Wowzers.  Jim just called to let me know that we won the BEST BAY AREA DOCUMENTARY FEATURE award. I think this means we get to put the first of those leafy festival insignias on our poster!

Congratulations to everyone who has been involved in the film and all the folks who came out to watch it on that rainy Friday.

UPDATE:  Click for a video from the Awards Ceremony (Jim looks completely awestruck, but awesomely so)

Follow this link to see a short interview with Jim and Pat right before the film premiere last Friday in SF.

http://fest09.sffs.org/scoop/player.html?bookmark=012

Click on the “May 5″ box with Zoey’s head.

Jim has been making the rounds for the past couple of weeks doing the lord’s work with the media.  Here’s a quick round-up of some nice write-ups on D tour and the recent screenings.

SPIN:  Rogue Wave’s D tour

SF360: Jim Granato on the fascinating journey behind “D Tour”

New And Used Records:  Interview with Jim Granato

The Bay Bridged:  Rock And Kidney Pie

I Pick My Nose:  JPG Round-up

The OCMD:  A Documentary About Rogue Wave’s Drummer Pat Spurgeon

What a great time last night!  Thanks to the 1,000 or so of you who showed up to the screening of D tour and the acousto-tastic Rogue Wave (plus John Vanderslice) set.

(funny quick sidebar – JV’s rep as the “nicest guy in indie rock” held up nicely throughout the night despite a steady stream of hazing for his stunty new album pre-order scheme.)

It was also great to see all the “stars” from the film – surgeons, doctors, organ donation specialists, etc – reppin’ in the audience.

I snapped some low grade iPhone photos from 14 rows back.  Sorry for the low quality but email us if you have some nicer ones and we’ll post!

Thanks again!

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share with you some upcoming screenings for my film, “D tour”. I will post more info about all these on the blog or you can check out individual links below!

3/29/09 – Bloomington, IN.
The Buskirk-Chumley Theater
Benefit Screening! w/ Live Music by Old Flames, Merrie Sloan & Toby Purnell, Drakkar Sauna
Filmmaker & Special Guests will be in attendance!
http://buskirkchumley.org

4/5-4/6/09 – Sarasota, FL.
Sarasota Film Festival
Filmmaker in attendance!
http://sarasotafilmfestival.com

5/1-5/7/09 – San Francisco, CA.
San Francisco International Film Festival
Filmmaker & Special Guests will be in attendance!
http://fest09.sffs.org/

More to come soon!

Thanks all,
Jim Granato