FROM THE 50 YARD LINE
Awards / Screenings
WORLD PREMIERE: Rhode Island International Film Festival - August 7-12, 2007. Film selected for the Opening Night at the historic 815 seat Columbus Theater in downtown Providence, RI.
** WINNER - Grand Prize Audience Choice Best Documentary
** BLUEGRASS INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL: Greater Louisville, KY. Festival: Sept. 7-9, 2007 in LaGrange, KY.
** WINNER - Best Family Film ** KANSAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Kansas City, Kansas. September 15, 2007
** 2nd Place - Best Documentary ** EVERGLADES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Dargle, South Africa. September 25, 2007 ** WINNER - Best Documentary (U.S.A.)
** INDIE FEST USA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Los Angeles area. Downtown Disney AMC 12 at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. November 1, 2007 . See More at: www.IndieFestUSA.com
** WINNER - Best Documentary **
** WINNER - Best Music Score **
COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL: COLUMBUS, OHIO Columbus, Ohio. Film selected to recieve "Chris Award" for excellence in filmmaking. Screening will be November 7th, 2007 at the Columbus College of Art and Design. See more at: www.chrisawards.org
** WINNER - Chris Award Statuette **
LONE STAR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: FORT WORTH, TEXAS Bill Paxton & Fred Durst attending event. Film will screen as a special Imagination Celebration screening where Teenagers will be bussed in to see the film. November 9th, 2007 More Information at: www.lsiff.com
ORLANDO FILM FESTIVAL: ORLANDO, FLORIDA Orlando, Florida. Saturday, November 10th and November 11th, 2007 More Info at: www.OrlandoFilmFest.com
AVIGNON NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL New York City, New York The Transatlantic Crossroads of Independent Cinema: New York City. Saturday, November 11th & 17th, 2007 More info @ www.avignonfilmfest.com
DUKE UNIVERSITY BENEFIT SCREENING Durham, North Carolina Benefit supporting Durham's Southern High School December 1, 2007
GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China December 3-8, 2007 This prestigious festival in China then will tour the film to distributors and audiences throughout China. Film subtitled in Chinese. See more @ www.gzdoc.com
NEW BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Beijing, China December 21st-23rd, 2007. Film Subtitled in Chinese. Read more at festival website: www.BeijingFilmFest.org
TRAIL DANCE FILM FESTIVAL Duncan, Oklahoma Saturday, January 12th, 2008 Read more at festival website: www.TrailDanceFilmFestival.com
** WINNER - GOLDEN DROVER - Best Feature Documentary
** PARK CITY FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL Park City, Utah Saturday, January 26th, 2008 @ 3:30 pm This festival also coincides with Sundance so a lot of industry people will be in the area. Across the Street from Eygptian Theater www.ParkCityFilmMusicFestival.com
** WINNER - BEST Documentary - Gold Award - Audience Choice **
AUBURN BENEFIT SCREENING Auburn, Indiana Sunday, January 27th, 2008
GRANDVILLE BENEFIT SCREENING Grandville, Michigan (near Grand Rapids) January 28th - January 31st, 2008
SOMERSET BENEFIT SCREENING Somerset, Massachusetts Friday, February 1st, 2008
TREASURE COAST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Port St. Lucie, Florida (Near Palm Beach) Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 @ Rave Motion Pictures St. Lucie West www.tcifilmfest.com
** WINNER - BEST DOCUMENTARY **
** Nominated for BEST EDITING in a Feature Film **
DOYLESTOWN BENEFIT SCREENING Doylestown, Pennsylvania Feb. 1st and 2nd, 2008
OMAHA FILM FESTIVAL Omaha, Nebraska February 21st, 23rd, 2008
SAN ANTONIO BENEFIT SCREENING San Antonio, Texas March 1st, 2008 hosted by Ronald Reagan High School
BRICK NEW JERSEY BENEFIT SCREENING Brick, New Jersey Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
SIOUX FALLS BENEFIT SCREENING Sioux Falls, South Dakota March 14th & 15th, 2008 Hosted by Roosevelt High School Band Program More than 800 people attended !!
