We've completed the most recent Cinema of Life personal documentary for Alden and Eleen Rigby. Alden Rigby, an eighty-nine year old Bountiful, Utah resident is a decorated World War II ace. As a member of the famous 352nd Fighter Group, he earned four of his aerial kills in just twenty-five minutes during an enemy attack on his airfield in Belgium on New Year's Day 1945. Here's a short excerpt from the documentary.
Meet Alexis Monet Flores. Three time European Junior Champion. Three time Guatamalan Junior Champion. Mexican Junior Champion. Monet has won over seventy of the ninety-two golf tournaments she has entered during her short and spectacular career. Now she's looking to play in the LPGA.
The Ogden Standard Examiner published two articles featuring Two Sherpas. The first article highlights composer Alfonso Tenreiro and his work, including his collaboration on Two Sherpas' short film ADLER'S BUS STOP. The second article features the documentary FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE, which plays at the Foursite Film Festival this week.
It was just announced that Alfonso Tenreiro won a GOLD MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE for his original score in ADLER'S BUS STOP at the Park City Music Film Festival 2011. Congratulations to him, as well as Michaela Pentacoff, who did the final audio mastering of the short film.
The organizers of the Foursite Film Festival have selected the documentary, FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE, as one of three films to play the opening night of the festival in June. ADLER'S BUS STOP was also selected to play at the festival, which will be held in Ogden, Utah on historic 25th Street.
The Utah Arts Festival has selected JACK AND JEN as one of five films to compete for the title of BEST UTAH SHORT FILM for 2011. The competition will take place in June during the FEAR NO FILM FESTIVAL as part of the Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City.
ADLER'S BUS STOP won the Best Picture Award at the RE:Image Film Festival in New Jersey.
Yes, this entry has nothing to do with film making, but hopefully it shows that creativity is still flourishing here at Two Sherpas. As an excuse to push away from the soul sucking act of writing screenplays, and to sharpen my Photoshop skills, I submitted a few ski designs to G3 as part of their Ski Graphiks design competition. While other designers took the first place honors, G3 is including two of my designs at an art gallery showing in Nelson, BC as part of the opening night festivities of the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powderfest. I'll let you guess which ones made the cut.
Independentcritic.com reviewed ADLER'S BUS STOP giving it an A-. Quotes include: "A beautifully constructed short film that gently weaves its way with tenderness and compassion" and "[the film] should enjoy a long life on the indie film festival circuit." To read the full review go to the review at the Independent Critic Website (LINK).
Here's a link to Chris Morgan's Q&A about ACES OVER EIGHTS which is playing at the Poppy Jasper Film Festival this month.
JACK AND JEN won the BEST OF UTAH Award at the 2010 Foursite Film Festival. KAITLIN'S DREAM was nominated for BEST DOCUMENTARY and BEST SHORT SHORT.
Here's a nice article written by Nancy Van Valkenburg featuring local filmmakers Colton Tran and Christopher Morgan. http://www.standard.net/topics/features/2010/06/10/foursite-film-fest-features-local-directors
ACES OVER EIGHTS was selected as one of the short films to be shown at the Seattle True Independent Film Festival to be held in Seattle, WA from 6-13 June, 2010.
Check out the trailer for My Girlfriend's Boyfriend - a film I was lucky enough to be a part of as the Assistant Locations Manager last summer. The movie stars Alyssa Milano and was produced by Fifty Films of Salt Lake City.