OFFICIAL "A CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINY
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NEWS AND UPDATES------------------------------CHECK HERE FOR A THE LATEST "A CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINY" INFO, NEWS AND UPDATES! --- ---"A CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINY" WINS BACK TO BACK "BEST DOCUMENTARY" FESTIVAL AWARDS! "A CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINY DOES IT AGAIN!" (MARCH 28TH, 2006) --- AFTER WINNING THE COVETED "DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY" AT THE 2006 PARK CITY FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL, A CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINY FOLLOWED UP WITH ITS SECOND SCREENING ON MARCH 11TH IN LOS ANGELES, CA AT THE 2006 NEW YORK INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL. IT WAS ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY (March 27th, 2006) THAT A CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINY WAS AGAIN BLESSED WITH THE TOP DOCUMENTARY HONOR PRESENTED BY THE 2006 NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL INDEPEDENT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL, BY BEING AWARDED WITH THE "AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY". DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE AND CRITICAL ACCLAIM THAT A CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINY HAS RECEIVED IN SWEEPING TOP DOCUMENTARY HONORS IN BOTH FESTIVALS IN WHICH IT HAS SCREENED, DIRECTOR CHAD CALEK AND TEAM ARE NOW CONTEMPLATING DOING A FEW MORE SCREENINGS FOR FANS AND FILMGOERS TO ENJOY BEFORE MOVING INTO DISTRIBUTION. STAY TUNED TO THE INDUSTRY BOMB FOR MORE INFO. IN THE MEANTIME, A CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINY DIRECTOR CHAD CALEK RELEASED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO PUT INTO WORDS HOW MUCH HEART, SOUL AND BRAVERY FROM THE SCENE WENT INTO MAKING THIS FILM. FINALLY, THE WORLD IS BEGINNING TO WAKE UP TO THE INCREDIBLE STORY THAT IS THE DES MOINES, IOWA LOCAL MUSIC SCENE. I'M HONORED TO TAKE HOME THESE AWARDS...BUT TO BE HONEST, IT FEELS A BIT DUBIOUS TO ME, AS I CANNOT BRING MYSELF TO FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE "MY" AWARDS. THESE AWARDS BELONG TO THE AMAZING MUSICIANS THAT MADE, AND CONTINUE TO MAKE SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE, ORIGINAL AND FLAT OUT KICK ASS MUSIC THAT I'VE EVER HEARD. IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE THAT THE DES MOINES, IOWA MUSIC SCENE, WITHOUT JUST CAUSE IN MY OPINION, HAS BEEN KEPT UNDER WRAPS FOR THIS LONG. ALOT OF THE BANDS THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR IN THE FILM ARE NO MORE, AND THAT IS TRULY UNFORTUNATE. BUT TOWARDS THE END OF THE FILM, YOU HEAR AND SEE A FEW BANDS THAT ARE STILL ROCKING THE DES MOINES CLUBS TODAY, AND TRUE TO THE DES MOINES LEGACY, THEY ARE INCREDIBLY ORIGINAL AND CLEARLY READY FOR THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT. WITH EVERY INTERVIEW I DO, WITH EVERY SCREENING OF THE FILM, OR WITH EVERY PROMO TOUR I EMBARK ON, IT'S A VERY SPECIAL FEELING TO KNOW THAT THE TRUTH ABOUT SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE - A PLACE THAT DEFINED MY LIFE IN SUCH A POSITIVE WAY - IS FINALLY MAKING ITS WAY TO THE EYES AND EARS OF THE PUBLIC." - Chad Calek, DIRECTOR, A CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINYA CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINY SYNOPSIS
