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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.
“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!
“The Philosopher Kings” Featured Doc on Hulu
It’s official: Our latest film “The Philosopher Kings” can now be seen on Hulu for FREE and has been one of the most watched documentaries since its launch! If you’ve already seen it, there are still many ways that you can support us on Hulu: 1) Watch it again! 2) Share the link with friends/family [...]
Doc Review: “Restrepo”
By Mary Mathias Agitate Meter Rating: 4 (out of 5) Everyone knows the life of a soldier is challenging, but after spending an hour and a half looking through their eyes on the ground in Afghanistan, the life-altering nature of being in battle becomes much more clear. Restrepo transports the viewer to the Korengal Valley [...]
Doc Review: “Last Train Home”
By Rebecca Bell Agitate Meter Rating: 4 (out of 5) Last Train Home is directed by Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan who tells an unforgettable story of migrant family the Zangs, who are torn and fractured by their decision to work in the city, leaving their children to live with their grandmother. Like any good story, [...]
Doc Review: “The Greatest Movie Ever Sold”
By Mary Mathias Agitate Meter Rating: 3 (out of 5) Morgan Spurlock’s (Super Size Me, Freakonomics) latest documentary POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold explores product placement and advertising in movies and television. Spurlock documents his attempt to finance a film completely through product placement and ad sales, so the film was made [...]
Brave New Traveler Interview w/Patrick Shen
“I remember feeling like the scope of the film kept expanding with every month that went by. The more time we had to think about the movie, the more we wanted to include in it and the more ambitious we became.”
Pasadena Weekly Features The Philosopher Kings
“It’s easy to assume that society’s often most underappreciated workers — people like janitors, fry cooks, garbage collectors and security guards — don’t have much to say about life. But… those assumptions couldn’t be more off-base.”
Cornell Daily Sun
“Filmmakers Patrick Shen and Greg Bennick call this connection between the audience and Evener an example of going from living in a two-dimentional world to living in a three-dimensional one.”
Cornell Alumni Magazine
“The response was overwhelming… A sea of read shirts, standing ovations at both screenings, some of the custodians in tears.”
