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Screening! Cornerstone Festival, Flickerings

jamie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:19:25 +0000

Just heading back from The Ordinary Radicals screening at Cornerstone in IL. It was so great to be back with good folks after a year of shooting, post production, screenings and festival. Crazy how much life can progress in just 12 months, eh?
Anywhoo, Logan Laituri and Brant Russo made it out for the screening which was completely packed. About 200 people took breaks from the hundreds of shows to see the film (we ran out of seats, picked up more seats and ran out of those too!)
I headed over to a tent that had two great bands: our good friends Jon Felton and Soulmobile Eternal & The Illogical Spoon. Jon and crew killed it as always and The Illogical Spoon was magical (full disclosure, I’m a bit biased as The Illogical Spoon has members of Psalters as well as Jesce Walz from The Simple Way, but they are in fact magical). Musical love by way of beards and banjos

Special thanks to Mike Hertenstein of Flickerings and animator Steve Leeper. Steve and friends invited me to a great film nerd meeting at the festival, Deep Focus, held after hours in the Speaker Hospitality center. 2+ hours of fantastic conversation.
So yeah, hanging out in a lovely Perkins restaurant in Peoria, IL right now typing up this missive and wondering how you’re doing. Let us know your experiences with the film and what’s going on in your neck ‘o the woods.
Planes, trains and automobiles, go go go!
~jamie

The “I Hate Church” blog gives a nod to the film and Cornerstone Fest.

rebekah — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:20:20 +0000

The blog at ihatechurch.com, which seeks to radically “rebrand” Jesus and Christianity in modern culture, mentioned the film and our Cornerstone Festival screening today:

…This week the Cornerstone Music Festival will host scores of bands, films and incredible people from all walks of life. This festival will become the epicenter for young Christians in America who cling to the beliefs of The Ordinary Radicals Film. The excitement builds as one person tells another how Christ has changed their life and is passed on to others throughout the week. A movement grabs traction and builds throughout the Heartland of America…. Many will never know… but those who are there will have their life changed forever. Are we giving it all or are we holding some back for a rainy day.

Read the rest of the post here, and check out the other postings that raise relevant questions and ideas on how to communicate faith and love in a commercially overwhelmed culture.

“The Ordinary Radicals” House Party Day

ryan — Sat, 02 May 2009 23:50:14 +0000

Things continue to be exciting here as we continue to take the film on the road and as it’s the official selection at another film festival. The Hoboken International Film Festival has officially selected “The Ordinary Radicals” for its 2009 festival! And the festivals are starting to pile up on our “splash page”, which is a great thing.

But we decided we wanted to try something for all of you who’ve helped to support this project. We are declaring May 29, 2009 “The Ordinary Radicals” House Party Day! I know, you’re wondering what this means… we’re encouraging everyone to throw a screening party in their house, local coffee shop, their friend’s house, etc, and to invite friends, family, neighbors, people you might not even like to come to your party and to watch the film together. We are also offering a special package in case you don’t already have a DVD of the film. If you order a DVD & soundtrack and mention the words “House Party”, we’ll throw in some stickers, and a disc with the trailer for our upcoming film, and the first 50 orders will have their DVD autographed by the director, Jamie Moffett. The only condition for throwing a house party, is that you have to send an email over to events@theordinaryradicals.com an let us know where you are, how many folks you’re inviting, what time the screening is, and if you’d like… why Jamie should attend your party. You see, things are really busy around here with some upcoming projects, and while Jamie really wants to throw a party, he’s busy working on a bunch the next film, and as a result, I told him that I would find a really happening house party and send him to it. So, all you have to do is send an email with that info by May 20, 2009 and you are entered into the contest!* Once we receive your email, we’ll also send you a .pdf for a special poster that you can print and use to promote your party. We think this will be a great event and I can’t wait to pick where Jamie goes! (And if it’s a really happening party, maybe I’ll even come!) I’ll also be having Jamie call in to a few house parties to do a sort of Q & A, so even if Jamie doesn’t make it to your party, he might still be able to call or video chat it. So start sending those party emails!

Also, if you’re interested in a larger screening for May 29 (for an organization, church, local theater, etc), send an email to events@theordinaryradicals.com and we’ll make it happen with a special reduced screening cost for that day.

Have a marvelous May!~

Ryan

*Disclaimer: The winner of the contest will be selected by Ryan, who will pick a winner based on whatever criteria he picks (which could be anything from the funniest idea for a party, to the party that will have the most unusual food item).

Screening! Pasadena, CA

jamie — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:49:38 +0000

Sreeening! Pasadena, CA

Just got back from the Brehm Center in Pasadena, CA for another screening of The Ordinary Radicals. I met up with Eugene Suen, a film festival director and excellent host! The 7pm screening went well (I can tell now whether or not if folks are going to be into the film by about the 6 minute mark). Talk back session was great, with a couple dozen questions that led me to believe they were really wrestling with the topics in the film. Thanks to much to everyone who was a part of the event last night. I had a great time and hope to bring the next film to you!

Screening: Garden State Film Festival – Asbury Park, NJ

jamie — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:45:58 +0000

What a magnificent day in Asbury Park, NJ for a screening of The Ordinary Radicals! Had a great time meeting with the festival coordinators and enjoyed the conversation with audience members. Thanks so much to the fine folks at the Garden State Film Festival for the opportunity to showcase this important story. Here are some photos of my time there.

Screening: Garden State Film Festival

Keep an eye on the calendar, we’ll be screening at a venue near you – and if we’re not, contact our events & promotions guru Ryan Paetzold: ryan@theordinaryradicals.com to set one up! I’d love to come to your town, screen the film and hear your stories.

Meet me at the Garden State Film Festival!

jamie — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:25:59 +0000

If you’re born & raised in NJ as I was, you might want to stop by the Garden State Film Festival tomorrow to check out The Ordinary Radicals official screening. Should be a great time in beautiful Asbury Park. Here are the details:

The Ordinary Radicals screening
Sunday, April 5th 3pm
Youth Temple
22 Pilgrim Pathway
Ocean Grove , NJ 07756 (get directions)

Oh my- Dubai!

ryan — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:21:58 +0000

I want to apologize for the hokey title to the post, but let me explain…

“The Ordinary Radicals” is an official selection for the Ion International Film Festival, and each year ION holds their festival in a new location. This year the festival will be held in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates! We are very excited to be part of this unique festival. From the festival’s website:

“ION FIlm Festival strives to bring awareness to individuals and organizations who are creating socially relevant films to positively impact our worlds.”

So, if you happen to be near Dubai, stay tuned as more info will be coming very, very soon.

ALSO, we’re very excited to receive an “Award of Merit” from the Acolade Film Awards!!! We’re off to an exciting new year!!!

Peace-

Ryan