In 1995, filmmakers Justin Holstein and Chad Calek began documenting Calek's band, 35 Inch Mudder, in hopes of making a documentary on trying to make it as a band from the most unlikely off all places, Des Moines, Iowa. But Calek nor Holstein could have guessed what would take place over the next decade. In a town that barely had a local music scene, much less a genre specific metal scene, a local radio station war occurred, pitting Calek's rap metal 35 Inch Mudder against another then rap-metal band named Slipknot.Slipknot would go on to sell millions of records and become the most successful metal band in the world today. 35 Inch Mudder, due to the local commercial radio support and high-octane live show, would become the leaders of the then exploding Des Moines, Iowa local metal scene - a scene that in less that a year had grown from near non-existance, to being praised by many national publications and industry experts as the "The Next Seattle".But in a very short time, Slipknot would do the unthinkable. In a strange and unexplained move, Slipknot began denying and discrediting their hometown music scene, at a time where the scene needed "The Knot" the most. These actions, amongst other truly shocking revelations revealed in A Clown Short of Destiny about Slipknot's hidden past, left friends and fellow bands confused, shocked and appalled by what they witnessed.Left without a voice to respond to Slipknots actions and lies, the Des Moines, Iowa local music scene, in less than two years, now went from being one of the most promising young music scenes in the country, to a mere shadow of what once existed. Was this Slipknot's fault? If one platinum band can support their scene and help to create such musical movements like Seattle, WA or Athens, GA, can the most powerful, successful and popular metal band in the world shut down and kill the buzz and excitement surrounding their hometown Des Moines, IA local music scene? A Clown Short of Destiny presents you with over decade's worth of documented history inside the lives of the countless bands that made up one of the most exciting young music scenes ever birthed. Observe their interviews, listen to their comments, witness the incredible footage taken from a decade's worth of astonishing live performances, and watch this amazing story for yourself. And then you can decide whether or not the birth of Slipknot, the greatest metal band to ever live, caused the death of its own Des Moines, IA hometown music scene - a scene which was once revered by many bands, fans and music industry professionals alike, as one of the greatest local music scenes, in the most unlikely of all places...to ever form. STAY TUNED TO: http://www.myspace.com/aclownshortofdestiny --- http://www.trueplayer.net or http://www.theindustrybomb.com FOR MORE INFO!
SUNDANCE '06 PHOTOS TAKEN IN PARK CITY, UTAH, WHERE "A CLOWN SHORT OF DESTINY" MADE ITS US THEATRICAL PREMIER AT THE PARK CITY FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL. WHEN THE FESTIVAL ENDED, WE WERE SHOCKED AND HONORED TO LEARN THAT "ACSOD" WAS HONORED WITH THE "GOLD MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE: DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY". WE HAD AN AMAZING TIME...BUT IT'S HARD NOT TO AT SUCH AN AMAZING PLACE!!! THESE PHOTOS, AS NICE AS THEY ARE, DO NOT EVEN BEGIN TO DO PARK CITY JUSTICE. OLE' MR. REDFORD KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING WHEN HE CHOSE THIS LITTLE WINTER WONDERLAND TO HOST WHAT HAS BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT FILM FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD. GREAT TOWN, GREAT FESTIVALS, GREAT PEOPLE, GREAT TIMES. I CAN'T WAIT TO GO AGAIN NEXT YEAR. --- MAY 13, 2006 UPDATE THE "COMMENTS" FEATURE IS NOW "TURNED ON" , SO FEEL FREE TO POST YOUR COMMENTS FOR DISPLAY! WE ALLOW THE USE OF HTML IN OUR COMMENT POSTING SECTION, AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT "BOG" THE PAGE, CAUSING IT TO LOAD OR OPERATE SLOWLY. SO IF YOU POST AN HTML COMMENT AND WE REMOVE IT, JUST KNOW THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T STILL LOVE YOU. IN FACT, AS LONG AS YOU LIVE, THERE ARE TWO THINGS IN LIFE THAT YOU CAN ETERNALLY COUNT ON. THE FIRST IS THAT THE SUN WILL RISE TOMORROW. THE SECOND, IS THAT WITHOUT ANY ALCOHOL IN OUR SYSTEM, IF GIVEN THE CHANCE, WE'LL BED YOU WITH PASSION AND PRIDE :)