We have finished filming and are editing the film. Eliseo and Kara are in Oakland actually working. I am in NY managing our PR. Contact us if you want to do press/interviews. We all have Facebook and Twitter.
Cheers,
Erik
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Reason Why The Main Trailer Has Been Taken Down
Someone from Beggars Group in NYC said we owed them an undisclosed about of money for the use of a 12 second clip of Girls "Lust for Life" in the preview. I was drunk when I shot the video and the audio was picked up accidentally. We (my co-director Eliseo and I) chose to use it in the preview because we thought it fit.
We don't want to violate intellectual rights in any way but we feel that there should be a certain leniency for use of copyrighted materials that do not make money. Even if an artistic work that 'samples' does make money, there can be some wiggle room for people who re-contextualize the work in a compelling way. Example: hip-hop.
Our film has never and will never make money. We will probably end of broke alcoholics. If we did make money, we would be happy to pay a percent of that money to Girls and to the "Master Owners" at Beggars/Matador.
We may or may not be able to afford to put the video back up. It seems it will cost some substantial amount of money. My contact at Beggars is talking to her lawyer.
Most of all, please support Girls. They are not really involved at all in this process because they're signed to True Panther, which is under Matador which is somehow related to Beggars in a way that is too complicated for me to understand. They are an amazing band, maybe my favorite band that is currently touring and recording.
xoxo
Erik
***
This post has been updated to reflect my decreasing confusion about the corporate structure of Beggars USA. Also: apparently it IS a serious copyright violation to include a small portion of a copyrighted song (filed as background noise) on a Youtube video without consent, no matter how financially insignificant the video is. Also, XL UK had nothing to do with the free release of the Radiohead album. FYI. I have sent an apology to Beggars USA.
We don't want to violate intellectual rights in any way but we feel that there should be a certain leniency for use of copyrighted materials that do not make money. Even if an artistic work that 'samples' does make money, there can be some wiggle room for people who re-contextualize the work in a compelling way. Example: hip-hop.
Our film has never and will never make money. We will probably end of broke alcoholics. If we did make money, we would be happy to pay a percent of that money to Girls and to the "Master Owners" at Beggars/Matador.
We may or may not be able to afford to put the video back up. It seems it will cost some substantial amount of money. My contact at Beggars is talking to her lawyer.
Most of all, please support Girls. They are not really involved at all in this process because they're signed to True Panther, which is under Matador which is somehow related to Beggars in a way that is too complicated for me to understand. They are an amazing band, maybe my favorite band that is currently touring and recording.
xoxo
Erik
***
This post has been updated to reflect my decreasing confusion about the corporate structure of Beggars USA. Also: apparently it IS a serious copyright violation to include a small portion of a copyrighted song (filed as background noise) on a Youtube video without consent, no matter how financially insignificant the video is. Also, XL UK had nothing to do with the free release of the Radiohead album. FYI. I have sent an apology to Beggars USA.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
FREE ONLINE HOT GIRLS AND BOYS: NUDE, YOUNG, HOPELESS
Our film "Sorry I Like To Party" will be available to watch for free on Vimeo starting Thrusday April 1st.
Thanks again to everyone involved: Locos Only, Hoodstock, etc. Hopefully this is the beginning of a long and under-appreciated artistic career.
xooxoxoxox,
Eliseo and Erik
p.s.
Look for (working title) 'Chill Or Be Chilled' to start production soon.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Some Reaction to 'Sorry I Like to Party'
"i liked the movie a lot, just watched it. is the version i watched the entire movie? what's happening with it?"
-Tao Lin (Author NYC)
"seemed sweet....felt 'endearing' to an extent where i was laughing at what some of the people did, also thought the end of the preview was really nice. [...] i could watch an hour and a half of that, easy. i thought maybe it wasn't over because stuff might have happened in the future with that girl. i really liked the movie."
-Brandon Gorrell (Author SEA)
"kinda like 'grey gardens' in the narrative style, + felt like a wndow into the bro psyche, 3Bs=booze, bitches, bikes A+"
-Parisa (Love/Sex Blogger SF)
"r u gay"
-Zachary German (Author NYC)
comments used w/o permission from emails and twitter. contact me if you feel you were misrepresented or if you feel i violated your privacy.
Monday, January 25, 2010
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Rejection
screened the movie w/ 100x beers + tacos, felt OK to positive
got rejected from SXSW, felt nothing
rumors that the film might be screened at art murmur in oakland, felt good
got rejected from SXSW, felt nothing
rumors that the film might be screened at art murmur in oakland, felt good
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Promotions Update for 'SORRY I LIKE TO PARTY'
Stats for Facebook event 'SORRY I LIKE TO PARTY' SCREENING + HouseWArming FEAST :
Attending: 28, included noted Oakland luminaries: 'Myle May' 'Billy' and 'Oldani'
Maybe: 9, including two people I would 'sleep with' if 'given the opportunity'
Not: 1
Awaiting Reply: 15
Number of previews linked: 2
Number of wall posts: 3
Eliseo and I eagerly await the admissions decision of SXSW (Feb.) and SIFF, SFintl (March).
We are planning to 'probably' go to Texas to promote the film regardless of SXSW. We will fly into Huston and borrow a car.
Attending: 28, included noted Oakland luminaries: 'Myle May' 'Billy' and 'Oldani'
Maybe: 9, including two people I would 'sleep with' if 'given the opportunity'
Not: 1
Awaiting Reply: 15
Number of previews linked: 2
Number of wall posts: 3
Eliseo and I eagerly await the admissions decision of SXSW (Feb.) and SIFF, SFintl (March).
We are planning to 'probably' go to Texas to promote the film regardless of SXSW. We will fly into Huston and borrow a car.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
First large-scale screening of the movie
DOWNTOWN OAKLAND 14th and MLK - in a house w/rats 'chillin' in the backyard.
Saturday, January 16, 2010 ~8pm
http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=264017113688&index=1
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