"Abroad" makes its World Premiere!

I have great news to report, the feature, Abroad, I production designed 2 years ago is premiering this Thursday in Korea!At the Bucheon Film Fest!

-ABROAD- Trailer from 37TH DEGREE on Vimeo. Above is the trailer for the new thriller Abroad. The film will be having its world premiere on Thursday 6/30/22, just 25 miles west of Seoul at the Bucheon Film Fest in Korea! The movie stars two asian tourists who travel to Duluth to see the northern lights. They get caught in a time loop and have to battle the local sheriff to escape. It was a wild ride to make this thriller in Two Harbors for producer Maximillian Selim, and director Giovanni Fumu. I loved my art dept with keys, Melissa Pritchett, Jason Thomas, Brian Denny and Tiny Proctor rising to the challenge. Plus it was shot by the uber talented DP Bo Hakala and we were in good hands with Jon Steinhorst as AD.

Above are some BTS  stills I snapped of the Abroad sets.

Above are some excellent Abroad films stills from DP Bo Hakala.

Summer 23' Documentary Update

!  Summer Lovin' ! 

Dear fans and patrons for the films about Patrick Scully, 

I hope y'all are enjoying the heat and are gearing up for Pride. I really hope we will be showing The Dance Is Not Over to everyone at Pride 2024! Let's manifest it! We continue to edit at Film HQ. The editor Dan of Jagged Edge and I are getting close to sending a version off to the sound composer. When they receive it, he'll start making an original score for the film. We will continue to edit supporting images, we call that B-roll and doing other tweaks behind the scenes.

Your donations to Gofundme and our fiscal sponsor last Spring and from the Fall fundraiser continue to fund this work. Thank you to Matthew for your $50 donation! Everyone's generosity has been validating and vital to keep
this project going!

Above, you can see a screenshot of the editing window. Here we are looking at the Shinders to Shinders film that Patrick was its' choreographer. It's one of the many signature works we are focusing on.

Other things I have been up to is, doing research for the film at the Patrick Scully archive. It is housed in the University of MN's Tretter Collection. (RIP Jean) It was just last Pride that Patrick, Kevin and I saw Jean in the parade on Hennepin. He was looking old but in this fabulous convertible.

 

Pride 2022 photo by Mark Wojahn. 

Jean did so much to preserve and protect the GLBTQ history in MN and the country. Here is a link to more info about the archive.

I am still looking for an intern for this project, if you are interested in documentary film or know someone who is, pls contact me.

I hope you have a great time at Pride this year and a fab summer!

 

Patrick, Kevin and myself at Pride 2022.

As you know well, our goal is to finish raising $51,750 to ensure that Patrick’s story – which in many ways is all our stories – gets told.

All donations will be designated for the completion of this work.

Funders giving $20,000 will be credited as Executive Producers
$10,000 will be credited as Producers
$5,000 will be credited as Associate Producers
Any amount will also be listed in the credits of the film

Donations Link:
Tax deductible: https://filmnorth.org/fiscally-sponsored-projects/patrick-scully-the-dance-is-not-over/
Non-tax deductible: https://www.gofundme.com/f/patrick-scully-moviethe-dance-is-not-over

For more information, contact Mark Wojahn and Patrick Scully at:
(612) 568-3178 or email at xlart2@gmail.com, www.patrickscullymovie.com

thanks so much for your support and commitment to these films!

Wojahn Props Giannis

I have a new video by Whats App that I propped that features Giannis of Milwaukee Bucks.  I find it a clever and humorous commercial by Whats App. I was the propmaster on this one. It was fun to be part of a solid MKE Art Dept led by Art Wilinski. I think the spot shows a real and genuine side of the NBA superstar Giannis of the Bucks. Produced by Farm League and directed by Miko Lim. It was Wisconsin line produced by Nicholaus Langholff.

Below is a snap of Giannis interacting with art dept and the dry erase board.(Yes, he is that ripped!)

I want to invite you all to my studio in Minneapolis next week for a special screening of Mark Har's Trailer Explosion. Its on April 13th-8pm, here's a link for all the details.

Spring Documentary Update

!  Happy March !

Dear fans and patrons for the films about Patrick Scully,

I hope you all have had a productive time hibernating. Meanwhile at Editing HQ, we've been going through the chapters of the film. Dan of Jagged Edge editing continues to polish these sections of the project with great success. Your donations to Gofundme and our fiscal sponsor, Film North, in January, February and from the Fall fundraiser continue to fund this work. Thank you to Andrew & Eyenga who have sent in $550! Your generosity is validating and vital to keep this project going!

Eyenga Bokamba's art exhibit, where she had 10 of her small paintings on sale for this project, ended last December. She was able to sell one painting for The Dance Is Not Over. She also said that if there is interest in more purchases for these paintings, she will continue to send donations our way. Please contact her at her website if this is a good fit for you. Here is a link.

photo by Eyenga Bokamba

I am looking for an intern for this project, if you are interested in documentary film or know someone who is, pls contact me.

As you know well, our goal is to finish raising $51,800 to ensure that Patrick’s story – which in many ways is all our stories – gets told.

All donations will be designated for the completion of this work.

Funders giving $20,000 will be credited as Executive Producers
$10,000 will be credited as Producers
$5,000 will be credited as Associate Producers
Any amount will also be listed in the credits of the film

Donations Link:
Tax deductible: https://filmnorth.org/fiscally-sponsored-projects/patrick-scully-the-dance-is-not-over/
Non-tax deductible: https://www.gofundme.com/f/patrick-scully-moviethe-dance-is-not-over

Wojahn Art Directed spot plays Super Bowl.

Great to see a commercial I art directed played during the Super Bowl. It was a union gig, and I had the A team of Art Dept crew with; Brian Simpson, Tom Kristjanson, Sarah Jean Shervin and Melissa Pritchett. #mnfilm #iatse490 #artdirection #cenex