Searching For Elliott Smith - Official Blog

In-Edit Nescafé Festival - Santiago, Chile

2011-11-30T19:15:00.000-08:00

We are honored to be screening at the In-Edit Nescafé Festival in Santiago, Chile on December 10, 2011.

Under the Radar

2011-11-11T22:58:00.000-08:00

Searching For Elliott Smith is mentioned in Under the Radar's 10th anniversary article on Elliott Smith.

Oregon Music News review

2011-11-10T22:06:00.000-08:00

A new review of the documentary from the Reel Music Festival in Portland is now up at the Oregon Music News website.

Thanks again, Portland!

Reel Music Festival - Portland, OR

2011-08-30T20:43:00.000-07:00

We're honored to be part of Portland, Oregon's 29th Annual Reel Music Festival. We make our Portland debut on Oct. 21, 2011: the 8-year anniversary of Elliott's passing. Screening takes place at Whitsell Auditorium in the Portland Art Museum. We hope to see you there.

Los Angeles screening

2011-07-25T09:21:00.000-07:00

Hey, L.A-- we're back! The Fold (Silverlake) hosts the next screening at the Bootleg Theater. That's on Aug. 5th, the eve of Elliott's birthday. Tickets are available here. Hope to see you there!

Midwest Premiere - Minneapolis, MN

2011-06-14T20:32:00.000-07:00

We're very excited to announce that the Midwest premiere of Searching for Elliott Smith will be on Friday, July 15 at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis, MN. Tickets will be onsale this Friday, June 17 at the Cedar website, so be sure to mark your calendars! We hope to see you there.

Long Beach, CA screening

2011-05-11T22:43:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone-- if you missed us this past weekend in L.A., we have another screening in the Los Angeles/Orange County area. This time, Searching for Elliott Smith will screen at the Art Theater of Long Beach on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 8:30pm. There will be an acoustic set of Elliott Smith covers beginning at 8pm, with the film set to screen at 8:30. A short Q&A will follow the screening. All details and ticket information can be found here, and a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales that evening will be donated to Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles.

We hope to see you there!

Los Angeles screenings

2011-04-23T11:27:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone-- we've received an HONORABLE MENTION AWARD at the Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival, and have two screenings coming up in Los Angeles next month.

Saturday, May 7, 2:30pm
Sunday, May 8, 8pm

Both screenings will take place at:
Hayworth Theater
2511 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90057

Tickets are available here. We hope to see you there!

The Summervillain Muses

2010-05-17T15:00:00.000-07:00

We've got another review in, this time from the Summervillain Muses.

New review from the Boston Survival Guide

2010-05-14T17:33:00.000-07:00

Found a great review over at the Boston Survival Guide, including a few quotes and notes from the IFF Boston Q&A with Gil.

IFF Boston review

2010-04-11T23:03:00.000-07:00

There's a nice little review of the documentary over at the Independent Film Festival of Boston's website. Check it out here!

Independent Film Festival of Boston - Update

2010-03-20T21:55:00.000-07:00

Just a quick note to let those planning to attend the IFFB know that Searching For Elliott Smith will be screening on April 26th at the Somerville Theatre at 7:30pm. Hope to see you there!

Kenny and Eamon podcast

2010-03-15T14:53:00.000-07:00

There's a brand new interview with director Gil Reyes over at the Kenny and Eamon podcast website regarding the documentary and, of course, all things Elliott. Have a listen, and don't forget that if you're in the Boston area, we'll be screening at the Independent Film Festival of Boston next month.

Independent Film Festival of Boston

2010-02-26T16:14:00.000-08:00

Searching For Elliott Smith is set to screen at the Independent Film Festival of Boston this spring. The festival is scheduled to run from April 21-28, though there is no information on actual screening dates for the film yet. We will post more information as it becomes available.

Searching For Elliott Smith online

2009-11-05T17:06:00.000-08:00

The Searching For Elliott Smith website is now live at www.searchingforelliottsmith.com.

Searching For Elliott Smith is also on Facebook— you can search for us, or click here to access our page.

Mar del Plata International Film Festival

2009-10-14T01:28:00.000-07:00

We are proud to announce that Searching For Elliott Smith will be screened this November at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The festival will run from November 7-15, 2009. We will post more information on the screening as it becomes available.

CMJ Music & Film Festival followup

2009-10-08T02:06:00.000-07:00

The Searching For Elliott Smith world premiere is set for Friday, October 23rd from 5:30-7pm at the Norwood Screening Room (located at 241 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011). A CMJ badge and RSVP is required for the screening. More info can be found here at CMJ's website by clicking on the Searching For Elliott Smith RSVP link.

World premiere

2009-09-25T10:49:00.001-07:00

We are very excited and happy to announce that Searching For Elliott Smith will have its world premiere at this year's 2009 CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival in New York City! It will be screened as part of the Music Doc Showcase at Norwood, and presented at the Norwood Screening Room during the Film Festival. Please continue to check CMJ's website for their film festival schedule.

Welcome to the blog!

2009-09-24T17:48:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the official Searching For Elliott Smith documentary blog. We are dedicated to bringing the latest news and updates surrounding the documentary to you as they happen. Please check back soon for more updates.