daughter of dismay

August 6, 2019

Daughter Of Dismay To Make Its Debut At Arrow Video Frightfest

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We’ve known for some time that Daughter of Dismay, an ambitious art film by Austrian director James Quinn, is slated for release sometime this year. What we didn’t know was where it will first turn up. Today we got our answer: check out Arrow Video Frightfest, because the short film will have its world premiere screening there. Shorts like Daughter of Dismay are notorious for their low-budget looks, but this one has been filmed entirely in 70MM IMAX photography. There will be regular 35MM and 70MM prints of the movie, but only the truly chosen theaters will get the IMAX version. Why the extravagance? As Quinn tells it, “Daughter of Dismay was always supposed to be a big project, presented in the most epic format it could be presented in. At first we were aiming for regular 70mm, but upgraded to 70mm IMAX only weeks before the shoot.” Quinn adds, “There’s a certain magic about seeing something on actual film on the big screen, especially in 70mm. I was always

February 21, 2019

Watch The First Teaser For Daughter Of Dismay

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Independent films and shorts rarely get as ambitious as Daughter of Dismay*, an Austrian art film by director James Quinn. Shorts like this are notorious for their low-budget looks, but this one has been filmed entirely in 70MM IMAX photography. There will be regular 35MM and 70MM prints of Daughter of Dismay, but only the truly chosen theaters will get the IMAX version. Why the extravagance? As Quinn tells it, “Daughter of Dismay was always supposed to be a big project, presented in the most epic format it could be presented in. At first we were aiming for regular 70mm, but upgraded to 70mm IMAX only weeks before the shoot.” Quinn adds, “There’s a certain magic about seeing something on actual film on the big screen, especially in 70mm. I was always extremely interested in this epic aspect of movies, where you don’t just go to watch something, but actually experience the entire movie to a point that’s almost physical, as part of a spectacle that evokes greater feelings than

October 27, 2018

Daughter Of Dismay Is The First 70MM IMAX Short Film

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Independent films and shorts usually don’t opt for the most expensive shooting methods — a necessity, given their tight budgets. Someone in Austria has decided to go for the gusto, though. Director James Quinn is now sending his short film Daughter of Dismay off to processing in California. It’s the first cinema short to be filmed in 70MM IMAX photography. Why the extravagance? As Quinn tells it, “Daughter of Dismay was always supposed to be a big project, presented in the most epic format it could be presented in. At first we were aiming for regular 70mm, but upgraded to 70mm IMAX only weeks before the shoot.” Quinn adds, “We’d like for people to not just watch this film, but to be completely immersed in it and feel everything that’s happening. 70mm IMAX was exactly what we needed. Not just that, we felt like the world needed a different kind of IMAX presentation for a change, not a big Hollywood blockbuster or a space documentary, but an artistic, heartfelt film