Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Studio: Shut Up & Shoot Pictures
• DVD Release Date: November 17, 2009
• Run Time: 225 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002Q0WYPG
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #57,197 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

Much has been documented about the trials and struggles of making an independent film, and with good reason:  it's incredibly difficult, and not many are able to accomplish this feat.  Unfortunately, many first-time filmmakers operate under the misapprehension that once the movie is finished they can just "take it so Sundance."  Yet the task of finding placement at a major film festival is often more daunting and exhausting then the making of the movie itself.

Following filmmakers through the trenches of the festival circuit over a 12-month period, OFFICIAL REJECTION takes a lighthearted, realistic look at the politics, pitfalls, costs and tolls taken on life at the independent film festivals.  We'll hear from directors, producers, actors, programmers, experts and moviegoers about their experiences.  We'll also explore the difficulties the major festivals face in trying to continue to foster new talent in an atmosphere of ever-increasing commercialism while the smaller fests struggle to distinguish themselves without access to adequate media or distributor attention.

Our documentary depicts what happens to filmmakers once the movie is finished and they board the emotional rollercoaster better knows as the independent film circuit.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute MUST-SEE for anyone involved in filmmaking!, October 5, 2009

By	Gorman Bechard ""The Second Greatest Stor... (New Haven, CT USA) - See all my reviews

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Just caught this amazing and brutally honest doc at the Hell's Half Mile Film Fest in Bay City, Michigan. And having worked the fest circuit with two features now, I can say this film rings so true that's it's almost painful to watch in places (and I mean that in a good way).

This is the indie filmmaker's life, this is our humiliation, this is our reward, this is our freakin' angst! OFFICIAL REJECTION plays like the film companion to Chris Gore's Film Festival Guide. It covers the life (and sometimes death) of mainly one feature as it aims for Sundance, then reevaluates. As it aims for Slamdamn, then reevaluates. As it aims for SXSW, then...well you get the picture. And it's not all doom and gloom. (Well, ok, there is a film fest meltdown that has to be one of the most uncomfortable moments I've ever seen on film.) But...there is a (somewhat) happy ending here.

If you have any plans to make a film, watch this movie! Learn from it. These are the rules of film festivals. Realize that you will not be the exception.

I love OFFICIAL REJECTION. It is my life. If you are a filmmaker (or are close to any filmmakers), it is your life too!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, November 17, 2009

By	Shane Free "editorfree" (los angeles, cA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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As a fan of films and a filmmaker myself, I found this film incredibly honest and entertaining. Many people are totally unaware of what independent filmmakers go through after they shoot their film. Many great films never see the light of day. This film takes a real look into the film festival circuit and shows the good with the bad. A total inspiration to all the filmmakers out there who have a dream!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Clever Movie, November 10, 2009

By	Richard Young "CINE 2" (California, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This movie is fun, cleverly done and filled with wit. Among the humorous thread that runs throughout the movie are moments of intense drama when one festival goes horribly wrong. And moments of sadness, especially in the scene where the director's lovely wife is interviewed followed by a heart-wrenching narration.

Make sure to get the Rejection Collection Edition. It has a lot of extra stuff that make the experience all the more fun.