Home Bloghttp://rachelkiriwalker.comSat, 04 Sep 2010 14:34:33 GMTAhimsa Collective!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/ahimsa-collectiveMon, 16 Aug 2010 08:00:37 GMTRachel Kiri Walker

I'm officially a member of the Ahimsa Collective, a wonderful theater company based out of Los Angeles. 


Here's their mission statement:


The Ahimsa Collective is devoted to sharing all kinds of work with the world and creating communities thriving with creativity. We employ a highly collaborative exploratory process culminating in both individual and joint performance pieces.

Taking great pride in our ability to recruit and find talent, we find nothing more satisfying than introducing and melding brilliant artistic minds. We facilitate and further ensemble conversations and reflections on a central topic or theme, which provide both a comfortable opportunity for honest, personal exploration and an ample supply of artistic inspiration.

Our process forces not only the artists, but the creations themselves to be in constant dialogue with one another and inevitably merge to form something larger. As artists, we seek to question the bounds of theatre and the potential of community. We aim to blend dynamic, beautiful, and beautifully unpleasant aesthetics with simple and direct truths.

But, words are boring. For a better explanation, check out our illustrated manifesto here, written by Kit Steinkellner and drawn bySebastian Kadlecik.


So far I've co-produced their No Budget Film Festival and the upcoming 24 Hour Songwriting Competition. It's a truly great company and I'm thrilled to be a part of what they do. :)


]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/ahimsa-collectiveBig News!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/big-newsMon, 22 Feb 2010 07:25:53 GMTRachel Kiri Walker I have been severely lacking on the updates for this website. Yikes. Sorry, guys.

 

Here's what's new!

 

The Graduates is now available on iTunes and Netflix! 

 

Things are starting to happen with a project I've been involved with for over a year. The property, Militia, is being made into a comic book by Dynamite and the characters will be drawn in our likenesses. Here's our first poster:

 

 

 

That's all for now! I'm moving to LA this month and will try to update more often. ]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/big-newsIt's A Date! March 25th Showcasehttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/its-a-date-march-25th-showcaseTue, 10 Mar 2009 01:20:05 GMTRachel Kiri Walker 

I'm appearing in a showcase going up March 25th at The Producer's Club in NYC. It features 7 actors, oddly all from either The Graduates or Redemption Falls.

 

 

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/its-a-date-march-25th-showcaseThe Graduates ranked #226 on IMDB!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/the-graduates-ranked-226-on-imdbTue, 10 Mar 2009 00:59:16 GMTRachel Kiri Walker 

The Graduates has jumped 9,000% (literally) on IMDB and is now ranked at #226!

 

 Also, the film is screening at the Alamo Drafthouse right before SXSW. If you are gonna be in Austin on Thursday, March 12th, be sure to click here and get tickets!

 

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/the-graduates-ranked-226-on-imdbThe Graduates Gets A Trailer & Release Date!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/the-graduates-gets-release-dateThu, 19 Feb 2009 23:50:40 GMTRachel Kiri Walker

The Graduates (Official Trailer) from Ryan Gielen on Vimeo.

 

The Graduates is being released in theaters May 8th, 2009!

 

Head here to download a copy of the soundtrack for free.

 

It's next sneak preview is in Asheville, NC, Thursday, March 12 at 9:30 pm.
Tickets will be available for purchase starting Feb 25. For more info, head to the official site!

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/the-graduates-gets-release-dateFirst Graduates Screening of 2009!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/first-graduates-screening-of-2009Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:20:17 GMTRachel Kiri Walker

 The first Graduates Screening on 2009 has been announced! It will be held Saturday, January 3rd at the Anthology Film Archives at 8pm. It's 5 bucks at the door, with an after party at the KGB Bar. Should be a great time!

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/first-graduates-screening-of-2009Graduates Site Launched!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-site-launchedTue, 02 Dec 2008 19:48:42 GMTRachel Kiri Walker    

  

 

 

The official website for The Graduates has launched!! Head on over to TheGraduatesMovie.com to check it out. If you want to purchase any of the film's merchandise, use the code WALKER10 at checkout for a 10% discount!

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-site-launchedGraduates Screeninghttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-screeningFri, 24 Oct 2008 02:04:59 GMTRachel Kiri Walker 

 

 

 

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-screeningNew Headshotshttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/new-headshotsWed, 08 Oct 2008 21:23:48 GMTRachel Kiri Walker 

     Got new headshots recently - click here to see my top 18

     A couple examples posted below

  

    

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/new-headshotsMoppet Photoshttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/moppet-photosMon, 06 Oct 2008 01:51:24 GMTRachel Kiri Walker 

     Uploaded some Moppet Rocks photos in the media section

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/moppet-photosNick & Norah's Infinite Playlisthttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/nick--norahMon, 06 Oct 2008 01:40:11 GMTRachel Kiri Walker 

     Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist opened this weekend! I did some extra work for the film last (dead of) winter. I can be spotted as a hipster standing in line in the Brooklyn scene. Nothing too special, just thought I'd mention it!

