Rhode Island Film Festival wrap-up

Just returned from the Rhode Island International Film Festival and here's the news. A BIKE RIDE played to a crowd of over 1800 people on opening night and based on the audience response, they really enjoyed it. There was laughter and applause and even some concerned shouts of "Oh no" when the film was near the end. I do not want to give away the film so I will say no more.

After the screening and throughout the remainder of the festival I received words of praise and appreciative compliments from many fellow filmmakers and festival attendees. When I was waiting on line for a film on Friday night I found myself surrounded by folks who had seen the film and loved it... makes all of the work worthwhile.

I want to thank George Marshall, the staff and all of the volunteers for organizing such a fantastic festival!

Next up for A BIKE RIDE is the 1 Reel Film Festival in Seattle. As soon as we have details about screenings we will update this blog.

Finally, on a personal note, I got to meet and chat with one of my film hero's. The man is 92 years old, won his Oscar in 1960 and just completed his 199th film. Talk about a legend!