Wrapping up the Dunderheads

We finished up our tour of The Misadventures of the Dunderheads" last Thursday in Charleston.  At all seven of our stops (also including Suwannee, Madison, Montgomery. Gallitin, Baton Rouge, Tupelo), each and every person from the venue partners were gracious, helpful, forthcoming and committed.

We were able to stop in and say hello to the hard-working crew at South Arts in Atlanta.  Although they were all swamped actually running the thing, they took out a good deal of time to greet us and tell us a little more about the history of the Southern Circuit.

At every screening we had the pleasure of meeting and talking with audience members who were moved by our film.  I hope to fill in some details in future posts.

The Capri Marquee

Here is the front of the Capri

The Capri Theater needs your help

"Misadventures of the Dunderheads" played the Capri Theater in Montgomery Thursday, March 21. This is a beautiful and good sized theater in the Art Moderne style popular in 1941 when it is was built. Martin who runs it gave Bruce and our Assoc. Producer, Janellen, a wonderful tour of Montgomery, including the state capitol buildings and all the strangely wonderful and unusual that only a native knows. 
The Capri desperately needs to put in digital cinema projection equipment. 35mm film prints are only going to be produced in this country for about another year. Since the Capri is an art house theater (the only one in the Montgomery area, maybe as far as I know the State of Alabama) and a non-profit they have started a Kickstarter program to raise the money to convert their projection room to digital. You can access it here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/729375914/dci-or-die-the-capri-theatre-goes-digital

Please contribute!

After our screening, a local psychologist and trauma counselor, stayed around to talk about how well the issues of abuse are documented in the story of "Misadventures....". We find we get a lot of interest and acclaim from professionals who deal with abuse and trauma when they see the film. This is one of the joys of fiction art film. People can enjoy a dramatic comedy "story" and at the same time learn something about life since the depiction of the psychology and behavior is uncannily accurate. 

As Picasso said: "Art is the lie which reveals the Truth."

The Dunderheads 2013 Tour has begun on the Southern Circuit

It's good to be back in the South!
I love the courtesy and beautiful speech patterns.
Woke up this morning after arriving at 10:30 last night and getting to bed at 2:00 AM.
Midnight dinner at "Steak and Shakes".  We decided it was too late for one of the delicious looking
shakes, but the warm hospitality from the waitresses for a couple of tired, addled looking travelers
was a great welcome to Georgia
Bruce Stubblefield, the Producer of "Misadventures"  got up early to go to the Movie Tavern theater
in Suwanee to set the sound, color etc. with the projections on our Blu-ray so we can have the best possible
screening tonight.  A film producers job is like Mom's,  "never done."
In the weeks before our arrival, we've been communing by email and facebook with many of our Southern Circuit venues.  People are excited about seeing the film.
There is a genuine hunger in this country to see independent films when people are given a chance to see them and that makes the intense struggle to make them seem worthwhile.
There would be basically no filmmaking on an artistic and informative level without the participation of
the audience.  It takes both sides to create this special experience.
Deborah, Director "Misadventures of the Dunderheads"

Meet Deborah (DG) Brock and Bruce Stubblefield

Welcome Deborah Brock and Bruce Stubblefield to the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers! DG and Bruce will be beginning the tour with their film, The Misadventures of the Dunderheads, in the city of Suwanee, GA. Come out and enjoy the brand-new Movie Tavern and meet the filmmakers.

The Misadventures of the Dunderheads will also be touring to the following cities:

Madison, GA

Montgomery, AL

Gallatin, TN

Baton Rouge, LA

Tupelo, MS

Charleston, SC

More about DG and Bruce: D.G. Brock spent her childhood in Alabama, Texas, and Colorado. She earned a degree in Motion Pictures/Television Production from the University of California, Los Angeles, where her screenplay Jeremy Todd was chosen as one of the five finalists in the prestigious Goldwyn Writing Awards. While a student at UCLA, she worked for legendary film producer, Roger Corman, where she gained experience writing, directing, and producing features, including the cult high school comedy, Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever. She gained further experience as a screenwriter for the Disney Channel and on Disney’s Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. However, D.G.’s first love is independent film, and she has been a busy consultant and producer on over 20 features including Buffalo '66, Tristan & Isolde, Girl in the Park, Southland Tales, The Brown Bunny, and the French film, Upside Down. MisAdventures of the Dunderheads won Best Feature Film at The Big Apple Film Festival at Tribeca Center (NYC) and was also featured at the Rhode Island and Orlando International Film Festivals. D.G. is currently finishing the screenplay for the next film she will direct, How To Be A Celebutante.

After graduating Cum Laude from the University of California, Los Angeles, Bruce Stubblefield edited numerous features for producers such as Roger Corman, and worked as an assistant director, production manager, and producer. In 1991, he produced Rock 'N Roll High School Forever, a perennial money-maker that has remained in distribution with Lions Gate Entertainment since its original release. He was Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Editor on three Academy Award winners, Dances with Wolves, Speed and U-571. His sound credits also include The Santa Clause, Payback, A Knight's Tale, Battle Los Angeles, and The Blind Side. Bruce is the producer of MisAdventures of theDunderheads starring Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award Nominee Haley Joel Osment, and SAG Award winner, Alison Brie. After winning Best Feature Film at the Big Apple Festival at Tribeca Center, the film is distributed by international sales agency, Artist View Entertainment.

"The Misadventures of the Dunderheads" plows into a theatre near you.

Alison Brie as Ella

Under the "one picture is worth a thousand words" theory, this is the "Misadventures of the Dunderheads" 3,000-word introductory blogpost.  We're SO looking forward to our Southern Circuit events!

Deborah and Bruce