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/nick--norahGraduates News!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-newsTue, 12 Aug 2008 19:17:35 GMTRachel Kiri Walker    

 

     The Graduates sold out its screening at the Rhode Island Film Festival and went on to win the Directorial Discovery Award!

 

 

    

 

     Coming up on August 21st, it will be screening in Ocean City, Maryland at 6:30pm. For free tickets, email tickets@graduatesmovie.com.

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-newsMoppet Rocks! Wrapshttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/moppet-rocks-wrapsThu, 17 Jul 2008 23:48:29 GMTRachel Kiri Walker 

 

     Principal photography has wrapped for Moppet Rocks! Thanks to the cast and crew for the fantastic shoot.

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/moppet-rocks-wrapsRedemption Falls trailer & site!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/redemption-falls-trailer--siteSat, 05 Jul 2008 01:59:09 GMTRachel Kiri Walker    

 

     The Redemption Falls website has launched! Check it out here and watch the trailer below!

 


Redemption Falls Trailer 1 from Austin Vitt on Vimeo. ]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/redemption-falls-trailer--siteRhode Islandhttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/rhode-islandFri, 27 Jun 2008 21:48:17 GMTRachel Kiri Walker 

     The Graduates has been selected to screen in the Rhode Island Film Festival! Check it out, August 5-10, 2008. For more info on the festival, click here.

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/rhode-islandGraduates Reviewhttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-reviewFri, 13 Jun 2008 06:44:14 GMTRachel Kiri Walker

   

 

  The Graduates has been reviewed by one of my favorite websites, Film School Rejects. They gave it a B+!!!! Check it out here.

 

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-reviewGasoline Reviewhttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/gasoline-reviewSat, 07 Jun 2008 05:04:51 GMTRachel Kiri Walker 

 

     Check out this awesome Gasoline review from the New Times! See the bold paragraph for the part about the film's performances.

 

Andrew M. Hulse's Gasoline (2007) - Liza Palmer - New Times

 

      Anyone who has ever lived in rural America will recognize Andrew M. Hulse¹s film, Gasoline. Anyone who has been young and at the crossroads of youthful self-absorption and adult apathy, struggling to find an outlet for expressing an overabundance of conflicting emotion, will admire it. Filmed on location in Kingston, Laurelville, Meade, and Circleville (a delicious name that has such resonance with the film¹s story), Ohio, Gasoline captures the aimlessness of life beyond suburbia ­ a life not often depicted in American film, except for heartwarming farm-centered dramas that involve hardworking Americans ultimately dominating the land. Inspired by a short story by Sam Shepard, the film, not surprisingly, is harsh and dispassionate, holding no warm, fuzzy message of hope or salvation but rather commenting on the futility of action ­ taking action doesn¹t make you feel better, it isn¹t proof of control but it is something to do to fill (or kill) time.

 

      Gasoline is one of those perfect short films ­ and they don¹t come around often. Seventeen minutes in length, it is defined by an efficiency that communicates, resonates more than the longest of narrative films and stays with the viewer, well after it is over. Hulse has clearly invested a considerable amount of time, energy, and money towards achieving a work that is consistent, unified, and polished. Shot on 35mm ­ an act that at once conveys an ambition and a respect for cinema ­ the resulting image is lush yet stark. The muted color scheme describes a landscape that exists despite the characters/humans that inhabit it. The sound is masterful with none of the issues that typically plagues short films (i.e. varying levels, unprotected microphones, etc.). And while the nondiegetic music can be a bit heavy handed, at times, for my taste, in an otherwise austere piece, it is still accomplished and not inappropriate in setting a tone. Ultimately, Hulse demonstrates a studied sense and appreciation of his space ­ an ode to the disinterested backdrop that can be Middle America.

 

      What really distinguishes Gasoline, however, is the acting, which so often is the sacrifice in films with smaller budgets. JP (Rob Evans), Beth (Laura Ramedei), John (Daniel Abeles), and Amy (Rachel Walker) are a band of acquaintances, sophisticatedly complicated by a delicate web of interrelations (without ever really knowing, the viewer intuits that Beth is dating JP, JP is friends with John, John fancies Amy for lack of anything better to do, and Amy is close with Beth). As JP struggles to come to terms with the sudden and grim death of his father, the three others tag along. The four actors excel at working together to channel meaning through not only their scripted dialogue but also their nuanced movements and gestures. There is an architecture of authenticity among the actors, a believability in their relationships and interrelationships that must be attributed to the skill of director, Hulse. What is beautifully articulated through Gasoline is the culture of the young ­ particularly of young America ­ which sees the relative maturity of the women expected to account for the impulse of the men. Most poignant is the artifice of these young friendships that we convince ourselves is real ­ so much so that they become and must be real.

 

      To be sure, Gasoline is not without faults. Most significant, perhaps, is a point of troubled continuity in the lighting between the shots of the group setting the mattress on fire and the fire actually starting. The former is overcast and the latter is suddenly sunny; this noticeable contrast runs the risk of the act being seen and read as obviously symbolic. I suspect that this was simply a problem with coverage and not intentional. But if this was purposeful on Hulse¹s part, I feel that futility and austerity should still be the overarching driving forces of the film. Already, though, Hulse and Gasoline have been winning awards: for screenwriting, cinematography, and original score at the 66th Annual First Run Film Festival in New York City; and second prize for the Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation Award for Excellence in Filmmaking (past recipients of these awards notably include Ang Lee and Spike Lee). So, without a doubt, the faults are few.

