World Premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival
June 10th - 18th 2015.
http://deadline.com/2015/05/los-angeles-film-festival-lineup-la-live-1201421056/
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Every time you think, "screw it, YOLO", just remember YODO. L
I hope it does well there...so excited it is finished and will be shown at the festival.
shareIt won an audience appreciation award, but the best documentary award went to a Korean film about a couple that had been married 76 years and were at the end of their lives. Didn't see it, but can only imagine, given the subject matter, that it must be a moving film.
I did see Be Here Now, however, and it was amazing. Vashti was there, along with the producer and the director, and it was a moving experience to share the world premiere with them. As a fan and admirer of Andy Whitfield, I had mixed emotions seeing it. I knew it wasn't going to be easy, and it wasn't. I don't even know how to describe it, exactly, except to say that you are there, with the family, as they courageously fight this disease, and it is utterly heartbreaking. It is also uplifting, but man, difficult to watch at times and ultimately cathartic. I consider myself emotionally rock solid, but I broke down a few hours later and wept.
Anyway, too much sharing, perhaps. I hear the film has distribution this fall (Netflix is involved) so the whole world will get to see it eventually. And they should. Dying is part of life, and it shouldn't simply be hushed away in some dark corridor, only to be whispered about. This film is not only a great memorial to Andy and a testament to the love of that beautiful family; it is also a service to humanity. It is courageous beyond belief. Everyone should see it.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I so wanted to see it there but was not able to. I co-administrate a fanpage with the lovely lady that started it (the first Facebook fanpage for Andy)for him that began when Spartacus began. I had shared emails off and on with the director (she was very good about responding) in regards to the film and the funding that began 3 years ago. There were a few people that lost faith and thought it was all a sham, but, I always had faith and fully believed the film would be finished and shown. I never doubted it would be. I am very happy to know that it has been shown and received well. Did they make an announcement there about Netflix getting involved? That is awesome however about that news. I had not heard anything about that yet.
It definitely was courageous of both Andy and Vashti to invite cameras into their home and Andy leave this legacy and message to millions. I hope many many people can see it. I know I have had 3 siblings with cancer at the same time, my father had cancer, aunts and uncles have passed from it and I hope the film will touch and help those suffering with it now,but, also give a clearer understanding of exactly what those battling it deal with and go through.
Thanks again for sharing.
Glad to share. In a Q&A following the premiere, Vashti mentioned that that they had a distribution deal in the works and that it involved Netflix in some way, so that's where that info comes from. Hopefully it will be released theatrically as well before it's available online, so that Andy's many fans can show their support for the project. I'd gladly pay to see it again. We almost went to the second screening here in LA, just to be supportive, but simply weren't up for it emotionally. It takes a few days to process...
I'm really happy to hear that. I didn't know there was a Q & A following the showing. That's wonderful! Thank you again!
shareThank-you for sharing your experience (and no, that wasn't an overshare, man).
I tear'd up a bit just watching the trailer a minute ago. The full documentary is gonna destroy me, I know it. But you're right, death isn't something to be hidden from view.