THE FIRST OF MAY Newsletter
Volume C |
December
10, 2002 |
The First of May – December Newsletter
From Paul Sirmons, Director
Making Movies
That Matter
When we set out
to make THE FIRST OF MAY, we wanted to make a film that
might make a difference in the world. It was a
long, hard road, with tough lessons learned at every
turn, but our movie is finally getting the exposure
it needs be able to reach people and maybe make a little
change in the world. The goal has begun to be
reached.
BACK ON HBO FAMILY!
THE FIRST OF MAY
continues to play on the HBO Networks this month, being
featured on the HBO Family Channel. The dates
and times are listed below – pretty late times,
so better use your recorder if you want a copy.
HOME VIDEO DEAL
IMMINENT?
I am in Los Angeles,
and will meet with our domestic distributor in the next
10 days to find out what is happening with our home
video deal. He said last week there are several
opportunities on the table – hopefully one will
come soon, as we need to take advantage of the awareness
out there which has been created by the film festivals
and HBO screenings.
ON THE BIG SCREEN
IN SAN JOSE AND SANTA BARBARA, CA!
Speaking of festivals,
the KidsFirst! Film Festival wraps up this month.
We are screening this week in San Jose, CA, on four
different days. For their schedule, go to the
following link:
http://www.cqcm.org/kidsfirst/html/sanjose.htm
Know anyone in San Jose? Please get ‘em
to attend one!
The final KidsFirst! Fest appearance will be December
26 through 28th in Santa Barbara, CA. Don’t
know the dates or times yet, but that will be set soon.
More info on that can be found by going to the Santa
Barbara International Film Festival site:
http://www.sbfilmfestival.org/
MAKING MORE MOVIES
THAT MATTER…
God bless you all
for your faith and support for THE FIRST OF MAY.
It continues to touch people and change lives.
At one festival, a couple came up and told me they had
been considering adopting a child and after seeing our
film, decided to go ahead and do it! There is
no price you can put on that. Who knows how many
other stories like that are out there, especially with
audiences on cable and foreign television seeing the
film as I write! This is why so many great people
came together to create THE FIRST OF MAY, and I am forever
grateful to all of them.
I will be creating more films, God willing, under the
banner of FOREVERMORE FILMS next year. Our motto
is ‘making movies that matter,’ and
we intend to do just that – serving both the family
film market and making meaningful movies for grown-ups,
too. Too few of those are made these days.
Our website at forevermorefilms.com will be up and running
soon, with info on the exciting feature film projects
we hope to get off the ground by summer of next year. You
can become a part of our vision in many ways –
so check out the website once it’s up. I’ll
send out a reminder email when we’re online.
Thanks again for your support for THE FIRST OF MAY –
here’s the HBO Family Channel schedule:
12/10 10:15 PM |
HBO FAMILY - EAST |
THE FIRST OF MAY |
TVG |
112 |
Drama, Family |
12/15 11:40 PM |
HBO FAMILY - EAST |
THE FIRST OF MAY |
TVG |
112 |
Drama, Family |
12/31 2:00 AM |
HBO FAMILY - EAST |
THE FIRST OF MAY |
TVG |
112 |
Drama, Family |
And finally, a
special thanks to Chris Haviland, our co-producer, for
working hard at maintaining our website over the years
and having the know-how and the passion to help keep
our film’s fans current on news.
God bless you all,
Paul Sirmons
Director
The First of May