Although we'd love to post the film but the organizers of the Doc Challenge are currently seeking distribution for the films entered in this year's competition and have asked us to hold off posting them online for a little while.
While Retreat didn't manage to make it into the finalists for the National Film Challenge it did win a special judge's award - "Best Acting By A Horse"! Congratulations to Junior, the star of Retreat and now a nationally acclaimed, award-winning equestrian thespian!
"Retreat" has it's own site now at http://itdonnedonme.com/retreat/. For your viewing pleasure!
While 'Retreat' was our official team entry, IDOM member Joe Kirsch decided to give it a shot on his own. With the help of fellow IDOM'er Kirk Moore he produced his own excellent entry - Once Upon A Time....
In October, 2007, Visa released an official press release about the winners of the "Life Takes" competition - according to it the films should be up on 48.tv soon, and we're currently still waiting on clearance to post our film publicly. In the meantime you can see some photos and a writeup of the awards screening and party on Tony's blog...
These two IDOM films screened as part of the Avalon Micro Film Festival in East Hampton, New York (December 1st, 2007) at the Guild Hall. Produced by "Doggie Style" star Jeff Crispi, the festival highlighted a wide variety of short independent films including several 48 Hour Film Projects. More information on the festival is available at Avalon Studios and there is a short write-up in the East Hampton Star.
