Only two days before my first feature hits shelves, wow. This upcoming week is going to be pretty busy, not even with a ton of events, just mentally busy. I have 4 radio interviews to do, packages to ship out, some online interviews to approve, and I’m ending out the week on Friday/Saturday at a men’s retreat for men at my church where I’ll not only get to bond with a bunch of folks I don’t know (not my strong point), but also plug the film there for those attending (reason for that coming after a while). So yea it’s going to be pretty interesting to see how I handle the week. Also not today but next sunday we’ll be showing the film at my old home church. Lots of folks there are waiting to see it, and it’s going to be a pretty difficult night for me. I’ve been stewing over what I should say while I’m there. I know what I should say really, but it’s how to say it and being able to keep my composure. It’s a bigger night for me than it is for some others. I can’t wait to thank everyone publicly for their help, prayers, etc. Also I’ll be biting my nails as that screening will be more personal and critical than the others since people who are there were in it. My unsaved family will be there as well (the local ones) which makes me doubly nervous to show the film let alone get up there and say something about it before and possibly after showing it. Rob (lead role of Dave Corwin) will be sharing the Gospel as well after the film. Please, PLEASE be in prayer about the impact this film could have and that God would move mightily in Rob that night.
Also pray for just the ability to get through this week with my mind intact. There is much to keep going at one time, and sometimes I get behind. I’m looking forward to my online interview at ChristianCinema.com being released soon, that’s been a long time coming. Also the film hit #2 at the site today, right behind Letters To God. I find that to be pretty incredible! God is good. There is this other interview for a small blog I did just a day ago. It was only 5 questions, but I absolutely poured my heart and soul into this thing. I’m looking forward to sharing that. While it’s bound to shock a few, I think it’s a good outlet for me to express what I really think of this Christian filmmaking industry, where I see it going, and what I think about that. I think it could be one of the best “articles” I guess you could say that I’ve ever written, and it’s a compilation of what I think about what I’ve seen these past few years having gotten involved with this industry, met many in it, read what they have to say and spoken to some on the phone, read forum posts by those who are either in this industry or plan to enter it, and much more. There is much to say and I didn’t really spare anything. It might shock a few, and possibly even cause some division for those who support me. Do I have your attention now lol? We’ll see what happens.
As this month comes to a close I’m also only weeks away from moving into a new place. You know what’s funny? The thing that’ll probably be the most difficult in this process is changing ALL my address stuff to my new address. I have the PoBox for Praise Pictures everywhere, and I’m likely going to feel the repercussions of that for a long time. When I move I’ll need to go setup a PoBox for me personally, and for the business and keep them separate. Luckily the Post Office is around the corner from where I’ll be living, so that’s good! Lots of change coming as you can see, and I look forward to it.
Some have already begun reviewing the film on various websites because sites have started shipping the film already. If you’ve seen the film, I would appreciate you reviewing it. ChristianCinema.com requires you have an account to review it, but ChristianBook.com, and Parable.com don’t. I’ve gotten the film onto Amazon.com finally, and no reviews are present yet. No Spoilers please!
I hope you’ll take a few moments out of your day to submit your reviews to those locations.
Counting down the hours…g’night!

#1 by Phil Gathany on August 22, 2010 - 12:06 am
You’re almost there, Kyle!!