Comments on: Favorites: 2006 http://www.selfreliantfilm.com/?p=201 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:28:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Daniel Kremer http://www.selfreliantfilm.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-13808 Daniel Kremer Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:34:02 +0000 http://www.selfreliantfilm.com/?p=201#comment-13808 Hi Paul, I saw THE JACKAL OF NAHUELTORO for the first time just recently. I remember speaking to you about ALSINO AND THE CONDOR awhile back and you telling me about JACKAL. In all my ranting and raving about cinema poetry, I found it with that movie. Spoke with Sunrise Tippeconnie not too long ago and he was telling me about CONTEST's journey through the festival circuit. Incidentally, I have a film off to two midwestern film fests in April, so I am getting pretty excited. Thanks. Hi Paul,

I saw THE JACKAL OF NAHUELTORO for the first time just recently. I remember speaking to you about ALSINO AND THE CONDOR awhile back and you telling me about JACKAL. In all my ranting and raving about cinema poetry, I found it with that movie. Spoke with Sunrise Tippeconnie not too long ago and he was telling me about CONTEST’s journey through the festival circuit. Incidentally, I have a film off to two midwestern film fests in April, so I am getting pretty excited. Thanks.

]]> By: jmj http://www.selfreliantfilm.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-13328 jmj Sun, 07 Jan 2007 08:34:29 +0000 http://www.selfreliantfilm.com/?p=201#comment-13328 I had the honor of working with Sunrise recently on independent film called Ciao. He was the gaffer. Conicedentally David Lowery is the editor. I'm glad to see "Contest" and "Some Analog Lines" on your list. Both really great shorts! I had the honor of working with Sunrise recently on independent film called Ciao. He was the gaffer. Conicedentally David Lowery is the editor. I’m glad to see “Contest” and “Some Analog Lines” on your list. Both really great shorts!

]]> By: Ed Domanskis http://www.selfreliantfilm.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-13034 Ed Domanskis Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:22:18 +0000 http://www.selfreliantfilm.com/?p=201#comment-13034 You probably will never hear of Arunas Matelis or his film, Before Flying Back to Earth, but they are in the Oscar race for Best Foreign Film of the year! Unfortunately, the chances are slim that it will win, or even get one of the final nominations, for this film has no resources to promote it. I am writing you personally to urge you to give it any support that you can for it is a worthy film deserving of your attention. Before Flying Back to Earth chronicles the hopes and resilience of children with leukemia in Lithuania. It is based on the observations of its Director, Arunas Matelis’ five year-old daughter who has leukemia. Her struggles with leukemia, which is a cancer of the blood, and afflicts thousands of children per year, in fact, parallels his to gain recognition for this film, and win an Oscar against undeniably improbable odds! I provide charity services in the same children’s hospital in Lithuania where it was filmed. This film’s nomination would do much to spotlight cancer, which is the 2nd most common cause of death in young children. Arunas Matelis, the director, is just happy that his film is even being considered for such an honor as an Academy Award. To win a nomination for for him would be a miracle, but for Arunas much less important than having his young actors recover from their illnesses! I thank you for your consideration for this film! Dr. Ed Domanskis Arunas Matelis is a Lithuanian Director who has won numerous awards for his Film, Before Flying Back to Earth, and can be contacted through the film’s website, BeforeFlyingBacktoEarth.com or directly at forest@nominum.lt. He is available for interviews and will be presenting his film at the upcoming Palm Springs Film Festival January 6th and 8th and in Los Angeles January 14. He will be at the Marquis Suites from January 4 until the 9th. You probably will never hear of Arunas Matelis or his film, Before Flying Back to Earth, but they are in the Oscar race for Best Foreign Film of the year! Unfortunately, the chances are slim that it will win, or even get one of the final nominations, for this film has no resources to promote it. I am writing you personally to urge you to give it any support that you can for it is a worthy film deserving of your attention.

Before Flying Back to Earth chronicles the hopes and resilience of children with leukemia in Lithuania. It is based on the observations of its Director, Arunas Matelis’ five year-old daughter who has leukemia. Her struggles with leukemia, which is a cancer of the blood, and afflicts thousands of children per year, in fact, parallels his to gain recognition for this film, and win an Oscar against undeniably improbable odds!

I provide charity services in the same children’s hospital in Lithuania where it was filmed. This film’s nomination would do much to spotlight cancer, which is the 2nd most common cause of death in young children.

Arunas Matelis, the director, is just happy that his film is even being considered for such an honor as an Academy Award. To win a nomination for for him would be a miracle, but for Arunas much less important than having his young actors recover from their illnesses!

I thank you for your consideration for this film! Dr. Ed Domanskis

Arunas Matelis is a Lithuanian Director who has won numerous awards for his Film, Before Flying Back to Earth, and can be contacted through the film’s website, BeforeFlyingBacktoEarth.com or directly at forest@nominum.lt. He is available for interviews and will be presenting his film at the upcoming Palm Springs Film Festival January 6th and 8th and in Los Angeles January 14. He will be at the Marquis Suites from January 4 until the 9th.

]]> By: Darren http://www.selfreliantfilm.com/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-13010 Darren Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:40:08 +0000 http://www.selfreliantfilm.com/?p=201#comment-13010 Paul, you <em>really</em> need to join us in Toronto next year. I know the second week of September is a bad time for academics, but you could probably do five or six days of the fest by only canceling one or two classes. Come up Thursday night and stay until Wednesday, or come up Tuesday night and stay until Sunday. Something like that. <em>Three Times</em> is already out on R1 DVD, by the way. Paul, you really need to join us in Toronto next year. I know the second week of September is a bad time for academics, but you could probably do five or six days of the fest by only canceling one or two classes. Come up Thursday night and stay until Wednesday, or come up Tuesday night and stay until Sunday. Something like that.

Three Times is already out on R1 DVD, by the way.

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