Mad City Chickens Screens Tomorrow Near Cumberland, MD

~February 4th, Cumberland, Maryland - Public Screening presented by Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education - 7:00pm Rocky Gap Resort, 16701 Lakeview Rd. NE, Flintstone.

Upcoming February MCC Screenings

Mad City Chickens public screenings coming up in February 2010:

~February 4th Cumberland, Maryland USA - Public Screening presented by Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education - 7:00pm Rocky Gap Resort, 16701 Lakeview Rd. NE, Flintstone.

~February 10th Langley, British Columbia Canada - Green Wednesdays Public Screening presented by Kwantlen Polytechnic University - 7:00pm School of Horticulture, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 20901 Langley By-Pass.

~February 13th Fayetteville, Arkansas USA - Public Screening presented by Ozark Natural Foods Co-op - 2:00pm Whitaker Animal Science Arena, University of Arkansas, 1335 W. Knapp.

~February 24th Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada - Public Screening presented by Environmental Film Network - 7:30pm Confederation College, Shuniah Building Lecture Theatre, Nakina Drive.

MCC Gets Mention in Urban Farm Magazine

Our Mad City Chickens film was mentioned in this Spring edition of Urban Farm Magazine. The article focuses on several backyard chicken owners including the delightful Lynch family who made a home for two of the hens in our film--including Ricka (formerly known as T2--the Giant Chicken).

It was the Fall of 2007. The production phase of the film was winding down but post work was only just beginning. We'd shot all the footage we needed of our two backyard hens, T2 and Red. We first got these two girls specifically for the film--to shoot much needed chicken footage. After that, the plan was to give the hens to some friends who agreed to adopt them. For all of the six months prior, each morning we'd let the girls out into the backyard during the day and would bring them into our garage at night. This seemed to work well for both parties. We became quite attached to the hens and were considering keeping them permanently. However the weather would soon begin to turn, and we'd have to make a decision. Either build a coop for the winter or send them to their new home.

The hens were part of our "family" so we started making plans for the coop. But then work on the film just became all consuming. Editing, promotion, travel--we had less and less time to be with the girls. It was clear that we wouldn't be able to provide them with a comfortable coop and enough loving care. About this time, we heard about the Lynch family who were thinking about getting their first chickens. So the short of it is, our two hens ended up going to live with them. Read about it in Urban Farm Magazine (Spring 2010).

St. Louis Chickens

Mad City Chickens is returning to St. Louis on March 29th, 2010. The film played in the Gateway City last November to a very enthusiastic audience. This public screening is presented once again by Slow Food St. Louis--start time 7:30pm at the Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Ave.

Mad City Chickens Screens in Decorah Tomorrow!

Our film returns to Iowa this weekend for the Oneota Film Festival! Joined by a host of other sustainability docs and shorts including King Corn and The World According to Monsanto, Mad City Chickens will screen 9:00am January 23rd in Decorah.

You Can Never Have Too Many XLRs

Ti on set with XLR cord and wireless audio receiver

"Chickens" to Screen in Bend, Oregon

A public screening for Mad City Chickens has just been added for March 20th in Bend, Oregon! Sponsored by Celebrate the Seasons: Bend's Urban Farm Center...stay tuned for more details as we get them.

 

After Effects: Powerful Editing Tool

This is just one of a multitude of videos found online demonstrating the basic but powerful capabilities of the Adobe After Effects software. As we begin to gear up for our next feature-length documentary (more on this soon), we will certainly be taking advantage of this most dynamic app.

Mad City Chickens: First Public Screening of 2010!

The first public screening of Mad City Chickens in 2010 will occur January 23rd at the Oneota Film Festival in Decorah, IA.

2009: A Good Year for Mad City Chickens

Thank you to everyone who came out to see and/or purchase our film this past year! As independent filmmakers, it means a lot to have such support. Mad City Chickens played nearly 60 cities and in 3 countries in 2009. And the good news--we're just getting started. The 2010 screening schedule is beginning to shape up nicely. So if you haven't seen the film in your area, let us know, and we'll see what can be done. Go chickens!

See blurb about the film on Thomas Kriese's Urban Chickens Network