Updates, updates, updates!

Hullo all. This is Jasmin, May's sister. I'm the bearer of new and exciting news! Don't worry, May and Mark will return. I'm just here to keep them sane and organized. I'll be writing every once in a while.

So many awesome things have been happening for them as of late, lots of "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" related things. First off, LDT won Best Feature Film at the Lakedance Film Festival in the lovely town of Sandpoint, Idaho. I'm very excited by all the praise the film has received. Years and years ago in Toronto, May and I had lunch just off Bloor St at some nondescript restaurant. It was at this lunch that she told me about a film she and her new friend Mark were going to shoot, but everything was still in its early not-quite-sure-how -we're-going-to-do-this stage. Indeed, they didn't even have a script, just lots and lots of ideas, most of which can be seen in the film. I remember thinking how excited I was, how admired I was of May (and Mark, but then I barely knew him) for just going for it, regardless of how long, or how much money it would take. So a lot has happened since that lunch. LDT has gone through maybe one hundred billion different name changes, and loads of different edits. For a majority of the filming, I was in school. But I'd get fantastic calls about this shot, or this music cue. I wanted to remain as non-partisan as possible so that when I saw the film on the big screen (as I did in Calgary in September), it was like seeing it for the first time. But I'm pretty sure LDT is one of those films. There's always something new to see, some little nuance you missed before, a line that never quite meant exactly what it means now. Since that lunch, I have been to Creston a few times, and spent much of it on Kootenay Lake where some of the film was shot. The film acts as a kind of photo album for me in a strange but amazing way. I often wonder if it would have that same feeling, that feeling of familiarity and good times, if I had no idea where or what Creston even was. Does anyone care to share?

Anyway, May and Mark attended a distribution and marketing seminar/weekend crash course in Los Angeles over the weekend and met some interesting people, made some good connections. Because in the end, isn't that what it's all about? Their off to Luton, England for Filmstock11 where LDT is making it's European debut on Saturday, November 14th, 2009. So right now, packing is in order for our dynamic duo. Me? I'll be cheering from back home, shopping for Christmas presents and waiting to hear news on the phone. Until then, cheers and check back.