Late night

It's 1 am, and Paul is outside
the room after the premiere of
The Last City in the East.

Chicago: November 19th at 11:30 AM at the Viaduct Theater

The Last City in the East will be at the Illionois International Film Festival this year at the rockin' Viaduct Theater -- 3111 N. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 (in the south end of the Lakeview neighborhood)
(773) 296 - 6024

The handy morning screen time (the shorts progam starts at 11:30) gives you time to grab lunch afterward and still have a full day ahead of you!

Here's more information on the Viaduct Theater

Next Screening OCTOBER 8

After a bang-up showing in Seattle, we're back in Minneapolis for the first annual, poetry infused and suggestively-named Co-Kisser Film Festival. Here's the original posting, reprinted for your convenience ---

Great news! THE LAST CITY IN THE EAST will be playing at the Co-Kisser Poetry Film Festival on October 8, 2011 at MCAD in Minneapolis, MN.

The festival start around 5pm, and Paul D. will do a live reading afterwards!
Here is the schedule is the official website.

photo left: Paul Dickinson, Jessica Raymond, Megan Roessler from the April premier of The Last City in the East (photo by Jay Smiley)

Seattle Showing -- October 1, 2011 at 7 pm Local Sightings Film Festival

More great news for THE LAST CITY IN THE EAST! --- We'll be showing at the "Local Sightings" film festival at the world-famous Northwest Film Forum, which runs right here in Seattle, at 7pm on October 1, 2011.

The Northwest Film Forum is on 1515 12th Ave in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, on 12th Avenue between Pike & Pine Street.  Information about the entire festival is now live here, and we will post more information on this blog as we receive it!

LAST CITY IN THE EAST new screening: October 8, 2011Co-Kisser Poetry Film Festival

Great news! THE LAST CITY IN THE EAST will be playing at the Co-Kisser Poetry Film Festival on October 8, 2011 at MCAD in Minneapolis, MN.

The festival start around 5pm, and Paul D. will do a live reading afterwards!
Here is the schedule is the official website.

photo left: Paul Dickinson, Jessica Raymond, Megan Roessler from the April premier of The Last City in the East (photo by Jay Smiley)

Premier photos from The Last City in the East

Many thanks to photographer Jay Smiley of Flashpoint Industries for forwarding these snazzy photos from the April premier of The Last City in the East (and the afterparty!)

Hammen and Dickinson on the street in front of the

St. Anthony Main theater on premier night.

Paul D. Dickinson (poet, actor), Jessica Raymond (actor)

Megan Roesler (actor)

(left to right) Erik Hammen (dir.) Jessica Raymond (actor) Paul D. Dickinson (poet, actor),

Megan Roesler (actor)

Crowds in the waiting area outside Theater 1.

Q&A session with Dickinson and Hammen, moderated by talented

programmer and filmmaker Melody Gilbert

Presenting credentials and unpaid product placement.

At the Afterparty, hosted by our friend

Joan of the Lollycopter fashion studio

It was also Dickinson's birthday. Cupcakes were served.

Another angle of the director and the lovely and

talented cast at the afterparty.

Dickinson and Hammen talk shop with the multi-talented graphic designer

David Theil (creator of the Last City in the East official poster)

Before the show, waiting to get into the projection booth

for a quick pre-screening. Not nervous.

Theater 1 awaits... (cellphone photo by Erik Hammen )

"beautiful" and "fun" -- our first review is online.

"beautifully shot in Super 8 and Holga"
"fun to watch Paul D being himself while listening to his sharp-witted, imagery-rich wording."
- Sheila Regan, City Pages

Photos from the premier to come soon!

Tickets now on sale for both showings

"The Last City in the East," is part of the "MN Shorts - Narrative" program, showing April 19th at 7pm and May 4th at 9:45 pm. Tickets are on sale now. (scroll down to the links just below the photo)

Paul Dickinson featured in TC Daily Planet

The star of THE LAST CITY IN THE EAST is a man about town, as you can see here.

Twin Cities Daily Planet: Who IS that?

Second showing added in Minneapolis!

The MN Shorts series, featuring THE LAST CITY IN THE EAST, will now have a May showing in addition to the opening show on April 19 at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film festival:

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 7:00pm

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - 9:45pm

Get more information at the official festival website.

Contact Erik Hammen for more information about the film.

Lobby card: Megan Roesler as The Waitress

Megan Roesler as The Waitress

Official Poster



Our official poster - designed by David Theil

For more information about the film, contact Erik Hammen .

WORLD PREMIER -- April 19, 2011

Please join us for the world premier of THE LAST CITY IN THE EAST as part of the MN Shorts Narrative program for the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival!

Showtime is:

APRIL 19 
St. Anthony Main Theater (get directions)
7:00 pm


For more information about the film, contact Erik Hammen .

outtake - Jessica on location





Here is a nice outtake of Jessica Raymond, who

 appears as "Woman in Photo" in the film.

For more information, contact Erik Hammen .  

on location - Snelling Liquors

For more information, contact Erik Hammen .

On location - Jessica Raymond

For more information, contact Erik Hammen .

On location - Frogtown at night

For more information, contact Erik Hammen .

cast photo




Cast (L - R) Paul D. Dickinson, Megan Roesler, Jessica Raymond

  
For more information, contact Erik Hammen .

cast and crew photo





 Cold, tired, but still undaunted, after a long shoot in sub-zero weather.
The couch, however, seems to be collapsing on one side.

(L-R) Erik Hammen, Paul D. Dickinson,

Megan Roesler, Jessica Raymond

For more information, contact Erik Hammen .



image for official poster

We're going with this shot, taken straight from the Super-8, for our official poster -- designed by David Theil.
For more information, contact Erik Hammen .

WORLD PREMIER: Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival

Great news! THE LAST CITY IN THE EAST will be shown on April 19 at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film festival as part of the MN Shorts series, at the mighty St. Anthony Main theater.

Exact times coming soon.

The film is complete

THE LAST CITY IN THE EAST is a short film by Erik Hammen featuring the poetry of Paul D. Dickinson.

The film was completed in February, 2011. It clocks in at just over 6 minutes. That still gives you time for a beer on your 10-minute break.

For more information, contact Erik Hammen .