Director John Sayles and producer Maggie Renzie are pioneers and heroes of indie film - they have always bucked the system to make great films and they continue to pave the way for indie filmmakers.
For the release of their newest film HONEYDRIPPER John and Maggie have chosen to circumvent traditional U.S. distributors and have instead opted to team with Emerging Pictures to release the film themselves in theaters nationwide.
Implementing an innovative grassroots campaign and working tirelessly in support of it, John and Maggie are continuing their work to make sure great films and good stories continue to be seen and to keep truly independent cinema alive! Not only are they an inspiration to indie filmmakers but their work helps all independent film, and their exploration of new distribution models helps continue to pave the way for new voices to be heard.
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Please support the work these filmmakers are doing! PURCHASING A TICKET NOW will help make this release a success. And a success for these independent filmmakers, who have already influenced and inspired a generation, and will continue to do so for many more to come, will ensure that truly independent film continues to thrive!
Scroll down for current screenings and upcoming dates, to learn more about the film, and watch the trailer.
DATES & SCREENINGS (updated Feb. 8, 2008 - for most up-to-date list of theaters and screenings and to purchase tickets now visit the official Honeydripper website)
Chicago, IL - Music Box Theatre (Now Playing)
Cambridge, MA -Kendall Square Cinema (Now Playing)
Hartford, CT - Real Art Ways (Now Playing)
Chicago, IL - I.C.E. Chatham 14 (Now Playing)
Decatur, GA - Galaxy South Dekalb Funplex 12 (Now Playing)
Newnan, GA - Carmike 10 Cinemas Newnan (Now Playing)
New York, NY - Two Boots Pioneer Theater (Now Playing)
Riverdale, GA - Galaxy Cinema Funplex Riverdale (Now Playing)
Dallas, TX - Angelika Film Center (Now Playing)
Pittsburgh, PA - Harris Theatre (Now Playing)
Philadelphia, PA - Landmark Ritz at the Bourse (Now Playing)
Portland, OR - Regal Fox Tower Stadium 10 (Now Playing)
Austin, TX - Regal Arbor Cinema (Now Playing)
Greenville, AL - Edge Cinema (Now Playing)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Cinema Paradiso (Now Playing)
Tucson, AZ - The Loft Cinema (Now Playing)
Detroit, MI - Detroit Institute of Art (Now Playing *)
Huntsville, AL - Regal Hollywood Stadium 18 (Now Playing)
Huntsville, AL - Regal Madison Square 12 (Now Playing)
Trussville, AL - Regal Cinemas Trussville 16 (Now Playing)
Birmingham, AL - Carmike Summit 16 (Now Playing)
Birmingham, AL - Carmike Wynnsong 12 (Now Playing)
Decatur, AL - Carmike 8 (Now Playing)
Montgomery, AL - Carmike Cinemas Eastdale Triple (Now Playing)
Savannah, GA - Carmike 10 Cinemas (Now Playing)
Lake Worth, FL - Stonzek Black Box Theatre (Now Playing)
Coral Gables, FL - The Cosford Theater (Now Playing)
Wilmington, DE - Theatre N at Nemours (Now Playing )
Salt Lake City, UT - Broadway Centre Cinemas (Now Playing)
Jupiter, FL - Cobb Jupiter 18 (Now Playing)
Tuscaloosa, AL - Hollywood 16 Theatres (Now Playing)
Madison, WI - Marcus Westgate Cinemas (Now Playing)
St Pete Beach, FL - Beach Theatre (Now Playing *)
Napa, CA - Jarvis Conservatory (Saturday February 9, 2008 *)
San Rafael, CA - Smith Rafael Film Center (Friday February 15, 2008)
Nashville, TN - Regal Hollywood 27 (Friday February 15, 2008)
Minneapolis, MN - The New Parkway Theater (Friday February 15, 2008)
Frontenac, MO - Landmark Plaza Frontenac (Friday February 15, 2008)
San Diego, CA - UA Horton Plaza 14 (Friday February 15, 2008)
