Poets were paid up front and very well treated. There's also a contract
that provides a percentage of profit after expenses are met (if I recall
correctly) (I'm not holding my breath).
It's an amazing film, tho, truly!
John
At 08:27 PM 8/19/2004 -0700, you wrote:
what percentage will the poets get if we get the film??
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Subject: FLUXLIST: Award to Film with Poets
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 08:05:54 -0400
Jesus and Her Gospel of Yes partially shot in Kent, featuring Cleveland
poets John Bennett, Michael Basinski & Cheryl Townsend, with music by Mike
Hovancsek, has won its first award: the Best Experimental Film in the Las
Vegas leg of the New York International Film Festival. The film will be
shown in Kent at the ECC Cultural Center on Sun 10/9. Buy the film direct
for $20 from Director & Producer Al Eaker at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Watch the trailer at: http://gospelofyes.collectivekitz.com/prod.htm
None of the poets are from Cleveland, but we've all visited there...
John
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Rare Books & Manuscripts Library
The Ohio State University Libraries
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Dr. John M. Bennett
Curator, Avant Writing Collection
Rare Books & Manuscripts Library
The Ohio State University Libraries
1858 Neil Av Mall
Columbus, OH 43210 USA
(614) 292-3029
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.johnmbennett.net
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