Former Media Bureau Artist in residence - Curt Chambers "Out Of Body" new music video.

Here's to a great fest friend making video's and waves. Hit Curt up for soundtrack work when you can. You will not be disappointed. ~ Ed

A Jew in Maos China - a review of The Revolutionary

China is very much in the forefront of our current geopolitical dialogue today. To the unknowing, it has been at the forefront for decades. Thinking of the film The Revolutionary that screened at the National Constitution Center made us think of the times we have picked up and left home for change,  adventure and / or intrigue. Rarely do many leave to take part in global change.

Produced and directed by Lucy Ostrander and Don Sellers, a married couple from Seattle, and Irv Drasnin, “The Revolutionary” was partially based on “The Man Left Behind,” a memoir by Rittenberg, who is now a 91-year-old consultant to American businesses in China. It is a must see documentary that tells a story that once told, just might change how you see China today.

Read more: http://blogs.forward.com/the-arty-semite/159051/a-jew-in-maos-china/#ixzz209VtERg8

http://blogs.forward.com/the-arty-semite/159051/a-jew-in-maos-china/


~ Thank you to Forward.com and blogger Laura Goldman

Festival Closing Night Events

* 2012 Festival Closing Night Events *

Closing events occur Sunday at the First Unitarian Church!


Included with the all access pass on Sunday night is a musical performance from Harry Pussy:

Mark Feehan, former Harry Pussy guitarist, now playing solo in support of his new album "MF" being released in August. Volcanic Tongue called Feehan and his Harry Pussy bandmate Bill Orcutt, "two of the greatest six string thinkers of the modern age."


More details to follow!

Posting for and about independent film in Philadelphia ... #uff

We welcome you to Philadelphia and the 5th annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival. Thank you for attending. We hope you like the show. Please use the comment cards and or just stop an usher with your opinion. Thank you to our sponsors: Filmmakers worldwide, Empowerment Group, Adobe, UArts, Philadelphia Distillery, Philadelphia Acting Studio, and Media Bureau Network. We'll see you in the theater's. Benjamin F. Barnett Festival Director Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 5

Festival Opening Night 2012

    * 2012 Festival Opening night screenings & events: $40.00 *

See 4 films while enjoying our sponsors Philadelphia Brewing Company, Philadelphia Distilling Company, Boyds Cardinal Hollow Winery,  and other treats at the fest lounge.

We have started to inform the film makers, the discussions have begun. #Pi5 #piff #uff

::::> We have started to inform the film makers, the discussions have begun. If you are interested in seeing a film screened at this years Philadelphia Independent Film Festival on June 20 - 24, 2012, now is the time to start posting up about it and passing on the Event invite link (Skip and go directly to the Event invite link below)! Thanks for the great discussions and feedback to date as usual. Thanks to this years #uff. Nothing like watching hundreds of movies from all over the globe. This is what it's all about and it's an exciting process. We are physically and literally on the move and it is an exciting time around here. Stop by on Monday or Tuesdays 11am-3pm and take part during our open #uff discussions. If you have a film in consideration still at this stage, walk it in and put it on. More soon - Benjamin F. Barnett Festival Director #Pi5 Let us know you want to attend the 5th Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival June 20 - 24, 2012.

Record Paradise: The Musical Life of Joe Lee - Michael Streissguth (54 min) - UFF

In the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival #UFF screening room: Record Paradise: The Musical Life of Joe Lee Michael Streissguth (54 min) #UFF Record Paradise rolls with Joe Lee, black sheep of a blue-blood Maryland family, owner of one of the nation's most successful record stores, and an irreverent musical impresario. Leading an unruly parade of musicians, collectors, and disc jockeys, Joe has sold records to generations of music fans and produced, booked and managed some of Washington D.C.'s most beloved blues and rock acts, including the tragically zany Root Boy Slim. Opinionated, brash, and unabashedly entertaining , Joe Lee is a movie unto himself. Record Paradise is the next best thing. ~ed

The festival Bulletin Boards at Withoutabox.com have been "archived" in favor of Facebook

Posted: Please take note that the festival Bulletin Boards at Withoutabox.com have been "archived" in favor of Facebook. #piff #Pi5 #uff ~ ed