Distribution thought for the day.
Go over to Amazon and look up a newly released book or DVD. Ask yourself: Why is this title available from so many sellers at such a deep discount when it’s only been out a year, a month, a week, a day?
Okay, okay, not all of Amazon. Right now DAMON AND HUNTER is the #1 Gay & Lesbian Documentary on Amazon.com. Still, pretty friggin’ cool!
On the eve of its release, it looks like ASHLEY AND KISHA: FINDING THE RIGHT FIT is leaving the nest almost like a full-fledged film. It’s already listed for pre-order on Amazon.com, has a listing on Blockbuster and The New York Times, and of course let’s not forget the all important IMDb listing.
“The intent to arouse is often cited as the dividing line between art and porn. In the whole range of emotions a director might hope to incite in his audience, arousal remains the last taboo – a taboo Tony Comstock gleefully breaks.” is something I wrote for the press release supporting last Summer’s QueerDoc screening of DAMON AND HUNTER: DOING IT TOGETHER.
Well last Summer, the Australian government slapped us down, calling DAMON AND HUNTER unfit for public exhibition and threatening the festival if they screened the film. We fought back as hard as we could, and lost. The screening was cancelled and we went home to lick our wounds. But a year later, with an impending write-up in Oprah Winfrey’s “O” magazine, one could make a case that our intentionally arousing films have penetrated the very center of mainstream culture.
So what’s next? I have no idea. ASHLEY AND KISHA has been submitted to about 15 film festivals. There have been some encouraging whispers, but nothing definitive yet. Lest I jinx it, I’ll leave it at that. The important thing is that it looks like we can keep making these films, keep taking what we learn from each iteration and incorporate that into the next one, all while keeping a roof over our head and our pantry full. What more could a person want!
Okay, a bit of an over statement to make an eye-catching headline. The truth is right now DAMON AND HUNTER: DOING IT TOGETHER is ranked #2 in Amazon’s Gay & Lesbian Documentary DVD category, right behind THE CELULOID CLOSET.
Not quite the same as #2 on all of Amazon, but still pretty fuggin cool!
We were super excited when the Amazon.com listing for DAMON & HUNTER went live last month. But within days, Amazon had sold out their initial order, and then through some weird cascading/interlocking database propegation phenomenon, it dissappeared from the site altogether.
Fearing the worst (de-listed because of the hot man on man action) but hoping for the best (de-listed because Amazon.com stocks about a bizillion items and D&H just got lost in the shuffle,) we’ve been patiently sending Amazon notes to find out what we could do to get the title re-listed. Well finally, after sending them a big box of DVDs, and writing them about 10 times to follow up, the listing for DAMON & HUNTER is live on Amazon.com again.
DAMON AND HUNTER: Doing it Together on Amazon.com
Of course if you’ve seen this film and you have some nice things to say about we’d love love love it if you logged into Amazon and left a nice review!
Amazon.com has just decided to pick up MATT AND KHYM: BETTER THAN EVER, complete with kind words from Violet Blue, Thomas S. Roche, and Fleshbot.com. Now all the listing needs is some great customer reviews.
So if you’ve seen MATT AND KHYM and have some nice things to say about it, please head over to Amazon.com and let the world know just how much you enjoyed watching our movie!
Thanks!
