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The Musical Odyssey of a Man Finding Himself by Losing His Mind

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Hello friends, it's been far too long since we last updated you. Thanks to everyone who came to our screening last month as part of the Bumper Crop series at the OKC Museum of Art. For those of you in the Tulsa area, we are hoping to book a screening there sometime this fall, so keep checking back for news on that.

On the international front, "Rainbow" is scheduled to have its international premiere next Tuesday, the 23rd of September at the Athens International Film Festival. Unfortunately we don't have the budget to send anyone to accompany the film, so if any of you happen to be in Greece next week please buy a ticket and let us know how it goes. We're really bummed we don't get to see Matt's lyrics subtitled in Greek!

Also, we are honored to screen this weekend at the Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival. "Rainbow" will have two screenings: Thursday Sept. 18th at 8:00PM, and Saturday, Sept. 20th at 7:00PM.

Directors Beau and Kevin are in New York this week for Independent Film Week, exploring our options for distribution. If all goes according to plan, we hope to have a game plan for getting "Rainbow" out to the world very soon.

Thanks for your support, and keep checking back for updates!

about the movie

"Rainbow Around the Sun" is a rock musical based on the album of the same name by singer-actor Matthew Alvin Brown. In the tradition of cinematic musicals like "Tommy," "Pink Floyd: The Wall," and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," "Rainbow" is a musical odyssey that plays more like a favorite album than a typical movie.

Brown stars as Zachary Blasto, a hard-drinking but talented songwriter and performer who creates vivid musical fantasies to avoid dealing with the downward spiral of his personal life. When confronted with the loss of someone he loves, Zach must choose whether to face his demons or surrender to the madness of his imaginary world.

Scenes are sequenced like songs on a record, balancing dramatic moments with honky-tonk performances and fully animated Busby Berkely-style hallucinations, all held together by Brown's performance and an emotional arc that is both honest and familiar. It's a film that wears its heart on its sleeve, created by filmmakers who believe that music can be a healing force in life, if you let it.

"Rainbow Around the Sun" world premiered at the 2008 South by Southwest Film Festival, followed by screenings at the Florida Film Festival and deadCENTER Film Festival, where it was selected as the "Best Oklahoma Film" of 2008. "Rainbow" will make its international premiere at the Athens International Film Festival in Greece on September 23rd.