www.iamamanthemovie.com/

I'm leaving quite a bit out so you should check out Todd Gilcrest's great write up of the fest for Cinematical, which you can read HERE.

You can see more festival photos HERE.

Also, just found THIS recap on Melanie's Site: Oxford Film Freak.


I miss you Oxford!!!

Take 5 With The Mountain, The River and The Road!

Ten questions for the Oxford Film Festival!

http://oxfordfilmfest.blogspot.com/2010/01/take-5-with-mountain-river-and-road.html

Oxford Screening Times And Schedule!

Screening times for The Mountain, The River and The Road at the OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL are...

Friday, Feb 5th @ 2:45pm and Sunday, Feb 7th at 1pm.

Both screenings are at the Malco Theater:

1111 Jackson Ave. W, Oxford, MS 38655

You can check out our B-Side Festival page here:
http://oxford.bside.com/2010/films/themountaintheriverandtheroad_michaelharring_oxford2010

Oxford Film Festival!

Great news! MRR was just accepted to The Oxford Film Festival in Oxford, Mississippi! Not sure about the day or time yet, but you can learn more about the festival (which runs Feb 4th-7th) HERE.

This is especially significant as Memphis was the last screening I expected for MRR. Melanie Addington, Co-Director and Programmer for OFF, was kind enough to complement the movie after its screening which, along with the kind words of other filmmakers, spurred me to continue submitting to a few more festivals. When I got home I realized that I’d missed the deadline for OFF, and after initially deciding to let it go I ultimately got in touch with Melanie, who urged me to submit and even waived the submission fee.

Thanks again Melanie!