Wow. Where to begin.

Last night was just incredible. Absolutely incredible.

Thanks to those of you that came out for the premiere of After the Factory. We sold out the Detroit Film Theatre. 1200 seats. Just amazing. The crowd was wonderful, a mixed bag of practically every walk of life. The panel discussion was fun, and the after party was electric.

To those that weren’t able to get in due to the sellout, I apologize. BUT! We are going to start arranging more screenings in Detroit, throughout southeast Michigan and the rest of the state. We will be making tracks through the USofA eventually too, but rest assured we won’t go too far before we make sure that the film makes the rounds here first. So stay tuned, we are definitely planning more events and screenings with the film.

If it makes you feel any better, you can buy one of the 75 posters that we printed for the night– a two color screen print designed by Scott Waraniak. You can order online and have it shipped to your doorstep by clicking here.

Anyway, we (Steven our Director of Photography, Andrew our editor and myself) leave for Europe on Sunday, with a premiere in Lodz on Wednesday. Psychocukier, the band featured in the film will be playing a show afterwards. We are in Krakow on Thursday and Warsaw Friday. We arrive in Berlin Saturday evening and screen that night. Then off to Amsterdam for a screening on Sunday. Whoo. We take a bit of a breather on Monday and Tuesday, and pick up some more dates in the Netherlands starting Wednesday. So exciting. We are pumped to be taking this film on the road and using it as a tool to create some dialogue on next generation cities, but also as a means by which to shift the perception of our two cities.

So thanks for all the support whether you came to the show last night or not. It was felt and appreciated. Quite frankly I am still just glowing from what was easily one of the most memorable nights of my life.

-Philip