The Official "gravida" reaction thread

[pryor15]

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are we, then, supposed to infer that the pregnancy is the reason for the absent boyfriend?

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yes. there's nothing that comes right out and says it, other than the line that he got cut out because he deserved it. but in the backstory stuff i wrote out, he leaves a little while after he finds out she's pregnant.

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Cutting the face out in an oval as opposed to just snipping the whole body out of the picture doesn't necessarily tell us anything either, except that she's a bit eccentric and vindictive -- but we don't know the reason. If she really didn't want to be reminded of him, she would have cut him out completely, don't you think?

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yeah, and there's another picture in the film that she's ripped in half as a means to delete him.

there was a lot of discussion as to how to do that photo and how to cut him out while still having the photo

the key is that the photo is a picture of 4 people and a reminder of a happier time with a larger group, so she wants to keep that memory, only she wants to remember it minus the ex

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It sort of separates at the end (for me, anyway) because she has this baggage, and she can possibly realize that the baggage isn't in her belly; it's all around her.

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exactly. it's more than just the pregnancy. it's everything, really.

[pryor15]

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other than that, i guess, how do you see the promotional aspects of the premiere influencing the night itself?

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in terms of getting people there, etc?

i think the posters weren't as effective as we'd hoped, but the myspace blitz helped get some friends of mine from college there who i hadn't seen in a while, which added a nice factor to the whole thing

the biggest problem was the timing of when i got really sick, as i pretty much couldn't do anything for 5 days and that just barely cost me the deadline for City Paper and the Post-Gazette, both of whom would have likely done some sort of preview article, and that could have doubled the audience

[thecincykiddo]

Before I respond to any of this in-depth, let me ask you this:

How do you see this film as making the world a better place?

[pryor15]

The website hasn't yet been updated, but gravida is an official selection in this year's Three Rivers Film Festival

[SL__72]

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The website hasn't yet been updated, but gravida is an official selection in this year's Three Rivers Film Festival

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I meant to reply to the newsletter, but thats awesome! Congrats!

[Dominic]

where the heck has Pryor been, anyway??

[SoloAJ]

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where the heck has Pryor been, anyway??

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Festival submitting, duh.

I am pretty sure I had this sent to my home address instead of my school address, so it might not be until early November that I actually get my hands on it. This was not smart by me.

[pryor15]

Solo,

you gave me a Moline address

[pryor15]

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where the heck has Pryor been, anyway??

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festival submitting
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i was in a play
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some temp work
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writing next script
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new girlfriend
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less time on internets

[Dominic]

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where the heck has Pryor been, anyway??

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festival submitting
+
i was in a play
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some temp work
+
writing next script
+
new girlfriend
=
less time on internets

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get your priorities straight, Dude.