Click here November 12, 2009 Currently I am on a road trip of the south sponsered by the Southern Arts Federation. You can see a daily blog from my trip at southerncircuit.blogspot.com. Also you can see photos from my journey at flickr.com/joshuazweinstein.November 9, 2009 
I can't wait to get out of NYC and onto the highway. I have been to about 37 states and the 13 I am missing are almost all included on this journey. Basically all I am going to bring is a change of clothes, a couple of books, and my camera. Hoping to meet a lot of new friends on my way. Just in case you did not know I am headed to Vanderbilt University Nashville TN, Arts Council of Central Louisiana Alexandria LA, Mobile Arts Council Mobile AL, Capri Theatre Montgomery AL, Millsaps College Jackson MS, Clemson University Clemson SC, Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC, and the Center for Documentary Studies Duke University Durham NC.
Above is a new tour poster created by the phenomenal phenom that is Lilah Montgomery. We are going to be selling these hand printed limited edition posters on the road and all proceeds go to Dicksheet's charity. See you in the south soon! October 5, 2009 The Fall schedule for Flying On One Engine is now available in the screening section of the website. The film will be shown in Romanias Atra Film Festival (Oct 28), the Amnesty International Film Festival in Vancouver (Nov 13), and in 9 cities from Kentuckey thorugh North Carolina on the Southern Circuit Tour of Indepedent Filmakers (Nov 10-20).September 25, 2009
September 10, 2009 FLYING makes its Asian premiere on September 17th in Kathmandu, Nepal. More information at Film South Asia.I will be traveling all over the south in November with FLYING. This tour sponsered by the Southern Arts Federation begins in Bowling Green, Kentucky on November 10th and ends in Durham North Carolina on November 20th. All dates are posted at the Southern Arts Federation website. Also thanks to the Bushwick Film Festival, Kweighbay,e and Laree. Flying won the best documentary award and through ticket sales we raised $200 for Dr Dicksheets Indian Project. August 24, 2009 In FLYINGS fifth screening in NYC we have teamed up with the Bushwick Film Festival to donate one dollar from every ticket sold at the festival to Dr. Dicksheet's India Project.FOOE plays this saturday, August 29th, 945pm, at the LumenHouse, 47 Beaver Street Brooklyn NY. August 13, 2009 Follow Me twitter.com/WeinsteinFilmJuly 27, 2009 President Toomas Hendrik Ilves of Estonia just announced on TV that Flying on One Engine is the Estonian Peoples Award according to the televoting on Estonian TV. It crushed the competition recieving 50% of all votes, leaving the rest of the votes to be divided among 6 other films. Obviously the people of Estonia have fine taste!Flying On One Engine is now avialable for education sales and rentales. Please go to the Filmakers Library for all information. May 7, 2009
Flying on One Engine just won the 2009 Best of Scene: Brooklyn Award presented by the Brooklyn Arts Council. Thanks for everyone at BAC for their support. It really was a lovely event held at the Galapagos in DUMBO. While the rain might have kept the casual filmgoer away, the place was filled with real cinephiles. Also I think the film was mentioned in two different issues of the Brooklyn Eagle this month. Thanks everyone for your continued support. April 20, 2009 FLYING ON ONE ENGINE premiered in March 2008 at the South by South West Film Festival, now after playing dozens of festivals, TV appearances, and winning awards the plane is still gliding through the air. Make sure to tell you friends to see FOOE while they still have the chance.
Brooklyn Film Series
Human Rights Film Festival New Zealand
Documenta Madrid, Spain
Planete Doc Review Warsaw, Poland
March 6, 2009 If you are interested in bringing Flying on One Engine to your University, Community Center, Mandir, Mosque, Gurudwara, Synagogue, Church please make sure to contact us, we are excited to engage comunities around the world with this film.FLYING ON ONE ENGINE continues its journey... Robert Flaherty Film Seminar (Anthology Film Archive, 32 2nd Avenue NY NY, Mar 9 09 7:30pm) Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Mar 15, 2009 23:00, Mar 18 09 13:00) Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival, Serbia (Mar 30 09-Apr 3 09) Jameson Belfast Film Festival (Apr 4 09) Documenta Madrid, Spain (May 1 09) Planete Doc Warsaw, Poland (May 8-17 09) New Zealand Human Rights Film Festival (May 7 09-Jun 5 09) Parnu Int. Documentary Film Festival, Estonia (Jul 5 09)
November 28, 2008 It is disturbing that Wednesday the day I left the Netherlands is the same day that terrorists attacked Mumbai. It is disconcerting that while I was celebrating freedom and tolerance with my fellow Americans during the Thanksgiving Holiday, that innocent people were held hostage by hatemongers. I am so thankful that this massacre is almost over with and that the people of India have begun to move forward with their lives.
