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THE McPASSION IN THE NEWS
The Revealer
Scripps Howard News Service
ChristianityToday.com
Infuze Magazine
ChurchMarketingSucks.com: Story here and referenced here.
Eye Weekly (Toronto, Canada)
The Guardian Unlimited (United Kingdom)
Tampa Tribune

 

 
  VERY SHORT FILM FESTIVAL will be screening The McPassion on March 20, 2008 in the 6pm - 10pm show at CineSpace in Los Angeles, California.
 
  Posted: July 9, 2007
THE McPASSION IN PRINT
The McPassion, has been included (PDF) in S. Brent Plate's (Assistant Professor of Religion and the Visual Arts at Texas Christian University) new work titled Blasphemy: Art That Offends. "[The book] takes a broad view of what is, and has historically been, perceived as controversial, idolatrous or obscene. This is a beautifully illustrated and timely consideration of art and its relationship to authority, censorship and public taste." The UK's Times Online reviewed Plate's book, and makes mention of The McPassion. You may also download a PDF of the article.
 
  Posted: April 16, 2007
NO FAUX AWARD
The McPassion was selected to receive an Audience Award at the Faux Film Festival which took place in Portland, Oregon during March and April.
 
  Posted: January 24, 2007
FAUX FILM FESTIVAL
The McPassion, along with director Benjamin Hershleder's other short film currently on the festival circuit titled Movies Are Better, have been selected to screen at the Faux Film Festival in Portland, Oregon, taking place from March 29 through April 1, 2007.
 
  Posted: November 15, 2006
WHO KNEW?
A little "Googling" this afternoon revealed a screening we weren't aware of.  It looks as if The McPassion screened in September at
The Toofy Film Festival - Sponsored by The Onion.
 
  Posted: November 5, 2006
THE RIPPLES CONTINUE
Earlier this year, Princeton University's Christian perspective journal "Revisions" published a piece discussing The McPassion and the topic the film satirizes. Read it on page 9 of this PDF document.
 
 

Posted: October 12, 2006
FIVE BY FIVE
The McPassion has been invited to screen at the Pensacola International Film Festival where it will be one of just five short films selected to screen. Details are posted on the Screenings page.

 
 

Posted: September 25, 2006
UNCENSORED IN TULSA
The McPassion has been invited to screen at the 4th Tulsa Uncensored Film Festival in Oklahoma in September. Details are posted on the Screenings page.

 
 

Posted: June 28, 2006
GEEZ
Will Braun, Editor of Geez magazine (Canada) let us know today that, “We're running a little piece about your film in the upcoming issue...” Visit their web site for more information on getting your hands on a copy of (or a subscription to) Geez magazine.

 
 

Posted: June 28, 2006
TAHOE-RENO FILM FESTIVAL BETS ON THE McPASSION
The McPassion has been invited to screen at the Tahoe-Reno International Film Festival in August. Details are posted on the Screenings page.

 
 

Posted: June 13, 2006
HA, HA, HA!
The McPassion has been invited to screen at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, Canada in July. Details are posted on the Screenings page.

 
 

Posted: May 11, 2006
HAWAII, HERE WE COME!
The McPassion has been invited to screen at the Maui Film Festival at Wailea in June. Details are posted on the Screenings page.

 
 

Posted: April 27, 2006
INTERNET RUN THOUGHTS POSTED
So, things have been busy with the film and life in general, but our closing thoughts on our 40 day and 40 night Internet experiment have finally been posted on the Discussion page. Now that we've enjoyed (endured?) what viewers had to say about The McPassion (and us), click the link above to read what we have to say.

 
 

Posted: April 17, 2006
CONTEST WINNERS & NEW COMMENTS POSTED
Even as the clock was ticking down to the last few minutes before The McPassion would complete its 40 day and 40 night Internet run on Saturday the 15th, comments (both positive and negative) were still coming in – and of course we've posted them. We've also sifted through the many contest entries we received and posted those we thought were the funniest. Those folks, as well as some unposted runner-ups, will receive a limited edition The McPassion DVD.

 
 

Posted: April 16, 2006
WE PULLED THE PLUG
We're sorry if you missed the film. But it was only available for a limited time on the Internet. Here's the deal: On March 1st, Ash Wednesday, The McPassion appeared. After 40 days and 40 nights (and upwards of 260,000 hits), on April 15, Holy Saturday, it disappeared at midnight (EST). The McPassion is available for film festivals and invitational screenings. The Screenings page has information about upcoming festival play dates. DVDs are available for press, entertainment industry, and other "chosen people."

