Tune Into The Story with Dick Gordon on August 2nd
Tune into The Story with Dick Gordon this Monday, August 2nd to hear Philosopher King Josue Lajeunesse talk about “The Philosopher Kings,” Haiti, and “La Source”, the new film from the producers of “The Philosopher Kings”. The Story can be heard on over 100 radio stations throughout the U.S. and online. Click here to find [...]
Update on Josue’s Family
“To agitate the sleep of mankind.” When I adopted those words from Freud as my company’s vision statement years ago, I could have never guessed what incredible adventures it would lead to down the road. But as rewarding and fruitful as the work has been, the need for an awakening has gone unchanged. In the [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! It was great seeing some familiar faces at our recent NYC premiere at the American Musuem of Natural History as part of the Margaret Mead Film Festival, the longest running documentary showcase in the United States. Thanks to Ariella Ben-Dov with the Margaret Mead Film Festival and our fans for another awesome [...]
San Diego & San Francisco Premieres this Weekend
The next stop for me on our festival tour will be the San Diego Asian Film Festival who is hosting our San Diego premiere this Friday night (10/23) at 5:00pm. An encore showing will take place Saturday at 4:00pm but I’ll be well on my way to San Francisco by then to catch our premiere [...]
TPK Wins Emerging Cinematic Vision Award at Camden Int’l FF!
Hello from Chicago! Just off a whirlwind series of quick stops that took me from Newburyport, MA to Calgary, Alberta and finally Camden, ME, I finally have a quick moment to blog about what’s been going on. We just received word that The Philosopher Kings, after screening to a nearly sold-out crowd at the Camden [...]
We’ve Been Nominated for Best Documentary!
Hi everyone! Much to share with all of you. First, our Cornell University screenings last month were incredible. To stand on stage beside Greg and the six cast members that joined us for this event while 700 people stood on their feet in applause is something I’ll never get used to. It’s incredibly rewarding to [...]
Screening Tour Across U.S. Kicks Off on August 26 @ Cornell University
The Philosopher Kings is coming to a city near you. Beginning August 26 @ Cornell University, we’ll be touring the film across the United States at universities, colleges, churches, and film festivals. To see a list of preliminary screening dates check out our Screenings Calendar. If you’d like to see your city on that list, [...]
The Philosopher Kings World Premiere — Sold Out
Thanks to everyone who attended our world premiere screenings at Silverdocs Film Festival! The Philosopher Kings was among the most talked about films at the festival resulting in a sold out world premiere, which took place on June 18, and another sold out encore screening in AFI Silver’s 430-seat theatre, which took place on Sunday, [...]
The Philosopher Kings World Premiere Official Details
The Philosopher Kings World Premiere will take place during the prestigious AFI / Discovery Channel Silverdocs Festival on Thursday, June 18th at 7:15pm in the Washington D.C. area. The Philosopher Kings was selected out of over two thousand submissions from all the world to participate in what has been hailed as the “pre-eminent U.S. documentary [...]
The Philosopher Kings World Premiere!
It’s official, The Philosopher Kings world premiere will take place in June! We’ll be making the official announcement in mid to late May with full details. Be the first to know and become a fan of the movie on Facebook or sign up on our mailing list.
The Philosopher Kings In Final Stages Of Post-Production
Hi TPK fans! We’re hard at work finishing up the final cut and we expect it to be complete by March. After that, it’s off to our composer Nathan Matthew David and then finally off to our sound designer. We hope to be premiering the film at a major film festival by mid to late [...]
Exclusive Sneak Peeks And Other Content On Our Facebook Fan Page!
Become a fan of The Philosopher Kings on Facebook and help spread the word! In the coming months, we’ll be posting exclusive sneak peeks of the film and other content so be sure to check back regularly.
Rough Cut V1 Complete!
After an intense editing schedule we finally put the final touches on the first draft of the film on the evening of September 25, just in time for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival submission deadline! Check back later to see if we were selected.
The Philosopher Kings Featured At Independent Film Week
The Philosopher Kings was selected among thousands of works-in-progress entries from all over the world to be screened at this year’s prestigious Independent Film Week (formerly IFP Market). The largest industry-only market of it’s kind, now focusing only on works-in-progress, IFW has been host to some of the most notable independent films of years past. [...]
