Dave and I just touched down from Pittsburgh, where yesterday we staged out first screening of OTL. Almost 100 people came, a nice crowd, and after the film, we took questions for almost an hour. The reaction was overwhelmingly positive. The audience -- mostly people in their 20s and 30s, but several older -- connected to the emotions, the stories, the images and the music. This was primarily a medical crowd, and some of these people wanted more on the TB epidemic today; Dave and I told them that this is the last unfinished part of the movie and we are addressing that (in negotiations, for example, to use some of the most powerful photographs of TB victims today that we have ever seen). But overall, we could not be more pleased. Dozens of people filled out our questionnaires. Here's a sampling:
"Great insight into the TB experience. When you hear about a disease, you naturally think of cases as statistics & not people. This really made me re-think that concept." A woman, in the 18 - 24 year-old group.
"I like that you bring TB to the personal level." A man, in the 25 - 36 year-old group.
"I enjoyed the film! Great job!" Woman, 25 - 36.
"The people recording their memories were very powerful -- the woman who had her ears pierced was very poignant." Woman, 51 - 65.
Our next test screening is at Harvard College, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13. If you'd like to attend, stay tuned for final details.
-- Wayne
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Congratulations on the first screening! I am very happy for you all!
I look forward to viewing it in February.
Post a Comment