Notes

Empty Quarter Spring Tour

In March, we hit the road for a spring tour. We have scheduled stops in Ohio, New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. In addition, we'll do several west coast screenings. The current tour schedule is posted here. Refer back for the updated schedule. We continue to work on Empty Quarter: Notes and Pictures, a book supplement to the film, and hope to have copies available in time for the tour.

January 26, 2012  –  permalink

RACC Awards Funds to Open Road

I had been waiting for the RACC notification to arrive, and the letter landed in my mailbox today. The Regional Arts and Culture Council has awarded funding to Open Road. I'll resume work on this project as soon as January, with the remaining production coinciding with post. It's good timing, as I was hoping to finish the film by summer or fall, and these funds will allow me to move forward on such a time line. Unlike Empty Quarter, all of the remaining production work for Open Road occurs in town, which removes a layer of production logistics. I'll need to wait for warmer weather for some shots, however I now have an opportunity to record this winter. I will be launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise additional funds for 16mm printing as well as other distribution costs not covered by the grant.

December 17, 2011  –  permalink

Empty Quarter Fall Tour Wraps

For the last three weeks we've been on the road presenting public and classroom screenings of Empty Quarter, as well as several workshops on documentary form. We returned from NYC tonight, and have two local screenings and two dates, again in NYC, in December that will complete our 2011 screenings. The fall tour went very well thanks in part to the generosity of those individuals that hosted us in the various places we visited. At this time, we are setting our sights on a spring tour in late-March and early April. We'll return to the midwest and northeast, in addition to adding some west coast dates. More will be posted here as dates are confirmed.

November 14, 2011  –  permalink