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Report from Santa Fe

Joe Mealey and Michael Paradies Shoob

The response to our Santa Fe Screening literally blew us away. It far exceeded any expectations we might have had. The Lensic Theater filled 606 seats for a one-night benefit on a cold Thursday night. Thank you to Tom Frouge, Robert Mirabal, Joel Aalberts, Avokado Artists, Globalquerque, and the City of Santa Fe for hosting this event. The screening raised several thousand dollars for the Inter-tribal Connection Initiative, which benefits Native American youth in New Mexico.

ROAD TO EVERYWHERE SCREENING AT HISTORIC LENSIC THEATER IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
ROAD TO EVERYWHERE SCREENING AT HISTORIC LENSIC THEATER IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (photo by Jim Holbrook)

This was the very first time we’ve shown the film to a large crowd, and frankly we were worried that the film would work only for part of that audience. Boy, we were wrong! The entire audience was riveted to the screen.  They were completely engaged from beginning to end. There was long, thunderous applause at the end.


ROBERT MIRABAL AND WHIP HUBLEY ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
ROBERT MIRABAL AND WHIP HUBLEY ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. (photo by Jim Holbrook)

Virtually the entire audience stayed for the Q & A. They stood one after another and told us how much they loved it and how “personal” the experience was for them.  We have done probably 20 Q and A’s at festivals with our other films over the years, and this was by far the longest one we’ve ever done.  The audience didn’t want to leave.  We finally just stopped it ourselves after more than an hour!


We learned that this film absolutely works for a theatrical audience. Based on this experience, we're contemplating our next moves with the film.  We will keep you posted!


Thanks,

Joe and Michael


ROBERT MIRABAL DISCUSSES HIS ROLE AS JAKE IN ROAD TO EVERYWHERE
ROBERT MIRABAL DISCUSSES HIS ROLE AS JAKE IN ROAD TO EVERYWHERE (photo by Jim Holbrook)
DEZBAA' DISCUSSES HER ROLE AS BETHANY IN ROAD TO EVERYWHERE
DEZBAA' DISCUSSES HER ROLE AS BETHANY IN ROAD TO EVERYWHERE. (photo by Jim Holbrook)


TOM FROUGE OF AVOKADO ARTISTS AND GLOBALQUERQUE INTRODUCING ROAD TO EVERYWHERE TO AN AUDIENCE OF 600 AT THE LENSIC THEATER IN SANTA FE
TOM FROUGE OF AVOKADO ARTISTS AND GLOBALQUERQUE INTRODUCING ROAD TO EVERYWHERE TO AN AUDIENCE OF 600 AT THE LENSIC THEATER IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (photo by Jim Holbrook)

ROBERT MIRABAL, WHIP HUBLEY, WRITER/DIRECTOR MICHAEL PARADIES SHOOB, LIZZY ACOSTA
ROBERT MIRABAL, WHIP HUBLEY, WRITER/DIRECTOR MICHAEL PARADIES SHOOB, LIZZY ACOSTA. (photo by Jim Holbrook)

CINEMATOGRAPHER BRUCE ALAN GREENE AND PRODUCER JOE MEALEY OF ROAD TO EVERYWHERE
CINEMATOGRAPHER BRUCE ALAN GREENE AND PRODUCER JOE MEALEY OF ROAD TO EVERYWHERE (photo by Jim Holbrook)

JADE LEYVA, WHIP HUBLEY, TOM FROUGE
JADE LEYVA, WHIP HUBLEY, TOM FROUGE. (photo by Jim Holbrook)


WRITER/DIRECTOR OF ROAD TO EVERYWHERE MICHAEL PARADIES SHOOB TALKS WITH THE AUDIENCE AT THE LENSIC THEATER.
WRITER/DIRECTOR OF ROAD TO EVERYWHERE MICHAEL PARADIES SHOOB TALKS WITH THE AUDIENCE AT THE LENSIC THEATER. (photo by Jim Holbrook)

CO-STARS ROBERT MIRABAL AND WHIP HUBLEY OF ROAD TO EVERYWHERE
CO-STARS ROBERT MIRABAL AND WHIP HUBLEY OF ROAD TO EVERYWHERE. (photo by Jim Holbrook)


EDITOR ED ABROMS, PRODUCER JOE MEALEY AND CINEMATOGRAPHER BRUCE ALAN GREENE ARE INTERVIEWED BY TOM FROUGE.
EDITOR ED ABROMS, PRODUCER JOE MEALEY AND CINEMATOGRAPHER BRUCE ALAN GREENE ARE INTERVIEWED BY TOM FROUGE. (photo by Jim Holbrook)

WRITER/ DIRECTOR MICHAEL PARADIES SHOOB, ROBIN SHOOB AND PRODUCER JOE MEALEY AT THE PREVIEW SCREENING OF ROAD TO EVERYWHERE AT THE LENSIC THEATER IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO

WRITER/ DIRECTOR MICHAEL PARADIES SHOOB, ROBIN SHOOB AND PRODUCER JOE MEALEY AT THE PREVIEW SCREENING OF ROAD TO EVERYWHERE AT THE LENSIC THEATER IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. (photo by Jim Holbrook)

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googy38
Jan 22

Yay!


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junewrbishop
Jan 21

WOW ! Sohappy. for Michael. and all involved. . Hope it makes it. East soon and I see it . Mike I lost your email please. send. . Robin and. you. are beautiful together Janice. wwould be so proud . Best wishes. , June. Bishop

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