We are very happy to announce that on JUNE 28th, LEBANON, PA. will be released on DVD, BLU-RAY, ON-DEMAND and ITUNES!

To pre-order the DVD please Click Here

To pre-order the Blu-Ray please Click Here

To view On-Demand, please check with your local cable provider.

To purchase on iTunes, please search for “Lebanon, Pa.” in your search bar!

We always knew that it would be impossible to play every city in America theatrically, so we are happy to finally be able to share the film with all those areas we couldn’t reach in theaters! If you enjoy the film, please tell your friends!

Finally, we are closing our theatrical run in a fantastic way: “LEBANON, PA.” opens June 17th for one week in LEXINGTON, KY – the hometown of Josh Hopkins!! Please click “see it” for more details…

Here it is, our final theatrical trailer. Lebanon, Pa. opens NYC & Philadelphia on April 29th!! More cities to be announced soon!

In advance of our official East Coast Premiere in the Philadelphia Film Fest this weekend, we’ve got a new batch of reviews!

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR ALL THREE SCREENINGS: Fri 10/15,Sun  10/17 and Sun 10/24. Click here to buy tickets!

First, a glowing review in the Huffington Post:

Click here to read the HuffPost review!

“Ben Hickernell, the writer and director of Lebanon, PA, has created a superb bittersweet drama that’s low key until it works itself up into a real tornado. He has courageously taken on the cultural divide and the political war in America, and smartly by exposing the human story behind the political headlines. While entertaining us, Hickernell has given us much to think about.”

Second, 3 out of 4 stars from Carrie Rickey in the Philadelphia Inquirer:

Click here to read the Inquirer review!

“…a poignant portrait of unlikely friendship and a pungent contrast of urban clamor and small-town murmur… Without taking sides in the city-vs.-country debate, Hickernell elicits sympathetic performances from both of his leads, particularly newcomer Kitson, who is a performer of subtlety and intelligence.”

Third, FilmThreat gives us 4 out of 5 stars:

Click here to read the FilmThreat review!

“Lebanon, PA is a beautiful film with powerful characters and a story you can really connect with…”

Fourth, we’re included on the Philadelphia Weekly’s list of suggested movie to see at the festival!

Click here to read the Philly Weekly Review!

Lebanon, Pa. “limns our culture clash without pandering to either side…”

Fifth, The Philadelphia CityPaper says Ben Hickernell “elicits warm performances from his three leads, and exhibits an eye for composition, an ear for dialogue and a nice sense for the rhythm of life.”

Click Here to read the Philly CityPaper review!

And finally, another positive mention in the Inquirer:

Click here to read the Inquirer article!

“A heart-warmer… (that) features the knockout movie debut of Rachel Kitson…”

Back to Philly from Traverse City and Woods Hole. Traverse City was an amazing experience and I need to do another entry with stories and photos from our trip to both festivals. But first, I have to share that Lebanon, Pa. won the “Founder’s Prize for Best Fiction Film” at Traverse City Film Festival! It’s a huge honor and we are so grateful for the warm reception we received in Traverse City. The audiences just *got* the film, and it was humbling to see how deeply the film moved people. Thank you, Traverse City!!

http://www.traversecityfilmfest.org/traverse-city-film-festival-movies/awards/

The official blog for the Traverse City Film Festival just interviewed me. The personnel at the fest have been wonderfully supportive of the film, and I’m grateful. Should be a great time!!

http://www.traversecityfilmfest.org/496/tcff-filmmaker-spotlight-ben-hickernell/

I am *beat*. It has been an amazing, exhausting week at SXSW and I think I’m just about out of steam. Reviews are starting to come out… we had one that overall was positive today over at Cinematical.

The screenings went well. Great audience reaction and both shows sold out. Now we see what comes from those two screenings… First up should be more reviews in the coming days…

In the meantime, enjoy an interview with me, Rachel, Josh and Samantha!

http://www.metelevision.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=83

Starting to get some press!

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/sxsw-preview-lebanon-pa.php

Hello Interweb!

So after a marathon day, Cody and I finished the new sound mix. This may not sound like a big deal, but we did more than just tweak a few things. We went through every moment of the movie and made it better! This new mix has really made me more confident about our Premiere. We went from having a technically consistent and sound (heh) mix to one where we approached it as artists – focusing in on what was important to heighten the emotional ride of the audience. I really think it is a great improvement, and Cody should be proud of all the extra work we put into it. He’s actually probably still at the studio “bouncing” out different versions for DIVE… the full mix, just music & effects, etc…

Cody is awesome. Milkboy is awesome. And for you Matt Pond fans out there, this new mix highlights the music even more!

With this new mix, the film is really feeling finally “done” to me.

Up late editing the trailer so we can get it in before the SXSW deadline… It’s *so* different than editing the movie, obviously. Completely different pace… and priority. I’m building it on a Matt Pond song that is from an earlier album… to save the new stuff for when you see the movie itself. I think I’ve finally cracked the egg… it’s getting into decent shape now. *After* a full day’s work… But it’s still only very rough. Have to get it done this week.

The poster and production stills, however, are all but complete.