 
 
Posted: April 11, 2006
THE END IS NEAR
This year, when Lent ends on April 15, so does your chance to repent… or laugh… or pick up a stone to throw…
The McPassion has sparked astonishing amounts of praise, condemnation and debate. Love it or hate it, few have been ignoring it. Read on to see what some visitors have said. Visit the Discussion page for more responses and blog entries.
 
 

Posted: April 10, 2006
NEW COMMENTS & BLOG ENTRIES POSTED
Viewers continue to share their opinions about The McPassion and we're still listening to (and posting) whatever they have to say. In addition, the bloggers keep blogging, and we're trying to keep up!

 
 

Posted: April 6, 2006
OKLAHOMA! OKLAHOMA!
The McPassion has been invited to screen at the DeadCenter Film Festival in June. Details on the Screenings page.

 
 

Posted: April 1, 2006
THE McPASSION IN THE NEWS
The Revealer
Scripps Howard News Service
ChristianityToday.com
Infuze Magazine
ChurchMarketingSucks.com: Story here and referenced here.
Eye Weekly (Toronto, Canada)
The Guardian Unlimited (United Kingdom)
Tampa Tribune

 
 

Posted: March 23, 2006
SCREENING INVITATION
Robert Newton, Creative Director of the MassBay Film Project and Festival in Worcester, Massachusetts, saw the film online and has invited it to screen in rotation during their "Monday Night Movies" series, beginning April 17th. Details will be posted on the Screenings page of this site as they become available.

 
 

Posted: March 20, 2006
BULL'S EYE OR BLASPHEMY?
It all depends on who you ask.
“Swartzwelder and Hershleder have been under major fire since the release of the film.  Due in large part to an online article that appeared in Christianity Today Movies, this no-budget satirical short film ignited such intense online debates over issues related to the commercialization of religion that its creators have barely been able to keep up.  And with the Scripps Howard News Service and The Guardian Unlimited (UK) recently picking up the story as well, the heat is only intensifying.” Read the entire press release here.

 
 
Posted: March 17, 2006
DAMAH FILM FESTIVAL has informed us that The McPassion is an official selection for this years festival to be held in Los Angeles from May 19 - 21. Details will be posted on the Screenings page of this site as they become available.
 


 

Posted: March 14, 2006
THECHURCHWORKS.org TO THE RESCUE
We have a great web host (DotEasy.com) but, because we are streaming the film and getting so many visitors, the demand that www.TheMcPassion.com placed on their servers made a negative impact on the service they provide to some of their other web site customers. So, they had to put a clamp on us. Can you blame them?

The first person to answer our Internet S.O.S. was Jaxon at www.MilkAndCookies.com. He agreed to stream a copy of the movie until we secured a host for the remaining run of the film on the Internet. The next person to contact us about sponsoring our streaming was Tim Thompson of the Theology and Culture think tank The Church Works. A big THANK YOU goes out to Jaxon and Tim for keeping this film going until the end of Lent (April 15).

 
 
Posted: March 12, 2006
MORE FEEDBACK... AND RIK RESPONDS...
Visit the Discussion Page for
NEW COMMENTS & BLOG ENTRIES
 
 
Posted: March 9, 2006
THANKS to MilkAndCookies.com we're still available on the Internet. More very interesting news on this issue coming soon!
 
 
Posted: March 8, 2006
THE McPASSION OVERLOADS WEB HOST'S SERVER!
The response to the film has been overwhelming...literally! The number of visitors to www.TheMcPassion.com so overwhelmed our web host's servers that they had to put a clamp on us today! But, help is on the way . . . stay tuned.
 
 

Posted: March 7, 2006
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL has informed us that The McPassion is an official selection for this years festival, taking place April 20 to 30. Details will be posted on the Screenings page of this site as they become available.
 
 
Posted: March 5, 2006
PEOPLE ARE TALKING...
AND WE'RE LISTENING
Visit the Discussion Page for comments and blogs
 
 
Posted: March 4, 2006
MORE VIEWING FILES FOR YA!
The demand has been tremendous – and we sure weren't prepared for just how tremendous. So, we uploaded additional files to make viewing easier and hopefully faster.
 
 
Posted: March 2, 2006
DAY ONE: IN THE BEGINNING . . .
13,683 Page Views
5,907 Visitors
Uhm . . . we had no idea folks . . . we mean no idea . . .
Check out what some of our visitors had to say:
Visit the Discussion Page
 
 
Posted: March 1, 2006
The McPassion is now being served.
READ THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
 
 
Posted: February 23, 2006
 Ash Wednesday is about to get a whole lot ashier!
 
 
Posted: February 8, 2006
The McPassion programmed in Toronto, Canada
We were contacted yesterday by the Director of the World of Comedy International Film Festival and informed that the film has been selected to screen at their festival in March. Details are on the Screenings page.