This is so exciting! I uploaded the trailer only a week ago. Thanks for the excitement and support. To answer some questions, as of today there is only a handful of copies in existence and those have been submitted to film festivals. I am not even letting the subjects in the film see the finished film until it is at a formal screening. It is so much more fun that way. I am hoping to have it screen at festivals around the county, while shopping it around to distributors. If a distributor doesn't pick it up, then I will self-distribute, but I would rather go with an established distributor because they could reach a much wider audience, and I think that the film has appeal to both dancers, and people that are completely unfamiliar with dance. Either way, a DVD will not be available for a while.
I am hoping that if it screens at some festivals that the dancers from that area will come and help me fill the theater. Seeing a film at a film festival is different then seeing a movie. The filmmaker is usually there, and it is more like a performance in a way. So it would be a really fun belly-dance event to fill a theater with sister (and brother) dancers, maybe have an after party with dancing, and show the filmmaking community how popular and important the dance is.
There is more information on our website
www.ftbproductions.com, or e-mail me if you want to get put on an e-mailing list for updates about the film. starbelly@ftbproductions.com