ON LOCATION: MEMPHIS INT'L FILM FESTIVAL Memphis, Tennessee Thursday, March 27th - 29th, 2008 BUFFALO NIAGARA FILM FESTIVAL Buffalo, New York Friday, March 28th, 2008 OAK HILL BENEFIT SCREENING Oak Hill, West Virginia Friday, March 28th, 2008
CLARKSVILLE BENEFIT SCREENING Clarksville, Maryland (30 min. from Baltimore) Friday, March 28th & 30th, 2008 Hosted by River Hill High School Band Program
NEW BRIGHTON BENEFIT SCREENING New Brighton, Minnesota (Near Minneapolis) April 11th and 12th, 2008 Hosted by Irondale High School Band Program
OXFORD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Oxford, Ohio - (Home of Miami University) April 11th ands April 12th, 2008
WILLIAMSTOWN BENEFIT SCREENING Williamstown, New Jersey April 13th, 2008 Hosted by Williamstown High School
CHICAGO BENEFIT SCREENING Naperville, Illinois April 18th, 2008 Hosted by Naperville North High School
LOS ANGELES UNITED FILM FESTIVAL Los Angeles, California April 19th, 2008 www.launitedfest.com
FALLBROOK FILM FESTIVAL Fallbrook, California April 26th, 2008
BRIDGE CITY TEXAS BENEFIT SCREENING Bridge City, Texas (30 min. NE of Beaumont) Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Hosted by Bridge City High School Music Program Outdoor Screening at the Stadium - equipment donated by http://www.madnonnie.com
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL Newport Beach, California Sunday, April 27th
ATLANTA GEORGIA BENEFIT SCREENING Atlanta, Georgia May 3, 2008 Hosted by McEachern High School Music Program
EASLEY SOUTH CAROLINA BENEFIT SCREENING Easley, South Carolina (12 miles W. of Greenville) Friday, May 9th, 2008 Hosted by Easley High School Band Program
KENOSHA WISCONSIN BENEFIT SCREENING Kenosha, Wisconsin (39 min S. of Milwaukee) Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Hosted by St. Joseph High School
TUCSON ARIZONA BENEFIT SCREENING Tucson, Arizona Saturday, May 10th, 2008 Hosted by Sunnyside High School
DETROIT MICHIGAN BENEFIT SCREENING Warren, Michigan Friday, May 16th, 2008 Hosted by Lincoln High School Band Program
EL PASO TEXAS BENEFIT SCREENING El Paso, Texas Friday, May 16th, 2008 Hosted by Jefferson/Silva Band Program
ATLANTA GEORGIA BENEFIT SCREENING Atlanta, Georgia Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Hosted by Henry County H.S. Music Program
FORT WORTH TEXAS BENEFIT SCREENING Fort Worth, Texas May 18th, 2008 Hosted by Brewer High School Music Program
CONNECTICUT FILM FESTIVAL Danbury, Connecticut May 25th, 2008
MANKATO MINNESOTA BENEFIT SCREENING Mankato, MN (80 miles south of Minneapolis) May 25th, 2008 Hosted by Mankato West High School Music Program
WARSAW INDIANA BENEFIT SCREENING Warsaw, Indiana May 29th, 2008 Hosted by Warsaw Community H.S. Band
HOUSTON TEXAS BENEFIT SCREENING Houston, Texas June 6th, 2008 Hosted by Hastings H.S. Music Program
ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA BENEFIT SCREENING St. Petersburg, Florida June 7th, 2008 Hosted by Northeast High School Music Program
SWANSEA BAY FILM FESTIVAL Swansea Bay, Wales, United Kingdom June 7th, 2008
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ENGLAND Tamworth, England June 12th, 2008 Ramada Hotel - Tamworth
REEL HEART FILM FESTIVAL Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 19th, 2008 Canadian Premiere More Info: www.reelheart.com
MAJOR PUBLIC CINEMA - GUANGZHOU, CHINA Guangzhou, China June 22nd, 2008 Film subtitled in Chinese (Thanks to Centerville H.S. Chinese Staff www.jjtranslate.com ) More Info: http://blog.sina.com.cn/sapphire86
25th AVIGNON FILM FESTIVAL - FRANCE Avignon, France June 25th - 29th, 2008 Film subtitled in French More Info: www.avignonfilmfest.com
