[NEohioPAL]"Following Bliss" achieves excellence in Independent Digital Filmmaking and premiere in LA at Dances With Films Film Festival. Please support! Spread the word!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 22, 2006
"FOLLOWING BLISS" achieves excellence in Independent Digital Filmmaking!
LA Premiere at Dances with Films Film Festival
Hollywood, CA (07/22/06) - The brilliant and intense independent
feature film, "FOLLOWING BLISS" has been sweeping film festivals
across the country. A film with an evocative, multicultural voice,
"FOLLOWING BLISS", the directorial feature film debut of Cleve
Lamison, has won "Best Narrative Feature" at the Global Arts Film
Festival, the New Vision Fellowship with Creative Screenwriting
Magazine and selected for official competition in the Great Lakes
Films Festival, Stratford Upon Avon Film Festival, New York African
Diaspora Film Festival, Long Island International Film Expo, The
Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival, The Motor City
International Film Festival, The Houston Black Film Festival and the
African, Asian, Latin American Film Festivals. On Sunday, July 23,
2006 9:30 pm, "FOLLOWING BLISS", will premiere in Los Angeles at the
Dances With Films Film Festival.
www.FollowingBlissTheMovie.com.
"FOLLOWING BLISS" is a film all independent filmmakers can be proud
of. It was shot digitally in 11 days on a shoe string budget, a ton
of credit cards and an endless list of favors - in New York City no
less. The script, adapted from a stage play called, Bliss (was a
Pulitzer Contender in 2000!), attracted an amazing producing team
including Mevlut Akkaya (co-Founder of The Digital Film Academy),
Patrick DiRenna (Co-Founder The Digital Film Academy) and Michelle
Olofson (Director of Sales Development at People Magazine) and a
brilliant cast Ellen Bethea (The Practice, West Wing) as Jenny
Newman, Sean Patrick Reilly (Sleepers, Man Of The Century) as Jack
Newman, Reena Shah (American chair, The Lukcy Ones) as Abigail, Juian
Rozzell Jr. (John Henry) as Butch The Wolfman!
Director/Writer Cleve Lamison toured the world with the
internationally acclaimed Shanendoah Shakespeare troupe. Lauded from
stage to stage for his portrayals of Othello, Dogberry in Much Ado
About Nothing, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream and many other
classic roles, he brought his passion back home, to New York and
started the The BlackBird Theatre Company. Here he created something
completely unique, evolving visceral, immediate "real time" plays
with multi-cultural casting. Soon the opportunity arrived to expand
and he did so, creating an after school drama outreach program for
Harlem's "at risk" kids.
Lamison's writing has won or been a finalist of the Mary Roberts
Rinehardt National Drama Award, The Pilgrim Project Playwriting
Grant, Scriptapalooza's TV Drama Award, The American Accolades Award,
The New York Theatre Workshop's Van Lier Fellowship, The America's
Best Writing Award and Pilot Quest TV Writing Competition and the
2004 Screenplay Festival. An extraordinary talent, Lamison's works
can seen in print, off broadway and on the silver screen.
"FOLLOWING BLISS" watches from shadows as married couple Jack and
Jenny Newman try to find a shared bliss while living two very
different fantasies. Jack, a creatively supressed former musician
works as a minor, but well-paid cog, in the huge corporate machine
run by his father-in-law and Jenny, the perfect suburban wife
replete with the house, sailboat, sedan and baby on the way. The
American picture of idyll and success, which like many pictures,
paints over the deep cracks that lie within the image.
A lazy afternoon finds Jack's former band mates popping over for
dinner, bringing with them a scheme to get the band back together.
Their dreams of stardom almost washed from their minds, they are
handed a golden opportunity. A chance to rekindle and create their
so-longed for fame. A year-long road tour is only the opening
offer. Initially as a lark, Jack contemplates joining the tour,
which would leave Jenny alone to raise their child. Finding no humor
in the situation, Jenny's fury instantly ignites. Within a moment
emotions spiral out of control; Jack matching Jenny for every leap of
malice. Can love over come all? At what point does love become
vengeance and joy turns tragic? If there is no right, is the price
of wrong death?
