UFOs: The Best Evidence
Canadian Paul Kimball - director of the new UFO documentary, Best Evidence, that is getting rave reviews lately - talks about the May 31 screening of the film in his home town of Halifax, Nova Scotia:
“One hundred and eleven Haligonians, according to the official count by the Oxford Theatre staff, came out this evening to catch the screening of Best Evidence and Famous Monster at the historic Oxford, the last remaining non-big box, ‘cookie cutter’ cinema in Halifax. That’s roughly twice what the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation usually gets to these free screenings of local films.
“As was clear from the post-screening Q & A, as well as the number of calls fielded earlier in the day, most were there to see ‘the UFO film’, which was certainly gratifying. They also saw a really good biopic of sci-fi uber-fan Forrest Ackerman by Mike MacDonald, which I think is going to do very well for him in the long run.
“Stan Friedman was on hand as a special guest - he showed up at 6 pm sharp to set up his table in the lobby, and it was clear when people started to wander in at about 6:20 pm that a number of them had come to see him as well as the films. There was a steady stream of people who wanted to talk to him, shake his hand, buy a book or DVD (or two or three). As always, Stan was gracious with each and every one of them. Agree with him or disagree with him on cases, or the ETH, or the UFO phenomenon in general, but I don’t think one can dispute that Stan puts on a good show, or that he’s a heck of a nice guy, and he has a large base of devoted (and hard-earned) fans.
“Also on hand were some of Halifax’s brightest young cultural industry professionals, including filmmakers John Rosborough and Jason Eisener, my brother Jim (who co-produced the film), ace theatre critic Ron Foley MacDonald, actress Kris Lee McBride, who narrated Best Evidence (and saw the film for the first time this evening), and local theatre impressario David Connellan.
“Incidentally, Eisener achieved fame recently as the winner of the Quentin Tarantino / Robert Rodriguez sponsored ‘Grindhouse trailer’ competition at South by Southwest, for his trailer Hobo With a Shotgun. Apparently, Jason is a UFO aficionado as well as a up-and-coming young filmmaker. Also present was NSFDC CEO Ann MacKenzie, just back from Cannes, as well as Program Adminstrator Linda Wood (my fiance) and Abbi Hennigar, who organized the screening.
“A great time was had by all, and there were still at least a half dozen questions waiting to be asked when we finally had to wrap up the Q & A at 9:00 pm because the crowd for the 9:30 screening of the regular movie was starting to arrive. I had a chance to chat with some folks in the lobby afterwards, as did Stan, and we probably could have gone into the wee hours of the morning talking about UFOs and the film. There was a great deal of interest in the film, and in the UFO phenomenon in general, which for me was really gratifying.
“Thanks to everyone who showed up and made the evening a big success, and super kudos to the NSFDC for programming Best Evidence this time out!”
And here is Best Evidence narrator Kris Lee McBride’s view of the night in question:
“Yesterday was the big screen premier of Best Evidence: Top 10 UFO Sightings, a documentary written and directed by Paul Kimball and narrated by yours truly. It played at the Oxford Theatre here in Halifax as part of a Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation sponsored double-bill with Mike MacDonald’s Famous Monster. Stanton Friedman, a renowned UFO researcher, attended as a special guest — and I was even introduced to him!
“The Best Evidence screening was my first movie premiere, and I loved it. There was a great turnout (someone in-the-know told me the number was almost double what these type of screenings usually bring in), and a very enthusiastic crowd. Famous Monster was shown first, and I enjoyed the film a lot, despite having no previous knowledge of its subject (sci-fi super-fan Forrest Ackerman) but as it drew to a close I found myself nervous.
“It was going to be the first time I saw the completed film (I was in rehearsal for the play The Whores when Best Evidence premiered on Space: The Imagination Station on May 10th). The nerves went away as I was drawn into the documentary, more than impressed with my friend Paul’s work.
(Kris pictured right in the above-photo)
“I’d like to send out a big thank-you to everyone who came out and helped make my big screen premiere a success. If you couldn’t be there in person, you could always pick up a copy of Best Evidence on DVD (I think they’ll be available soon, at the latest by the end of the summer), make some popcorn, and watch it on the biggest television you can find. It might not be quite the same, but I think you’ll enjoy the film.”
Kudos to Paul, Kris and the whole production team (as well as the on-screen ufologists, of course!) for creating a true breath of fresh air in the field of UFO documentaries. Keep it up, guys!
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Jun 01 2007 
June 1st, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Thanks Nick!
Paul
June 2nd, 2007 at 4:53 pm
When is the DVD comming out for us poor souls down in the US?
June 2nd, 2007 at 10:54 pm
Probably not until late summer / early fall, at the earliest.
Paul