LANCASTER KENTUCKY BENEFIT SCREENING Lancaster, Kentucky (35 miles S. of Lexington) July 14th, 2008 Hosted by Garrard County H.S. Music Program
EAST SYRACUSE NEW YORK BENEFIT SCREENING East Syracuse, New York July 18th, 2008 Hosted by Minoa Central H.S. Music Program
SAVANNAH GEORGIA BENEFIT SCREENING Savannah, Georgia July 31st, 2008 Hosted by South Effingham High School Band
ST. LOUIS MISSOURI BENEFIT SCREENING O'Fallon, Missouri - (St. Louis area) August 1st, 2008 Hosted by Fort Zumwalt West H.S. Music Program
OOLOGAH OKLAHOMA BENEFIT SCREENING Oologah, Oklahoma - (32 miles N. of Tulsa) August 2nd, 2008 Hosted by Oologah High School Music Program
BAYOU CITY INSPIRATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Houston, Texas August 7th - 9th, 2008
OMAHA NEBRASKA BENEFIT SCREENING Omaha, Nebraska Monday, Aug. 11th Hosted by Millard South High School Band
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BENEFIT SCREENING Chino Hills, California Saturday, Aug. 23rd Hosted by Ayala High School and Chino Hills H.S. Band Programs
HIAWASSEE GEORGIA BENEFIT SCREENING Hiawassee, Georgia Saturday, Aug. 23rd Hosted by Towns County High School Band
FREDERICK MARYLAND BENEFIT SCREENING Frederick, Maryland Saturday, Aug. 23rd Hosted by Governor Thomas Johnson HS Marching Patriot Band
OMAHA/GRETNA NEBRASKA BENEFIT SCREENING Gretna, Nebraska Saturday, August 30th, 2008 Hosted by Gretna High School Music Program
INDIANAPOLIS BENEFIT SCREENING New Palestine, Indiana - East of Indianapolis Friday, Sept. 5th, 2008 Hosted by New Palestine High School
ST. LOUIS BENEFIT SCREENING Arnold, Missouri (20 miles N. of St. Louis) Saturday, September 6th Hosted by Fox High School Band
LEVITTOWN NEW YORK BENEFIT SCREENING Levittown, New York (32 miles from NY, NY) Friday, September 12 Hosted by Division Avenue High School Band
MESA ARIZONA BENEFIT SCREENING Mesa, Arizona Saturday, September 13 Hosted by Mountain View High School Band
TULSA OKLAHOMA BENEFIT SCREENING Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Saturday, September 13th Hosted by The Pride of Broken Arrow
OAKBORO NORTH CAROLINA BENEFIT SCREENING Oakboro, North Carolina (30 miles E. of Charlotte) Saturday, September 13 Hosted by West Stanly High School Band
VISTA CALIFORNIA BENEFIT SCREENING Vista, California (Near San Diego) Hosted by Vista High School Band NON VIOLENCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Cambridge, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, Sept 17th, 2008 More Info: www.nviff.com
** WINNER - 2nd Place Best Documentary **
NORTHERN VIRGINIA BENEFIT SCREENING King George, Virginia (50 miles from Falls Church) October 5th, 2008 SEATTLE WASHINGTON BENEFIT SCREENING Kingston, Washington October 17th and 18th, 2008
NORTH CAROLINA BENEFIT SCREENING Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Friday, December 5th, 2008 Hosted by the Hunt High School Band Program Wilson, North Carolina
NOVI/DETROIT MICHIGAN BENEFIT SCREENING
Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 1, 2009 - 2:00 pm
Hosted by the Novi High School band.
24062 Taft Road, Novi, MI 48374
TUCSON ARIZONA BENEFIT SCREENING
Friday, February 6, 2009 - 7:00 pm
Hosted by the Catalina Foothills band.
4300 E. Sunrise Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718
CALGARY CANADA SCREENING
Calgary, Canada
March 28th, 2009
Hosted by the Calgary Stampede Show Band
W. Canada Premiere
BETHEL CONNECTICUT SCREENING Bethel, Connecticut 2009 Will be shown at the Bethel Cinema, www.BethelCinema.com
SAGINAW MICHIGAN SCREENING Saginaw, Michigan December 2009 Will be shown at the Hancock Theater, www.HancockTheatre.com