Fuller Makes Movies: Independent Film Night
Friday, January 16th at 7:00 p.m.
Travis Auditorium
180 N. Oakland Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101

The Fair Trade is part of an evening of screening films made by people at Fuller Theological Seminary. There will be 3 shorts screened before our film and then a Q&A panel afterward, moderated by author, screenwriter and Fuller professor Craig Detweiler.

The shorts are "L.A. Actors," "Spin," and "Weathered."

The film "Weathered" is a short made by our friends Matt Barber and Matt Webb, and is co-starring our friend and colleague Tony Hale.

This will be an awesome evening! Free to all! Travis Auditorium is a great small venue. Bring your friends.

Wow, the last several weeks have been a wonderful whirlwind of activity and news. First, the DVD is now in wide release! Our first few weeks of sales exceeded all expectations, and we're hoping to see that level of interest through the holidays (The Fair Trade movie makes a great holiday gift!). Secondly, Burning Heart Productions is working on some new films already, and, although we can't discuss them, we can share our excitement with you about these new projects.

Finally, Conscientious Projector, a film series from the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, CA, is screening The Fair Trade movie this coming Thursday, December 11, 2008, 7:00 p.m., at the Armory Center for the Arts. Come join us!

We'll keep you posted throughout the holidays as we have news to report. Peace and Joy through the holidays!

Wow, has it been a crazy couple of months. Let's get up to date:

Tamara and Lauralee and others from the crew have traveled in support of the movie to several film festivals and screenings across the country. In mid-September, Lauralee went to the Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival in Idaho, where The Fair Trade was an official pick of the festival; Lauralee spoke after the screening as well. Tamara and Rayne and Denise represented the movie at BendFilm Festival earlier this month, where the film was very well-received. In addition, it keeps screening in all sorts of different places like Fair Trade L.A. (9/28) and Loyola University Chicago (this week: 10/22), as well as generating interest outside the United States (Encounter08 in Aberdeen, Scotland). So we're excited that Tamara's story of hope is out there helping people.

And now, it's going further. Through an innovative partnership with FilmBaby and Ryko Distribution, The Fair Trade is getting released through stores. Now you can buy The Fair Trade movie from online and local retailers! See it at Filmbaby.com, Amazon.com, Circuit City, Barnes & Noble, Deep Discount DVD, Best Buy, and many other retailers! We really want to thank Jamie and everyone at FilmBaby for giving us this opportunity. So, if you haven't bought the movie yet, there's no excuse now! And, once you have watched it, please go back and rate the movie, or, better yet, write a review -- those really help others decide to buy the movie.

We'll keep you updated for more developments. Peace.

"The Fair Trade" has been invited to the Bend Film Festival as an official selection, with great kudos from the director of the festival. October 9-12, 2008!!