I Won at the Bare Bones Film Festival!

Time for a really special post...

I won at the Bare Bones Film Festival!

Thank you so much to the team at Bare Bones for the wonderful honor, and for screening my film!  It was an amazing experience finally being able to watch it with a public audience for the first time!

Shiron "Ironbutterfly" Ray (the festival director) and Oscar (her husband) are very down-to-earth, warm and welcoming people, that really care about shining a light on the truly independent filmmakers who only have "bare bones" resources to make films. The atmosphere was inviting and humble, and set the tone for some great chats with other filmmakers.  Thank you so much for letting me be a part of it!

Now without further ado, let's get started with the photos from my journey to the Bare Bones Film Festival!

Arriving at the Roxy Theater (Muskogee, OK)

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The entrance to the Roxy Theater

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Found my film's poster on the wall!

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My badge

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Guests arrive

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On the red carpet

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More red carpet

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Festival Director Shiron "Ironbutterfly" Ray

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I was on a filmmaker Q&A panel!

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Cameraman filming the awards ceremony

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Me among the nominees for the "Indie Auteur" award

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A bunch of the filmmakers

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I was one of two filmmakers awarded the "Robert Rodriguez Indie Auteur of the Year" award, which was an awesome surprise!

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Me with the amazing Festival Director Shiron and her super cool husband Oscar

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My final awards: "Robert Rodriguez Indie Auteur of the Year" and "Best Original Music Composer"

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And a final picture of the Roxy Theater at night

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Again, a huge thank you to Shiron, Oscar, the team at Bare Bones, and the Roxy Theater for the amazing honors!  It was a wonderful experience!

For more information on the festival, visit their website here: http://www.barebonesfilmfestival.org

- Erik (Director)