Fellow film fans:
As of today, my short documentary “It Gets In Your Blood” has been selected in 14 festivals and received 5 nominations and counting! This festival run started about a month ago, and unbelievably the selection rate is 100% (That means that, to date, ALL festivals that have reported, have selected the film for their programs.) Of course, that will not last (there’s a lot more to hear from!). It is an amazing trend, though, and I am truly proud because I did all of the editing, shooting, narration, music, etc. I am truly humbled by the response.
The film was really made in support of the 1938 silent sci-fi film, “As the Earth Turns” (see website), and will be in the DVD/BR soon (I have just heard that Earth will be on Turner Classic Movies in the fall.) I wasn’t originally planning on promoting the documentary on its own. The film did take over two years to produce and required a ton of research and clearances from many sources. Disney got involved (where Lyford worked), and helped fact-check the events.
I am working on a biopic script about Richard Lyford, the subject of the documentary, and director of “As The Earth Turns”. I don’t know where that film is headed, but the documentary has certainly help me focus on it.
“It Gets In Your Blood” will be available online as part of the Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival during the month of June 2021. If you have 15 minutes to spare, please watch the film, and vote for it. The film is in the “Trendsetter Shorts” collection.
https://liftoff.network/tokyo-lift-off-film-festival-2021/
My 8th Sense Productions Co-Producer, Kim Lyford Bishop has been a tremendous help with all of these projects. I can’t thank her enough for her support.
“It Gets In Your Blood” latest updates:
https://edhartmanmusic.com/it-gets-in-your-blood-richard-lyford-documentary-film
“As the Earth Turns”:
https://www.astheearthturns.com/
