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MUSIC DOCUMENTARY ECHOTONE BEGINS FIRST RUN IN AUSTIN MAY 6
Echotone FIRST RUN, IN THEATERS MAY 6! GET THE FREE SOUNDTRACK TOO!
Reversal Films is proud to announce the Austin music documentary Echotone is coming back to Austin for an official weeklong first run of the film following the amazing response for their sold-out opening. Echotone will show at the Alamo Ritz in Austin beginning on Friday, May 6, 2011.
Echotone opened in Austin Sunday, April 24th at the Alamo Ritz, with an initial four screenings on four consecutive days. After witnessing the demand for this film chronicling the struggle of a creative class in a city on the rise, the Alamo Drafthouse decided to offer a full week of screenings for Austin film and music fans before opening in other markets.
“This film has become a movement,” says Echotone Director Nathan Christ. “The people of Austin have really taken ownership of it. As each night passed, the line down the block just kept getting longer. I’m deeply grateful for your support. Please keep spreading the word. We need your help to get as many people as possible to see the film. This is a pivotal moment for us, Echotone, and the City of Austin.”
The film will open in Houston on May 13th, before heading to New York in June, Chicago in July, San Francisco and Los Angeles in August, and a 20-city Texas tour in August/September.
Echotone Austin Run
Friday, May 6, 2011 – Thursday, May 12, 2011
Alamo Drafthouse Ritz& Alamo South Lamar
320 East 6th Street, Austin, TX 78701
1120 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX 78704
Check the link below for showtimes.
Echotone follows Austin musicians like Black Joe Lewis, Cari Palazolo and Bill Baird along their daily routines and features performances by Ghostland Observatory, The Octopus Project, the Black Angels and more. Along with live musical footage and visceral aerial views of the city in development, Echotone also includes passionate debates with artists and city music leaders on issues like urban planning, sustainability, artistic integrity and rabid independence.
For more upcoming Echotone events, check http://www.echotonefilm.com/events.html.And, you can find a link to the film’s EPK at http://www.echotonefilm.com/epk.html. To become part of the conversation, find the film on Facebook and on Twitter @echotonefilm.
ABOUT ECHOTONE
Internationally known as ‘The Live Music Capital of the World,’ Austin’s vibrant music scene has made it one of the world’s most sought-after destinations. Echotone is a music documentary providing a telescopic view into the lives of several young musicians as they grapple with questions of commercialism, experimentation, and the future of their beloved city in the face of gentrification. Echotone is a cultural portrait of the modern American city, examined through the lyrics and lens of Austin, Texas’ creative class.
GET THE FREE SOUNDTRACK
Be sure to download and share what Paste Magazine called “the best (free) soundtrack we’ve ever seen!” –
SUPPORT THE CREATIVE CLASS
Set for release on September 6, 2011, be sure to PRE ORDER a limited special editionEchotone DVD complete with free Soundtrack from the motion picture, exclusive B-Sides and extended interviews with The Black Angels, Ghostland Observatory, and Brownout at Echotonefilm.com or at a screening of Echotone.
GET INVOLVED
Help kickstart the conversation around local music issues in Austin and around the world. Visit our GET INVOLVED section at Echotonefilm.com to find out how to host a screening of Echotone, discover ways to support your favorite Austin artists through Kickstarter, and even contribute to the Echotone Grant program.
ABOUT REVERSAL FILMS
Reversal Films is an emerging award winning independent production and distribution company. Since incorporating in 2007, Reversal has sold two documentaries, Mississippi Chicken and Inside the Circle, produced 2010 Sundance grand jury prize nominee for the US Dramatic Competition, Skateland, starring Twilight’s Ashley Greene set for a May 13, 2011 release, and produced an original indie music documentary Echotone, also set for a Spring 2011 hybrid release. Reversal’s producers reside in Austin and L.A.
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