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Monday, February 6, 2012
Roseville Filmmakers Just May Change Your Life
by PC Walker, published on January 7, 2010 at 9:21 AM
Storyline: BOOK AND MOVIE REVIEW
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A group of Roseville filmmakers have made their dreams reality with an inspiring full-length film.
No Parking is a beautiful story written by Seth Shore made into a full-length film directed by Hector Marquez. It premiered with great local acclaim that hopes to propel it to further success as a project that is much larger than the movie alone. Much like the movie’s tagline, “the ride is the destination”, the film is only the beginning of the overall drive for No Parking.
Grief coerces Paul and Ray to embark on a high school dream they never entertained with action. An 11 day road trip in a ’73 Volkswagen Bus is impetus for revelation into the human heart at its rawest point; when ‘the darkness takes all the good memories’ and all the cheer-up clichés are stripped away. The journey relieves a sense of hopelessness thru goading discussion and sometimes the frank challenge of a friend.
No Parking was filmed in majority on the road. The actors and crew traversed the California countryside in a caravan led by the film's true star, a cherry red VW Bus affectionately dubbed ‘Lucille’. In a testament to tenacity of entire project, Lucile would be the only vehicle not to experience mechanical trouble the entirety of the trip.
The film quality is not as strong as its commanding story, but as a stepping-stone to the overarching project, No Parking is an outrageously promising dream you cannot help but cheer-on to reality. At present it is a gripping story accompanying a breath-taking film montage of the state of California, but its future is one without time.
Marquez says the next step is to finish the "final cut" and discover an agent to represent the film for domestic and foreign theatrical release.
“Fox Family Home Entertainment has extended a domestic DVD release offer for retail release (Target, Wal-mart, Best Buy, etc.), and rental licensing (Blockbuster, Amazon, Netflix, etc.)!”
The greater goal is for as many people as possible to be able to see the story. Marquez adds, “If it makes a difference in their experience of life, then pass it on!”
Keep an eye on their journey, but do not stop there. Join the journey at noparkingmovie.com or follow them on twitter @noparkingmovie
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I'd be careful about limiting the potential audience. The film certainly connects a wide variety of demographic.
Of course, I certainly see what you mean.
(Full disclosure: I have crossed the country in a Robin's egg blue VW bus. If I could get away with it I'd drop everything and do it again.)