I was commissioned to illustrate the official poster for Paper Marriage, directed by Jeff Man and executive produced by Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass and Mel Eslyn. Duplass Brothers Productions and Giant Pictures just released Man’s debut feature on streaming platforms.
Mark Duplass: “[Jay and I have] been mentoring and working with Jeff for almost 15 years. Rent his feature film debut that we produced starting September 16. It’s deeply heartfelt, funny, and sad.”
Last month, Paper Marriage screened at the historic Lyric Theatre as an official selection at Sidewalk, one of my favorite film festivals!
Sidewalk Film Festival
This year marked my fourth consecutive Sidewalk Film Festival, and it was a memorable one. Non Films founder Brian Ratigan introduced Endless Cookie at the gorgeous Lyric, a 1914 vaudeville-era theatre once graced by headliners such as Buster Keaton and Mae West. We also hosted a packed DarkRoom screening of Foul Evil Deeds, and distributed our handmade zines featuring an exclusive interview with director Richard Hunter.
Sleep In Cinema
On September 6, Brian and I were guests on Sleep In Cinema’s show on Substrate Radio. We talked with hosts Gareth Jones and Craig Ceravolo about our favorite moments from the festival and shared our history with Sidewalk in their first post-Sidewalk Film breakdown show.
Substrate Radio — Birmingham’s leading radio station — broadcasts from Saturn, my favorite spot in the city. The venue and bar/cafe takes its inspiration from jazz legend Sun Ra, a Birmingham native.
Just like last year, we landed back in NYC from Birmingham and jumped right into hosting a DarkRoom screening in Brooklyn the very next day!
Elizabeth Yoo 