Hey Everybody, I wanted to send you all a message, as it’s the new year (happy new year!) and it’s been a while since we let you all know what we’re up to. We have several new North American bookings. Our Scottish premiere is coming up on Feb 25th at the Glasgow Film Festival, lots of work and progress being made on the UK front, and rights have been acquired in Australia.
BTW, please don’t write me back on facebook! You can reach us anytime, and we do try to respond to everyone, at untilfilm@gmail.com.
As far as bringing the film to more places, we’ve found that regional facebook pages really help to spread the word and to let the theaters know that there is a local audience for the film. Aside from the US and Canada, we’re making a push right now in the UK and Germany, as these are places where we both have a lot of tangible support from people, and also where there is a big core audience for the film.
That doesn’t mean that we’re ignoring other places, at all, it just means that this is where we’re making the most progress!
So here is a list of currently confirmed screenings (more announced as they are locked), and list of local facebook group pages. Please join the one in your town, and invite your friends! If one doesn’t exist yet, make it, and send us the link! Thank you all so much, I hope you’re having a great 2010 so far.
Our theatrical run in the US is also going very well. We’ve done 5 WEEKS in NY, wow, but all good things must end, or at least move on to Chicago. So, our NY run is ending this THURSDAY, it’s a done deal, despite our continued strong performance and excellent word of mouth, they simply could not hold us over any longer as they have contracts with other (studio) movies. Thanks to everyone in NY who helped make it such a success! Screens daily through this Thursday Jan 7th, @ 9:20 pm at Cinema Village. http://www.cinemavillage.com
Chicago run starts Jan 8th at the Gene Siskel Film Center. The theater is heavily booked: this will be a ONE WEEK run, ONE SHOW per day. Don’t miss it! Tickets available here: http://www.ticketmaster.com/Until-the-Light-Takes-US-tickets/artist/1334792
And RSVP to the Chicago invite: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=229980378378&index=1
-Reckless Records discount deal! If you bring a ticket stub from the movie to any of their locations, you’ll get 10% off your entire purchase. Not just one item, all of them. Excellent! We love Reckless, they’ve been supporting us and making great music available to the people.
-Bring your ticket stub in to Challengers Comics at 1845 North Western Avenue in Chicago and redeem it for 20% OFF your purchase. Good on anything in the store, but can only be used once unless you see the movie multiple times and have multiple stubs.
US THEATRICAL: Upcoming Confirmed Cities with NEW BOOKINGS added
New York, NY – now playing @ Cinema Village on 12th St.
Chicago starts Jan 8 @ the Gene Siskel Film Center
Seattle starts Jan 15th @ Grand Illusion Cinema
Norfolk, VA starts Friday Jan 15 @ The Naro
Milwaukee starts Jan 22 @ Times Cinema
Portland, ME Jan 28 – one show only! – @ Space Gallery http://www.space538.org/
Denver, CO starts Jan 29 @ Starz Theater
Pittsburgh, PA starts Jan 29 @ Melwood Screening Room
Cleveland, OH 2/20 – 2/21 @ Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque
Many more nearly locked and will be announced very soon! Get updates by joining the mailing list, send an email to untilfilm@gmail.com.
Canada:
Premiere: Winnipeg – Jan 15th: the film will be projected onto a giant ICE SCREEN. All details here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189192636007
VANCOUVER, BC: Jan 23 @ the Rickshaw Theatre. Big opening on 1/23 with bands. More details TBA. www.rickshawtheatre.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Until-the-Light-Takes-Us-Vancouver-BC/278137416039?ref=ts
More Canadian dates TBA. Toronto: join here http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=352374445155&ref=search&sid=1260305673.2619413362..1
Toronto, let’s do this! Join: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=352374445155&ref=search&sid=1260305673.2619413362..1
Scottish Premiere: Glasgow Film Festival, Feb 25. We can’t wait!
This list of cities will grow in the coming days and weeks. Many of you are part of the reason why. Our eternal thanks and appreciation. As always, please come out opening weekend whenever possible.
* If your town is NOT one of our new bookings, here’s how to bring UTLTU to your town:
1) Call your local independent theaters and request it. Nicely. It works. Your friends can also do this.
2) Look at the list of facebook pages below. If there is one for your area, join it and invite all your friends. If there is NOT, make one, invite all your friends, and send us the link. Make sure you put your town in the title. This REALLY helps. You can do this outside the US too.
Chicago: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=192661628829
Seattle: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Until-the-Light-Takes-Us-Seattle-chapter/185881722602?ref=nf
Massachusetts: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Until-The-Light-Takes-Us-Massachusetts-chapter/302403005203?ref=search&sid=1260305673.1324498103..1
Orlando: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=156956003589&ref=ts
Milwaukee: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000511545287&ref=ts
Milwaukee Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/untilthelightmilwaukee
Toronto: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=352374445155
SF Bay Area: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=208700001423
NYC: http://www.facebook.com/pages/UNTIL-THE-LIGHT-TAKES-US/150246122114?ref=ts
Pittsburgh: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20217005803#/group.php?gid=192443547410&ref=ts
Norfolk: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=352215405036&ref=ts
Portland: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=206993686509&ref=ts
Tuscaloosa, AL: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=223889513136
International:
Main UK page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Until-The-Light-Takes-Us-to-the-UK/210895864087?ref=ts
Cardiff/Wales: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=233801483322&ref=mf
Newcastle: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=220173173253&ref=nf&v=info#/group.php?gid=220173173253&ref=nf
Germany JOIN!: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=238404101072
Australia: TBA, might see a release around March, don’t know exactly when/ where, waiting on lots of info there.
Melbourne: http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=223687933839&ref=nf
Perth: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&ref=mf&gid=229259139467
STREET TEAM: Join us! We have no ad budget, so we rely on our friends to get out the word and make this work. Please send a NEW EMAIL to untilfilm@gmail.com with your city in the subject line. Thank you very much to all who have helped and who continue to do so. It’s totally, and eternally, appreciated.
The following are cities where the film has come and gone, held over in most, thanks to all who came out and to our street teams who made it possible!
Austin – New Orleans – Detroit – Grand Rapids – Providence, RI – Houston, TX
DVD: We are working on it, no release date yet.
Distribution efforts are in full swing throughout the world and there is much progress. Stay tuned, or get involved!
* Invisible Man limited edition run of shirts: http://shop.commissarystores.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=IM16
* Posters are available here: http://www.blackmetalmovie.com
You can reach us at untilfilm@gmail.com. Happy new year!
Thank you,
Audrey Ewell and Aaron Aites
http://www.blackmetalmovie.com
mailing list: untilfilm@gmail.com
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Winner of the Golden Athena in the Music and Film Selection, the top documentary award, at the Athens International Film Festival, Sept. 2009 in Athens, Greece.
