Trenton, Richard Vague, AFI: news so subtle it's blatant

Cat, Dom, Sam, my mom and dad and I screened "How I Got Lost" at the Trenton Film Festival on Saturday, April 30. There was a Q&A and Cat and I did our best to be serious and not talk ourselves seriously at the same time. Graham Hamilton and Cat Yezbak were nominated for a festival award for their work, and I received a "directing award for screenwriting in a narrative short." Which is really pretty fun.

Also, the "How I Got Lost" full screenplay was a finalist for the Richard Vague award for a first feature film by an NYU alumni!

And in other Great News: Blatantly Subtle director of photography Justina Mintz got into AFI!

I've been in New York for the past week, basically wandering around... about four years ago when I made my NYU student film "Bulletin Board," I was in love with the idea of meeting the perfect girl. This last week was the perfect week, a new idea that I am in love with.

Great New Wonderful - the first great 9/11 movie?

Check out the article at the link above.

So tired I can only tell that it's been a few days because I need to shave (again). Tired like falling asleep with shoes on. Looking forward to doing laundry busy. That's what it's been like the last few weeks as Post-Production wraps up on "The Great New Wonderful," which will be screening at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 22.

Many wonderful things! I'm coming to New York. I'll be there for almost three weeks as I escape the bright sleepless sun and the difficult left turn lanes for the place that used to be my home. Good old New York in the Springtime. I'm determined to make the most of it.

The first thing I'm doing is going to see "The Great New Wonderful," which I helped get through post (I was the Post-Production Coordinator, or Supervisor, one of those, anyway I worked hard on it...) I can't wait to see how it plays on the big screen. Premiere is April 22, with three other screenings. Let me know if you wanna come so I can get you a ticket.

Next on the agenda, a screening of "How I Got Lost" at the Trenton Film Festival on Saturday, April 30th at 5:30pm. Less prestigious, yes, maybe a little obscure -- sure. Regardless, this is going to be a very good thing. There will be a bus for Blatantly Subtle to attend leaving from Manhattan. Festival number one. After a meeting last week with a filmmaker advisor at IFP I'm considering chopping it down a bit for the rest of it's festival life, see if it gets a second wind.

Finally, "How I Got Lost" (the feature screenplay) is a finalist for the Richard Vague Production Fund, a $100,000 grant for NYU alumni making a first feature. So I will be pitching it to the selection committee the same week.

All of this makes me very excited to get back to New York.