Full Frame is underway

It's day two of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham and so far it's a big hit.  The theaters are packed  and the reviews for this year's films have been very positive.  

The folks at the festival did a great job in choosing this year's selections.  One particularly good popular series of films comes from Steve James, director of 1994's Hoop Dreams.  He's selected 10 films under the heading "The Sporting Life".  

Featured documentaries for the series include "Fallen Champ, The Untold Story of Mike Tyson" and "Zidane, A 21st Century Portrait".  James also threw in a few old favorites like "Slap Shot" and his own "Hoop Dreams".

I'll also give some kudos to our PR team for the amount of coverage garnered for the Festival, particularly in the on-line arena.  Despite a smaller list of films and the economic challenges we've faced this year because of the economy, media interest has been astounding.  

More than 115 outlets are covering the event.  Nearly 100 stories have already been published or aired in the three weeks leading up to the event and this morning there are more blog posts listed under the google search "Full Frame Film" than you can shake a stick at.

If you are within driving distance I'd encourage you to try to check out some of the happenings at the Festival over the next three days.  Or you can follow along from behind the scenes as our team continues to blog live from the festival http://fullframefest2009.wordpress.com.