Spunky Z Screening!
Cast, crew, friends, and the local media are invited to come to the first screening of Spunky Z at 7:15 pm on Sunday evening June 25th. The movie will be playing at the Carmike Parkplace 16—9525 Chapel Hill Road, Morrisville, NC 27560. (919) 481 9686. The majority of the tickets are reserved though there will be a handful of tickets available to the general public and will cost $5.00 All ticket must be purchased before hand through the producer—no tickets will be sold at the door. Please contact Donald@thebanzai.com for information regarding the film or to ask about ticket availability. (all Press and Media should also contact Donald directly---his number is 919-260-2020)

Spunky Z is the story about Cricket, a confused teenager, amateur scientist, budding romantic...a boy with a big problem: his mother's cancer. In his struggle to save his mother, he invents a serum that leads to his own addiction, failed romance, and ultimately having to face his mother's mortality.

Donald Whittier has produced seven feature length films since 2001, Spunky Z is the fourth feature length narrative that he has directed. His other directed works include Bulkhead, Teddy, and Fight Circle. Donald specializes in microbudget features and hopes to create, produce and direct a successful, microbudget TV series.

The cast was significantly larger on Spunky Z than on other features that Banzai! Produced. The key players really stepped up to the line and went through a huge learning curve—especially Brian Huff who played the lead role, did an exception job, and had no significant experience prior to this role. Pam Galle, Runyon Woods, and Adyana de la Torre played the other lead roles---all bringing to set an energy and focus that comes across on screen.

The crew, small for such a huge undertaking, held together for the duration and I can’t thank them enough. Josh Gibson the DP was the pillar for everyone else---especially when our new DV camera went crashing to the ground from an unsecured dolly.

Fight Circle is a feature-length medieval martial arts film shot in North Carolina in June 2003. The story follows a young woman, Paky, as she maneuvers her way into a male-centered fight arena where the victor determines life or death for his opponent.

The fights convey a level of brutality that is refreshing and at times shocking for a modern movie. The technical expertise of the fighters, combined with a compelling story, promises to captivate audiences with its unique approach to the martial arts film genre.

Fight Circle's sui generis distribution technique will be downloads of the full-length movie through the Internet. Please watch for action at fightcircle.com.

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