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LA SOURCE Screenings in L.A. This Week
Wednesday @ 7pm (TONIGHT) November 7, 2012 ArcLight Cinemas – Hollywood Click to purchase tickets Thursday @ 7:30pm (TOMORROW) November 8, 2012 Landmark Theater – West LA Click to RSVP Q&A with Josue Lajeunesse & the filmmakers will follow both screenings.
Paste Magazine
“…one has to be the most dedicated of cynics to remain unmoved…” – Scott Wold, Paste Magazine Read the article here
Reel Georgia
“(4 stars)’La Source’ is a real life fairytale, where a once hopeless romantic ideal catches fire and ultimately, the dream comes true.” – Cameron McAllister, Reel Georgia Read the article here
La Source is Coming to a City Near You!
“This is a really beautiful movie that I could totally seegetting into the conversation around Oscar time.”-Edward Douglas, ComingSoon.net “Some documentaries just make you feel good about the worldand the people in it, and ‘La Source’ is definitely one of those.”-Kenneth Turan, L.A. Times After multiple sold-out showings and standing ovations for the cast and [...]
Current Movie Reviews
“If it doesn’t leave you at least itching to look up ways that you can help on the Internet, you might not have a soul. I’ve seen this movie twice, and there were tears and cheers both times.” – Dan Schindel, Current Movie Reviews Read the article here
L.A. Times
“Some documentaries just make you feel good about the world and the people in it, and ‘La Source’ is definitely one of those.” – Kenneth Turan, L.A. Times Read the article here
PopMatters
“…the film offers terrific images that allude to internal states, loneliness and worry, resolve and poise.” – Cynthia Fuchs, PopMatters Read the article here
Huffington Post
“It embodies how a documentary can unite an audience and a community to make lasting social change.” – Emily Thomas, Huffington Post Read the article here
IndieWire
“…an uplifting story of humanitarianism and development stemming from the local level.” – Basil Tsiokos, IndieWire Read the article here
Washington Post
“Patrick Shen’s artfully shot documentary…” – Stephanie Murrey, Washington Post Read the article here
LA SOURCE World Premiere @ Silverdocs June 21
Our new baby is complete and is set to premiere at the prestigious AFI/Discovery Channel Silverdocs Film Festival on June 21 and will screen there again on June 23. Silverdocs is the most important documentary festival in the U.S. and is considered to be the “premiere showcase for documentary film” (Hollywood Reporter). Tickets can now [...]
“The Making of Flight From Death”
Ever wonder how Flight From Death: The Quest For Immortality was made? Wonder no more! Get a sneak peek of “The Making of Flight From Death” below. In this 30-minute doc, producers Patrick Shen and Greg Bennick give you a behind the scenes look at what went into making their first feature-length film. You can [...]
TimesReporter.com
“After watching the film, you come to respect this custodial wisdom, and you recognize that we each have learned lessons from our varied experiences and have a story to tell. Each story is as important a thread in our collective tapestry as the next, and what we do to earn a paycheck does not add [...]
Patrick Shen & Brandon Vedder on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage
La Source Director/Producer Patrick Shen and Co-Producer Brandon Vedder were recently interviewed on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage podcast – voted one of the top ten podcasts for filmmakers & creatives by MovieMaker Magazine – about the film, their experience in Haiti, and the La Source Social Action Campaign. LISTEN HERE
Article: “Making Your Film Matter: An Introduction to Social Action Campaigns”
TM’s Founder and Director Patrick Shen recently wrote an article for the popular film site Film Courage called “Making Your Film Matter: An Introduction to Social Action Campaigns,” that discusses how films can be powerful tools for change. Check it out!
Sheldon Solomon on Personality
The Cutting Room Floor features bloopers, inspired musings, and ramblings from the billion hours of footage we’ve shot over the years that didn’t quite belong in our films and that we didn’t want just sitting on a shelf somewhere. If you’re looking for deleted scenes from a film, you can find those on DVD in [...]
Celebrate Labor Day with The Philosopher Kings
We Want to Hear Your Janitor Stories! Are you a janitor or do you know one? Share your stories with us. Using your video camera or web camera, record yourself telling a story about your favorite janitor or janitor encounter, upload to YouTube and send the link to kings [at] transcendfilms.com. Our favorite ones will [...]
