tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83627171282676222912024-02-20T18:37:18.979-08:00ANYWHERE, TXBrokenMind Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273734233097504053noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362717128267622291.post-807941412411655302011-05-04T08:28:00.000-07:002011-05-04T08:28:33.233-07:00ANYWHERE, TX EPK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqBEveUVMTrScYTwERvyrWXBxYtYiCz2tTTn2mDKXxhHHERgoupqCz3BplknWHPWK8t6V9flbRKChuxoYJn49SMS9pVQOuV9qcySMoIHZXWaEOoKYN8jrYPkau8ILZHAoNO8cggmmDGYi/s1600/Iconic+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqBEveUVMTrScYTwERvyrWXBxYtYiCz2tTTn2mDKXxhHHERgoupqCz3BplknWHPWK8t6V9flbRKChuxoYJn49SMS9pVQOuV9qcySMoIHZXWaEOoKYN8jrYPkau8ILZHAoNO8cggmmDGYi/s320/Iconic+2.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjeHJfEpILIXA8hVYm4IjgPlHEzoon0NVvLnF48Dw4eYrUqCyTSTahZPcXBLRVNSVfSYSJDy-z2SwDlPZ-j8IGTQV22uPm65Vc0Xy-xuzlCtUxJXLLKVao0TCpboKu-5TNmqwBSSUgtrc/s1600/hobokenos-copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjeHJfEpILIXA8hVYm4IjgPlHEzoon0NVvLnF48Dw4eYrUqCyTSTahZPcXBLRVNSVfSYSJDy-z2SwDlPZ-j8IGTQV22uPm65Vc0Xy-xuzlCtUxJXLLKVao0TCpboKu-5TNmqwBSSUgtrc/s200/hobokenos-copy.jpg" width="200" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Contact:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Melissa Swanepoel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Producer</div><div style="text-align: left;">(512) 466 4624</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">brokenmindpictures@gmail.com<br />
Facebook.com/brokenmind-films</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Tagline:</b><br />
Lose yourself...<br />
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<b>Genre:</b><br />
Drama / Action<br />
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<b>Summary/Logline:</b><br />
<b>ANYWHERE, TX</b> is the story coming-of-age story of fifteen-year-old David, a<br />
runaway without a destination. Through chance encounters with the beautiful<br />
dancer Isabella and the unstable and violent Jones, David finds the direction and<br />
conviction his young life is lacking.<br />
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Award-winning director Reynaldo A. Garza paints a vivid portrait of human<br />
emotion and gritty action, set against the stunning landscape of a summer Texas.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Language: English<br />
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Country: USA<br />
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Length: 140min</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
</b></div><b>ABOUT THE CAST</b><br />
<b>Angel I. Garza (DAVID)</b><br />
Angel has been acting since he could walk, gifted (or maybe cursed?) with a<br />
video-camera-happy family. He plays guitar, watches classic films, and currently<br />
attends college. This is his debut feature film.<br />
<b>Ashley Donigan (ISABELLA)</b><br />
Ashley’s acting experience is varied and lengthy. She appears in everything from<br />
short films to features. She currently lives in Los Angeles.<br />
<b>Daniel Dasent (JONES)</b><br />
Daniel is a distinctive and wonderful student of character, and also appears in an<br />
earlier short film by Reynaldo A. Garza.<br />
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<b>ABOUT THE CREW</b><br />
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</b><br />
<b>Reynaldo A. Garza (Writer/Director)</b><br />
Reynaldo Garza’s experience as a writer/director and producer include a number<br />
of short films. His work as a video-journalist and documentary director have<br />
influenced his story-telling style, as well as how he makes creative choices while<br />
casting, filming, and editing.<br />
He received his BA from the RTF Department of the University of Texas at<br />
Austin. He currently lives, works, and creates in Austin, TX.<br />
New scripts are already are already taking form and awaiting the next steps of<br />
production.<br />
<b>Melissa Swanepoel (Producer)</b><br />
Melissa began as a Production Assistant and worked her way up and into the film<br />
industry. She has been working with Reynaldo for several years now. Her wide<br />
range of set experiences, both behind and in front of the camera, allow her to<br />
wear many hats while working on a project – and she likes it that way.<br />
Also an alumni of the University of TX at Austin, Melissa lives and works<br />
alongside Reynaldo in Austin TX.<br />
A published author of short stories, Melissa continues to write shorts, novels, and<br />
scripts.<br />
<b>Alberto Chapa (Music/Score)</b><br />
As a musician, Alberto practices his craft under the label of Pinches Cuerpos.<br />
He is also currently producing a few other artists’ tracks. His studio is located in<br />
Austin, TX.<br />
This is his first film score.<br />
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<b>PRINTABLE QUOTES FROM THE ACTORS</b><br />
<b>Angel I. Garza (DAVID)</b><br />
<b>On filming the cliff jump: </b>“The cliff jumping scene was the most exciting scene<br />
to film. The scene consisted of a 40-foot jump into the lake. It was a sunny day<br />
and a cool splash seemed like a nice and refreshing thing to do, but as I took<br />
a peek off the ledge, I saw the drop, and felt my heart start thumping in my<br />
chest, harder and harder and harder. The director was in place and so were we<br />
