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We’re happy to announce the short film Crooked Lane has also been selected to screen at the Eerie Horror Film Festival & Expo.
Crooked Lane will be screening with a great selection of short films:
Alice Jacobs is Dead
Bottles
Crooked Lane
Miracle Fish
Witch & the Woodsman, The
Clemency
Devil’s Creek
Off Season
Cabine of the Dead
Frank Dancoolo: Paranormal…
Avatarphosis
Containment
Curse of Micha Rood
Day In/Day Out
Diego’s Crossing
Eric
Familiar, The
Findher
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Silver Key
Kagamiko
Necronomicon, The
One Track Mind
Vision
Written By
Devil’s Toy, The
Tombstone Brides
United Monster Talent Agency
Attackazoids, Deploy!!
Cosas Feas
Tinglewood
DemiUrge Emesis
Doll-Boy
Patient
Hatter’s Apprentice, The
Once More
Coneboy
Tub
Arthur
Blindsided
Body of Work
Brutalizer, The
Desperate Pursuit
We’re pleased to announce that Crooked Lane will be screening at Shriekfest 2010 in Los Angeles this month.
We hope to see some of our California based actors and crew in attendance – we’ll keep you posted on who as soon as we confirm.
Crooked Lane is online at the online only New England Film Festival. If you haven’t had a chance to see the short movie, watch it now in preparation for the coming feature length film – a film that answers all of your questions, including “What Happens To Ava?”
To watch Crooked Lane visit this link
Congratulations to Crooked Lane alums Marc Dole, Mark Constance and others for Killing Dinner and Mito Kids also being in the festival!
Crooked Lane has been selected for the KahBang Film Festival’s Short Cuts category for Fall 2010.
We’re always happy to be a part of the North East film scene, and KahBang is no exception.
We’ll be creating a Facebook Event detailing the screening times for those planning to attend, so stay tuned to our Facebook page for details.
For more on the festival, please visit the KahBang website.
The Music Hall Presents: March Wildcard Movies, Shorts in Ports on Thursday March 18, 2010 at 7:00pm
“Six fantastic short films from talented filmmakers.”
– Chase Bailey, guest curator
Post film Q+A with the directors! Official Social Media Hashtag: #shortport
Portsmouth, New Hampshire – The Music Hall’s Wildcard Movie for March is Shorts in Ports, scheduled for Thursday March 18 at 7pm. The night includes six award winning short films that will be shown on the big screen: Crooked Lane, The Continuing and Lamentable Saga of The Suicide Brothers, The Toll, Sniffer, Ana’s Playground, and West Bank Story. Actors such as Keira Knightley, Rupert Friend, Ann Cusack, and Brett Cullen star in the films. According to Chris Curtis, Film and Outreach Coordinator for The Music Hall, “Our description of our Wildcard Movie series is: ‘Once each month. One night only. Rare, random, relevant. Expect Surprises.’ For the month of March, we decided to lean towards ‘Expect Surprises’ and we’ve brought in a guest curator – local filmmaker Chase Bailey of Left Bank Films. Come get a taste of local filmmaking and culture at its best with this exclusive opportunity to view all these remarkable films the same evening.”
Of the March Wildcard, Chase said, “I am pleased to present six fantastic short films from some talented filmmakers, all of which have won awards, including an Oscar and a Palme D’Or. We are excited to bring to you this opportunity to see all of these amazing films, together, that you might otherwise not get to see.”
In addition to the Oscar and a Palme D’Or, these films have received accolades at festivals around the country. At the end of the evening, the audience will have the rare opportunity to speak with many of the films’ directors and producers during the Q&A, providing the chance to get a more in-depth analysis of the films, and a real feel for the local talent that surrounds the Seacoast. In attendance will be film directors: The Toll – J. Zachary Pike and Marc Dole; Crooked Lane – Chase Bailey; Ana’s Playground – Eric Howell; and film producers: Sniffer – Glen Gardner (and Chase Bailey).
About the directors and producers
Chase Bailey, Guest Curator, and Crooked Lane
Chase Bailey is both a filmmaker and an artist with a passion for storytelling. The owner of Left Bank Films, based in Portsmouth, NH and Paris, France, he wrote and directed the paranormal short drama Crooked Lane, and has produced such films as The Libertine and The Life Before Her Eyes. As a painter, he currently has work being showcased in a traveling exhibit focused on artistic interpretations of the Dalai Lama.
Marc Dole, The Toll
Founder, CEO, Hatchling Studios, a multi award-winning New England based Animation and Interactive studio serving corporate and entertainment clients since 1999. Since starting in the industry, he has consistently pushed the merger of computers, video, film, and interactivity. Hatchling is a convergence of these skills and of talented artists and technicians that bring the projects to life.
