Sedona!

One of the coolest things about making a movie is getting to travel. Because of THE AIR I BREATHE and my friendship with Jieho, I spent six weeks in Mexico City for production, a week in Seoul for Jieho's wedding, and several days in New York City for the Tribeca Film Festival last year. Now, I've spent a couple days in Sedona, Arizona. Check out the pic above and I'm sure you'll agree...it's beautiful.

The Sedona International Film Festival sponsors monthly screenings and this month, it was the Arizona premiere of AIR. Pat, the head of the fest, was kind enough to fly Jieho and I in to appear at the screenings. We started in Scottsdale, with a Q&A for a packed house. The film played great and the audience was wonderful. We got to meet a couple of fans from imdb.com and Myspace. The pic is below. Thanks for coming out, you guys!



Then, Jieho and I drove a couple hours into Sedona, which is famous for being near a "vortex". I don't really know what that means, but the place does have a quirky, relaxed vibe. It's also famous for Pink Jeep Tours, which the festival was kind enough to arrange for us. What is a Pink Jeep Tour? Basically, they put you in a back of a Pink Jeep, take you into a mountainous region near Sedona, and drive you up a very rocky terrain...so rocky that they drive you UP the rocks. It's a little crazy. The pic at the very top is Jieho and I, right before we escaped from the Pink Jeep before anything REALLY dangerous happened.

That night, there were two screenings in Sedona, both completely sold out! We surprised the audience with Walt Lloyd, the film's director of photography, who drove up from L.A. on a whim. The Q&A's were great, filled with fun questions from a very appreciative audience. Below is a pic of Jieho, Walt, Pat (the fest's director), me, John (one of the fest's founders), and Kung Fu Panda, who was nice enough to pose with us. In other news, I guess I'm not getting any taller. Damn.



It was a quick trip, but a great one. We got to show the film to three audiences who loved it. Thanks to everyone who came out.

And coming up? Plenty of great stuff. The trailer should be in Los Angeles and New York area theaters starting this Friday with an online debut to follow. Next week, there WILL be a premiere, here in Los Angeles. I plan on looking spiffy.

Til then, keep spreading the word...