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| Dec. 5, 2007, Cinetecha, Monterrey, MX - Screening for the first time in Mexico, MISSISSIPPI CHICKEN played to a crowd comprised of activists, immigrant workers now living on home soil, professors, and students. The desertous mountains and psychedelic sunsets provided a cinematic backdrop for the Forum, which allowed filmmakers, activists, musicians, performance artists, journalists, and the curious Monterrey resident to share their stories in an enviroment that truly lived up to its name. Following the Dec. 5 & 6th screenings, the
film provoked a charged response from an ad executive responsible for the Mexican marketing account of one of the major US poultry companies. He shared his shock and dismay at how the dismal conditions and worker abuses were swept under the rug at a recent tour of a poultry plant, and he vowed to mobilize his family and friends to contribute to the effort of building awareness and supporting MPOWER, the non-profit group documented in the film. |
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| To watch Director John Fiege's interview regarding MISSISSIPPI CHICKEN's Gotham Awards Nomination click here.
And be sure to join us and Mr. Vincent Van Gogh for our Gotham Awards Screenings at the MoMA followed by a Q&A with Director John Fiege and Producer Anita Grabowski
For more information about Mississippi Chicken's Best Movie Not Playing at A Theater Near You nomination at the Gotham Awards click here.
To those interested in bringing MISSISSIPPI CHICKEN to a theater, university, museum, or festival near you sign up for our Mailing List. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York Gotham Awards Screening Times: Sat. November 17 - 2:00 PM Sun. November 18 - 5:45 PM Tickets available in person at MoMA starting at 1:00 PM on Weekdays and 9:30 AM on Weekends
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| If you didn't get to attend the MoMA screenings you have one more chance to see MISSISSIPPI CHICKEN before the year ends. Please join us at the Anthology Film Archives at 32 2nd Ave. and 2nd St. for the African Diaspora Film Festival. Sun. Nov. 25, 1:00pm/Anthology Film Archives @ 32 2nd Ave. & 2nd St., NYC. More information available at www.NYADFF.org |
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| Today IFP officially announced its nominations for the Gotham Awards - and Mississippi Chicken is on the list! Be sure to check out some press coverage - to be posted in the press section soon. We are honored to be a part of this, and we're looking forward to participating in the awards ceremony November 27, 2007. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York Gotham Awards Screening Times: Sat. November 17 - 2:00 PM Sun. November 18 - 5:45 PM Tickets available in person at MoMA starting at 1:00 PM on Weekdays and 9:30 AM on Weekends For more information about Mississippi Chicken's nomination at IFP's Gotham Awards click here. |
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| Come join us for the Austin premiere of JOHN FIEGE's Mississippi Chicken and read the LATEST REVIEW at The Austinist When/Where: Saturday at 12:00pm, October 13, 2007 at the Dobie Mall When/Where: Wednesday at 9:00pm, October 17, 2007 at the Regal Arbor at Great Hills Director John Fiege will also be participating in a panel discussion with fellow filmmaker Paul Stekler on the STATE OF DOCUMENTARY: When/Where: Friday at 1:45 PM, October 12, 2007 at the Stephen F. Austin Theatre Click here to download the email friendly Mississippi Chicken Austin Film Festival screening flyer |
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| Director and Journalist Spencer Parsons interviews Director John Fiege and Editor Tray Duncan for the Austin Chronicle.
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If you've been driving through downtown Austin lately you've probably noticed several large billboards advertising the U.N.-sponsored Universal Forum of Cultures. It's an 80-day festival in Monterrey, Mexico, that's being touted as the new "world's fair." Mississippi Chicken has been invited to screen in the Forum's Migration Film Festival in late November. More info to come later...
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| We have been invited to screen the film in our hometown at the Austin Film Festival. This will be a long-anticipated homecoming for the film, and we're excited to be a part of this year's AFF. We've attended the festival before and really enjoyed the attention to the filmmakers--and this year may prove to be the best AFF ever. Oliver Stone is in attendance, as well as many of our favorite film friends from LA and NY. Thanks AFF. |
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| IFP is considering Mississippi Chicken for a Gotham Award in the "Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You" category. Obviously we believe it will come to a theater near you--someday--but this is a prestigous award and we are honored to be nominated. We'll know whether we made it to the next round sometime in late October. Fingers crossed... Here's how we found out
Here's the official Gotham Awards site |
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