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Gravitas Ventures picks up Dorie Barton’s WELCOME TO THE SHOW and targets November 23 release

By John Wildman 4 years ago

“Barton’s film is a great addition to the cannon of classic college movies. While the rabbit hole the characters fall deeper and deeper into is both hilarious and absurd, the acting and complex relationships keep it grounded and very relatable for anyone who has gone through a transitorily period and is unsure of what happens next. We cannot wait for audiences to see for themselves what “The Show” is truly about!” – David Sullivan, Gravitas Ventures’ Sales and Acquisitions Manager.

Dorie Barton’s WELCOME TO THE SHOW brings the show back home to the Richmond Film Festival

By John Wildman 4 years ago

Well, the film and the filmmakers all returned to the scene of the…scenes..? Part of a Virginia and Richmond-specific Opening Night presentation, Barton and her team literally brought “The Show” to the Richmond Film Festival’s audiences by taping invitations under random seats in the theater for “lucky” patrons to participate in the immersive experience paralleling what the main characters in the film experience, and also saw the Andrew Bonieskie and Dillon Douglasson perform music from the film’s soundtrack live later that week.

Dorie Barton’s WELCOME TO THE SHOW at Big Apple Film Festival Review: takes you on an journey defined by your own imagination

By Luke Y. Thompson 5 years ago

Now imagine that instead of having those conversations inside a dorm room, you find yourself inside a world made entirely of such questions. That’s what this movie calls The Show, initially presented as an experimental theater piece but soon proving to be far more encompassing than that, like some adult conceptual version of The Phantom Tollboth crossed with extreme haunts like McKamey Manor or Blackout.