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British Columbia rocked!!
The screenings in Vancouver and Victoria were AWESOME! What a great turnout for both screenings. The Vancouver screening- held at Rhizome cafe— completely sold-out. Around 20 people were turned away at the door (sorry!). We hope to bring the film back Van sometime in the near future because of the demand. Damn, that food at Rhizome was so yummy too (I ate the thai veggie dish). The Q&A session was lively and we had a fun time jamming to old school punk at the after-party with DJ Fresh Lee Cut.
Victoria screening on July 6th @ Lucky Bar was amazing too. It was great to see so many folks come out on Sunday night to this alternative venue. There was a certain irony in showing a film about a straight-edge Buddhist (with an entire segment of film dedicated to Buddhism and Recovery) in a bar. I could feel the sobering effect (no pun intended). It nearly brought me to tears to see so many people engaged in the film viewing who probably would never come out to see the film in a traditional movie theater.
There were a few problems with the projector which was quite nervewracking. For instance, when I arrived at Lucky Bar an hour before the screening I noticed the venue had a skylight right above the stage. It stays light in Victoria until 11 p.m. in the summer so I had a moment of panic. The manager and his crew actually climbed on the roof to work magic by covering the entire skylight with some black material. As the film played, the projector kept flickering out to the blue screen of death. But, the Canadians were very gracious and mellow. The after-party with 49th Peril, The Easy Brothers, and The Mags ROCKED. Read a review about the event from Abort magazine here:
See photos from Van and Victoria on our Flickr feed:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diyfilmgrrl/
THANKS to the organizers for all their hard work (Vancouver- Jackie Drozdowski and Victoria- Stacie Rosentreter) and all the volunteers. It is very heartening to know people care enough to bring independent media to their communities.
