Petition For The Wide Release Of The Australian Independent Film Candy
- by: Theresa Shell, Addicted To The Movie Candy/Candy The Movie 2006
- recipient: Film Buyers Independent-Commercial, World Wide Film Exhibitors
We are a grass roots group of supporters of the independent Australian film CANDY, pledged to it's wide release around the world. Candy is the starting point of our campaign to support and seek wide release and availability of independent film in local theaters around the world. Candy is a socially pertinent story that brings understanding and communication regarding the plague of drug abuse in today's world and bridges the gap between those myths and demonizations of the addicted personality and society as a whole that must be understood and overcome in order to implement solutions to this devastating and chronic problem. This film is educational, heartwarming, harrowing and raw and above all, honest. It is vital to both young and old in its message and it's incredible hope and ultimate victory over the deepest and seemingly most hopeless of addictions. It is a triumph. However due to such limited release, relatively unknown to society. Film exhibitors around the world can change that and at the same time give to their patrons, the movie going public, a voice in which films they have the basic human right of choice in seeing. We are lovers of independent film who wish to promote the availability of vital, brilliant films to every person in every country who wishes to see them sans industry control that does not even allow the movie going public the chance to choose whether or not they have the opportunity to see a film. This petition is in support of the art of independent film and the many films that are pertinent, ne', necessary in the growth and education of society as a whole.
We, the undersigned, come individually and as the organization, Addicted To The Movie Candy, and as concerned members of the movie going public to petition the distributors and exhibitors of the film industry world-wide to show the Australian, independent film, Candy, in the theaters you represent. We respectfully decline the opportunity to see yet another rash of fantasy films that have no social pertinence, action features that exacerbate the state of an already violent world or yet another teen high school film targeted to fill seats with young people seeing the same story and coarse jokes again and again, in favor of socially pertinent independent films and commercial films that form a greater understanding in a world that so desperately needs it. We object to the steady diet of the aforementioned films that are often offered to us like a preprinted menu giving us no choice other than which of these same vehicles we shall spend our entertainment dollars on.
We acknowledge and are aware that these same movies we have been seeing for years, en masse, are entertaining and have their place, however, object to them being the only choice and the public outside big metropolitan areas not even being given the opportunity to see valuable human interest films. We are aware of and acknowledge the fact that it is important that films make money for the industry, however, suggest that the reason the box office figures have seen their lowest points in history in recent months is because the public isn't being given a choice and because the industry in it's necessity of making what they feel is a "sure buck" is not seeing it's most natural and reasonable alternative which is the small independent film.
We commit ourselves to support and attend Candy and other pertinent and necessary socially relevant films if given the opportunity to do so by the industry, distributors and exhibitors.
We ask you, the exhibitors, of film around the world to give us the opportunity to see Candy in our hometown theater, on the big screen as is our right as members of the movie going public. What was once brilliant and innovative, when it becomes the only choice in the public's diet, becomes droll and boring upon repetition. We suggest the fact that though young people seem to attend more films, due to the subject matter offered, it is the next generation and beyond who are the money earners in society and if given films of appealing subject matter, would be an audience well worth nurturing as opposed to turning them from their local theaters through lack of stimulating, fresh entertainment.
We set forth to you that Candy due to it's extremely relevant subject matter, is our starting point yet only begins our long range commitment to independent films and attendance of same.
We thank you for your consideration in this matter and look forward to seeing Neil Armfield's Candy in local theaters around the world upon its release.
We acknowledge and are aware that these same movies we have been seeing for years, en masse, are entertaining and have their place, however, object to them being the only choice and the public outside big metropolitan areas not even being given the opportunity to see valuable human interest films. We are aware of and acknowledge the fact that it is important that films make money for the industry, however, suggest that the reason the box office figures have seen their lowest points in history in recent months is because the public isn't being given a choice and because the industry in it's necessity of making what they feel is a "sure buck" is not seeing it's most natural and reasonable alternative which is the small independent film.
We commit ourselves to support and attend Candy and other pertinent and necessary socially relevant films if given the opportunity to do so by the industry, distributors and exhibitors.
We ask you, the exhibitors, of film around the world to give us the opportunity to see Candy in our hometown theater, on the big screen as is our right as members of the movie going public. What was once brilliant and innovative, when it becomes the only choice in the public's diet, becomes droll and boring upon repetition. We suggest the fact that though young people seem to attend more films, due to the subject matter offered, it is the next generation and beyond who are the money earners in society and if given films of appealing subject matter, would be an audience well worth nurturing as opposed to turning them from their local theaters through lack of stimulating, fresh entertainment.
We set forth to you that Candy due to it's extremely relevant subject matter, is our starting point yet only begins our long range commitment to independent films and attendance of same.
We thank you for your consideration in this matter and look forward to seeing Neil Armfield's Candy in local theaters around the world upon its release.
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