Cape May, NJ - Cape May Beach Theater (Friday February 15, 2008 *)
Mobile, AL - Carmike 14 (Friday February 15, 2008)
Mobile, AL - Carmike Cinemas Wynnsong 16 (Friday February 15, 2008)
Florence, AL - Carmike Regency Square Mall 12 (Friday February 15, 2008)
Mobile, AL - Hollywood Theaters - Stadium 18 (Friday February 15, 2008)
Hudson, NY - Time and Space Theatre (Thursday February 21, 2008 *)
Gainesville, FL - Hippodrome State Theatre (Friday February 22, 2008)
McCrory, AR - Ken Theatre (Friday February 22, 2008 *)
Memphis, TN - Malco Ridgeway 4 (Friday February 22, 2008)
Denver, CO - Neighborhood Flix Cinema & Cafe (Friday February 22, 2008)
Seattle, WA - AMC Loews Uptown 3 (Friday February 22, 2008)
Lexington, KY - Kentucky Theater (Friday February 29, 2008)
Santa Fe, NM - The Screen (Friday February 29, 2008)
Hunter, NY - Mountain Cinema Friday (February 29, 2008 *)
Tallahassee, FL - Regal Miracle Theatre (Friday February 29, 2008)
Louisville, KY - Filmworks Baxter Avenue 8 Theatres (Friday February 29, 2008)
Taos, NM - Taos Center for the Arts (Sunday March 2, 2008)
Paducah, KY - Maiden Alley Cinema (Thursday March 6, 2008 *)
Lincoln, NE - Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (Friday March 7, 2008)
Dubuque, IA - Mindframe Theatre (Formerly Carmike Kennedy Mall 6) -Friday March 7, 2008
Dallas, TX - Angelika Dallas (Friday March 7, 2008)
Houston, TX - Angelika Houston (Friday March 7, 2008)
Tulsa, OK - Circle Cinema (Friday March 7, 2008 *)
Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoma City Museum of Art (Thursday March 13, 2008 *)
Fresno, CA - Tower Theater (Friday March 14, 2008 *)
Cleveland, OH - Shaker Square (Friday March 14, 2008)
Pittsfield, MA - Colonial Theater (Thursday March 20, 2008 *)
Reno, NV - Nevada Museum of Art (Tuesday March 25, 2008 *)
Montpelier, VT - Savoy Theater (Friday March 28, 2008 *)
Potsdam, NY - Roxy Theater (Monday April 7, 2008 *)
Nyack, NY - Riverspace Arts (Wednesday April 23, 2008 *)
Lewisburg, WV - Lewis Theater (Monday May 12, 2008 *) * indicated special screening
Updated as of Feb. 8, 2008
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ABOUT THE FILM
Iconoclastic filmmaker John Sayles, in his 16th feature film, continues his extraordinary examination of the complexities and shifting identities of American sub-cultures in the new film "Honeydripper." With his usual understated intelligence, Sayles uses the rhythms of the citizens of Harmony, Alabama to immerse the audience into the world of the Jim Crow south. It's a fable about the birth of rock n' roll-a quintessentially American subject, but with a fidelity to time and temperament that is unusual in an American director.
It's 1950 and it's a make or break weekend for Tyrone Purvis (Danny Glover), the proprietor of the Honeydripper Lounge. Deep in debt, Tyrone is desperate to bring back the crowds that used to come to his place. He decides to lay off his long-time blues singer Bertha Mae, and announces that he's hired a famous guitar player, Guitar Sam, for a one night only gig in order to save the club.
Into town drifts Sonny Blake, a young man with nothing to his name but big dreams and the guitar case in his hand. Rejected by Tyrone when he applies to play at the Honeydripper, he is intercepted by the corrupt local Sheriff, arrested for vagrancy and rented out as an unpaid cotton picker to the highest bidder. But when Tyrone's ace-in-the-hole fails to materialize at the train station, his desperation leads him back to Sonny and the strange, wire-dangling object in his guitar case. The Honeydripper lounge is all set to play its part in rock n' roll history.
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