Added Los Angeles Screening at Outfest!

Due to popular demand, Outfest has added a screening! If you missed The Lost Coast this past Sunday, you have another chance to see the film in L.A. this coming Sunday!

Sunday, July 20, 4:30PM
Directors Guild of America, Theater 2
7920 Sunset Boulevard
(between Crescent Heights and Fairfax)

Click here to buy tickets (scroll down to The Lost Coast).

If you already saw the film, tell your friends to go!

Philadelphia Screening

The Lost Coast has two screenings in the wonderful Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, and you should get everyone you know on the eastern seaboard to go. The screenings are:

Thursday, July 17, 5:00 PM
Prince Music Theater
1412 Chestnut Street

Sunday, July 20, 9:30 PM
Wilma Theater
265 South Broad Street

Click here to buy tickets.

I also want to note that Philly has my favorite program synopsis of the film so far:

“Artful and melancholy, The Lost Coast is a distinctly American take on a European art film. Taking inspiration from Antonioni, Truffaut and Godard, director Gabriel Fleming has created an intimate film overflowing with emotions. ...[plot description]... Shot with elegance and precision, Gabriel Fleming’s artful film will reverberate in your soul.”

Fancy, eh?

Los Angeles Screening

This coming Sunday The Lost Coast will be playing at the Outfest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Los Angeles. Please come and see it! It's a big theater (430 seats), and I'd like to fill it. Bring your friends! Tell people you think would be interested!

The Lost Coast
Sunday, July 13, 7PM
Regency Fairfax Theatre
7907 Beverly Blvd (at Fairfax)
(Valet parking available in front of the theater for $5)

Please buy your tickets in advance here (scroll down to The Lost Coast).

AND! After the screening come join the cast and crew for:

The Lost Coast After-Screening Party
8:45PM to 11PM
Sheddy's Beer and Wine
361 S. Fairfax Ave.
(between Blackburn and 4th Street, a few blocks south of the theater)

Hope to see you at either the screening, or party, or both!

The Sky is Falling Blah Blah

Interesting news item today on the new-distribution-model issue I've been boring you with. The Sundance-winning film Ballast has dropped out of their deal with IFC, in favor of self-distribution, because they figure they'll make more money that way . Read the article here.

Also, a gloom-and-doom article from last week in IndieWire about the changing landscape of indie film distribution. Read it here.

Filmmaker Spoon-in Contest

If you can correctly identify all of the filmmakers in this photo from IFC's party at the LA Film Festival, I will give you a spoon. Like, a regular spoon for eating soup.

Here's a head start: The first three are PJ Raval, director of Trinidad, then myself, then Barry Jenkins, director of Medicine for Melancholy, then... fill in the blanks for your prize!

(What, you think it's unfair because you can't see everyone's face? Well then just look at their ankles. (I'm sure that will be enough for some of you.))