Our trailer for "The End of Mara" and news of our World Premiere were shared as an exclusive through the Fangoria magazine website! Head over to their site to check out the trailer now.
Fangoria magazine, "Exclusive trailer, premiere news: Living-dead short 'THE END OF MARA'" May 2016
Featuring clips from Vivienne Again (2012), Deal Travis In (2013), The End of Mara (2016).
L to R: Kim Garland (Dir); Ian Choplick (DP); Actors Elena Hurst & Samrat Chakrabarti
During the last week of March, we shot The End of Mara and had an amazing shoot!
Over four days, we shot in Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey. In the woods, in an SRO, and at Riverside Park. And it seems we spent a lot of time shooting in the back of a truck.
We were filmmaking carnies: Setting up our tents, putting on a show, then packing it up and moving on to the next location.
We had a rockstar cast and crew who weren't dismayed by cold windy days, set crashers (we luv ya, Jukebox!), and a junkyard dog with a heart of gold. Thank you to each of our cast and crew for your dedication, hard work, and artistry.
You can check out our day-by-day behind-the-scenes photos at The End of Mara Facebook page and follow our progress as we complete the film: www.TheEndOfMara.com
And thank you for your continued support!
My birthday is on February 13th and clearly the gods of film screenings know that and are spoiling me with gifts. Here's the latest on our February screenings!
February 2, 2015: 'Vivienne Again' screens at the Slaughter Movie House in Kansas City, MO, in celebration of Women in Horror Month.
February 13-15, 2015: 'Vivienne Again' and 'Deal Travis In' both screen at the Shock Pop Comiccon in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, as part of GeekFest.
February 14, 2015: 'Vivienne Again' screens at the Horror Happens Film Showcase in Lake Hopatcong, NJ, in celebration of Women in Horror Month.
February 28-March 1, 2015: 'Vivienne Again' and 'Deal Travis In' both screen at the Long Beach Comic Expo in Long Beach, CA, as part of GeekFest.
February is good ol' Women in Horror Month and Vivienne Again will be playing at the Slaughter Movie House WIHM event!
Thank you, Jill Sixx Gevargizian, for selecting our film!
Here are the details:
WHAT: Slaughter Movie House Presents
"A Celebration of Women in Horror Month!"
WHEN: February 2, 2015 at 7pm
WHERE: Screenland Armour Theatre, 408 Armour Road, North Kansas City, MO
If you're a KC local, I hope you'll attend. And be sure to say hi to the amazing Jill Sixx when you do!
Last weekend, Matt Garland and I attended the fabulous Flyway Film Festival (alliteration, anyone?!) for the third time.
Instead of bringing a film to screen at the fest, as we've done the last two years, this year I attended as a Guest Short Film Programmer and Juror. The friends, parties, films and pie were as wonderful as ever.
While there, we ran into the guys from Row Three, Andrew James and Matt Gamble, and they interviewed us for their podcast about our role in the festival this year, our Resurrection Trilogy of short films and what else we've been working on. Thanks, guys, for taking the time to talk with us!
Listen to the podcast here (15 minutes): Flyway Pubcast #2 – Matt & Kim Garland [Shorts Programmers]
After an amazing trip to Montreal to screen 'Vivienne Again' at the Mascara & Popcorn Film Festival – where we won an Audience Award! – Heather Buckley writes up a great recap of the event for Fangoria magazine. She covers all of the highlights and weird & wonderful goings on that make M&P so great. And she so kindly gives our film a shout-out, too. Thanks, Heather!
For the first time, Vivienne Again and Deal Travis In (films 1 and 2 of my my Resurrection Trilogy) will be screening together. We're thrilled to have this first-time event held in our hometown!
Join us at the FREE IndieWorks Halloween screening (Chills, Thrills & Scares):
WHEN: October 29, 2014 - doors open at 6:00pm, screening begins at 7:00pm
WHERE: People Lounge, 123 Allen Street, New York, NY
RSVP: IndieWorks Facebook Events page
I hope to see you there!