Wednesday, March 28, 2012

The Best Inspiration Ever

For me, comes from TUT.com, where The Universe (God, however you relate to the Powers That Be) writes you a personalized note every morning to remind you of your job in this world.

If this all sounds a little ooey-gooey, well, that's because I've had an *extremly* ooey-gooey week, full of lots of spiritual enlightenment and a stronger connection to the universe than I've ever felt before. It's leading me to a peaceful, blissful meadow where I can trust that all the wonderful things that I see for myself will pan out exactly as they should, exactly on schedule. It's quite wonderful, and what's even MORE wonderful is that it's happening to myself and some very close friends all at once--almost like a movement!

So what is the best inspiration ever? I'd love to share it with you--it's one of my personalized notes.

Would it be enough to know, Jen (and you can know this through deductive reasoning), that long ago, when the two of us carefully mapped out your pending adventure into the jungles of time and space; the hills and valleys you would traverse; the setbacks and advances you would encounter; the good, the bad, and the ugly, and all of the lives you would touch; when our planning was done and the 'big picture' was revealed...

You burst into tears of joy, overwhelmed with its perfection and who you'd become.

Yeah, like a baby--
The Universe

Yeah, Jen, I'll never forget it, because I cried too.

I was so touched that I *did* indeed cry reading it, and was so convinced that I couldn't let one more day pass without seeing it that I printed it out, and it's now on the wall next to my computer.

I do hope it gave you just as much joy and butterflies as it gave me!

<3
Jen

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Official FRANNY pic!

Much of FRANNY is under wraps until later in the year, but here's a really solid shot that our production company (Ironclad Pictures) has released!



If this is indicative of how good the rest of the film looks (and I hear that it is!), we have such a killer movie on our hands. :)

My hopes are that FRANNY rounds out a year full of solid film success--KING KELLY's triumph at SXSW, JACK & DIANE's upcoming premiere at Tribeca (and distribution in June), and then...FRANNY at Sundance! 

<3
Jen



Wednesday, March 14, 2012

KING KELLY Rules SXSW!

I would love to be in Austin more than ANYTHING right now--not only to see a ton of amazing films, but also? My KING KELLY team is *killing it* over there right now; we're being called one of the must-see films of the festival, they've added screenings for us, and the feedback is pretty overwhelmingly great!

Here are the 3 most extensive online reviews:
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/film-festivals/sxsw-king-kelly-rhunt.php
http://blogs.indiewire.com/criticwire/sxsw-review-capsule-king-kelly
http://www.indiewire.com/article/sxsw-review-king-kelly-is-an-intense-found-footage-indictment-of-generation-me

SO proud of my film and team--and bonus? K5 bought international distribution rights! Booyah!

<3
Jen

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

JenPonTon at TriBeCa

I couldn't be more thrilled to share MORE cool, great news: 


My first film (the highly-anticipated Jack and Diane) is having its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this April!


Jack & Diane


We shot J+D in the summer of 2010, and since then, this quirky, supernatural love story has been in post-production. I had the pleasure of playing opposite Juno Temple, and getting to work with Broadway actor Blake Daniel and indie star Lou Taylor Pucci. And it was all run by a lovable, incredible director/producer husband-and-wife team!


J+D has been one of the most talked-about indie films over the last 2 years, and with good reason--it's going to be a GREAT story, a great melding of genres, and (what I understand) is an AWESOME use of SFX and animation!


So, the best part? I won't be at King Kelly's premiere at SXSW (unless my fairy godmother steps in with plane tickets), but I *can* make it to Tribeca with no problem--and wouldn't you know it?--I have a dress! ;)


<3
Jen