Manifesto Film Festival

We just returned from the Manifesto Film Festival in Amsterdam. It was by all accounts a huge success. This was the first opportunity many friends and family had to view the film and ask questions.What a great night. Kudos to the Manifesto Film Festival organizers!

A Positive

I spoke with Film Critic, Nate Brown by phone for about 30 minutes prior to the Adrian Film Festival in Adrian Michigan. This was just after after he watched our film.

After visiting his website it seemed clear that Nate views films with a critical eye and assesses with honesty. He actually criticizes... as critics tend to do. Nate grades every film he reviews and hands out B's and C's with an occasional A. I knew we were going to get an honest review but not sure if we'd get a good one. He gave us an A.

Here's a small excerpt:

"Johanning doesn’t waste time setting up the narrative structure and does so like a seasoned veteran. We get hooked immediately, after we find out that VanDerZalm, in order to avoid life imprisonment for crimes he did not commit, comes up with a plan to stash himself inside a small wooden crate and travel eight hours via plane, out of Dubai, to his brother's house in Amsterdam. He faced every obstacle in the book, (pressurization, oxygen levels, water etc) and still lived to tell the tale.

Talk about a story...

The entire review can be read here: 

Review - Amereki Kum, Escape From Dubai