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Screening this Saturday Night!
Two weeks ago, we had a record number of teams sign up for the Wild West Film Festival. 48 hours of labor and hard work went in to each film, and it shows. Starting at 7:00 pm Saturday we will be screening the top 27 at Liberty Hall in Lawrence. Tickets are only $7... »
Dispatches From The 7th Circle of Hollywood #3
Troy Hauschild #3-Brushes With Stardom, or “Please Don’t Hurt Me!” Celebrities are just like you and me. -Or that’s what everybody always says. Then you see how much press Jennifer Aniston’s (alleged) boob-job gets, or see the 65-page spread on Tom & Katie’s wedding and they don’t seem so normal after all. But one... »
Dispatches From The 7th Circle of Hollywood #2
Troy Hauschild #2-Which Reality is Real? -Really?! A lot of the work I’ve done in LA is in Reality TV. So I thought I could do a primer on how Reality works, what it’s like to be on the crew, some of the fun and pitfalls.. Most of the shows I worked on weren’t... »
Dispatches From The 7th Circle of Hollywood
Troy Hauschild #1-Life as a Movie Extra, or ‘Will Somebody Get The Meat-Flags Out of the Way?” When I was asked to create this column by friends at WWFF, I thought “What the hell am I gonna write? I’m a struggling.. well.. producer, actor, technician.. I don’t even know what I’m doing in LA,... »
“What a great opportunity for young filmmakers to show their craft for good causes. Everybody wins!”
“The Wild West Film Fest has been bringing it to the Lawrence film scene. It is one of the best examples of what filmmakers are looking for in a festival.”
“The Wild West Film Fest puts filmmaking back into the hands of the people. It’s indy film in it’s purest, grittiest form. A great opportunity for local filmmakers to get their work seen by audiences.”