Singletree Productions

The Austin Film Festival went incredibly well. We had two sold out screenings. We had to turn away around 200 people for the first screening. We felt so honored to be at the festival and we truly appreciated the opportunity to screen “Simmons on Vinyl” there.

We received some amazing reviews from critics who saw the film during the festival.

Marc Savlov of the Austin Chronicle calls the film a “realistically quirky comic gem.”

Don Lewis of gordonandthewhale.com said “SIMMONS ON VINYL is a crowd pleaser, and if it continues to be given the right kind of festival audiences, could become a cult fave.”

Jette Kernion of Slackerwood said “Simmons on Vinyl is consistently funny.” She also gives the film a great shout-out on Cinematical.

David Rodriguez of The Accent said “This is truly a guerilla film, funny and raw. Director/writer Mark Potts and writer/actor Cole Selix have produced a gem with under $400 and platinum ambition.”

Thanks again for everyone who came out to the screenings and most importantly, to those who helped us get this film made. We are truly in debt (financially and metaphorically) to our friends and family and someday, if a movie studio decides to be awesome and give us money, we might be able to pay back the financial part of that debt.

Are you going to be at the Austin Film Festival? If so, hit us up there!

Send an email to singletreeproductions@gmail.com
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/marksingletree
Find out more about Simmons on Vinyl here.

Hope to see you there!

We found out that not one, not two, but THREE things we have produced will be at this year’s Austin Film Festival.

First, our screenplay A Splice of Life is a semifinalist in the screenwriting competition. Over 4000 screenplays were submitted and ours is in the top 13 comedy screenplays. We were seriously surprised when we found out. We never thought we’d be a semifinalist, let alone get far at all. We’ll find out in the coming weeks if we are finalists, so stay tuned.

Second, our second feature film, Simmons on Vinyl will be premiering at the festival.

And third, our newest short film, Edgar Freezes, will be playing in the Shorts 1 category, which is known for its odd, offbeat and completely ridiculous shorts.

More information to come!

Meanwhile, here is a photo of me at IHOP listening to the new Mika song “We Are Golden.”

I would be happy without this song playing, but with it playing, I am ecstatic. This song is snappy and peppy!

And Hailey is in the background being creepy.

Our second feature film, “Simmons on Vinyl,” will be premiering at the 2009 Austin Film Festival!

It’s true. Even The Hollywood Reporter is saying it. That’s legit right there!

I’ll have a trailer up soon and whenever I get screening information, I’ll post it as well.

Made in 2006, “For the Love of Family” showed at the 2007 deadCENTER Film Festival and the 2007 Austin Film Festival. It won a Special Jury Prize at the Austin Festival that year and had a great reception.

I hope you enjoy this short. It is on IMDB, so if you want, please rank it after you watch. But, if you are going to rank it low, then you don’t have to. In fact, I suggest you just move along and not rank it because low rankings make me sad.

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All right, I am not happy about it, but I think it is the best thing to do. Our first feature film and what some would say is “the best independent feature film I’ve ever seen,”* The Stanton Family Grave Robbery was supposed to be released on DVD tomorrow through IndieFlix. But it won’t be. But the good thing about it is that it will now come with some awesome cover art. Hooray, cover art!

Here’s what it will look like:

I’ll keep everyone up-to-date on when the new release date is. I have been told it will probably be two weeks.

*My grandmother. And I’m pretty sure this is the only independent feature she’s ever seen. If not, then she’s a liar.

Holy crap, you guys and gals, we have a newsletter. That’s like, friggin’ legit, right? Doesn’t that mean we are legit now? No? I didn’t want your opinion, Dad! What? No, I’m not making money with this yet! Shut up, Dad! Dad! I don’t want to hear it again! I am trying! Lay off me!

Sorry about that. If you don’t mind, please sign up for our newsletter. There is a fancy link to the top right of this page. We promise, we won’t send out a bunch of messages. It’ll be monthly, most likely. But you never know. We could have a few drinks, throw caution to the wind, and send two out in a month. It can get crazy around here!

So, you had better do it. Someone is watching you…

Hey gang, we’ve uploaded a new short film to the Web site for you to watch and enjoy. It’s called “Love Machine,” and it’s a heart-warming story about love and destroying stuffed animals. Head over to the films link and please let us know what you think.

We’re working on getting “Hitboys II Men” up on the site, so keep checking back.

Meanwhile, here’s a photo of a pug eating some bread.

For the 2009 deadCENTER Film Festival, we were asked to produce the opening shorts that played before each screening. Here are all six episodes for you to watch. Let your emotions free. Laugh. Cry. Scream. Be scared. Be aroused. All at the same time.

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Hard Justice – For Kids!