TO PURCHASE TICKETS:
http://www.danceswithfilms.com/schedule.html
For information on "FOLLOWING BLISS" and Writer/Director Cleve
Lamison, please contact the Popular Press Media Group, (310) 860
7774, media at ppmg.info <media at ppmg.info>
FOR MEDIA and REVIEWERS: please direct all requests and opportunities
to media at ppmg.info
FOR AGENTS and MANAGERS seeking information on Writer/Director Cleve
Lamison please direct all queries to media at ppmg.info
WANT TO ORDER "FOLLOWING BLISS" TODAY? Email your request to:
order at followingblissthemovie.com
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underline;"><B>=A0LA Premiere at=A0Dances with Films Film =
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(07/22/06)</I>=A0-=A0The brilliant and intense independent feature film, =
"FOLLOWING BLISS" has been sweeping film festivals across the country. A =
film with an evocative, multicultural voice, "FOLLOWING BLISS", the =
directorial feature film debut of Cleve Lamison, has won "Best Narrative =
Feature" at the Global Arts Film Festival, the New Vision Fellowship =
with Creative Screenwriting Magazine and selected for official =
competition in the Great Lakes Films Festival, Stratford Upon Avon Film =
Festival, New York African Diaspora Film Festival, Long Island =
International Film Expo, The Martha's Vineyard African-American Film =
Festival, The Motor City International Film Festival, The Houston Black =
Film Festival and the African, Asian, Latin American Film Festivals.=A0 =
On=A0Sunday, July 23, 2006 9:30 pm,=A0"FOLLOWING BLISS", will=A0premiere =
in Los Angeles at the Dances With Films Film Festival.</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><A =
href=3D"www.FollowingBlissTheMovie.com">www.FollowingBlissTheMovie.com.</A=
></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: =
0px; margin-left: 0px; "><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV =
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margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Arial">"FOLLOWING BLISS" is a film all independent filmmakers =
can be proud of.=A0 It was shot digitally in 11 days on a shoe string =
budget, a ton of credit cards and an endless list of favors - in New =
York City no less.=A0 The script, adapted from a stage play called, =
</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Arial"><I>Bliss</I></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Arial">=A0(was a Pulitzer Contender in 2000!), attracted an =
amazing producing team including Mevlut Akkaya (co-Founder of The =
Digital Film Academy), Patrick DiRenna (Co-Founder=A0</FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">The Digital Film =
Academy)</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"> and =
Michelle Olofson (Director of Sales Development at People Magazine) and =
a brilliant cast Ellen Bethea (</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Arial"><I>The Practice, West Wing</I></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">) as Jenny Newman, Sean =
Patrick Reilly (</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Arial"><I>Sleepers, Man Of The Century</I></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">) as Jack Newman, Reena Shah =
(</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><I>American =
chair, The Lukcy Ones</I></FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Arial">) as Abigail, Juian Rozzell Jr. </FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><I>(John Henry</I></FONT><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">) as Butch The =
Wolfman!</FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">Director/Writer Cleve Lamison toured the world with the =
internationally acclaimed Shanendoah Shakespeare troupe.=A0 Lauded from =
stage to stage for his portrayals of Othello,=A0Dogberry=A0in=A0<I>Much =
Ado About Nothing,=A0</I>=A0Puck in=A0<I>A Midsummer Night's =
Dream</I>=A0and many other classic roles, he brought his passion back =
home, to New York and=A0started the The BlackBird Theatre Company.=A0 =
Here he created something completely unique, evolving visceral, =
immediate "real time" plays with multi-cultural casting. Soon the =
opportunity arrived to expand and he did so, creating an after school =
drama outreach program for Harlem's "at risk" kids.=A0=A0</DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Lamison's writing has won or been a finalist of the =
Mary Roberts Rinehardt National Drama Award, The Pilgrim Project =
Playwriting Grant, Scriptapalooza's TV Drama Award, The American =
Accolades Award, The New York Theatre Workshop's Van Lier Fellowship, =
The America's Best Writing Award and Pilot Quest TV Writing Competition =
and the 2004 Screenplay Festival.=A0 An extraordinary talent, Lamison's =
works can seen in print, off broadway and on the silver =
screen.=A0=A0</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
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style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
face=3D"Arial">"FOLLOWING BLISS" watches from shadows as married =
couple=A0</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">Jack and =
Jenny Newman try to find a shared bliss while living two very different =
fantasies.=A0 Jack, a creatively supressed former musician works as a =
minor, but well-paid cog, in the huge corporate machine run by his =
father-in-law and Jenny,=A0 the perfect suburban wife replete=A0with the =
house, sailboat, sedan and baby on the way.=A0 The American picture of =
idyll and success, which like many pictures, paints over the deep cracks =
that lie within the image.=A0 =A0</FONT></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><BR =
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0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">A lazy afternoon =
finds=A0</FONT><FONT class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">Jack's =
former band mates popping over for dinner, bringing with them a scheme =
to get the band back together.=A0 Their dreams of stardom almost washed =
from their minds, they are handed a golden opportunity.=A0 A chance to =
rekindle and create their so-longed for fame.=A0 A=A0 =A0year-long road =
tour is only the opening offer.=A0 Initially=A0as a lark, Jack =
contemplates joining the tour, which would leave Jenny alone to raise =
their child.=A0 Finding no humor in the situation,=A0 Jenny's fury =
instantly ignites.=A0 Within a moment emotions spiral out of control; =
Jack matching Jenny for every leap of malice. Can love over come all? At =
what point does love become vengeance and joy turns tragic?=A0 If there =
is no right, is the price of wrong death?</FONT></DIV><DIV =
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From: George Butiri <gbutiri at yahoo.com> (George Butiri)
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:31:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Two Martinis Website Facelift
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Hello everyone. George Butiri, CEO of Two Martinis Productions, LLC here.
I would like to let you know of the update to our www.twomartinis.com website. go check it out at www.twomartinis.com. As for current members of the site, you may still use the database. Just click on the Login link on the top navigation bar.
Some of the site is still in development. Now you can see some of the work that Two Martinis has done throughout its two years in business on the Projects page. Check out the Previews page to see some of the previews of projects we've worked on.
We hope that this new layout will create a much more enjoyable visit to the site. Let all your friends know.
As always, constructive and creative criticism is always welcomed and encouraged.
Thanks to everyone.
Sincerely,
George Butiri (Director / Producer / Writer)
CEO of Two Martinis Productions, LLC
gbutiri at yahoo.com
www.cropsthemovie.com
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<DIV>Some of the site is still in development. Now you can see some of the work that Two Martinis has done throughout its two years in business on the <STRONG>Projects</STRONG> page. Check out the <STRONG>Previews </STRONG>page to see some of the previews of projects we've worked on.</DIV>
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<DIV>We hope that this new layout will create a much more enjoyable visit to the site. Let all your friends know.</DIV>
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<DIV>As always, constructive and creative criticism is always welcomed and encouraged.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks to everyone.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sincerely,<BR> </DIV>
<P><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=arial size=2>George Butiri (Director / Producer / Writer)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>CEO of Two Martinis Productions, LLC</FONT></P>
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