Do It Again

Sometime this fall, a group of PBS stations will roll out our 60-minute version of DO IT AGAIN. Here’s the tease that will be used to plug the program.

We’ve only got three days left on our Kickstarter campaign, so I figured I’d make one more pitch. (And there may be another…)

You might think, “Hey Geoff, isn’t the movie done and playing in film festivals. And hasn’t everybody already been generous enough?” And I’d say, “True and true, but that doesn’t mean I’m done.”

Here are two examples: We were so pleased to be invited to show the film at the Reykjavik International Film Festival later in the year. But then, after chatting with one of the staffers there, I learned that we need to send a PAL formatted tape. We only have the NTSC format. That means heading over to National Boston today and paying them to dub a PAL tape. That’s $320. See, money!

(As you probably figured, even when we sell out a 1,000 seat hall, we don’t get paid. The film festival gets the cash, as it should… Those festivals are run on a shoe-string by dedicated people working way too many hours.)

Same goes for our screening in New Orleans in October. We’re thrilled to be showing the film there and wouldn’t consider pulling out. But they want the film transferred as a data file and sent on a hard-drive. Hence, I’ve got to buy another hard-drive.

I know, this couldn’t me a more boring blog entry. Who wants to hear about PAL and NTSC and data files, etc.? I don’t. Which is why you should help me reach my Kickstarter goal. Then I promise… I’ll shut up and talk Kinks!

Dave Plunkert, of Baltimore’s SPUR Design, created this fantastic poster for “Do It Again.” Here’s what Dave had to say about the image.

“By far the most underrated British Invasion band if not the most
underrated Rock act of all time, The Kinks engender a fierce loyalty in their fans that the pop acts of today can only dream about. It’s that loyalty that compelled Geoff Edgers to film his quest to reunite the legendary band.

Directed by Robert Patton-Spruill “Do It Again” has been described as a kind of “Sherman’s March” with guitars and features appearances by Sting, Zooey Deschanel, Clive Davis, Robyn Hitchcock, Paul Weller, Warren Zanes and Peter Buck.

The official 25 x 39 inch poster Spur created for the film was screen-
printed 2 colors (black and a musty coloured yellow) at Globe Poster. The venerable Baltimore poster printer, has a long history printing gig posters for musical legends including Led Zeppelin, Janice Joplin, and Stevie Wonder among others.

For my part I wanted to depict the original line-up from their classic period, include a few Easter eggs for their fans, and put the Davies Brothers at the center of everything.

Its a love letter to the the ink (or is it tea?) that dripped from Ray’s pen and the fuzzy guitar sound Dave created with a razor blade and an 8 watt amp, and for a group that left a musical stamp that’s equal parts genius and madness.”

Okay, kids. So far, we’ve got four festivals on board with “Do It Again.” The world premiere takes place Jan. 28 – next Thursday! – at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Yes, in Europe’s biggest port city. (Kind of how we have to hear about cheese-steaks whenever Philadelphia is mentioned.)

Want to buy tickets. Go here.

I will be in Rotterdam – with additional screenings over the weekend – but not at the Glasgow Film Festival, where “Do It Again” shows on February 21.

After that, we will likely head stateside. The Cleveland International Film Festival will show the movie somewhere between March 18 and 28. Remember, Cleveland is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Independent Film Festival Boston has also accepted us, which is a personal thrill because I live here and it’s the best festival in the city. That screening is somewhere between April 21-28. (Minor complication: My wife is scheduled to give birth on April 27.)