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Rumpled at the Scary Cow screening
Jun. 8th, 2009 03:03 pmLast night, I went to see a short film made from one of my stories, The Rumpelstiltskin Retellings. My story retells the fairy-tale as a series of poetic blogs by each character.
For those who don't recall the fairy-tale: ( it's here behind the cut.) )
Justin interpreted my story as on-camera interviews with the Queen, the Miller, the King, the Handmaid, and Rumpelstiltskin. I was totally blown away by how fresh it was, and yet how true to the spirit of my story. The acting was extremely good, the sets were perfect, and everything just worked. Justin "wrote, directed, produced and edited it. And yeah, [he] acted in it too."
His team was called Sea Urchin Productions, and they worked in collaboration with Scary Cow, a film-makers' collaborative which also arranged the screening.
The film was one of eighteen short films shown. They ranged from simple amateur efforts to professional-looking well-produced movies. This one was clearly one of the best.
ETA: It won an award and a cash prize!
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In other news: My story, The Intragalactic Shakespeare Festival, has been accepted for the Art from Art anthology. I'm thrilled. Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman's positive feedback at Clarion saved me from trunking it. Even though it's a favorite among my stories, I didn't know if anyone else would be interested in the intersection of science-fiction, fantasy, and Shakespeare.
For those who don't recall the fairy-tale: ( it's here behind the cut.) )
Justin interpreted my story as on-camera interviews with the Queen, the Miller, the King, the Handmaid, and Rumpelstiltskin. I was totally blown away by how fresh it was, and yet how true to the spirit of my story. The acting was extremely good, the sets were perfect, and everything just worked. Justin "wrote, directed, produced and edited it. And yeah, [he] acted in it too."
His team was called Sea Urchin Productions, and they worked in collaboration with Scary Cow, a film-makers' collaborative which also arranged the screening.
The film was one of eighteen short films shown. They ranged from simple amateur efforts to professional-looking well-produced movies. This one was clearly one of the best.
ETA: It won an award and a cash prize!
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In other news: My story, The Intragalactic Shakespeare Festival, has been accepted for the Art from Art anthology. I'm thrilled. Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman's positive feedback at Clarion saved me from trunking it. Even though it's a favorite among my stories, I didn't know if anyone else would be interested in the intersection of science-fiction, fantasy, and Shakespeare.
