OFFICIAL FEATURE DOCUMENTARY UPDATE - AUGUST 2019 #2 |
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QUICK PREVIEW - Film festival frenzy! Check out upcoming film festivals this fall
- Podcast "Talks On Docs" interview with director Michael Sellers
- Update from midwest hometown screening
- "Return To Hardwick" hats and shirts for sale to support public screenings
- If you saw the film tell us what you thought in the COMMENTS page!
- List of more upcoming screenings
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FALL IS THE TIME FOR FESTIVALS |
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I've been out these last two weeks visiting friends and family in the south and midwest. However, I did host a screening of the film in my hometown of Jefferson City, Missouri (read more about that below). Also during these last two weeks the 93rd Bomb Group and I have been reviewing "official selection" emails from film festivals. I have plans to attend most of the screenings this fall. |
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It has been great to connect with people at our museum screenings these last few months. Most of the people attending these "event screenings" have had a connection to the war in someway - either through family or they are a veteran themselves. At festivals you get to connect with a different kind of crowd. |
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Michael Sellers (left) directing his film school thesis Kid Avenger (1997) |
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I attended two different film schools in Central Florida. One of my professors always encouraged his class to go to as many film festivals as possible. My first big festival was the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival. Myself and a group of friends from the film program went using some student passes we got. Those passes ended up being our ticket to unlimited film screenings throughout the four day event and also got us into all the after parties (sneaked my way up to Ashley Judd who was in her first feature Ruby In Paradise - grabbed a cocktail from the bar and we talked for an hour). We just kept flashing our badge and walking right into all the venues. Behold, the power of a student pass! My goal with Return To Hardwick is to get the project in front of my fellow filmmakers and hopefully bring the 93rd's story to their attention. The 93rd Bomb Group and it's members have come a long way in producing this documentary. We owe it to the men and women that served in the 93rd and the generations of family members who devoted their time and effort to support the story of this accomplished group. List of Current Festivals DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival / St. George, UT Royal Starr Film Festival / Royal Oak, MI Twin Tier International Film Festival / Norwich, NY New Ulm Film Festival / New Ulm, MN Chagrin Documentary Film Festival / Chagrin Falls, OH Kansas International Film Festival / Overland Park, KS Please goto www.hardwickfim.com for up-to-date info on festivals. Michael Sellers Producer/Director Return To Hardwick |
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"TALKS ON DOCS" INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR MICHAEL SELLERS Director Michael Sellers was interviewed by the producers of the podcast "Talks on Docs". Sturdy, Sean and HB hit Michael up for some in-depth facts and figures on the making of Return To Hardwick. They themselves are Iraq and Afghanistan veterans which made us even more proud that they took notice of the film. Take a listen or read the transcript by clicking below! |
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HOMETOWN SCREENING It was an honor to screen Return To Hardwick in my hometown of Jefferson City, Missouri. Being a military brat, I moved around a lot. My father served 10 years in the Army and 13 years in the Coast Guard as a pilot. However, my mom grew up in Jefferson City and when my father retired from the military they moved to Jeff to stay. |
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Snapshots of our screening in Jefferson City, Missouri |
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In honor of my grandfather we setup a display for people to view. John L Sullivan - Bombardier & Navigator / 93rd Bomb Group, 330th Sq. My grandfather is accepting the French Legion award in the left frame. |
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A registration link went out to my family weeks before the screening and then we opened it up to other interested people in town. Overall we had about 130 people show up at Capital 8 Theaters - the large muli-plex cinema next to the Capital Mall. |
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My grandmother Bee Sullivan attended the screening. We both were thinking about gramps that day. |
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Also in the theater were two veterans, John "Pete" Adkins was a signalman in the Marshall Islands and Wilburn Rowden flew in B-17s over Europe. Check out more details about these amazing guys at the links below. We were very happy they got a chance to see the film. |
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MERCHANDISE!! We just finished the designs on our Return To Hardwick t-shirts and hats. Currently all proceeds help support preview screenings this summer and fall. The hats are one-size-fits-all and we have men's and women's selection of shirts. Click the photo box below to check it out. |
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DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival 1750 Red Cliff Dr., St. George, Utah 84790 (behind Dillards) September 3rd at 8:00 PM September 5th at 5:10 PM Royal Starr Film Festival Emagine Theater Screen 2 (Festival Opener!) 200 N Main St, Royal Oak, MI 48067 September 6, 2019 from 7:00 - 10:00 PM Twin Tiers International Film Festival Martin W. Kappel Theater 27 W Main St. #8, Norwich, NY 13815 September 20, 2019 at 10:30 AM New Ulm Film Festival The Grand Center for Arts & Culture 210 N Minnesota St., New Ulm, MN 56073 September 26th - 28th, 2019 Chagrin Documentary Film Festival Chagrin Falls Township Hall 83 N Main St, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 October 6th, 2019 at 12:30 PM Eastern Michigan University Strong Hall Auditorium (In conjunction with the 2019 93rd Bomb Group reunion) Ypsilanti, MI / October 11th at 3:00 PM Click this line if you want to attend screening but not reunion |
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NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED |
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ARGUNNERS MAGAZINE INTERVIEW |
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Michael Cudlitz - Mighty Eighth Museum Clips |
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Michael Cudlitz gives the film some praise. |
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If you haven't seen it - check out the trailer for Return To Hardwick!!! |
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If you have seen Return To Hardwick please leave a comment by clicking the button below. It will take you to the film's website to the Comments page. We'd love to hear from you! |
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RETURN TO HARDWICK SYNOPSIS The 93rd Bomb Group was the most decorated, most traveled and most effective bomb group of WWII. Helping to cripple Hitler's Europe from the air, they executed some of the most daring bombing raids of the war. Along with the group's rich history - sons, daughters and grandchildren travel to England and explore the 93rd's long forgotten airbase - Hardwick Aerodrome 104. |
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