Amy Adrion

winner winner chicken dinner!

Amy — Tue, 10 May 2011 04:24:32 +0000

From 360 | 365 Film Festival’s website:

“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.”

Thanks for the love 360 | 365 audiences!

360 | 365 Film Festival in Roch-cha-cha, NY (the birthplace of film)

Amy — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:27:17 +0000

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.

Sonoma FF TV interview

Amy — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:06:00 +0000

I use my hands a lot when I speak. Well, one hand, holding the mic with the other.
The song at the end is the best.

Sonoma Film Festival

Amy — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:14:10 +0000

Wine and movies - lovely.

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.

POWfest Press

Amy — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:48:29 +0000

Thanks for the great press POWfest!

“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

Calling all my ladies (and men) up in Portland

Amy — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:53:14 +0000

SHOEGAZER screens at the Portland Women’s Film Festival this Sunday, March 13, at 12 noon.

I attended POWfest when my short THE HOME OF SPLIT PEA SOUP screened there a few years ago and had a blast. Thrilled to be back with SHOEGAZER.

What’s up, Omaha?!

Amy — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:29:35 +0000

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.

Je’Taime, PARIS, JE T’AIME

Thank you, DGA

Amy — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:39:03 +0000

The Directors Guild of America selects SHOEGAZER for a Jury Award in their 16th Annual Student Filmmaker Awards (that’s me, back left).

Hoping the prize is a long and illustrious directing career as a member of the DGA. Fingers crossed, people.

Austin & Memphis: tasty BBQ, sweet film festivals

Amy — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:57:54 +0000

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

No haters here - SHOEGAZER loves them all.

SHOEGAZER at Bumbershoot

Amy — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:25:22 +0000

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.