Producer – “The Toll” – CGI Animated short mockumentary interview with a bridge troll. Winner of 9 Animation awards and 1 Comedy Award
Producer – “Endurance Challenge” – Webisode series starring voice actor Billy West
Zachary Pike, The Toll
Producer currently working on contract gigs while pursuing a new short, and possibly higher education. Former Creative Director, Animation, Writer, VP of Animation Services, Hatchling Studios. Worked on developing the majority of Hatchling’s properties for film and TV. Wrote and directed spots for Reebok, Liberty Mutual, NBC, Charmin, Signiant, and Duracell. Specialties include:
3D Animation, Directing, Screenwriting, and Creative.
Wrote and Directed “The Toll,” a mockumentary short that has attended over 60 festivals worldwide and won 10 awards.
Wrote and Directed Signiant: Media Rush, a trade show animation that won a 2007 Silver Create Award.
Co-Created, Wrote, and Co-Directed Hatchling’s Endurance Challenge: Mordred’s Isle, starring Billy West.
Eric Howell, Ana’s Playground
Immersed in film since the age of 10, Eric was a pioneer in the industry when his film The Interview became the first to be shot on film and debuted online. With Ana’s Playground he has taken a fresh look at the effects of war on children, bringing that awareness to the screen.
Trailer
Crooked Lane: http://www.viddler.com/explore/crookedlane/videos/40/
About Wildcard Movies
Once each month. One night only. Rare, random, relevant. Expect Surprises.
Tickets for Shorts in Ports
Shorts in Ports will be shown Thursday March 18 at 7pm. Tickets are $8.50 and can be purchased now at the box office (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire), by phone at 603.436.2400, or online at www.themusichall.org
Wildcard Movie Sponsors
BayRing Communications; Cocked Hat Ventures, LLC; Homewood Suites by Hilton in Portsmouth, NH; New Hampshire Public Radio; Hawthorn Publications
About Extraordinary Cinema
Great films. Enormous screen. Unrivaled ambiance. Knowledgeable Curator. Post-film discussions. An experience unlike anything else on the Seacoast. Featuring a new title every week between September and May; SummerFilm; the monthly Wildcard Movies, Screen Classics and KidsRULE! Movies; and the celebrated Telluride by the Sea each fall.
Crooked Lane will have two screenings at the Nevermore Film Festival in Durham, NC.
Writer/Director Chase Bailey will be in attendance for Q&A, as will representatives from Film POP!, Crooked Lane’s marketing team. We hope to see you there!
Nevermore Schedule (pdf)
The NH Chronicle features the cast and crew of Crooked Lane and the rest of the 2009 NH Film Festival.
So many of the cast and crew family were on hand to receive the award. It was a truly special moment with Chase, Mark, Brett, Ann, Adrienne, Jessica, Patrick, Marc, Eliya-Quaye, Gina, Bethany, Tracey, Dan and the rest of the cast and crew too shy to run up on stage (we’re looking at you, Kit!).
So the countdown to the Thursday premiere of CROOKED LANE is in it’s last 5 days. When you work on a film the last thing you can expect is “instant gratification”. Sometimes a year (or more) can go by before the film sees the light of day. For members of a film crew there are a couple of ways to feel gratified from your work on the film. One is to get your paycheck every Thursday! And the other is to see your name in the credits up there on the BIG screen!
The time in between the wrap of principal photography and the release of the film can bring down the excitement that the shoot brought forth. A lot goes on in between but those who are eager for a glimpse think not about CROOKED LANE but about the film that they can see on that particular day. Once the post production process begins, there are countless looks at the different edits of the film, the film begins to take shape. Marc Dole, the editor feels like his eyes will soon fail him, Chase Bailey, the director is anxious while his vision is being stirred and simmered in the editing pot. The producers, director and editor see the film again and again until one day you’re able to see the color corrected version then the version that has gone through it’s sound mix and you sit there in awe!!! You are seeing a film that so many have poured hours into and it is better than you could have ever expected. I call my producing partner, Tracey Becker and I scream that the film looks “unbelievable”. Chase is happy! Marc is happy! Kudos go out to Brian Meanley, our VFX supervisor and colorist and Chris Decato, the supervising sound editor on the film as their roles in the film begin to stand out As we get near the release it feels like a race car driver headed to the finish line. Your emotions come alive again, your heart begins to beat, your hands begin to sweat, your belly begins to tingle!!!
The posters, one sheets and postcards are on hand.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM goes your heart….The film is ready.
CROOKED LANE will premiere at the New Hampshire Film Festival on Thursday October 15th at the Portsmouth Music Hall in the 830pm block. It will also play Saturday at the Seacoast Rep in the 440p block. Finally, Sunday will wrap up the initial festival showings at 430p at the Muddy River.
We hope to see as many people as possible over the weekend. Please help us fill the screening venues.
Thanks for all of your support!!!!
Mark Constance
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