the video of the dance/poetry magic is coming in january.
here is a clip that you should fast forward to 5.45 or so and has us rehearsing without the orchestra. Click the image for the goods. Sometimes they speak dutch. They could be talking mad trash…
EMAIL ME at writebloody@gmail.com if you want to come see it. It is really neat.
When the Holechek brothers came to me and said we would like to turn your finger two dots then me poem into a short film, no new text, just the poem as is, I was skeptical. Various well meaning parties for the last decade had started on the project via green screen and it was never completed, usually due to the high costs of render time and graphic personnel. The H brothers decided to shoot it all live and add a few touches here and there to make it more like real empire strikes back special effects rather than the jar jar fake lazer feel.
I had no idea what a film festival liked or leaned towards. That world is so grossly foreign to me. The fellas went on a submission spree for late 2011 and 2012 and so far the results have been tasty. Kudos to you fellas for giving a rip and making poetry reach out to new places. It is a bad ass art form that just needs more talented collaborations like this to make it’s short arms reach farther out into the world. The coolest thing was the sweep of the Milwaukee film festival by winning
Best film,
Audience favorite
and Best Directors.
If you write poetry, imagine it beyond the page, beyond the stage, and then bust your butt to make it happen. You can do it.
A FINGER, TWO DOTS THEN ME, a poetry film by Derrick Brown. Directed by the Holechek Brothers.
Winner – Crystal Heart Award, 2011 Heartland Film Festival
Winner – Best Short Film, 2011 Vegas Cinefest
Winner – Audience Favorite, 2011 DC Shorts Film Festival
Winner – Best Film, 2011 San Jose Short Film Festival
Winner – Best Film, Audience Favorite Award, Best Directors, 2011 Milwaukee Film Festival
Winner – Award of Merit, 2011 Best Shorts Competition
Winner – Best Experimental Film, 2011 Miami Short Film Festival (November 17 @ 9:00)
Official Selection – 2011 Lone Star International Film Festival (Fort Worth, TX, November 10 @ 4:30)
Official Selection – 2011 Anchorage International Film Festival (December 2-11)
Official Selection – 2011 Illinois International Film Festival (November 19 @ 11:30a.m.)
Official Selection – 2011 Asheville Cinema Festival (November 3-6)
Official Selection – 2011 Wanderings Film Festival (November 5)
Official Selection – 2011 River’s Edge International Film Festival (November 3-6)
Official Selection – 2011 Director’s Circle Short Film Competition (online)
Official Selection – 2011 Coney Island Film Festival
More festival acceptances coming soon.
Great news from Long Beach folks!
The speak easy thrill fest was the best show I have ever put on. Thank you for dancing to lasers and listening to the buttloads of poetry talent.
I have been commissioned to do the coolest thing I have ever done.
I have been asked to write a new 40 minute long poem for the prestigious Noord Danse Collective to Dance to
and they also asked that I use some of the money to hire musicians of my liking to compose new music for it to
for Juliard choreographer Stephen Shropshire to work with.
We just turned in our rough draft and I have been trying out some pieces here and there. I will be trying out a few of these pieces from my first epic poem attempt July 31
with some music at the Portland Poetry Slam.
It is called Journey of Impossible Lovers. Written for the experience called INSTRUMENTAL
Once these 2011 and 2012 european dates have been completed
we will be reaching out to all of you to see if you can recommend any opera houses or large performance art theaters for us to bring it to.
Here is a sample of what they did last year.
Please come if you are anywhere near holland or germany. I will also be touring the UK and Germany for the first time in many years solo, trying out this new work and some translated pieces. I can’t wait.
San Francisco was such a sweet show. I really feel a change happening in America in regards to people feeling empowered to put on their unique and fun art shows, including poetry, especially poetry. Robbie Q is working on a book about sparking your community. Mindy Nettifee is working on one about the craft of writing and I am working on a book about touring as an author, and a book about being a failed mime (by Dick Richards)
Also, I could really really use your help in two ways. I could use a comment posted for this finger two dots video the incredible holechek brothers made.
Also, we found out the amazon reviews affect your rankings in a good way. It would take about thirty seconds and it would help me out so much. If you like any of my poems or books, would you be down to help me by writing a little sentence or two
IS THIS SHOW GONNA BE A DOOZY, YES!
VENUE HAS CHANGED TO THIS
THE GLOBE IN PORTLAND FOR MATTY BYLOOS FREAKIN 21ST BIRTHDAY, 8 PM
DERRICK BROWN-FRANCES DINGER-ROB NOBLE
The Globe PDX
2045 SE Belmont St.
Portland, OR 97214
april 14
My buddy is helping me get over one of my biggest fears, which is to do stand up comedy. He and I are on the same night and plan on being really real. Its a competition. So here goes. April 7 at khoury’s in long beach. 830pm 21 and up. 7 bucks.
the beyond baroque show with marc smith is at 2pm. today sunday. not 8pm
I wrote some sweet kids books with brilliant illustrators
Theyre all done and ready to ship! Hardcover for most.
Valentine the porcupine dances funny
I Looove you Whale
Hot Hands in The Weirdo Winter
im off to do a reading in Vegas next weekend. Thank you to the last few schools who let us do a kids book reading there. Illustrator Jenny Lewis and I had a blast. I also posted some book trailer videos in the write bloody store.
Have you ever spent all day in a tiny closet, trying to sing your ass off and not mess up because it will be the last time you make an album? NIGHT REPORTS IS FINALLY DONE. The multi-year, recorded in closets and baseball stadiums is complete. The haunted sports musical by Beau Jennings (beaujennings.com) and Derrick Brown takes Brown’s creepy verse about a failed baseball player and sets it to Jennings’ Oklahoma dreamy piano stylings. Mixed by the brilliant Richard Swift. Come and get a taste right HERE. If you’d like to listen, and press LIKE, its free. If you’d like to download, WB subscribers get a fat discount at check out by typing the secret word “haunted.” I would be so pumped if you would just tell a friend on facebook or blog what you thought.
