Healthcare Marketing class at Gannon University

John C. Lyons (writer/director of "schism") and Kristen Bires (Education & Outreach Manager for the Northwest Pennsylvania Alzheimer's Association) will be special guests of Phil Scrimenti's Healthcare Marketing class at Gannon University this coming Monday, April 6th. After a special screening of "schism" the class will participate in a Q&A about Alzheimer's Disease and the film. We'd like to thank Mr. Scrimenti for the opportunity and look forward to talking with his class.

We are still working out the details of the next public screenings of "schism". Stay tuned.

schism's Josh Werner to attend/promote at Michigan Movie Network event

"schism" on location: Karly Bender ("Kellie") and Josh Werner ("Sam") taking a break between takes

On April 4th, "schism" castmember Josh Werner, who plays "Sam" in the film and also created our awesome poster artwork, will be attending the Michigan Movie Network Event to promote the film and network with industry professionals in the Midwest. Josh will getting back to us with photos and a report in the near future. Thanks, Josh!

More information about this event:
Special attempts have been made to bring both investors and distributors to this important first-of-its-kind event. Investors are looking for opportunities to benefit from the film industry in Michigan and distributors are looking for production houses with a catalog of movie products.“There’s never been anything like this. This is an opportunity for everyone – from someone with an idea for a movie or an actress, to a bank with money to lend for a project – to come together, exchange cards and portfolios, network and get ideas off the ground,” said Alex Greene, Emmy- and Telly-award winning Creator of the children's TV program "My Bedbugs" and Executive Producer of Greenestuff Productions, one of the event’s speakers.

“This area has needed this event,” said Lew Smith, chief operating officer of Vanir Entertainment, Inc., partners with the Crofoot on the Michigan Movie Networking Event. “People have been so desperate to connect with others. This is a chance to get everyone in the room at the same time and on the same page – to grow the film industry in this state.” Smith said that from early promotion of the event, he’s already received commitments from people as far away as Traverse City, Chicago and Grand Rapids who plan to attend. Professionals from across four states have been invited. He added the Michigan Movie Networking Event is modeled after events of this type in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville.Dan McGowan, of the Crofoot, said, “This is one of those clean-everything-else-from-your-calendar events. It’s a chance to bring a hundred business cards and come back with a hundred business cards from people you might never have met otherwise.”

The Michigan Movie Networking Event is hosted by Vanir Entertainment, a Rochester Hills-based multi-media entertainment company, and the Crofoot. Vanir kicks off its contributions to the Michigan film industry in April with the debut of the “Michigan Marquee” TV show on WTVS, Detroit’s Public Television station. The weekly, half-hour “Michigan Marquee” will feature interviews with industry insiders and up-to-date reports on film projects across the state.

Announcing more SCHISM screenings soon!

We've gotten word on Pennsylvania festival/series screenings of "schism" coming up soon. More details once we have them...stay tuned!