 

      It would be easy to read too much into the ending of this fine film: a dramatic memorial to a deadbeat dad, a chance at redemption, a cry for help. But sometimes a burning mattress is just a burning mattress and it feels right to watch it burn.
]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/gasoline-reviewGraduates Radio Interviewhttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-radio-interviewThu, 05 Jun 2008 07:48:30 GMTRachel Kiri Walker
WBAL interview on The Graduates from Ryan Gielen on Vimeo.

      Ryan is interviewed about The Graduates on WBAL!

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-radio-interviewGasoline News!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/gasoline-newsWed, 04 Jun 2008 02:33:56 GMTRachel Kiri Walker

 

      Gasoline's website has officially gone live! Check it out at gasolinethefilm.com. Tomorrow, June 4th, Gasoline is screening with the First Run Film Festival Wasserman Finalists at the DGA.

 

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/gasoline-newsGraduates Articlehttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-articleWed, 04 Jun 2008 02:29:34 GMTRachel Kiri Walker

    

      An Article about The Graduates has been published in the Washington Post! Check it out here!

 


]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-articleCasting & Production News - May 17thhttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/cast-in-moppet-rocksSat, 17 May 2008 23:42:59 GMTRachel Kiri Walker 

     Cast in Columbia MFA Thesis project, Moppet Rocks, shooting in July! Moppet... is directed by the awesome Gabriella Dentamaro and written by the equally awesome Jasmin Tekiner, one of the five finalists for MTV's best filmmaker on campus award! (Vote for her here)

    

     Production began today on a re-imagined version of Ryder's Reel! New title to be announced soon. Expect the first episode to premiere in the next couple of months, along with the remaining episodes of Ryder's, season one.

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/cast-in-moppet-rocksGasoline Screening in LAhttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/gasoline-screening-in-laSun, 11 May 2008 05:45:19 GMTRachel Kiri Walker 

      Gasoline will be screening at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles on June 4th as part of NYU's First Run screening for the Wasserman Finalists. Congrats to director Andrew Hulse! 

 

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/gasoline-screening-in-laPicking up the PEACEs Premiere!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/picking-up-the-peaces-premiereSun, 11 May 2008 05:45:35 GMTRachel Kiri Walker

 

     Picking up the Peaces premiered today in Chelsea! It was part of the 19th Annual Dusty Film & Animation Festival.

 

     Big thanks to Katrina Lofaro for everything!

 

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/picking-up-the-peaces-premiereGraduates Premiere!!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-premiereThu, 01 May 2008 06:09:41 GMTRachel Kiri Walker

    

     The Graduates premiered today! We had a packed house and it was a huge success - thanks to everyone who came. Below are some of my favorite production stills. More to come in the media section!

 


]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-premiereMakeshift Reelhttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/makeshift-reelWed, 16 Apr 2008 17:33:39 GMTRachel Kiri Walker

     Here is my makeshift reel. What I'm using til I have all the footage back from the stuff I've done this year. It has a running time of two minutes.

 


Rachel's Makeshift Reel from rachel walker on Vimeo.]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/makeshift-reelMontage from Picking up the PEACEshttp://rachelkiriwalker.com/montage-from-picking-up-the-piecesSun, 11 May 2008 05:45:58 GMTRachel Kiri Walker           

 

     Montage from SVA Thesis film, Picking up the Peaces, directed by Katrina Lofaro

 

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/montage-from-picking-up-the-piecesWeek of 4/7http://rachelkiriwalker.com/week-of-47-newsSun, 11 May 2008 05:18:20 GMTRachel Kiri Walker

 

  "Gasoline" screens this Friday at 7pm at NYU in the First Run Film Festival

 

   Red Elevator just recorded its second radio play, "Laundry Room", which I produced and co-directed, with Rob Hunter

 

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/week-of-47-newsGraduates Premiere Invite!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-premiere-inviteSat, 05 Apr 2008 04:23:47 GMTRachel Kiri Walker 

 

 

 

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/graduates-premiere-inviteOpening to The Graduates online!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/opening-to-the-graduates-onlineThu, 03 Apr 2008 19:58:25 GMTRachel Kiri Walker    

      The opening sequence to The Graduates, one of the films I shot this summer, is now online!

    

     Watch the sequence below and be sure to go to www.graduatesmovie.com to check out the poster, press kit, etc. 

 

    Enjoy!


The Graduates (opening sequence) from Ryan Gielen on Vimeo.

]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/opening-to-the-graduates-onlineRadio Play on iTunes!http://rachelkiriwalker.com/radio-play-on-itunesSat, 22 Mar 2008 20:02:59 GMTRachel Kiri Walker


     New York Noir Episode 1 - Rain is now available as a free podcast on iTunes. Simply search for "Red L Radio Plays" and subscribe or click here for the RSS Feed

 ]]>http://rachelkiriwalker.com/radio-play-on-itunes