Films & Events
Finding Bliss
A year out of film school, aspiring filmmaker Jody Balaban still can’t manage to find work in Hollywood beyond a parking lot attendant position on a movie lot. Desperate for work, she notices an opening for an editor at Grind Productions—a pornography studio. Swallowing her pride, she reluctantly agrees to take the position in the hope that it might quickly lead to something else. But while she’s editing films she abhors, she realizes that the studio has all the equipment she needs to surreptitiously film her own low-budget projects. Soon, however, her plans are discovered and she is forced to collaborate with the studio’s top director, Jeff Drake. Initially, Jody and Jeff are like oil and water, but they soon warm to each other as they discover that they each have something in common: a desire to make “real” movies outside the grindhouse. Can a budding romance be far behind? Director Julie Davis, who used to edit films for the Playboy Channel when she first started in the film business, borrows some plot lines from her own experiences. Filmed in Spokane, this fun romantic comedy has a star-studded cast who are clearly enjoying themselves as they lay on the puns and double-entendres. Director Julie Davis expected to attend both screenings
Sponsors:
4Culture, News Talk 97.3 KIRO FM, Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, Washington State Arts Commission
Cast & Crew
Director: Julie Davis
Producer: Jeff Rice, Daniel Toll, Rich Cowan, Dave Ornston
Editor: David Beatty
Screenwriter: Julie Davis
Cinematographer: Peter N. Green
Music: John Swihart
Principal Cast: Leelee Sobieski, Matt Davis, Denise Richards, Kristen Johnston, Jamie Kennedy
Filmography: All Over the Guy (2001); Amy’s Orgasm (2001); I Love You Don’t Touch Me! (1997)
World Sales: North by Northwest Entertainment
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Finding Bliss, May 14, 2009
By Dale Crotty
“I saw this film at the Slamdance Festival where it first screened. From the first scene to the last I was impressed with the quick wit, and comedic writing. I immediately bonded with the characters, loved the fast pacing, and I laughed and became weepy as the story played with my emotions”
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I found bliss with this hilarious and heartwarming movie, May 15, 2009
By Jordan Brooks
“I saw Finding Bliss last month at Gen Art in NY and LOVED it! I laughed my ass off but more surprisingly, I was really moved at the end of the film. It's so rare and satisfying to laugh and cry in a movie, and Bliss really delivered for me. And Denise Richards can act! Wow, who knew?”
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Porn is funny!, Jun 06, 2009
By Mimi Noyes
“This movie has all the best intentions and, for the most part, it succeeds in delivering them. It is an entertaining and lighthearted film about a young filmmaker fresh out of college, full of optimism and hope, who finds that Hollywood is a much harder row to hoe than she expected. So when she”
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great story in a fun world to get to know, Jun 07, 2009
By seattle cris
“How many of us don't know a thing about the porn industry? this movie takes us there, but not too far into it, to tell a story that we all know and love... boy meets girl and she meets him and they fall in love. The background is full of what we think might be monster perverts but they too are”
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hysterical w/heart!, Jun 08, 2009
By denise packer
“julie davis is genius at seemlessly combining hilarously funny, a bit uncomfortable, touching and passion in her films and finding bliss is her best yet! bliss has all the components of a blockbuster film with one exception-it's really really great! i laughed my head off at the supporting cast,”
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