Art Erotica
Bootstrap entrepreneurs focus on the future of the film industry at this innovate film festival.
“As a hot spot for innovation and film, Austin is the incubator for the future of film. Creative talent and technological vision converge with entrepreneurial drive to explore new ways for independent filmmakers to succeed.” – Brandy Rainey Amstel, Bootstrap Writer/Director
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Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 13:39.
Yesterdays interview which can be heard on www.OutCastAustin.com was awesome. Heath Riddle's new show on KOOP is impressive in content and polish; especially since it is only a few months old.
I think Heath has a hit on his hands.
I was on the show to promote a screening of my documentary, Art Erotica, at the Bootstrap Film Festival. To learn more go to http://bootstrap.bside.com/2008
Hope to cya at the screening which will be this Thursday, June 26th @ 6pm @ the Regal Arbor Cenima
aGLIFF gives first time directors a chance to show off their "maiden" film projects. Wow, I have not thought of myself as a maiden before. Hehehehe, it's like the Quincenieta I never had. While my ultimate goal is for str8 audiences to see the film because they need to be educated about the growing epidemic in their community, I know the GLBTQ community will cackle at the witty lines, cat call at the sexy images, and take pride in the grassroots support and leadership that our community has shouldered from the beginning of the epidemic until HIV/AIDS is no more.
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Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/31/2008 - 15:25.
Cross your fingers and light a candle for me. I just submitted Art Erotica to the Austin Film Festival. My goal is to raise awareness about US HIV/AIDS outside the Gay community. Getting accepted into festivals like this would an amazing opportunity to educate a wider audience about the growing epidemic in our local community as well as give the Octopus Club the props they desire.
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Submitted by admin on Sat, 05/31/2008 - 15:13.
Awaken the entrepreneur within you at Bootstrap Austin's first annual Bootstrap Film Fest. Entrepreneurs forging paths in the film industry are celebrated at this innovative film festival on Thursday, June 26,2008,;6-10:15 PM at Regal Arbor Cinema, Austin, Texas. Step beyond the bootstrapping buzz and discover your own 'hero's journey'. Taking inspiration from innovation icons, like Apple's Steve Jobs, Virgin's Richard Branson, and Whole Food's John Mackey, Bootstrappers use ingenuity to bypass the constraints of the establishment.The featured bootstrap films, Q&A with bootstrap filmmakers Nils Juul-Hansen, Brandy Rainey Amstel, and Jason Howell, and a bootstrap workshop including Bootstrap Network's founder, Bijoy Goswami, will give the audience a deep understanding of bootstrapping techniques that they can use on their film projects, start-ups, and existing companies.
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Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 22:32.
Given the US's prudish views toward sexuality and sinner stigma around HIV/AIDS, I knew that Art Erotica The Movie could elicit negative reactions. Well, I can already put a check mark in that box.
It is easier to believe that HIV/AIDS is something that happens to "Them" and not "Us". Hearing that the virus could infect you or someone you love can generate fear that turns into misplaced anger. That is exactly what happened in this case.
I get that just the word 'erotic' makes some people blush, but that does not make them any less human and therefore any less vulnerable to sexually transmitted disease. To think humans are not sexually active is delusional. 50% of the US contract an STD by age 25 whether they take a 'virginity pledge' or not. 50% US HIV is contract from someone who did not know they were infected. 1 in 20 in Washington D.C. is HIV positive. These stats are what should be eliciting anger.
If my film gets people thinking, talking, taking action... to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, then I will gladly take a few tomatoes thrown at me.
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Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 17:59.