Folks!
On this day in history, Howard Taft was born, Guatemala won independence from Spain, and the first public school in Europe was built in a random city in Italy! But Sept. 15th will no longer be overshadowed by Guatemala, or that nameless Italian town, oh no. Because Sept. 15, 2009, will heretofore be known as the day after the day Kanye West did something stupid. BUT, it will secondarily be known as the day that my little mooovie, Nerdcore Rising, was officially released by B-Side Entertainment!
B-Side has been busy. They picked a color scheme (orange), a media format (dvd), and a geographic location to unleash their wrath (USA). They also picked a director (me) to create 12,000 dvd extras. Literally 12,000. Extras that are so powerful you’ll lose weight just by watching them! Oh, and lest we forget, the movie is also on the DVD. Thus, therefore, and in conclusion, the official official Nerdcore Rising DVD is available, for purchase, at places like: Stores, The Internet, and stores on the internet. (Even huge chain stores like, Blockbuster, Hollywood Video, and Netflix, where you buy all the things you pretend to buy from independent sellers. Don’t worry, your secret is safe.)
You know what else B-Side is doing? Launching a screening program where if you sign up, you get free copies of the movie (without special features, just the movie) AND feelings of personal fulfillment! (And, the first 100 people to sign up get extra fun and free shit.) There are already a bunchload of screenings all over the country, for example, the Fantastic Fest-sponsored event in Austin, the Kingdom of Loathing show in Arizona, and a screening in the bluegrass of Lexington, Kentucky! I don’t even know what that means but it sounds a-Mazing!
And soon, oh so soon, you’ll be able to compete in what I’d like to call “The Nerdcore Rising Song Fight” AKA a rap contest. First, you come up with and submit a rap song based on the title, “Feature Creep.” Then, a panel of MC Frontalots and Negin Farsads will judge it rigorously and with extra perspicacity. The winner will get to hang out with Front! The runners up get Good Swag – not lame swag like a notepad with the movie’s name on it, no – Good Swag.
That about does it for now. There might be a couple more emails with news and then… the void (during which void I’ll be bugging you about my next project). You’ve been a terrific lot. Thanks for the support and if you’re so inclined, as I know so many of you already have been, tell your friends, update your FB’s, tweet your nads off, and initiate the Bat signal. I’m a lucky gal to have known an audience like you, an audience that tolerates my usage of ‘nads.’
Oh, and bragging! Here’s some of what critics have said about the ze film:
Youth Outlook:
“I give it four karate chops of awesomeness!” – “Nerdcore Rising will sweep you up an make you wish you were just a bit more nerdy.”
San Francisco PBS affiliate KQED
“See it if for no other reason than written description is unable to do it justice.” – “wonderfully tender”
Portland Mercury
“Charming and insightful…touching, funny, and awkward”
Salon’s Best of Fest
“Hilarious & delightful” – “Funny, inspiring, authentic, sympathetic and never, ever mean.” – “Negin Farsad’s hilarious cross-country journey with “nerdcore hip-hop” pioneer MC Frontalot might be the ultimate SXSW film, with irresistible appeal.” – “This one’s sure to get some kind of distribution sooner or later.”
Wired “The Ascent of Nerdcore Rising”
“Honest and heartfelt” – “You couldn’t ask for a better primer.”
Boston Herald
“Nerdcore Rising is a riot from the first scene” – “The contrast between Nerdcore Rising and every other rap documentary makes for rolling entertainment.”
Austin Chronicle
“‘The goal is to be funny without being a joke,’ says one fan; Nerdcore Rising walks, and rocks, that line with skills to spare.” – “The rallying cry of a movement”
love,
negin (farsad)
Director Lady
PS: Check out this link for some of my latest writin’/directin’, and then guess which side of the health care issue I’m on. Come on, do it, it’ll be fun!
http://haarm.org/
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