If The Movie "Multiplicity" Were Reality....

"Multiplicity" starred Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell;
it was directed by Harold Ramis, better known for "Groundhog Day"
and "Ghostbusters"

There's still only one copy of me - and I'm sure plenty of people think that's more than enough!  But I've recently found myself thinking about the movie Multiplicity, in which Michael Keaton accepts an offer to make multiple copies of himself.  It was directed by Harold Ramis, who also teamed up with co-star Andie MacDowell in the far superior  Groundhog Day. In Multiplicity, Keaton's copies take over his life, and are also paler and paler versions of himself. 

This has started to seem like an attractive (if impossible) option with the festival schedule over the next few days.  The Columbia Gorge International Film Festival starts tomorrow, Aug 15 , in Vancouver, WA.  Surviving Family screens there on Saturday night Aug 18 at 7 PM - director Laura Thies and I arrive Friday night, and will be there until Sunday afternoon.  Then we fly to Action on Film (AOF) in Monrovia, CA, which starts Friday the 17th, and Surviving Family screens Tuesday evening Aug 21 at 6 PM.   Laura and I are (I think?  I hope?!) on the same flights from Newark to Portland OR (near Vancouver, WA), and on to LAX. 

That all sounds great, until you add in The Indie Gathering in Hudson, OH which also starts Friday Aug 17 and is also screening Surviving Family on Saturday night at 7:55 PM.  Fortunately, our executive producer Carlo Fiorletta is able to represent us there.

So - THAT's why Multiplicity starts to look like more than a silly little movie, and more like a fantasy. Oh well.  Maybe next time!

In the interim, I'm thrilled to be able to screen our movie for festival audiences in 3 such varied locations.  And hope to have this problem many more times in the future.