Sounds great, Joel! See you next Monday. At 10:00? (We had talked about
9:30 but 10:00 is much better for me ;))
Laurie
On 11/02/2015 02:52 PM, Joel Johnson wrote:
Friends:
This is a quick follow-up to our meeting this morning. Hopefully, you have all
gotten the response from Heather Merrill to my inquiry about “BOUNCE!” She has
provided the press kit and a link to use in streaming the film. I have sent
this out to you (unfortunately my first effort to send this didn't work so I am
resending message without the attached press kit) so that you can look at the
film on your own if you wish. I have sent an e-mail to Alan about having
screenings of “THE GOLDEN DREAM” next Monday and “BOUNCE!” on Veterans Day. I
think 10:00 am will work for both screenings. “Upon further review” (for those
who may watch football on TV) it seemed preferable that we meet after having
seen both films. “THE GOLDEN DREAM” is 108 minutes long and “BOUNCE!” is just
76 minutes. We should have plenty of time after “BOUNCE!” to be able to discuss
both films and how we proceed from there. Alan will be consulting with J-Sun
about getting the screenings set up, but barring a setback on that end we
should be good to go.
David McLain (the Director of Photography for “BOUNCE!”) who lives in North
Yarmouth has been alerted to our inquiry and has indicated that—schedule
permitting—he would be willing to attend one of our screenings. Based on this
information, I decided to not proceed to engage Ken in booking “DAUGHTER,”
“TAXI,” or “HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT” for the dates we discussed this morning. This
would allow us to use a different date for screening “BOUNCE!” should David not
be available for our preferred slot as a potential lead-off for the series.
Hopefully, after screening “BOUNCE!” we will still want it to be our lead-off
and we can offer that time and then adapt if necessary should he not be
available then.
Let me know if you don’t have the link or don’t understand the changes I have
made.
Joel
From: Heather Merrill [mailto:heatherlmerrill@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 10:50 AM
To: Joel Johnson
Cc: Bounce the movie; Alan Sanborn; Jerome Thelia
Subject: Re: Including "BOUNCE: HOW THE BALL TAUGHT THE WORLD TO PLAY" in our
"CINEMA EXPLORATIONS" film series
Hi Joel, Hi Alan,
Great to hear from you! Thanks so much for your interest in BOUNCE! This is
great news! You're right that the film appeals to not only people of diverse
backgrounds, but all ages as well. It was shot all over the world, and looks at
play from the very young through adulthood. There's definitely a wide audience
for this film, plus the local connection you mentioned-- our DP David McLain
lives in North Yarmouth.
I'm happy to share an online screener with you:
https://vimeo.com/139708293
password: ballz
I've also attached our press kit. Please let us know if you have any questions
and when you're ready to talk further!
Thank you again for reaching out, all the best,
Heather
Heather Merrill
BOUNCE Festival Coordinator
Cell 917-476-8346
