Written by Not Yet Begun To FightPosted in UncategorizedAugust 29, 2012
“Not Yet Begun to Fight” will screen at the 2012 San Diego Film Festival which takes place September 26-30th. Dates and showtimes are yet to be announced. Producer/Director Sabrina Lee says, “The San Diego Film Festival is the perfect place for our California Premiere as a critical part of the film was shot at Balboa Naval Hospital. Sharing the film with the San Diego community will no doubt be a rewarding experience for the subjects in the film as well as the audience.” Both directors will be present at the screening and will hold a Q&A with the audience immediately following. Also present will be a few of the main subjects from the film who were injured in Iraq and Afghanistan that, after being released from the hospital, now call San Diego their home.
The San Diego Film Festival will be held at the Reading Theater in the Gaslamp Quarter and the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla. The mission of the San Diego Film Festival, produced by the not-for-profit San Diego Film Foundation, is to support the best in independent filmmaking while enhancing the diverse cultural landscape and economic vitality of San Diego. Film categories include narrative features, shorts and documentaries. For more information, visit http://www.sdfilmfest.com
NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT has been invited to screen at the beautiful NW Film Center (Whitsell Auditoruim, inside the Portland Art Museum) on Thursday, June 21st at 7PM. Director Shasta Grenier will be in the house, as will Sergeant Erin Schaefer (ret.) from the film – seeing it for the first time!
NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT enjoyed four packed screenings (the 4th one added by popular demand) at the Mountainfilm in Telluride Festival over Memorial Day weekend. Blake Smith and Eric Hastings (President, Warriors and Quiet Waters), both from the film, attended the weekend event along with Director Shasta Grenier. The film received standing ovations and was awarded a Moving Mountains prize by Mountainfilm in Telluride – $3,000 to Warriors and Quiet Waters for the important work they do. Thank you, Mountainfilm in Telluride for the opportunity to share the film!
Written by Not Yet Begun To FightPosted in UncategorizedApril 27, 2012
What a fantastic week at the Florida Film Festival! We had great attendance at both screenings, met wonderful people, received lots of good press (click on the press page to read/hear about it) and the film took home the 2012 AUDIENCE AWARD! Huge thank you to all who turned out for the screenings, and gave the film your vote. We are so honored the film is resonating with people. And we look forward to sharing it across the country. Next stop – Colorado – for Mountainfilm in Telluride!
Hope to see you there, or at a future screening…
-Shasta and Sabrina
Written by Not Yet Begun To FightPosted in UncategorizedMarch 31, 2012
We are headed south again… NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT was one of ten films selected to screen in the Documentary Feature Competition at the Florida Film Festival (which takes place in the Orlando area mid-April). Screenings at The Enzian Theatre on Sunday, April 15th at 3PM and the Regal Winter Park Village on Wednesday, April 18th at 6:30PM. Visit www.floridafilmfestival.com for tickets, more information, and to read about the rest of the award-winning line-up at the festival.
Written by Not Yet Begun To FightPosted in UncategorizedFebruary 7, 2012
It is official! NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT will premiere at the Atlanta Film Festival on Saturday, March 24th at 7PM at the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema. Producer/Director Sabrina Lee will be in the house for a Q&A after the screening. Tickets available at www.atlantafilmfestival.com . And check out the rest of the festival lineup… it is fantastic!
Navy SEAL Elliott Miller (ret.) works out at a military gym in San Diego.
Guide Collin Brown shows Navy SEAL Elliott Miller (ret.) how to place the line.
Marine Colonel Eric Hastings (ret.) fishes a favorite spot on the Gallatin River.
Justin Lubke grew up in a tiny Montana town. After leaving home, he did social work in the slums of Rio de Janeiro and made his first film with an indigenous tribe in south India. Eventually, Justin returned to Montana, graduating from Montana State University with an honors degree in filmmaking. For ten years, Justin has worked in non-fiction and fiction film. He has directed, shot and edited a variety of programs with topics ranging from grizzly bears to basketball to various commercial spots. His work has appeared on major networks throughout the world. Justin directed, shot and edited a feature length documentary, CLASS C, a film that has won multiple film festivals and two Emmy awards. He is currently working on several projects in eastern Africa and on a new music documentary that features some of rock and roll’s greatest icons.
