Wednesday, February 29 at 8pm

IFC Center
323 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY

Hal Hartley in person

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Hal, editor Kyle Gilman, and star D.J. Mendel discuss the music in Meanwhile and Hal’s composing process.

Editor Kyle Gilman talks about the production workflow of Meanwhile and the newer ways to watch movies.

A brief chat with the three main actresses in Meanwhile about their relationships with Joe Fulton.

Hal Hartley’s MEANWHILE Kickstarter Update Video #2 is about lead actor DJ Mendel, his character Joe Fulton, and his current one man show, Dick Done Broke, about a messed up steel worker named Donny.

MEANWHILE is 67% financed in the Kickstarter Campaign. Thanks for all of the support. Here is the first in a series of little excerpts from the making-of documentary that will accompany Meanwhile on the DVD. It includes the star of Meanwhile, D.j. Mendel, Editor Kyle Gilman and myself, Hal Hartley. More coming soon.

Today I launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $40,000 to release a limited edition DVD of my new film, MEANWHILE. You can pre-buy this DVD by “pledging” $25 or more, or even just $10 for the CD or both for $35, etc. (I’ll explain “pledging” in a moment). There are other fun rewards for pledging more and they’re best explained here:  http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/260302407/meanwhile

Many of you have written in the past months asking about Meanwhile. Thanks for your interest and patience. It’s like this: though I set out to make a one-hour featurette, like my earlier films Surviving Desire or The Book of Life, by the time I was done I thought I ought to present it as the pilot for a mini-series. Everyone seemed to think this was a great idea (television being the future of filmmaking and all…) and I had some genuine interest from television companies.

However, finally, it seems that Meanwhile (the series) just isn’t what the television industry requires at the moment. But I’m very proud of Meanwhile (the movie) and I’m certain that people who follow what I do will dig it. My friend and collaborator of many years, DJ Mendel, gives an outstanding performance as Joe Fulton—the hardest working unsuccessful over-achiever in New York.

So, I’m moving on and will try to release it as a limited edition DVD through possiblefilms.com. This will be both North American and overseas formats. So wherever you are, we’ll have a DVD for you!

I’m doing this through Kickstarter and Amazon.com. If enough people “pledge” money for a DVD, or CD, or whatever within 30 days (Nov 1 till the 30th) we’ll pull this off.

Kickstarter and Amazon only register the amount a person pledges. But if I don’t raise the money we need in 30 days, your credit card is not charged. It’s safe and it’s easy.

So forgive me for the coming onslaught of newsletters, Fb posts, tweets, and what have you… It will only last 30 days. But I have to get the word out. And, of course, if you’re excited too, please tell your friends. Spread the word.

Thanks for your continued interest in my work. More soon.

Sincerely,
Hal

Meanwhile Trailer

Meanwhile concerns Joe Fulton, a man who can do anything from fixing your sink to arranging international financing for a construction project. He produces online advertising and he’s written a big fat novel. He’s also a pretty good drummer. But success eludes him.

For Joe can’t keep himself from fixing other people’s problems. His own ambitions are constantly interrupted by his willingness and ability to go out of his way for others.

This was the 1998 “re-release”  by Echostatic Records of the original 1993 CD. This all paper fold-out presentation has the same artwork as the original jewel-box release but tinted blue. Forty untouched units are available autographed by Hal Hartley (on the back of the inside sleeve).

Many thanks to Janet Ridgeway of Echostatic Records for making these available!

01. Listen to this song at our website.
02. Walk Away TRUST
03. Opening Credits THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH
04. Always Something SIMPLE MEN
05. Cue #32 SIMPLE MEN
06. Good Intentions THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH
07. Cue #16 TRUST
08. Rue Des Jours SURVIVING DESIRE
09. Gonna Miss You SURVIVING DESIRE
10. Closing Credits THEORY OF ACHIEVEMENT
11. Some Kinda Fatigue SIMPLE MEN
12. Cue # 53/62 SIMPLE MEN
13. Mess With Me / End Credits TRUST
14. End Credits SIMPLE MEN

Walk Away, Gonna Miss You, & Mess With Me
Written by Hub Moore
Performed by The Great Outdoors

Always Something, Some Kinda Fatigue
Written by Georgia Hubley & Ira Kaplan
Performed by Yo La Tengo
Produced by Gene Holder
Courtesy Alias Records, Inc.

Good Intentions
Written by Bob and Greg Kendall
Performed by The Brothers Kendall
Produced by Joe Harvard
Published by Skegsongs 1989, BMI

Rue Des Jours
Written & Performed by Ether

Opening Credits The Unbelievable Truth
Written & Performed by James Coleman (aka Phylr)
Published by Cat & Mouse Music/Polygram, BMI

All other music written and performed by Hal Hartley (aka Ned Rifle) and produced by Jeffrey Taylor. Recorded and engineered by Baird Winham.

HENRY FOOL Original Soundtrack Album (CD) signed and numbered!!!

Who listens to CDs anymore anyway? Exactly. But they were really cool objects, especially when designed like miniature album covers for traditional vinyl records. And that’s just what Echostatic Records did for the 1998 North American release of the Henry Fool soundtrack. Beautifully designed by Allan Hill in collaboration with Hal and photographer Richard Sylvarnes, it was a plastic-free fold-out cover with an insert sleeve for the CD itself.

We’ve got 100 original copies of these CDs autographed and numbered by Hal.

1.        Henry Fool     2:01
2.        Fay’s Wedding     1:41
3.        Not Me     3:32
4.        The Local Thugs     2:03
5.        The Proposal     1:28
6.        Lazy     1:51
7.        Gigolo     3:19
8.        Listen to this song at our website.
9.        The Mother’s Death     3:24
10.      Vicky’s Deeper Feelings     2:05
11.      Often     3:42
12.      The Confession     2:28
13.      The Second World Of Donuts     2:16
14.      Topless Bar     1:51
15.      A Lost Song     1:13
16.      If I Could     3:41
17.      Run     2:58
18.      Henry Fool Reprise     1:28

The Swedish publisher Libraryman has produced a large format picture book of images from Hal’s films titled The Heart is a Muscle and designed by Tony Cederteg. Available January 2011 from Libraryman, and coming soon to the Possible Films store.