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Dear Friend,
Thank you so much for attending our "DriverX" screening in Minneapolis! After nearly three years of working on the film, it's been a thrill for us to finally show it to audiences. As we prepare to go to our fourth festival--The St Louis Int'l. Film Festival in St Louis, MO this Sunday--I wanted to ask for your help.
With very little press attention at these festivals, our film's first three screenings were much like the proverbial tree falling in the forest. Did it make a sound if no one was there to hear it? Right now, you are the only witnesses to that tree falling, and I'd like to ask you to help us tell the world that the tree did indeed fall! (too much metaphor??). Or another way to look at it--you've just taken an Uber or Lyft; now you get a chance to rate your driver!
There are two big ways you can help us get the word out:
- Follow us on Social Media and post something positive about the movie. If you're so inclined to do that, please make sure to include our handle in your post. For Twitter and Instagram, that would be @DriverXMovie . We're also on Facebook, where once you 'Like' our page, you can imbed the link in your post by typing '@DriverX'. Actually just following us on our three social media platforms makes a big difference to potential distributors, since they not only judge you by the quality of your film, but also by your social status. (Links to our social pages are at the bottom of this email)
- Rate us on IMDB. IMDB has become the de facto way people decide to see a movie at a festival. They read the description, perhaps watch a trailer, and then look it up on IMDB to see if it has a good rating. Because we've just finished the film, we have very few ratings right now. This is where you come in. It takes about 2 seconds to rate a film on IMDB. Just click the button below and then click the star that says "Rate This" (to the right of the Title). If you're not logged into IMDB, it will ask you to log in first, and if you don't already have an IMDB account, it will ask you to create one, which takes about 5 seconds and is free. Of course, I want you to be honest with your rating, but if you're going to go to all the trouble to rate the film, please consider rating it highly, (just sayin'...)!
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Now, if you really want to help us out, and you miss your college creative writing days, you might want to review the film on IMDB. This takes about 2-5 minutes, depending on how much and how quickly you write. To review the film, log into IMDB, rate it first (let's get as many ratings as we can), then click the button below and give it your best Roger Ebert or Pauline Kael. All of this, trust me, is vitally important for a little indie like ours, and of course, MOST APPRECIATED!
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WHERE ARE WE NEXT?
As I mentioned, I will be traveling this weekend to St. Louis, MO for the St. Louis Int'l. Film Festival. "DriverX" plays:
Sunday, Nov. 5th • 3:15pm
If you know anyone in the area, please send them our way. One of our actresses will be in attendance and will be doing the Q&A with me.
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| | | From there we head to Ft Worth for a screening on Nov. 10th. |
| | Ok, gotta go pack my bags. Thank you again for coming out to see us, for signing up on our mailing list, and for your support going forward. It absolutely means the world to us!
Best, Mark |
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