(Ashley and myself). Melissa stood by us with a phone to her ear, on the line with<br />
Reynaldo, awaiting the ‘ACTION!’ Over the loud thumping in my chest, I heard<br />
a muttered ‘Ok, the camera is rolling. Whenever you’re ready, guys.’ I figured, ‘If<br />
I think about it too much, I’m never going to do it.’ I grabbed Ashley’s hand and<br />
we made a run for it. The next thing I remember is smashing into what felt like a<br />
brick wall, but in reality was just the water. What my character in the movie felt<br />
was a reflection of my actual feelings at the moment: a sense of wild freedom,<br />
fun, excitement, and all that good stuff.”<br />
<b>On working with Reynaldo:</b> Being directed by Reynaldo was not a new thing for<br />
me. We had been making short films together for a long time. Growing up around<br />
the same environment and being influenced by the same movies gives us this<br />
natural ease to understand each other. One example I can think of was that<br />
sometimes, in certain scenes, Reynaldo would say, ‘Don’t Woody Allen it,’ and<br />
that would be all I needed to know what he was thinking, what he wanted for that<br />
scene. He is a natural at communicating his direction and personalizing it, not<br />
just for me, but for the rest of the crew as well, helping them understand exactly<br />
what it is that he wants out of them on that day. It’s always a pleasure to work<br />
with someone who has such a clear vision to share.<br />
<br />
<b>STATEMENTS</b><br />
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</b><br />
<b>Writer/Director Statement (Reynaldo A. Garza)</b><br />
<br />
After receiving my degree from the film school at the University of Texas, I knew<br />
exactly what I wanted to do. I planned to bring together all the right people, cast<br />
and crew, and shoot my first feature film. I had known my producer Melissa<br />
Swanepoel from our time together at the University, and we had worked together<br />
on several of my short films. There was no doubt we made a great team, so<br />
when it came to gathering a crew, she was first on my list. I ran my ideas by her<br />
and she was on board. Pre-production had begun.<br />
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From the beginning we sought to create something different from what we<br />
were seeing in the independent film market. We wanted to create a low budget<br />
film that didn't feel constrained by our financial limitations. We would have car<br />
chases, live stunts, an exciting story and all the ingredients of a great hollywood<br />
movie – on an independent budget. We also wanted our movie to feel as real as<br />
possible, so we made a point to not rely on cheap digital effects for things that<br />
could be done practically on screen.<br />
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Our cast couldn’t have been better. It was an absolute joy working with such<br />
professionals like Daniel Dasent and Ashley Donigan, who put their work on<br />
screen before anything else. Angel I. Garza's commitment to the lead role had<br />
him doing everything from cliff-jumping to being dragged by a moving truck<br />
across rough terrain. There was a real current of dedication, from cast to crew,<br />
on this film, and it made the story come alive.<br />
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I am so grateful to everyone who had a hand in turning our ideas into reality, and<br />
so proud of what we created together.<br />
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<b>Producer Statement (Melissa Swanepoel)</b><br />
Reynaldo and I had been working together for a few years on smaller<br />
projects, so when to opportunity arose to create a feature together, I<br />
couldn’t have been more excited.<br />
<br />
I was involved from the beginning – first draft overhauls to filming-script<br />
tweaks. Story is important to us both, so it was easy to collaborate and to<br />
let go of ideas and let them take shape.<br />
<br />
We started casting early, wanting actors to have the time to transform<br />
characters into real people. The script attracted wonderful and gifted<br />
actors – Austin, TX is overrun with great talent, so getting great candidates<br />
in to read for us was never an issue. Making the final choice, though –<br />
on David, Isabella, Jones, Chuck... we were truly fortunate to find such<br />
exquisite chemistry right on our doorstep.<br />
<br />
Production was long and took place in many different locations, though<br />
every frame takes place on Texas soil. It really is a testament to what can<br />
be accomplished when people are passionate about and deeply committed<br />
to the work at hand.<br />
I, for one, could not be more proud of what we accomplished or happier to<br />
have been a part of it, and I know this is but the gateway to greater things<br />
for all involved.<br />
We wanted to tell a story about life, losing and finding yourself, about the<br />
journey over the destination, and I want to thank everyone who has taken<br />
part in this collaborative and creative journey.<br />
It’s far from over, believe me!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>PHOTO CREDITS and CAPTIONS</b><br />
<i>coming soon!</i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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