Hello everyone! I've got some great news to share. After officially releasing the documentary (Counter Conformity) on Instagram on January 2nd, my partner Kimberly Blum and I have been submitting to festivals in order to get a little more exposure and to take advantage of our first official film. Up until recently, we had not heard from any festivals - but that changed yesterday.
I am not able to publicly announce which festival it is since it may jeopardize our opportunity to be screened (it said so in an email they sent), but being selected for this festival was a huge honor. It is one of the most well-known festivals for young filmmakers and it takes place across the country in a big city. Kim and I are hoping to make it to the premiere in April. We are beyond thrilled to finally see our film on the big screen :D It's a dream come true.
Interesting Additions
Speaking of this festival - I've had to fill out a bunch of information in order for our film to be screened, which has been time-consuming but once again very exciting. I have never had a film that was selected before, so filling out this information and learning more about requirements definitely makes me feel much more prepared for our next documentary, since we'll know all of this ahead of time and will keep it in mind in order to submit to more festivals. It has also pushed me to create additional media for our doc, including a website. This is what it is looking like so far:
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| I finished the front page, stills and BTS page, and set up the structure for the rest (About, Screening Events, Contact, etc.). Can't wait to publish the site! |
I am not quite done creating it, but making this website has made me realize that having a place online dedicated to the documentary is going to be a great resource for not only us (since it's professional and builds credibility), but also for those interested in learning more about the piece. Because of this, I definitely want to make a website for our new documentary as soon as we finish production. I am really grateful to be experiencing all this with Counter Conformity that way I can apply everything I've learned for our next project, which we will be making very soon.
Ready for the Next Step
All in all, I am very proud of Counter Conformity and its success, but it is time to get our new project started and apply all of the lessons we learned through this first film. I definitely look forward to what we make next and I hope we achieve just as much if not more with this new project! I think all of these good news have definitely re-energized me after such a rough year, and I'm ready to take things to the next level. Let's see what Kim and I come up with this time. It's going to be great.
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