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I Am Where We Screen

We have neglected you, the faithful blog reader and for that, deep apologies.  Our excuse is we’ve been screening the film and arranging other screenings.  In fact, we got really clever and created an I Am What I Play Screenings page right on this site.  No more guessing where the film might be playing.  You can visit the Screenings page any time to get the up-to-the minute report.

We had a great time at the Beacon International Film Festival in late September.  Beacon is a 90 minute train ride from New York City and they’ve carved out a nice artistic community there.  I Am What I Play opened the festival this year and we encourage film fans to keep an eye on Beacon in future years.

We had another screening in Toronto on October 15 as part of the Reel Independent Film Festival.  It was at the same theater as our Canadian premiere earlier this year – The Royal Cinema.  Director Roger King and film subject David Marsden were in attendance and hosted a spirited Q & A after the screening.

Roger went to high-school in Kitchener-Waterloo (about an hour from Toronto) and will host a special presentation of the movie on October 29th at the beautiful rep cinema, The Princess Theater.  Tickets only available at this link:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2327724

Stay tuned for news on special screenings later this year in Vancouver and Boston, among other cities.  We are taking this to radio & music fans, one city at a time!

 

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Director Roger King joined Steve Anthony on CP24 Breakfast Television in Toronto, October 15th, 2015.

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The Princess Cinema.  Waterloo, Ontario.

Jacob Burns sell-out

The Jacob Burns screening was apparently a big success.  A sold out crowd we’re told!  Meg Griffin was in attendance and did a well-received Q & A about her radio career, hosted by WFUV’s Rita Houston who also appears in the film.   Below are some pics that were posted on social media:

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From left to right:  Rita Houston, Meg Griffin, Karen Goodman – Jacob Burns Programmer

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Q & A with Rita Houston and Meg Griffin.  Photos c-2015 Gayle Miller

Next screening: Jacob Burns Center in New York

I Am What I Play will screen as part of the Jacob Burns Center’s “Sounds of Summer” Music Documentary series on August 18th at 7:30 pm.  The Jacob Burns center is a really cool film/cultural arts center, located about 30 minutes north of New York City.

This screening will be extra special because Meg Griffin will be in attendance, doing a Q & A after the film with Rita Houston, a legendary DJ herself who hosts and programs at WFUV in New York.  Rita also appears in the film.

It should be a great night!

For tickets and more information, click here:

https://www.burnsfilmcenter.org/films/buy-tickets?date=1439870400

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The Revenge of the DJ

Nice piece by U.S. radio consultant Fred Jacobs on how broadcasters should recommit to developing on-air talent in radio. Why not start with evening and night-time DJ’s? The time of night when you can take chances. And yes, Fred does mention a certain documentary:

http://jacobsmediablog.com/2015/07/14/the-revenge-of-the-dj/

Canadian Premiere

Our Canadian premiere took place Friday May 8 in Toronto at the Royal Cinema.  We were the opening film of the Canadian Music Week (CMW) Film Festival and we had a great turnout at the theater.  This premiere was well-timed as CMW’s two-day radio conference had just wrapped up so a lot of radio industry titans were already in town.  Many of them attended the screening and the film was very well received.   Also in attendance was one of the film’s 4 subjects, David Marsden, who took part in an entertaining Q & A session after the film.   We look forward to more screenings in Toronto in the near future.

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Royal Cinema line-up