I'll see you there!
My friend Kat's movie jumping off bridges is screening at the Dallas Video Festival on August 9th. She sent along this handy little press release:

jumping off bridges SCREENING

August 9th (Wednesday), 7pm
Angelika Film Center (Mockingbird Station)
Dallas, TX
Ticket Price - $5
Filmmakers in Attendance


For more information and a full list of dates and cities go to:
www.jumpingoffbridges.com


STORY:
Inspired by invincible friendships, junior high journal entries, heart breaking crushes and the complexities of losing loved ones, jumping off bridges follows a carefree, adventurous group of four best friends deep in the trenches of adolescence.


AWARDS and SCREENINGS:
Official Selection, 2006 South By Southwest Film Festival
Official Selection, 2006 Jacksonville Film Festival
Official Selection, 2006 Waterfront Film Festival
Official Selection, 2005 IFP Rough Cuts Lab
2005 Texas Filmmakers Production Fund Recipient
2002 IFP Emerging Narratives Screenplay Section
2002 Semi-Finalist, Sundance Screenwriting Institute
2002 Finalist, Chesterfield Fellowship Competition

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"Truly wonderful work" --Filmmaker Magazine

"Sensitively handled and refreshingly naturalistic" --The Florida Times Union

"Candler demonstrated a deep understanding of teen anxiety, angst and alienation. An emotional, smart movie." --Moving Pictures Magazine

"As realistic a narrative portrait of love, death, and human debris as anything you're ever likely to see onscreen." --The Austin Chronicle

"Kat Candler's moving Austin-made teen drama has enjoyed sold-out crowds and raves." --Austin American-Statesman

"Candler's ability to take some of the darkest and most jagged truths about fear, regret, sadness, loss, suffering and pain and break them open for her audience to experience in ways that are both optimistic and honest makes her one of the most important and promising young filmmakers on the cinematic landscape." --Filethirteen

"Candler is very much in touch with a particular sort of teenaged sensibility. She knows the difference between sadness and the petulance it is often mistaken for, and she treats her sullen girls and boys with the sort of patience and understanding their parents (and, perhaps, some audience members) can never quite muster." --Ain't It Cool News

"jumping off bridges is a wonderfully delicate, authentic portrayal of teenagers and their families." --Cinematical