“For this year’s 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival, we asked audience members to vote on their favorites from the three screenings of short films.
We’re pleased to announce that Amy Adrion’s SHOEGAZER was selected as audience favorite. Shoegazer is a big short film about trust, love, standing up for yourself, the kindness of strangers, and the magic of one long night in the big city.
Congratulations! It was no surprise that audiences found the film as beautifully acted and directed as we on the shorts committee did.”
Super excited SHOEGAZER is screening at the 360 | 365 Film Festival (formerly the High Falls Film Festival) in Rochester, NY.
ADVENTURES & CHALLENGES shorts program
Thursday, April 28th at 6:45pm Little Theater
Lots of family up there so it should fun. (What am I talking about, I’m a nervous wreck worrying what my Grammy is going to think of the film with all of its cursing, boob flashing and otherwise bad behavior.)
Anywhoo - come on out and watch me sweat! Good times.
Trying to get myself up to the Sonoma Film Festival this weekend to enjoy it. And meet Louise herself, who’s receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. (dreamy)
SHOEGAZER screens in SHORTS PROGRAM 1
Friday, April 7th at 9:15am
Saturday, April 9th at 9:30pm.
“Shoegazer”: Perhaps the most accomplished dramatic short in the fest is this well-acted entry about a no-nonsense bartender stuck with the chore of tending to a drunk, abandoned high school girl.”
- OREGON LIVE
“The most compelling and polished film in the bunch is Amy Adrion’s Shoegazer, about a female bartender who looks after a drunk teenage girl found in the bathroom after closing. Shoegazer is Adrion’s UCLA film thesis, and contains originality and aesthetics evocative of Miranda July.”
- WILLAMETTE WEEK, Portland, OR
Tomorrow at 8:15pm SHOEGAZER screens as part of the Drama Shorts program in the Omaha Film Festival.
Shorts - Drama - 104 minutes
Screens Thursday, March 3 at 8:15pm
The Secret Friend directed by Flavio Alves
In That Moment directed by Shripriya Mehesh
The Quartet (Lecon de Tenebres) directed by Sarah Arnold
Eulogy Maker directed by Leslie Langee
Shoegazer directed by Amy Adrion
Lost For Words directed by Sean Wainsteim
Kitty Kitty directed by Michael Medaglia
The Foal directed by Josh Tanner
The Cortege (El Cortejo) directed by Marina Seresesky
I know nothing about the other films, but considering the short that won the Academy Award on Sunday screens in their comedy program, I’m going to go ahead and say they’re all pretty great.
And for only 6 bucks, what have you got to lose?
Incidentally, the guy who made this little piece of genius was born in Omaha.
Check out the Austin Film Festival October 21-28 where SHOEGAZER screens on Saturday, October 23 at 7:15pm and Wednesday, October 27th at 7:30pm.
How can you not love a film festival that treats its filmmakers to this?
That said, the best BBQ ribs I’ve ever tasted were in Memphis, so if you find yourself in Graceland-town in October, check out SHOEGAZER at Indie Memphis on Saturday, October 23 at 1:45pm.
Blues vs. Country
Beale Street vs. 6th Street
Indie Memphis vs. Austin Film Festival
This Sunday, September 5th, my short film SHOEGAZER screens at Bumbershoot, Seattle’s Music and Arts Festival. Buy one ticket and you’re good for either a day or the whole weekend of film, comedy, theater, visual arts and yeah, music.
Watch my movie at 3:30pm on Saturday in a program called WOMEN IN FILM - then check out HOLE, BILLY BRAGG and WEEZER later that night.
My main man BOB DYLAN headlines Saturday, MARY J. BLIGE headlines Monday and THE DECEMBERISTS, JENNY AND JOHNNY, ANVIL, EDWARD SHARPE AND THE MAGNETIC ZEROES, BOOKER T., NEKO CASE and a boatload of other songsters you want to see fill in the weekend.
I’ve been to this festival and it’s a blast. If you’re in Seattle over Labor Day weekend, I highly recommend. And tell my girl Courtney I say hi.
Tomorrow at 8:15pm SHOEGAZER screens as part of the 
