yeuxdebleu.livejournal.comThis just in from the producer and posted with his permission:
"Got back from Moscow yesterday -- what an incredible 5 days. Bryan [Gunnar Cole, director] and I literally barely slept at all. In the midst of it all we had two fantastic screenings of Day Zero. They were well attended with extremely eager/interested Q&A afterwards (including some requests for Elijah's phone number...)
I had no idea what to expect re: the reaction to the film by a Russian audience. But if the festival crowd was any indication, the film definitely plays there, especially among younger (call it age 15-35) people. Interestingly, rather than subtitle, the festival did real-time translation ala the United Nations -- a translator sat in a booth with a written transcript (which we provided) that had been translated ahead of time. And the audience listened through little headsets which were provided for free.
Anyway, an unforgettable time in an incredible city.
I'm back in NYC for a few days, then off to Europe for Barcelona, London, and Lyon...."
Yay! \O/ Great news, isn't it? I hope the remaining festivals go this well. There's every reason to expect that they will; the film is awesome.