'The Happy Poet' Fundraiser Screening

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Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 7:30pm - 9:30pm

The Happy PoetJenn Brown and I caught the premiere of locally made film The Happy Poet at SXSW this year, and had a great time. It's a charming low-key comedy about a guy who decides to open a food cart at Auditorium Shores that will sell vegetarian and organic sandwiches and treats. He's battling a limited budget, a hot-dog-loving clientele and a delivery man with occasional shady habits. Writer-director Paul Gordon also plays the lead character, and the cast includes Chris Doubek, Liz Fisher and Jonny Mars. Read Jenn's review for more details.

The Happy Poet is scheduled to play in New York in late June, and Gordon and his producers are in need of some travel funds so they can attend their own NYC premiere (at Rooftop Films Summer Series, very cool). Therefore, they're showing the movie in Austin again as a fundraiser. Admission is $10. Cast and crew will be in attendance, new "sexy" (!) t-shirts will be unveiled, and the event's hosts promise giveaways and other surprises. A cash bar will be available, too.

This is such an Austin-ish comedy that I want to urge all of you to check it out. I wish The Marchesa (which some of us may remember as once housing Lincoln Theaters) was near a food cart where you could buy eggless egg sandwiches to get yourself in the mood for The Happy Poet, but you're on your own for pre-screening comestibles. (I will say that I visited The Jalopy trailer the other day and the guy in charge convinced me to buy veggie chips and gave me a free vegetarian sandwich, which made me pause and look around for Gordon, Mars and Doubek.)