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Warren Miller's Impact

So last night I was flipping through the TV and found Warren Miller’s ski documentary, Impact. It was a nice surprise to run across this film late on a Sunday night with nothing else to watch. The bad part… it’s Sunday night in August and it’s about to hit 100 feakin’ degress this week. Who is Warren Miller? Warren Miller is the master of documentary ski films. Warren Miller has been making ski films since 1949. He has shown the world what skiing and now snowboarding is all about. But watching this great showing of Impact… I started thinking back to when I saw my first Warren Miller film.

My first Warren Miller ski film I saw was way back in 1987. The film was titled “Steep and Deep.” I’ll never forget going to this show. A family friend of mine was old enough to drive and drove my brother and I over to the Scottish Rite Temple in Stockton. I remember that there was excitement in the air… the ski season was coming… the sponsor was going to have a ski fashion show (the neon was awesome) and there was freebies galore. People were excited for the film and the event itself. By the time the house lights dimmed for the movie… everyone seem stoked for a full immersion into the movie. (more…)

Well… our film had its theatrical debut today at the Crest Theater in Sacramento. I must say that seeing the film projected in high definition was amazing. I was really pleased with the projection and the reproduction of the color of the film. The sound mix of the film really showed in this amazing old theater. I was really pleased with the organizers of the Sacramento International Film and Music Festival. They did a great job at picking a wide variety of films with different subject matters to play with our short. (more…)

Marijuana Policy Project

It’s time for our theatrical debut of our short documentary film : “Why isn’t it legal? Marijuana Policy Project at the Playboy Mansion”. It’s playing Saturday during the 1pm session of the Sacramento International Film Festival. This short was shot at the Playboy Mansion during a party/fund raiser for the national non-profit organization, MPP. This was a very interesting event to go to and see all of the celebrities and musicians that came out to support this cause.

This short documentary has interviews at the Playboy Mansion with celebrities and musicians regarding medical marijuana. Kat Von D form LA Ink, Perry Farrell from Jane’s Addiction, Jackie Martling from the Howard Stern Show, Adrianne Curry from America’s Next Top Model, Margaret Cho – comedian, Scott Kirkland from the Crystal Method, Christopher “Kid” Reid from rap group Kid ‘N Play and actor in House Party, Bernie Ellis – activist, Rob Kampia – the executive director of The Marijuana Policy Project. (more…)