"A Moment of Clarity..." hits Palmy North!!

Dear all!

Louise will be visiting Palmerston North for the AEFF festival this weekend on behalf of our film - anybody in the area that is interested in seeing our film (along with Katie's, Pip's and Jinty's) check this link out to see how!

Good Luck Lu!

Emerging Otago Filmmakers!!!

From AEFF 2007 :

"Four emerging filmmaking talents from Otago are jumpstarting theircareers at Reel Earth - the Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival. "These four newcomers are set to make an impression, two have already won awards in a competitive field" says Festival director Brent Barrett.

All four have recently emerged from Otago University's Natural History Filmmaking Course run by professor Lloyd Davis, and enjoyed a sold out premiere in Dunedin.

First up is top award winner Katie McSweeney with her film "Bluffed",which takes a clear look at the world's most famous bed of oysters,pealing back the sheets of denial put forward by industry and regulators....

"We're pleased to also host the first runner-up Louise Davidson" says Barrett. Louise and her partner Sarah Cowhey recently took out the award for their creative animated documentary 'A Moment of Clarity...' that explores the mind and madness inside one of New Zealand's top backcountry killers - the rat.

Rounding out the top place-getters are visits from Jinty MacTavish and Pip Walls....

This quartet of emerging talent is joined by maverick Australian filmmaker David Bradbury who travels to Palmerston North from the Gold Coast to introduce the New Zealand premiere of his award winning 2007 film 'A Hard Rain'......

The Festival opens in Palmerston North at the end of July, and is set to tour nation wide. The Festival is online at www.aeff.org.nz, and is supported by Creative Communities New Zealand, the Palmerston North City Environmental Trust, and Eastern & Central Community Trust."

DVD NOW AVAILABLE
So sorry to sound like an ad, but we have had quite a few people wanting to get a copy of the DVD so it is probably best to answer the question before you ask it.

Yes, you can get a special DVD of
"A Moment of Clarity..."
DVD includes:

• a gallery of the film-making process
• directors' commentaries
• a trailer
• a recycled-card, hand-made cover and a reused envelope - yes, a reused envelope! (save the trees)
  
• maybe a wee music video *HUSH HUSH*
• our love and a shocked, yet flattered, expression of gratitude

Just email us at salufilms@gmail.com if you are interested in getting your dirty lil' mitts on a copy, or leave a comment on this post
(or both as WE LOVE COMMENTS)

Our first festival!

"A Moment of Clarity..." has been accepted as an Official Selection for the 2007 Reel Earth: The Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival held 26–29 July 2007 in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

WHOOT WHOOT!

"Step inside the twisted mind of an angst ridden killer... the exotic rat. Rattus is forced to come to terms with the present in a NZ Southern Beech Forest, where the ecology dictates sustainability, and who comes out on top. See the forest through the eyes of Rattus, from the oldest beech to the youngest bird. The fresh perspective redefines the beauty of our Southern forests, and draws into question just who belongs where in New Zealand today."

Check out the site here (scroll down to the bottom of the page for ours :) )

Drum Roll.....

The trailer for "A Moment of Clarity..." - Hope you like it!

The Premiere, Regent Theatre, Dunedin

Here are some photo's of Sarah and Lu at the PGDip NHFC Premiere of "A Moment Of Clarity..." at the Regent Theatre, Dunedin on the 9th of June. Enjoy!

Lu and Sarah with their Executive Producer Alison Ballance from NHNZ. Ltd

Lu and Sarah with their narrator Ben Truman from the Uni's Theatre Studies Dept.

The Regent Theatre