2.23.12
“Long Time to Lose It” by THE WOODEN BIRDS is finally live. We premiered on Baeble Music today. Check it out.
1.16.12
Finished shooting for “Shenandoah” by GOLDMUND. Should be done with the edit this week.
12.9.11
“Criminals Win” is approaching 50K views in just 4 days! Check it out on YOUTUBE.
12.5.11
“Criminals Win” by THE WOODEN BIRDS is finally live. Check it out on VEVO or YOUTUBE.
11.29.11
Getting the pieces together for a new music video for Goldmund. Planing on an early December shoot.
9.1.11
The new music video for The Wooden Birds should be released soon. Directed and edited by me, It’s called Criminal’s Win and looks beautiful thanks to Sylvain D’Hautcourt’s amazing cinematography. I’ll post a link once it’s live.
12.13.10
I AM SECRETLY AN IMPORTANT MAN will have a one week run at IFC Center from December 15-21st. Check out their website for specific times: IFC CENTER.
9.23.10
Tickets are finally available for the theatrical premiere of I AM SECRETLY AN IMPORTANT MAN. We’ll be premiering in The Moore Theatre - the same theater that Jesse opened for William S. Burroughs in back in 1988. Showtime is Wednesday, October 6th at 8:00PM. Pete and I will both be there.
9.8.10
MOUTH LIKE A DESERT makes it to the 2nd Round of the Austin Screenwriting Competition. From a round of 4400 to the round of 400.
8.13.10
JUST ANNOUNCED - The official premiere of I AM SECRETLY AN IMPORTANT MAN will be on October 6, 2010 at the Moore Theatre in Seattle.
8.12.10
Happy to report that the feature-length version of PICKUP AND RETURN has been selected as one of IFP’s 25 Emerging Narratives for 2010. INDIEWIRE ARTICLE.
8.10.10
BUMBERSHOOT will be hosting “A Celebration of Steven Jesse Bernstein” on September 4th at 8:30PM. We’ll show 30 minutes of the film, 30 minutes of extra footage that was didn’t make the final cut, as well as readings, music and a Q & A with Pete and I, as well as Jesse’s family. BUMBERSHOOT INFO.
3.9.10
I AM SECRETLY AN IMPORTANT MAN will have its world premiere at the 2010 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
2.1.10
Both THANKSGIVING and PICKUP AND RETURN are now online in the their entirety.
1.7.10
Picture locked on I AM SECRETLY AN IMPORTANT MAN. We have a facebook page, now - please become a fan! I AM SECRETLY AN IMPORTANT MAN on Facebook.
7.6.09
Last leg of filming for Pete Sillen’s doc, I AM SECRETLY AN IMPORTANT MAN about to start. Portland, Seattle and many rural areas in-between.
6.22.09
Rewrites of PICKUP AND RETURN, IN UNITY THERE WAS STRENGTH and MOUTH LIKE A DESERT are done.
1.6.09
PICKUP AND RETURN has been accepted to the 3rd Annual SOYS Film Festival.
12.17.08
IN UNITY THERE WAS STRENGTH was named a finalist in the Latino Screenplay Competition.
10.18.08
PICKUP AND RETURN has been accepted to the 2nd Annual Vine Shorts Festival.
10.1.08
PICKUP AND RETURN has been accepted to the 5th Annual Big Apple Film Festival.
9.18.08
PICKUP AND RETURN has been accepted to the 8th Annual Red Bank International Film Festival.
9.8.08
The first wave of acceptances are in for PICKUP AND RETURN. The film will be screened at the 8th Annual Coney Island Film Festival, the 10th Annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, the 14th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival, and the 25th Annual Olympia Film Festival.
4.22.08
LA SOBRINA has been accepted to the 2008 Hamptons Film Festival Screenwriters’ Lab.
3.30.08
Finalizing color correct and sound mix for PICKUP AND RETURN. Special thanks to Goldcrest Post (audio) and Edgeworx (image).
2.26.08
GOLD PAINT is finally up in the film/videos section. A new music video of some old footage from Chris Crofton and the Alcohol Stuntband.
11.21.07
Production stills from Pickup & Return: here.
11.19.07
New, similar website. Simpler, cleaner, easier to update. Enjoy.
10.29.07
Ended principle photography on the new short. Will be cutting into December with probably one day of reshoots in January.
Thanks to all involved.
