Hello to the 15,000,

Congratulations to all of us! We sold out our World Premiere showing of PRESQUE ISLE on Friday night. I know that many of you went out of your way to make this happen and I’m very grateful to each of you. We got a lot done in a very short period of time. Two days before the show we still had a third of the house to fill but I believed we could do it, and we did.

There was a lot of energy and praise in the room after the screening. The film did what I hoped it would do. There were dissenters but I think that’s important. A good film should divide an audience, to paraphrase Andre Gide. Division doesn’t equal good, but it creates the kind of discussion which should be our goal. In many ways the work of a film is done after we’ve seen it. Our generation went to coffee houses and bars to talk things over after a film. I recommend a boozy, smoky place where thoughts and feelings seem part of the unruly human discourse. You’ve got plenty of time to be healthy on week ends.

This leaves us with only one of the three remaining screenings to sell out. Both USED and GO TOGETHER have been sold out for two weeks. There are still tickets for the PRESQUE ISLE show on Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Rafael, 9:15. Let’s get this one done early. Tell those who haven’t gone yet that this is their chance. We’ve got just three days to sell 50 tickets. I know if we work together we can do it again. See you there!

Tickets available at mvff.com or call 1 877-874-6833. In person- San Rafael Ticket Outlet, 1118 4th. St., San Rafael, CA or Mill Valley Ticket Outlet, Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, 85 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, CA.

To the power of 15,000!