Event

The Shopkeeper - Ojai Premiere

PRESALE end at 10:00 am. After that there will be limited tickets available at the box office.

(Note from Rain: I know I said presale would end at 10:00 am Saturday but for some reason Brown Paper Tickets insisted on ending sales at midnight.)
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The Shopkeeper is the debut film by singer-songwriter Rain Perry. It explores the collapse of the music business while celebrating Mark Hallman, an unsung hero of music, and the indie spirit of the stellar group of artists who have recorded in his studio in Austin, Texas. In interviews and archival footage, the movie asks the question of the moment: "In an era where anyone can make a record but nobody can make a living, what's going to become of the people who create the music we've loved?"

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Join us on June 4th for a Red Carpet Gala benefiting the Ojai Film Society! Arrivals and reception at 5:00, show at 6:00, featuring:

Live music by Colin Gilmore and by Brave Kind
Post-screening panel discussion: What's next for musicians in the streaming era?

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Director Rain Perrys Beautiful Tree was the theme for the CW Networks Life Unexpected, on which she also had the surreal pleasure of appearing as herself. She has released four albums on her own Precipitous Records, as well as writing and touring a solo play about her childhood called Cinderblock Bookshelves: A Guide For Children of Fame-Obsessed Bohemian Nomads.

Micah Van Hove, Director of Photography, is the director of Menthol, a regular writer at No Film School, and has been exploring the possibilities of micro-budget cinema since 2009.