Gaylaxicon 2008 Re-Cap

Last night was the screening of PRAXIS at this year’s Gaylaxicon 2008 convention held here in DC, and i have to say that i had no idea what to expect.  Fortunately, i was pleasantly surprised: the film was well received for the audience that attended, and the organizers of the convention were all really cool and receptive and all and all, a very fun crowd to be around.  The Q n A session was pretty interesting, and i have to say that for the most part, i definitely got the most insightful questions about the film, more than any other screening the film has had thus far.

I think that any time you’re given the opportunity to talk about your work in front of an audience, it’s definitely really cool to be able to connect with people that you’ve never met before, and it always surprises me of what aspects from the film people either do or don’t get.  i think that’s always facinating, and i find these things a great resource for future projects and what have you.

years ago, i used to play guitar in a bunch of bands here in DC, and i think one of the things that i missed most about playing live is the immediate connection that happens between you and the audience.  the Q n A session from Gaylaxicon definitely reminded me of what this was like, and how cool that can really be.  i’m hoping to take advantage of all this positive energy, and utilize this towards all of my current projects and endeavors, and my general outlook.

So, now it’s time to get ready for the PRAXIS screening at the Outer Film Festival in Austin, TX in november, which i think will be a really fun weekend.

Thanks to all at Gaylaxicon.  We’re incredibly happy that PRAXIS was a part of this year’s convention, and we had a really wonderful and incredible time.

xoxo,

- a

PRAXIS @ Gaylaxicon 2008

PRAXIS@GAYLAXICON 2008

So, on Sunday October 12th, PRAXIS will have a special event screening at Gaylaxicon 2008, the Gay Science Fiction Convention here in Washington DC.  this will be a very exciting event, and we’re hoping that Tom Macy, the star of the film will be able to make it down from NYC that weekend.  We’d like to set up an autograph section, and hopefully raise some money for Whitman Walker Clinic in the process.  So, the whole thing should be a ton of fun.  we’ll also prolly have a merchant table set up, with DVDs and soundtrack CDs available for sale.

PRAXIS will also be distributed on-line for direct download and burn to DVD from NewFilmmakersOnline.  They’re such great folks over there, and we’re excited to be working with them on this new form of presenting the film.

As always, there’s a ton of promotion to do with the film for this screening, and as soon as that’s done, we’re headed to Austin TX for the Outer Film Festival on Nov 8th.  I’ve never been to Austin before, and I’m looking forward to the trip.  it should be a ton of fun.

As always, it’s back to work!

- al