Mancattan In Mumbai!

So, Friday raises it's sleepy head and I decide that I am finally going to have a (short) holiday weekend without worrying about ANY film work. However, the world has other ideas. Our friend Joe O'Byrne sends me an urgent message via facebook. For anyone not already aware, Joe is an actor/writer/theatre-director local auteur, writer and star of another indie North West feature, LOOKIN' FOR LUCKY as well as the menacing star of the other big NW feature, DIARY OF A BAD LAD. So when Joe talks, I listen! The message goes something like;

"Hi Col, Joe here. Chris Leonard (Director of Lookin For Lucky) is off to do some lecturing at Mumbai University an show them the film. They've heard about the North West New Wave, and so Chris is also taking "Bad Lad" for them to watch. Want to include Mancattan to make a NWNW trilogy? Need the DVD ten minutes ago. Love Joe."

So, barely packed for my hol, the Col-Mobile leaps into action, dropping the most recent copy of the film off with Joe just before he starts his show on Salford City Radio. As you are reading this, the film is winging it's way to India, along with it's Indie brethren.

The great thing about all this is that Chris and Joe didn't have to do any of this, but all of the combined efforts of everyone who has taken an interest in any of these films and The North West New Wave recognises that we stand stronger together, that publicity, promotion and most importantly and simply, GOOD FILM from the North West can only positively benefit everyone. The eye us on the region to see what our indie film-makers willd do next... And we do not intend to dissapoint.

So thanks again to Chris and Joe, let's hope the NWNW Trilogy goes down a treat; they won't know what's hit them! Indie film in India! Mancattan has the honour of being shown across the other side of the world at a very prestigious University.




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