Last night, we were invited by @MentalEclectic to screen Squatters in the Shorts n Spirits Showcase at Capitol City in Los Angeles! Squatters was seen on the big screen for the second time this month to another fantastic audience. The evening was made even more special by the incredible honor given by the Judges picking Squatters as their favorite of the evening!!!! Now Squatters will “move on” to the next round of S3, rumored to screen next month at COMIC CON!!!! More details to follow!
We are so grateful to Mel Huffman, @MentalEclectic @smbdysbsmnt @WebTVWorkshop @DamianMedia @DiahnnaNicoleBaxter @FilmMethod for this wonderful honor! The web community has totally embraced Squatters since it’s premiere and we are blessed to have such wonderful support and belief in the project! Thank you!
WINNER: Judges Choice Award @S3LA
Real Life Squatters Make Headlines!
Squatters are taking over the news this week. From Seattle to sunny Florida, Atlanta and even reports coming in from Cape Town and Parliament Square! Not to mention Neil Patrick Harris’ directing the hit musical, RENT, this summer in the Hollywood Bowl!
Seems like people are giving up on rent this week – just in time for Episode 3 airing today on DailyMotion!
Red Carpet Roundup!
The Squatters Red Carpet Launch Party exceeded all expectations! I’ve been finding photos all week in amazing galleries on: Hollywood.com | DailyCeleb | MingeMediaTV | Allison Lewis
And more!!! Not to mention the coverage from LA.com and The Web Files! A buddy of mine took some photographs specifically of the cast and crew! We were honored to have the support and presence of so many celebrities from all parts of the industry, but these are faces that made Squatters happen:
10,000 hits the first day!
Thanks so much to everyone who watched Squatters on its opening day! 10,000 views in a few short hours! WOW!!! I seriously cannot believe there is a comma in our view count!!! A very special thank you to all the tweets, comments, blogs and the Frosty Heidi & Frank’s radio broadcast that helped spread the word!
Tubefilter News’ early review reports, “There’s a lot of gold to be mined here and a lot of potential for this show to be one of the great new comedies on the web.” Fans of FHF wrote in their support during the on air broadcast this morning! And Sandeep Parikh was celebrated in a fresh new character self proclaimed as “an a-hole d-bag.”
We could not be prouder and more excited about our premiere and hope that everyone will continue to share the show during #webserieswed Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
Opening Night Jitters
I have just published the first episode of Squatters on DailyMotion.com! An overwhelming mix of emotions and anxiety as I let go of the last year of sweat, smiles and tears and release it into the world. I am so proud and grateful of everyone’s work, help, patience and support on this show!
This has been the most ambitious and fulfilling creative endeavor of my life and career. Squatters represents honest and humble independent filmmaking – from the guerrilla locations to the declined credit cards. I started this journey with a table read in Cooper’s apartment and have literally not stopped since – even teaching myself Final Cut to get us through Post and trading favors for camera equipment to shoot pickups.
And now it’s time for the poignant reactions of our audience. You are who we made this for. I got my start in theater and while there is no final bow or swell of applause; I am struck by the similarity of peeking from behind a tattered curtain watching the hush fall over the crowd. I look forward to “First!” and being told I’m stupid with five O’s. I’m giddy to earn each viewer one at a time and share a year long odyssey in a few short minutes. I hope everyone can find some joy in the silly little world that I created out of a not so funny real life experience. Thank you for your support and I hope you’ll keep coming back for more!
Always!
BB