When the Holechek brothers came to me and said we would like to turn your finger two dots then me poem into a short film, no new text, just the poem as is, I was skeptical. Various well meaning parties for the last decade had started on the project via green screen and it was never completed, usually due to the high costs of render time and graphic personnel. The H brothers decided to shoot it all live and add a few touches here and there to make it more like real empire strikes back special effects rather than the jar jar fake lazer feel.
I had no idea what a film festival liked or leaned towards. That world is so grossly foreign to me. The fellas went on a submission spree for late 2011 and 2012 and so far the results have been tasty. Kudos to you fellas for giving a rip and making poetry reach out to new places. It is a bad ass art form that just needs more talented collaborations like this to make it’s short arms reach farther out into the world. The coolest thing was the sweep of the Milwaukee film festival by winning
Best film,
Audience favorite
and Best Directors.
If you write poetry, imagine it beyond the page, beyond the stage, and then bust your butt to make it happen. You can do it.
A FINGER, TWO DOTS THEN ME, a poetry film by Derrick Brown. Directed by the Holechek Brothers.
Winner – Crystal Heart Award, 2011 Heartland Film Festival
Winner – Best Short Film, 2011 Vegas Cinefest
Winner – Audience Favorite, 2011 DC Shorts Film Festival
Winner – Best Film, 2011 San Jose Short Film Festival
Winner – Best Film, Audience Favorite Award, Best Directors, 2011 Milwaukee Film Festival
Winner – Award of Merit, 2011 Best Shorts Competition
Winner – Best Experimental Film, 2011 Miami Short Film Festival (November 17 @ 9:00)
Official Selection – 2011 Lone Star International Film Festival (Fort Worth, TX, November 10 @ 4:30)
Official Selection – 2011 Anchorage International Film Festival (December 2-11)
Official Selection – 2011 Illinois International Film Festival (November 19 @ 11:30a.m.)
Official Selection – 2011 Asheville Cinema Festival (November 3-6)
Official Selection – 2011 Wanderings Film Festival (November 5)
Official Selection – 2011 River’s Edge International Film Festival (November 3-6)
Official Selection – 2011 Director’s Circle Short Film Competition (online)
Official Selection – 2011 Coney Island Film Festival
More festival acceptances coming soon.
