Nothing fancy, plain post. Taking a blog holiday for good reason ~
Got some news ~
On May 1st I submitted my screenplay adaptation of Peach Seed Monkey to Sundance Institute to be considered for their 2013 January Screenwriter’s Lab and made it through the second round! Not counting any chickens yet, but as my friend Pete de Lissovoy wrote, whatever the road, this is worth celebrating.
Can’t celebrate yet, though: putting in 16 hour days to send the complete script by next Friday, August 17th. (Whew…one week away!)
If we make it in, the script and I go to Utah for a week in January to workshop with Feature Film Program’s creative advisors.
(AKA a dream come true).
My new favorite film, Beasts of the Southern Wild (released on 6/29/12 and making a HUGE critical splash) was a product of the Sundance 2009 January Screenwriters Lab: www.sundance.org/programs/feature-film-beasts/
This is all she can write for the week. Gotta get back to pages…As always….thanks for reading!
Congratulations. Please keep me in the loop as things develop.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Wow! It’s incredible news, Anita. Go, go, go! I saw Robyn Fryday’s film, The Barber of Birmingham, last night on PBS. Great film. And, nice to relive Nov. 4, 2008.
Yes, as the critics have been saying Beasts of the Southern Wild is full of life, a force.
She looked at the challenges in life and moved forward…”I gotta take care of my own.”
Go Anita! Yea Anita! Can you sense the pom poms I am hurling in the air? Congratulations! I can say I knew you when…!
Here’s to moving on to the third round. Robin gave me a very well done marketing piece yesterday about her new project. Next time I see you walking by I’ll show it to you.
More blackberries today. : )
Sharon
Fingers crossed for going all the way to the top!!
I will pray for you and send ++++ Ions to the Universe…..will also check out the movie xoxo
Wonderful news! You keep at that keyboard…
I’m looking forward to ushering your darling into senior year-let every day be a blessing.
Fabulous news. My only question – will you invite me to your Beverly Hills mansion when they make the film? I really am thrilled for you. denns
Sister Jones I am so VERRY VERRY Proud of you and your Vision and as your DAD, who I got to know during the co-founding with Charles Sherrod among many others, would say “KEEP THE FAITH AND KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE”
Charles Jones