First Trailer for “The Long Start to the Journey” documentary film + premiere dates Spring 2015
We are excited to share the first trailer for The Long Start to the Journey and also to announce the first public screenings of the film at festivals and events around the Southeast in the Spring of 2015. Starting with our world premiere event in Asheville, North Carolina on Thursday, March 19th. We’ll be showing the film for the first time in our hometown at the Asheville Pizza Company on Merrimon Avenue at 10PM. Please come join us for this showing and help us spread the word. If you can’t make it to such a late screening, know that we’ll be working on another Asheville event later in May, and that one will be at a more reasonable hour. Here are all of the dates and events where you can see the film in the months to come:
– Thursday, March 19th at 10PM: World Premiere at the Asheville Pizza Company (675 Merrimon Avenue); tickets will be $5
– Monday, March 23rd at 7:15PM: Atlanta Film Festival at the Plaza Theater, 7:15PM (buy tickets here)
– Friday, April 3rd at 8PM: the NOC Founder’s Bridge Festival: a free screening at one of the best festivals on the AT, click here for more information
– April 23rd & 24th: the River Run Film Festival in Winston Salem, NC: the film will show at 8PM on Thursday evening and at 10:30AM on Friday Morning. More info here
– Monday April 27th: Free screening at the UNC Charlotte Campus Theater, hosted by the University’s Venture outdoors program.
– Friday, May 15th at 9PM: Trail Days Festival in Damascus, Virginia: our partner Osprey Packs is hosting a screening at the biggest festival on the AT. Tickets to the screening will be available at Osprey’s tent (near tent city) and also at Mount Roger’s Outfitters downtown. Show starts at 9PM in the Rock School. Trail Days 2015 website
– Saturday, May 30th at 7:30PM: We’re going to host a big event and screening of the film in Asheville at the end of May. We’ll be celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and raffling off outdoor prizes to benefit the ATC. Tickets are available here: http://qrs.ly/k74otdb
– Sunday, July 5th (time TBA): The Appalachian Trail Museum in Gardners, Pennsylvania will host a free screening of the film as part of their Sunday program series.
Thank you for following The Long Start to the Journey. We are excited to share this film with people, and we hope to see you at one of the events this spring.
– Frost & Sunshine
When will you be showing in Austin Tx?
We submitted the film to SXSW, but unfortunately it was not accepted. At this time we have no screenings planned for Austin. However, when we release the film more broadly (via DVD, download, etc.) we will create and avenue for folks to bring the film to their hometown for a community screening. That should be available mid-summer of this year. Thanks for your interest!
Will you be screening in Tucson AZ or the surrounding area?
We don’t have plans to show the film out west at this time, Becky. We applied to a few film festivals out that way but unfortunately didn’t get in. We will however be releasing the film broadly on DVD and VOD this summer, and at that time we’ll work on providing a solution so that people can host theatrical screenings of the movie in their home towns. Stay tuned to this site for more info on that, and thanks!
[…] Join us for a documentary film premiere directed by Osprey Ambassador and filmmaker Chris Gallaway who documented his efforts to complete the AT Trail in “The Long Start to the Journey” […]
Chris: I have enjoyed watching all your AT movies many times over the last year or so. I’m a Scoutmaster who enjoys taking scouts backpacking. We also did the AT four-state challenge back in May. You, Sunshine and your love for hiking and the outdoors (regardless of conditions or challenges you’re facing) keeps me motivated. How is the full length AT movie coming along? I would like to get a copy whenever it’s ready. You do a fine job with the short portions you’ve posted. Can’t wait to see the feature length movie. You’re a talented guy. Hit me up on email with an update. Many thanks!
Glenn Benton
Chapel Hill, NC
Chris,
Do you have any books out?
No, we don’t have any books out there currently. Perhaps in the future…
Would it be possible to pick up a copy of the dvd locally? I live in the Black Mountain area, and would love to give this to my husband for our anniversary next week. Thank you,
Donna, I’m sorry we missed your comment on here. We are just seeing it now. Please let us now if you are still wanting to get a copy of the film, and we will help you out. You can e-mail us at “thelongstart@gmail.com” Sorry for the late reply!