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Premiere Festivities
The Broken Wind Premiere is Saturday, January 14, 2006 at the Dodge City Civic Center, 2110 First Avenue, Dodge City, Kansas, 67801.
All festivities, food, and drink are included in the $25.00 ticket price! Copies of the movie on DVD and the soundtrack on CD will be available for purchase at the premiere.
6:45 pm - Doors open to the public for the premiere of Broken Wind at the Dodge City Civic Center.
6:45 pm - 7:30 pm - The Dodge City Community College Jazz Band will perform as people arrive. Under the direction of Mr. Chris White, the Jazz Band is a premiere musical group in Southwest Kansas. They will perform for 45 minutes before the show and during the intermission.
Use this time to meet the actors and the moviemakers as they mill about and also find your seat and get all the free popcorn and soda you desire! You won't find that at the regular movies!
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm - The moviemakers from Imum Pancy Pictures welcomes the audience and makes opening remarks about the process of making a movie about a windless Kansas. The speakers are Chris Pyle - Director, Sarah Schaeffer - Cinematographer, and Seth Eckelman - Executive Producer.
7:45 pm - 8:50 pm - The premiere of Broken Wind shown on a GIANT 33-foot screen presented by the Outdoor Cinema Network of Boulder, Colorado with full stereo sound and monster screen projection!
8:50 pm - 9:45 pm - Intermission! During intermission, we will feature coffee, soda, popcorn, and a huge selection of freshly made desserts by pastry expert Chuck Rehmert. Again, your ticket price includes dessert!
Also during intermission, more than 35 props from the movie you just saw will be exhibited featuring explanations of how they were made and who used them. See it on the screen, then see it in person!
Again, listen to the soulful sounds of the Dodge City Community College Jazz Band and take another opportunity to meet the actors and the moviemakers as the circulate through the crowd!
9:45 pm - 10:15 pm - The gag reel and outtakes. More popular than ever on the "DVD extras" section of movies are the outtakes! We made 'em, too, on Broken Wind. See the fun everyone had and the flub-ups that made us all laugh! There will be some behind-the-scenes footage as well!
It's a REAL movie.
Nearly two years ago, the idea for a motion picture came along when 3 friends were "just sittin' 'round." The premise for the picture was simple, but highly unlikely: a wind drought in Kansas. The notion that such a thing would happen is part of the humor, the friends always supposed. They had all braved the wind for years, and thought the whole idea was pretty ironic.
The first step was a script, which was penned over a couple of year's time. Then came everything that should follow: casting, procuring camera equipment, making props, battling schedules, shooting, editing, original music, test audiences, more editing, credits, and eventually, a premiere. The end result of hundreds of hours of work by nearly 40 people is, in a word, fun.
Made in Kansas
"Broken Wind" was shot on location primarily in Dodge City, KS. It also included locations in Coldwater and Cimarron, KS and outlying areas in Ford County. What's more, the stars of the show are Kansans, as are the moviemakers. And, the premiere takes place... where else? In Kansas! We figure that only Kansans would understand the ludicrous idea that the wind would every stop blowing on the High Plains.
A film that doesn't blow?
Broken Wind is the story of Zeke, a wind farmer in Kansas. He is plagued by a number of things, the worst of which is a wind drought... in Kansas, no less! To keep the family afloat, a desperate Zeke gets in debt to the Norwegian mafia, most notably, Vinnie "The Plow" Olafson. Now the family farm's turbines don't blow, Zeke isn't making any money, but Vinnie and his henchmen have still come to collect.
And Zeke's wife, Mariah, is no support. Obsessed with Wheel of Fortune, Mariah is preoccupied with all things spelled and, instead of bailing out her husband, opts to start a business with her friend, Ricky. Poor Zeke is left to fend for himself.
Meanwhile, Zeke's son, Sajak, is leading a life of darkness... literally.
Things do not improve for the good Zeke when he enlists the help of Willie - a man better known for his crackpot inventions and intentions than his sound advice.
Starring...
Kelly Carroll
Wyatt Ehrlich
Dave Wetmore
Joe Walker
Seth Eckelman
Jim Johnson
Chris Pyle
Claudia Pyle
Amy Reinert
Corey Blanchett
Jason Hart
Emilyjane Pyle
Ryan Blanchett
George Pyle
Courtney Simpson
Sarah Schaeffer
Alice Pyle
Shamus Hager
Ryan Carpenter
Marc Kliewer
Kyle Hager
Adam Keda
Warren Eckelman
Sherry Polkinghorn
Linda Eckelman
Don Streit
Becca Stateler
Patty Ahern
Wendy Nelson
