Echo Chamber: DWFLA - You Have No Idea
We are back to films for today's @EchoChamberFP coverage of Dances With Films (22nd June - 2nd July 2023).
Well actually, we have an incredible documentary, something you didn't know that you really needed to see. Then the mastermind behind the doc stops by to tell the incredible story of how it even came about. And the amazing people he got to speak with, to tell the story!!!
'You Have No Idea' is written & directed by Alexander Jeffery. When Beth’s son Evan James was diagnosed with Autism in the early 90s, treatment options were limited. Doctors offered no practical advice for daily living and advised Beth to limit his social interactions. Rejecting these notions, Beth sets out to provide her son with a life filled with purpose and friendship. This heartfelt film is a sweet testament to the power of love and community by following a determined mom advocating for her son.
Watch the conversation: HERE!
Today we have:
You Have No Idea - Poster
You Have No Idea
Watch Review: Here.
Omaha Film Festival: 12th March 2023
Dances With Films
Saturday, 1st July 2023 at 14:45pm West Coast Premiere
TCL Chinese 6 Theatres
Buy Tickets: Here.
Director: Alexander Jeffery
Cast: Beth James Burns, Evan James, Paul Burns, Mary Pat Anthony, Richard Wharton, Grace Terbrock, Kenny Burns, Jackson Burns, Williams Burns, Caroline Burns, Sydney McCumsey, Ashton Bolland, Charlotte Steinman, Heidi Bolland, Missy Inman, Phyllis Day, Justin Murphree, Matthew Roomsburg, Jason Mitchell
Credit: Scrub The Tub, Bespoke Works
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 86 min
Cert: PG
Trailer: Here.
Watch via Apple TV+: Here.
Website: Here.
Twitter: @YHNIMovie
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @youhavenoideafilm
Watch the conversation: HERE!
Alexander Jeffery
Alexander Jeffery
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor
Alexander Jeffery hails from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was raised in El Dorado, Arkansas and is now based in Shreveport, Louisiana where he co-owns the production company Bespoke Works LLC with his friend and longtime collaborator, Paul Petersen. After receiving a double major in Theatre Performance and Film & New Media from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2011, Alexander moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dreams of acting and filmmaking. Quickly realizing Los Angeles wasn't the right fit for him, Alexander moved back to the south to make low-budget, independent films with his friends.
His first feature film, A Chance Encounter, was released by Samuel Goldwyn Films in October of 2022, both theatrically and on-demand, after winning the audience choice award at Heartland Film Festival in 2020. In 2015, his short film The Bespoke Tailoring of Mister Bellamy won the $50,000 Grand Prize at the Louisiana Film Prize. MTV called it "an acutely relevant, achingly human film." Alexander's latest feature, Days of Daisy, was recently picked up for distribution by Good Deed Entertainment, and his first feature-length documentary, You Have No Idea, won the Audience Choice award for Best Southern Feature at the Oscar-qualifying Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in 2022.
Coming from a long line of educators, Alexander loves mentoring film and acting students of all ages and experience. He also strives to be a life-long student of the world and an avid traveler like his grandfather who had a profound impact on him.
Follow Alexander via:
IMDb: Here.
Linkedin: Here.
Website: Here.
Twitter: @AlexanderRJeff
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @alexanderjeffery
Bespoke Works LLC
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @bespokeworksllc
Dances With Films - Poster
26th Dances With Films
Dances With Films (DWF:LA & DWF:NYC), now in its 26th year, champions the unflinching spirit at the very core of the independent film scene. While the vast majority of film fests rely heavily on celebrity, we have relied on the innovation, talent, creativity and sweat equity that revolutionized the entertainment industry. And that reliance continues to prove successful with alumni moving on to write, direct and produce celebrity-studded vehicles, star in blockbuster movies and television series, produce multi-million dollar films and create hit TV shows. Oh…. and we even have several OSCAR® nominees… In a world of homogenized, formulaic film festivals, DWF:LA continues to defy the rules.
Film Information: Here.
Film Programme & Tickets: Here.
Panel + Special Events: Here.
Website: Here.
Twitter: @danceswithfilms
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @danceswithfilms
*(Music)
'I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You' by Black Kids - 2008