So it’s been awhile since my last post. We’ve been busy organizing festival screenings and developing some new promotional material. Here is the world premiere of the new 60 second Teaser Trailer:
I plan to update the blog from every festival as we start to screen the film this summer and into the fall. In addition we are hard at work editing special features and deleted scenes in preparation for a Home Video Release hopefully by the end of the year.. we’ll see… Stay tuned to the email list and facebook for more festival announcements coming in the near future. As always all up-to-date screening information is at http://www.signsofthetimemovie.com/screenings.html
SATURDAY 9/19: Rev up for ourPURE SPORTS CINEMA TRIPLE FEATURE PREMIERES Expected start time: 11:00AM Exact time TBA.
THE MIND OF THE DEMON: THE LARRY LINKOGLE STORY is the long awaited story of Metal Mulisha co-founder and motocross pioneer, Larry Linkogle. Special guests, action sports industry pros and motocross legends are expected to be in attendance on this day filled with sports related movies, exhibitions, guests and more! SOCAL RATING: PG
BOARDHEADS celebrates those that board — from surfboards to skateboards to kiteboards to snowboards to alternative board sports. BoardHeads is narrated by Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs) and features the biggest names from the respective board sports including Kelly Slater and Sunny Garcia. Special Guests expected. SOCAL RATING: PG
SIGNS OF THE TIME is the story and history of the development and use of “signs” in baseball and features hall-of-fame interviews with players and umpires. This documentary is narrated by Richard Dreyfuss. Special Guests will be in attendance.
The SoCal Independent Film Festival is organized by experienced industry professionals and takes place in Southern California’s beautiful Huntington Beach. Named as one of MovieMaker Magazine’s 20 Festivals worth the entry fee, the SoCal has award winning movies and screenplays; industry speakers; professional workshops; Q&As with directors and actors; special guests; a professional panel of jury members and screeners; volunteer opportunities; and scores of film watching attendees.
Signs of the Time has been selected to be screened during the Hardacre Film and Cinema Festival August 7 & 8 in Tipton, Iowa. The festival showcases films from around the world including features, short subjects, documentaries, experimental films, and animated films. The festival also often features live entertainment and takes place during Tipton’s Ridiculous Days event. The festival is held annually in Tipton’s historic Hardacre Theater, a locally operated movie palace that has been in operation since 1917 and continues to showcase first-run films daily.
The feature-length documentary, Signs of the Time has been selected for its Erie premiere on Saturday September 5th as part of the Spirit Quest Film Festival. The screening will be held at the Erie Playhouse on 13 W. 10th Street at 7:00pm. The filmmakers will be in attendance immediately following the screening to answer questions. Portions of the film were shot at Erie’s Ainsworth Field during the summer of 2007 and feature many Erie residents as actors and extras.
On Location at Ainsworth Field in Erie, PA
Where did baseball hand signals come from? In exploring this seemingly simple question, the feature-length documentary, Signs of the Time, unveils stories of inspiration and controversy that transcend sports. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, and featuring numerous baseball personalities, the film unravels the mystery surrounding baseball’s greatest innovation discovering our need to interact with those around us even in the face of adversity. For more information and to view a trailer online visit: www.signsofthetimemovie.com
The Spirit Quest Film Festival was founded in order to bring thought provoking, entertaining and uplifting works of cinema to audiences. The festival’s mission is to inspire, enlighten and challenge audiences by showcasing films that explore the best (and sometimes the worst) of the human experience. For scheduling and ticketing information visit: www.spiritquestfilmfest.com
We are proud to announce that Signs of the Time has been selected to be screened at the 2009 Rochester High Falls International Film Festival. It is scheduled for Friday May 15th 9:15pm at RIT.
Actor Ray Enright who portrays Bill Klem in Signs of the Time made appearances both on the Wease Show and the John Ditullio Sports Talk Show this morning. Thanks Ray for plugging the movie and the Deaf Rochester Film Festival!
Tis the season for spring training and baseball. We are gearing up for our first public showing of the film on March 29th at the Deaf Rochester Film Festival. There will be a Q&A after the film plays including Director Don Casper and Bob Panara, who is interviewed in the film. Bob is a long-time supporter of Dummy Hoy and has campaigned tirelessly over the years for Hoy’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It is fitting that this screening is being shown in the Robert F. Panara Theater at NTID, named after Bob for being the first Deaf professor at NTID and founder of the theater program. Hope to see you there!
As of today we are just about finished with the final film. Last minute sound mixing, fixing end credits and finalizing some color correction before mastering off to HDCAM. For those who haven’t noticed and it was probably alot of you since there was no announcement… The final version of the trailer was posted on our website featuring Richard Dreyfuss’s voice last weekend. It’s been a long and sometimes hard road over the past 4 years to get to this point, but thanks to all crew, cast, and friends who supported the film, we got it done.
Now, the hard part.
We will begin the long road of trying to get the film to outlets so the most people can see it. This will be through film festivals, television broadcasts both here and abroad and home video releases. We will continue to update this blog as we have any information about where and when the film will be shown.
Signs of the Time
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Annie Mills
Don Casper
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Ray Manard