The White Film Festival

Champion Visions, Ally's sister company in Japan, hosted the White Film Festival last week. It took place September 20th and 21st and showed new releases from US filmmakers and Japan filmmakers. The big screen played Mack Dawg Production's Picture This and Blank Paper Studios' In Short along with the Japanese films Ue Snowboarder from One Films Productions, and Fast Lane from Red Eyes Films. At the fest were US filmmakers Brad Kremer and David Benedek.

Premiere Weekend

Holy Cannolies. There were two sick premieres in Seattle this past weekend, but it definitely felt like one giant blur of a screenplay. The action kicked off Friday night at The Showbox in downtown Seattle with the World Premiere of Capita's First Kiss.

It was a packed venue and a rockin' show that put one kid on crutches when the night was over. The bassist from Death Valley happened to make his mosh target a twelve year old, but all in fun right? A small price to pay when there's $10,000 worth of swag from companies like Union, Capita, Defcon, Oakley, DC, Dakine and more.

First up on the big screen was Whiteout Films, followed by Skids Sandbox's awesome new filmTime Well Wasted. If you haven't seen the DVD box for this movie, you should definitely check it. It's tight... it's made of balsa wood. Very organic... cause organic's kinda in right now.

After a brief intermission and mosh pit crushing, First Kiss made it's premiere. A well made film that showed a break away from what has been the norm in snowboard films of past. Very artistic and sweet to the eye.
Local band The Girls finished the night out in style by rockin' the house and draining every last bit of youthful energy the audience had. Then it was soberin' up time because there were only a few hours until...

Thanks, Brain! Seattle premiere at EVO! There were like 8 kegs and a beer garden that felt like a sardine can (and, thanks to Gus Engle, it kinda smelled like a sardine can too). Definitely a packed house at the undersized EVO board shop in Fremont, but after a few free beers, everyone is your best friend, so all was good - especially the Think Thank footage. Burtner and crew put on a great show and there was even an appearance by the Spacecraft bunny.
What a weekend.

Sentimental Values Premiere in the Ham

Ally rolled up in style to the Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham, WA for the Catch the Vapors/Sentimental Values premiere Friday evening (8/31). Funner Films put out a great flick this year, which was evident with all the shout-outs coming from the crowd. Everyone was going wild for the local Baker footage, which was kick-ass. But that wasn't all the night had in store. Lib-Tech was on hand with the swag, and by swag we're talking the shiznit - A Jamie Lynn Phoenix and a Skate Banana, along with shirts and what not. The party didn't stop at the MBT though. A couple blocks over, it really got hot at the NightLight. And then for a lot of us, it was lights out. Check out the pics

ASR '07 Ally Scooter Gang!

For the trip to ASR, Kelly and Aaron thought they'd rent some old people scooters and make the 1800 mile trek to LA at 5mph. Three months and 8 days later... ASR '07!!! "The scooters were just so bomb diggity, we had to rock 'em at the convention." - Aaron

So, if your lookin' for the Ally booth at ASR '07, just keep your eyes open because we got a mobile booth! Watch out for the Ally mobile scooter brigade zooming past you with swag and videos galore! Get the trailers for Let It Ride, The Man Who Souled The World and more! Kelly and Aaron will be passin' out... stuff. Trailers, hats, shirts, etc. It'll be a swaggity swag swag of a time, so keep your eyes peeled for the Ally scooter gang. Remember - drinking and driving don't mix!