The Audience is Listening

Hello from Port Townsend WA. Where 'Independent America' was just awarded the prize for 'Audience Favorite.' Festival organizers told me 'nothing else came close.'

The beautiful Rose Theatre here is filled beyond capacity. Guess word got out quickly.  The film looked better than it ever has on this screen: all the pain and effort that went into shooting it in HDV, and then editing and transferring it to digibeta paid off.  Even the projectionists were commenting on the richness and visual quality of the documentary.

This all means so much to us. Everything about Independent America has been 'bottom up' (as opposed to the usual 'top down' in media dissemination). From the premise of the movie itself - communities taking back control from corporations - to how we shot and distributed it ourselves. And so, when the audience votes overwhelmingly in our favor, it just seems right.

Thank you Port Townsend.  Monday night, we're first up as part of "A Moveable Fest" -- where the best films from the festival are brought even closer to Seattle.  So 7:15 Monday night at the Lynwood Theatre on Bainbridge Island.  See you there?

(Just in case you're new to the Independent America movement, check out some of the reviews we've received...including our interview on ABC News).  And here's the Seattle Times wrap-up of the festival...which also mentions our win.

Comments

[The Exec Producer]

Hey Guys,

This is such great news. I am so proud of both you and as much as I personally would have liked a little "top" down on our labor of love it feels "right".....I will keep spreading the word...

best

T

[Carl Lasky]

Congratulations on a well-made, provocative indi-doc. As an independent publisher, Ravenhawk Books, Tucson, AZ, I especially appreciated the commentary on the segment of what we call "The Book Mafia." We do battle with them every day to get our titles out in front of the public and onto bookstore shelves countering the corporate attempted sabotage of independent imprints.

I would bet that the book "The Making of Independent America" would be a timeless literary and educational classic. We'd like to publish it if you write it.

Thank you for the compelling look into the crucial fabric of what made the United States the great country she is.