Posted on February 21, 2012 at 11:22 pm by Michael Koehler
On the plane from Georgia to New York this Sunday, I realized that I’d been judging “the South” according to a set of ill-defined and unfair preconceptions my whole life. I thank the Macon International Film Festival for waking me up to the reality: that Georgia is a beautiful state with beautiful people, steeped in history and tradition.
The festival itself was a pleasure to attend, and I’m happy to report that “Sheol” was very well received, described by many as “the standout” of its screening block! Thanks to all who caught “Sheol” at the Douglass.
Posted on February 2, 2012 at 12:58 am by Ryan Patch
Screening times have been announced at the Macon International Film Festival, and we are honored to be screening twice during the festival, in the “Student Block 1″ that includes the prime 6pm slot on Saturday night at the Douglas Theater! If you or anyone you know is in the area, tell them to come by and see “Sheol” at:
Thursday, February 16th, 1:40pm, or
Saturday, February 18th, 6:00pm.
Map to the Douglass Theater.
Posted on January 3, 2012 at 9:12 am by Ryan Patch
We have just been notified that “The Sheol Express” has been selected to compete for some good ol’ fashioned southern lovin’ in the 2012 Macon International Film Festival in Macon, Georgia. We are honored to be screening with a diverse pool of short and feature films, and we look forward to bringing “Sheol” to the South. Please stand by for more information about screening times and locations!
Posted on December 10, 2011 at 12:54 am by Ryan Patch
We are ecstatic to announce that “The Sheol Express” was selected as a part of the “New Filmmakers” screening series and will be screening at the Anthology Film Archives on December 13th. Tickets go on sale at 5:30pm, and the show starts at 8!
Anthology is a bastion of independent and classic film, and we are honored to be screening in the same house that Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, and other New York regulars often appear at. Hope to see you there!
Posted on March 29, 2011 at 11:00 am by Ryan Patch
As you may have heard, “Sheol” had it’s first public screening at NYU’s First Run Film Festival this past weekend, and it was received with great aplomb. We were honored with several awards from our screening block:
Audience Choice Award
“Sheol” was the audience’s favorite film! This means a ton to us – thank you! Read about it on the First Run Blog.
Producing Award – Ryan Patch & Adam Raichilson
Special Commendation for Cinematography – Andrew Michael Ellis
Special Commendation for Production Design – Gian Marco Lo Forte & Carmen Cardenas
Original Score Award – Sam Estes
This is truly exciting to have the film received with such open arms, and for the people who worked so hard creating the world of “Sheol” receive recognition! We eagerly await the Wasserman Finalists and Awards to be announced on Monday, April 4th, and hope we get some festival-wide awards!
A special thanks to the 75+ people who came out to support and see “Sheol”, it means the world to us!
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 12:25 pm by Ryan Patch
Hello, devoted Sheolians. I wanted to personally invite you all to the first ever public screening of “Sheol”, which will be taking place at NYU’s First Run Film festival, on Saturday, March 26th, 8pm. It’s a great time spot, and so we’re hoping to pack the theater out with the “Sheol” family of cast, crew, fans and supporters, and would be honored if you came, cheered, and then hit the afterparty (details to follow) with us to catch up with everyone!
This event is open to all and cheap ($6 or so for a ticket to see 5 short films), and we’d love to see you come out for the movie!
Check out and RSVP to the official Facebook event page here, and the film’s First Run page here. Hope to see everyone there!
Posted on March 3, 2011 at 10:08 am by Ryan Patch
Hey Sheolians -
The question has been asked numerous times: “So, when can we see the film?” Now, finally, I have an answer.
Saturday, March 26th at 8:00pm.
We got one of the best, prime spots in NYU’s First Run Festival, Saturday night, and I hope that everyone will be able to come out and see the film. We’ll be screening with and around some great films, including my friend Jac Graminga’s “Infallable” in our block, and directly after our block at 10pm, a film I’ve been dying to see – Ruth Du’s “SIX ’55″ about Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”.
More details will be posted as they become available, including info about the party we’ll have afterward. But in the meantime, block out your schedules for that night, and watch www.firstrunfestival.com which (I’m told) will have more information next week.
Posted on February 25, 2011 at 11:37 am by Ryan Patch
How can you fault them when they reject you in French?
RE : Présentation du film : THE SHEOL EXPRESS
Au comité de sélection de la Cinéfondation du prochain Festival de Cannes (11-22 mai 2011)
Madame, Monsieur,
J’ai le regret de vous annoncer que le film ci-dessus mentionné n’a pas été retenu par le Comité de Sélection de la Cinéfondation.
Avec mes meilleures salutations,
Georges Goldenstern
Directeur de la Cinéfondation
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:09 pm by Ryan Patch
We’re beginning the long, hard trek into film festival submission territory. My friend Gregg Helvey, director of the Academy-Award winning “Kavi”, sent me an Excel spreadsheet with over 300 festivals to consider, and I’m working from information on http://www.britfilms.com/festivals, and http://www.indiewire.com/festival/browse/.
Check these sites out if you’re submitting to a festival!
