This Friday I’ve chosen a sketch I made while in pre-production on Lo. While gearing up to make a film about a man fighting with demons, I was battling my own by making a film about them. It was a lot of hard work with very little time or money. Last week I screened Lo at the Indianapolis International Film Festival, showing it my family for the very first time. It is always a nerve racking experience introducing them to my movies. They are from the world where films have massive budgets, superstar actors and are released in real theaters. They have very few experiences with independent film and with directors who prefer to tell stories in unconventional ways. That is not meant as a cut to their character, only to say that we are from different planets artistically.
That being said, I was unsure how they would react to a movie that takes the shape of a long conversation between a man and a demon. I felt a little like the guy in the pentagram surrounded by something I could feel but not see. Something that, the minute I stepped out of the circle, would devour me whole. So, yeah…I get nervous. Thankfully the screening went very well and everyone seemed to enjoy it to varying degrees. I think everyone was happy that this one had humor. My first film, joshua, kind of grabbed them by the throat. Here they could breathe. Their support is and always has been amazing, and I couldn’t take the risks I do without it.Â
A couple very nice reviews came out of the screening as well. Give um a look-see if you’re bored:
Review # 1
Review # 2
Much love
Travis
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This blog is a very big thank you to all who came out to support my weird and wild vision! We had a full house and beat out many other bigger films to take the Audience Choice Award! It was an absolute joy screening for everyone and the vibe in the theater was kinetic. I got to meet some cool new filmmakers as well as reconnect with some old friends I hadn’t seen in ages. With Hollywood fully conquered, we’re packing Lo’s bags and heading to Austin, Texas for the Austin Film Festival! I can only hope it screens half as well as it did in Los Angeles.
