# Film I worked on finally to open nationally. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 10, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934 "2006-02-10T23:18:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/1 "2006-02-10T23:18:55Z")
Way back, I posted this thread[in which I was all excited](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=227042) because the [film I worked on for years](http://www.csathemovie.com/) got into Sundance. Then [Spike Lee put his name on it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=235302&highlight=spike), and it got picked up for distribution by IFC films. After years of struggle, CSA: The Confederate States of America is finally being released nationally! I’m extremely proud of the work I’ve done on this film, and I hope a few dopers will go to see it (and spread the word…) Several dopers have expressed interest in seeing it, and it’s not getting a ton of publicity, so here are the dates as I know them. If you go see it, please let me know what you think. Kansas/Missouri 2/24 / Screenland/ Kansas City/ MO 3/10 / Liberty Hall / Lawrence / KS 3/30 / Art Cinema / Salina / KS US 2/15 / IFC Center / New York / NY 2/24 / Village Arts / Chicago / IL 2/24 / Coolidge Corner / Boston / MA 2/24 / Harris / Pittsburgh / PA 2/24 / Academy / Pasadena / CA 2/24 / Cinema Palme d’Or / Palm Springs / CA 2/24 / Roxie / San Francisco / CA 3/03 / Nickelodeon / Santa Cruz / CA 3/07 / Theatre N at Nemours / Scranton /PA 3/07 / Scranton Community Center / Wilmington /DE 3/07 / Market Arcade Film & Arts / Buffalo / NY 3/07 / Cinema Paradiso / Ft. Lauderdale / FL 3/07 / Palm / San Luis Obispo / CA 3/10 / Orpheum / Madison / WI 3/10 / UICA / Grand Rapids / MI 3/10 / Little Rochester / NY 3/10 / Loft / Tucson /AZ 3/10 / Starz / Denver /CO 3/17 / Real Artways / Hartford / CT 3/17 / Belcourt / Nashville /TN 3/17 / Minor / Arcata /CA 5/02 / Cinema 320 / Worcester / MA (mods: the lovely tubadiva gave me permission to post this…) ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/2 "2006-02-10T23:35:54Z")
That sounds VERY cool!!! I’ll keep an eye out for it (Boston area). Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Amaranta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Amaranta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amaranta)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/3 "2006-02-10T23:44:44Z")
That’s awesome! Very exciting for you. I’d be very, very interested in seeing this - any way that we Canucks will be able to get our hands on it? ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2006, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/4 "2006-02-10T23:47:37Z")
Distribution has been… interesting. We’re lucky to have come this far. I’ll ask about Canadian distro in the future. It will be coming out on DVD at some point, though, and it might play on the Independent Film Channel, but that’s not assured at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/5 "2006-02-11T07:37:07Z")
I shall have to convince my girlfriend to go see it when it comes here (I’m only about 30 or less minutes from the Nashville theater you mentioned). Could you give a brief summary of what it’s about? ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/6 "2006-02-11T16:10:01Z")
[www.csathemovie.com](http://www.csathemovie.com) It’s an alternate history. Basically, the American South won the civil war and slavery spread north. This is a modern day BBC documentary about the CSA shown for the first time on Confederate Television. It follows a presidential candidate and discusses his famous ancestors. The movie includes commercial breaks from Confederate tv. ---
**Author:** ![caligynephobia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@caligynephobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligynephobia)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/7 "2006-02-12T00:02:37Z")
In this alternative history, are Kansas and Missouri no longer part of the US? ---
**Author:** ![fighting\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/8 "2006-02-12T00:18:54Z")
Indeed it looks like a cool movie. Minor nitpick - sorry - by any chance if you happen to know the web designers… can you ask that the site not start playing music right away with no apparent way of turning it off? Kind of startling. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/9 "2006-02-12T01:27:47Z")
That dates are set up that way because they’re from an email sent by a local theater promoter… so the KS and MO dates are separated out. ---
**Author:** ![caligynephobia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@caligynephobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligynephobia)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/10 "2006-02-12T01:56:21Z")
Just thought it was funny because it reminded me of a Simpsons quote about Missouri. CSA does look like an interesting film, but I’ll probably have to wait for the DVD. I look forward to seeing it! ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/11 "2006-02-12T03:37:56Z")
I wish it was closer than Grand Rapids, Michigan. However, let us know when it is released onto DVD, please. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/12 "2006-02-12T04:06:46Z")
good job, fella. good to see that you’re being able to reap the fruits of your labor. it comes to buffalo…i do believe i may see it. it certainly does SOUND interesting. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/13 "2006-02-12T07:35:13Z")
I am gonna try to go see it, that looks awesome! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-i-worked-on-finally-to-open-nationally/343934/14 "2006-02-12T07:58:23Z")
It looks like they have the venues for Scranton, PA and Wilmington, DE reversed, btw.