Lebanon, Pa. will be playing August 3rd in Cape Cod, MA as part of the Woods Hole Film Festival! This is one of two US festivals we will be a part of this summer. The other announcement will come next week.

Woods Hole is an intimate festival in Cape Cod with a focus on filmmakers that was included in Moviemaker Magazine’s list of the top 20 coolest film festivals. We’re happy to be a part of this year’s festival!

Tickets may be purchased here:

http://www.woodsholefilmfestival.org/2010/films10/film_detail.php?id=112

And don’t forget – please demand us on Eventful!

See that “demand” button off to the right? Clicking  that button is *the* most important thing you can do to bring us to a theater near you.

That button takes you to a site called “Eventful,” which lets people demand that films they want to see come to *their* town. You enter your zipcode and email and then you have registered one “vote” for that movie. It tells the filmmakers (and our future distributor) how many people want to see the movie, and where.

If you want to see Lebanon, Pa… If you like the trailer, or have heard good things… If you like Josh, or Samantha, or like the town of Lebanon, or for any other reason to want to see this movie… If you *did* see it and liked it, NOW is the time to make a difference and click that demand button. Then, please tell your friends you did so, and that they should check out the trailer, and if they want to see the movie, they should demand it too. It only takes a few seconds, and it will make a *vital* difference.

Click “more” to read how in more detail! (more…)

Hello Interfriends:

I entitled a post a year ago “Where the Hell I Have Been,” when I had been away from the blog for a while during a flurry of activity, and it seems this has happened again.

I know it’s been awhile – since SXSW! – but I’ve been behind the curtains toiling away on bringing the movie to audiences.

Click “more” to read the details, but first notice that new “Demand” button off to the right. Interesting, eh? Hmmmm… (more…)

http://www.ldnews.com/lebanonnews/ci_14648694

Cover story in the Lebanon Daily News… thanks Lebanon!

Have had an *amazing* today. Am kind of in awe about how earnest this business actually can be – filled with so many people who create films out of nothing, and make it about the work. Gotta say SXSW gets it right. This is incredible. – Ben

Well, here we are! Owen, our faithful intern, and I are in Austin at the hotel. I’m putting together digital press kits and arranging last minute travel details for Josh & Samantha, and Owen is braving the hotel printer in the business suite trying to get a map printed out for his walking route tomorrow to put up posters.

We had our first Texas BBQ. That was fun

I flew out way too early this morning, so only got four hours sleep. Tonight I’m going to hit the bed like a log, and then tomorrow, we hit the ground running for our last day of prep before the festival opens on Friday!

For Austin-ites (Austonians?), I have heard that individual tickets can be purchased day of, subject to availability. But if you’re here for the week, then get a pass to the whole festival and see everything! ‘Night all. – Ben

Hi there.

I’m totally blown away by the interest in the movie!  Since we debuted the trailer less than 48 hours ago, we’re already up to over 1,000 friends on Facebook and about 3,000 views of the trailer on youtube.

And that’s only one of four places it’s available! So thanks to all of you for checking it out.

There has been a flood of questions, so let me try to answer a few of them the best I can – click “more” to read! (more…)

And… the trailer. Click fullscreen and 720p for the best experience…

Good morning internet!

Lots of goodies for you today…

First, our main poster! (Gary Irwin w/ GI Creative went through an exhaustive process, ultimately ending up with *4* different designs! This one took the prize.).

Hello all. Sleepy after a long day, but wanted to get some news out there for anyone who was curious.

Finished the trailer today. That, our poster (s – there’s more than one design!) and production stills will finally be coming out this week with the help of our newly-hired publicist, David Magdael.

I’m really happy with the trailer. Hope you all enjoy it. We’ll get it up here in the next few days.

Also, we now have a facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/lebanonpa So stop by and friend us up!

After getting out press materials this week, we’ll do some more planning for the big premiere. It’s going to be awesome. Looks like all the cast will be there with the exception of Mary Beth Hurt, who’s opening a play at Lincoln Center in NYC…

Ok, have to get some sleep – then back at it tomorrow! – Ben

You may be wondering what’s going on with the movie at the moment… as I broke my tri-daily promise. (Slaps self). There’s actually a lot, but it’s all happening behind the proverbial OZ curtain. “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!”

Mostly it’s a lot of talking. Talking to sales agents. Talking to publicists. Getting ready to talk to journalists. Apparently a lot of people have heard of this SXSW thing …I’ve hardly slept in the last week since we announced. And we’re just getting started.

We’re getting a lot of stuff together that will be out to you very soon… Gary E. Irwin from GI Creative has almost finished work on an awesome poster. You’ve seen the new website design, I take it. We’ll be releasing publicity stills soon… and down the road – a trailer! So keep checking back. Each new thing will likely be given to a website or other media outlet first, but will all be right here soon after!

Also behind the curtain: Cody & I are almost finished the sound mix. It takes the film to the next level and I’m so glad we’ll have it in time for SXSW… as part of that, we looped Josh in LA yesterday (re-recorded his dialogue for one scene). Wish I had asked him take a pic of himself in the booth for you. See – I *do* need a publicist!!