Official Rejection (2009)

Director:

Paul Osborne

Writer:

Paul Osborne (writer)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

When the shooting stops, the war begins.

Plot:

A documentary following the exploits of a group of filmmakers as they take their independent feature, Ten 'til Noon (2006), along the film festival circuit, and the politics, pitfalls, triumphs and comic tragedies they encounter along the way. Full of interviews with important players in the indie world, this is a must see for young filmmakers on the what happens when the shooting stops.

Plot Keywords:

Festival | Film Festival | Cult Comedy | Filmmaking

Cast

Scott Storm	...	Himself
Paul Osborne	...	Himself
Brian Osborne	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul J. Alessi	...	Himself
Brandon Barrera	...	Himself
Charlotte Bell	...	Herself
Anna Boling	...	Herself
Adam Carl	...	Himself
Jason Carney	...	Himself
Marshall Cook	...	Himself
Harkeerat Dhillon	...	Himself
Andy Dick	...	Himself
Troy Duffy	...	Himself
Joe Eckardt	...	Himself
Patrick Ewald	...	Himself
David Faustino	...	Himself
Jenna Fischer	...	Herself
Don Franken	...	Himself
Cecily Gambrell	...	Herself
John Daniel Gavin	...	Himself
Chris Gore	...	Himself
Gregory Hall	...	Himself
Mark Hefti	...	Himself
Karl T. Hirsch	...	Himself
Lloyd Kaufman	...	Himself
Chris LaMont	...	Himself
Dean Lennert	...	Himself
Traci Lords	...	Herself
Jerri Manthey	...	Herself
Jason Marsh	...	Himself
Bob Nuchow	...	Himself
Damon O'Steen	...	Himself
Daniel F. Scherl	...	Himself
Jon Schroder	...	Himself
Bryan Singer	...	Himself
Kevin Smith	...	Himself
Jacques Thelemaque	...	Himself
Jennifer Tilly	...	Herself
Danny Trejo	...	Himself
Blayne Weaver	...	Himself
Gary Weeks	...	Himself

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Conspicuous Pictures

Movie Connections:

References The Usual Suspects (1995)

a MUST SEE for EVERY indie filmmaker!

Just caught this amazing and brutally honest doc at the Hell's Half Mile Film Fest in Bay City, Michigan. And having worked the fest circuit with two features now, I can say this film rings so true that's it's almost painful to watch in places (and I mean that in a good way).

This is the indie filmmaker's life, this is our humiliation, this is our reward, this is our freakin' angst! OFFICIAL REJECTION plays like the film companion to Chris Gore's Film Festival Guide. It covers the life (and sometimes death) of mainly one feature as it aims for Sundance, then reevaluates. As it aims for Slamdamn, then reevaluates. As it aims for SXSW, then...well you get the picture. And it's not all doom and gloom. (Well, OK, there is a film fest meltdown that has to be one of the most uncomfortable moments I've ever seen on film.) But...there is a (somewhat) happy ending here.

If you have any plans to make a film, watch this movie! Learn from it. These are the rules of film festivals. Realize that you will not be the exception.

I love OFFICIAL REJECTION. It is my life. If you are a filmmaker (or are close to any filmmakers), it is your life too!