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“Odd, Oklahoma” to premiere at OKC’s 2008 deadCENTER Film Festival

May 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Last year, when Diana and I were still residents of the great state of Oklahoma, we partnered with director Levi Cathcart, of Tulsa, to produce a short film titled “Odd, Oklahoma.” Filmed over a weekend in May 2007, the film is a short comedy about a small town bank robbery, starring and crewed by […]

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And the verdict is…

March 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

After two weeks of waiting, the word has come down. Our documentary, “The Mixtress,” which we made for the International Documentary Challenge, was not chosen as one of the 14 finalists. Though a bit disappointed, we are encouraged that we just barely missed the cut.  The organizer of the competition wrote Diana […]

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International Documentary Challenge 2008

March 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments

We had to drive to the airport post office because it was the only one that stayed open until 10pm. We walked in the door 5 minutes before it closed. An official “March 10, 2008″ postmark was all we needed. This, after a mad dash to finalize paperwork, finish the credits, burn […]

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ready, set, go!

March 7th, 2008 · No Comments

We’ve just started shooting a short documentary, as part of the 2008 International Documentary Challenge. Our subject is a character study on Ms. Jules Bennett, the Mixtress herself, who runs The Mixtress Online.
The completed picture, along with all other Portland, Oregon entries, will be showing at Hollywood Theatre on Wednesday, May 7 at 7:00pm.
We’ll […]

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behind-the-scenes photos

March 1st, 2008 · No Comments

A HUGE thank you to Juliana Tobón, the stellar photographer who took these behind-the-scenes photos of Steeped, the short film we shot here in Portland a few weeks ago. Peter is in the final stages of editing, and we’ll have more information posted soon regarding when we’ll screen the flick. In the […]

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pdx film maker’s showcase

February 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

That’s right, kids. Odd, Oklahoma, wideshot studio’s first short film, and possibly a second film will be screening tonight at the PDX Film Maker’s Showcase at Kelly’s Olympian Bar & Grill. The showcase starts at 8 pm, so come on out to support us and other local film makers. Oh, and a […]

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behind the scenes of steeped

February 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

We are currently in post production on our short film Steeped. The film isn’t quite finished, but we have put together a short, behind-the-scenes video of the making of the film. The video features the cast and crew having fun during the two-day shoot. Enjoy!
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short film screening

January 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

There will be a screening of three of our short films on Wednesday, January 30 at Mt. Tabor Legacy Theatre as part of a series of shorts, organized by Andrew Warnecke. Starting at 8 p.m., the entire screening should last about an hour.
Two films shot by Peter Hermes prior to forming wideshot studios, will […]

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steeped

January 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Well, we’re officially in pre production on a clever little short film that will be shot here in Portland this next weekend. Written by Ainsley Drew and directed by Peter Hermes, this little gem tells the story of a man and woman set in a routine and shows the glimmer of breaking that ho-humness.  Starring […]

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