Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal Wins Two Awards At NY Film Fest; Arizona, Belglium Screenings Announced
August 29, 2007, 16 years ago
The makers of Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal are proud to announce two September screenings - Saturday, September 1st at the Tucson Film And Music Festival and Friday, September 7th in Antwerp, Belgium.
Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal recently received awards for Best Music Documentary and the Founder’s Choice Award for Best Director at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, held in July 2007.
“Get Thrashed is having an incredible run on the film festival circuit and it's truly gratifying to be recognized by fans and festivals for all the hard work that went into making the movie,” said Director Rick Ernst. “I'm excited that we're able to bring the documentary to thrash fans in Arizona - home of awesome bands like Flotsam & Jetsam, Sacred Reich, Atrophy and others; and I’m also stoked about our European dates, the first of which is in Belgium, home of the legendary Graspop Festival.”Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal will conclude its festival circuit tour in late September with screenings at the Oldenberg International Film Festival in Germany, Athens International Film Festival in Greece, as well as screenings Paris and several US East Coast film festivals.
The Tucson, AZ screening of Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal will be Saturday, September 1st at 7:30 PM at the Rialto Theatre (318 E. Congress St. Tucson AZ 85701). Single admission tickets are $5 and are available at the Rialto Box Office on the day of the show.
The Antwerp, Belgium screening will be on Friday, September 7th at Schouwburg Cultuurcentrum Luchtbal (Columbiastraat 8 - 2030, Antwerp, Belgium. phone 03 543 90 30). Tickets are 3 EU in advance and 5 EU the day of show. Director Rick Ernst will be at the screening to introduce the film and for a Q & A before it begins.