Sometimes art has meanings that are only expressed over time, and that many themes are not immediately recognizable. When making Flying On One Engine, I was interested in an individual who was consumed by being successful. The fact that Dr. Dicksheet is an American Indian who has donated most of his life to helping all people including Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Jains, woman, and children is a testament to the greatness of humanity. As long as there are people who put charity before themselves the world will always be a place worth defending.
August 31, 2008 First I want to thank everyone for an amazing screening last Friday at Rooftop Films! We were beside ourselves with excitement. It was wonderful to see all our family, friends, and crew spend a relaxing evening under an NYC night sky. It was even better that so many of youdonated money and we raised $800 for Dr. Dicksheet's India Project. Also thanks to Christine Hochkeppel for her photography of the event and Lilah Montgomery for her screen printed posters. There are a couple posters left if anyone is interested.
On to more notes, the film is going to start playing all over the world soon: Seattle South Asian Film Festival September 25th Festival do Rio, Brazil September 25 - October 9th Woodstock Film Festival October 4 - 5 Reading, Pa October 2 - 5 Also the first TV broadcasts of the film will be on RTL-Germany and Swedish Educational Broadcasting.
June 14, 2008 So right now I am procrastinating. And just for your information, I spelt procrastinating wrong in the last sentence and spell check told me how to spell it correctly. Even though most of you thought the film was done?it is not. But at the end of the month it will really be finished. And then I can move on with my life, which I am already starting to do, but this is a more official sort of thing. Anyway I just got the final musical score to lay into the film and instead of being so excited to drop in the music I am procrastinating (spell check just corrected the spelling of this word again). Just so every knows we will be having more film festivals, screenings, and TV broadcasts in the near future. Especially a screening in NYC before the summer ends. Hope to see all your smiling faces sooner, than later! And how exciting is the Obama nomination!?!
April 15, 2008 Dr. Dicksheet is sick and in the hospital recovering from complications to his aneurism operations. Your prayers and good thoughts would be appreciated. If you have messages for the doctor, please email me them to me. I would be happy to deliver them in person to him when I visit next week (currently I am working in Israel). Also I want everyone to know that Dr. Dicksheet is an extremely amazing philanthropist who has given his life to helping others. So please understand when reading short reviews that they just mention parts in the film that can grab headlines. The dedication that Dicksheet has shown to performing free surgery?s for children in India can never be praised enough. If you would like to make a donation to his charity you can do so by mailing checks below: Dr Sharadkumar Dicksheet MD Fund Inc 135 Ocean Parkway, 17-C, Brooklyn, New York 11218, USA Tax ID: EIN-13-3689329IRS501-C3 drdicksheet.com <3 Joshua
April 08, 2008 Just got back from Full Frame and it was amazing!!! Really one of the best screenings we have had and over 900 tickets sold! Below is a review by AJ Schnack, a contributor to Indiewire:
Filmmakers could also learn a lot of lessons fromJoshua Z Weinstein's debut film, FLYING ON ONEENGINE. In a speedy 52 minutes, Weinstein introduces us to an amazing character - Dr. Dicksheet, a Brooklyn-based plastic surgeon who annually flies to India to perform reconstructive facial surgery on children born with cleft
March 25, 2008 The reviews are in! "4 out of 5 stars" -Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman "Flying On One Engine is teeming with life, capturing raw, intimate moments soaked through with humor and surprise" - Janet Pierson, SXSW Programmer "It's the whimsical moments and the deeply personal ones where Weinstein shines." -Pamela Cohn, Still in Motion "A touching yet charming and unsentimental doc about a cosmetic surgeon (last name Dicksheet--dare you not to laugh)."- Dan Nuxoll, Rooftop films
February 5, 2008 I want to thank everyone who has been so incredibly helpful on this two year filmmaking odyssey (or is it more like the Iliad?). Anyway, I am proud to announce that we will be premiering my first feature film Flying On One Engine at SXSW!!!! I want to thank Matt Dentler and the incredible staff at SXSW for this amazing opportunity! More details about the premier screening coming soon? Also we will be having a sneak preview of the film at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula Montana on February 16th at 1:15pm. More Info: (http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/) And finally if you still want to get your name in the credits of the film we are still taking last minute donations to pay for color correction and marketing. Please learn more about making a fully tax deductible donating at (http://www.joshfilm.com/fooe/donate). TOO MUCH THANKS TO YOU ALL!!!
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August 16, 2007 I am honored to announce my invitation to Boston University to show a work-in-progress version of the film. At this screening I will talk about the trials and tribulations of my two year filmmaking journey and answer questions from the audience. The screening will be held September 27th 2007, 7pm in the Communication building (640 Commonwealth Avenue, room B-05). Also I am excited for the release of the new edition of The Filmmakers Handbook by Steven Ascher and Edward Pincus. I was one of the researchers and the book includes a couple of stills from my film too! Check out pages 500 and 535.
July 26, 2007 New website just launched. Currently we are fundraising for post production costs. More news soon... |
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