SAY MY NAME
Sisters,
mothers, businesswomen, role models, music artists—in
an industry dominated by men and noted for misogyny,
the unstoppable female lyricists of Say My Name speak
candidly about class, race, and gender in pursuing
their passions as female MCs. From hip hop’s birthplace
in the Bronx to the ladies of grime on London’s
eastside, emerging artists to world renowned stars like
MC Lyte and Monie Love, these are women turning
adversity into art.
SOME REACTIONS FROM AUSTIN TX
AND WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY ABOUT SAY MY NAME:
“A compelling documentary on women in hip-hop…
rarely didactic and never plodding or obvious...a joy to watch.”
Leonard Pierce
A.V. Club
“Heartbreaking and exhilarating”
Cindy Widner
The Austin Chronicle
“I thought I had died and gone to heaven”
Michael Tully
Hammer to Nail Ambitious Film
Looking Back
We’re back in Amsterdam. And we’re missing SXSW. The
festival was truly amazing. We enjoyed the whole ride!
We got up early every day, we’ve put up our filmposter
wherever possible, like true fanatics, and handed out
our Chocolate Thai flyers to everybody who wanted to
know about our film. Of course we went to parties all
over the place, met so many cool people and loved the
Texan sun.
What stuck to us the most however – and still does - is watching our film on a huge screen finally, and we mean huge! We did it! We were quite nervous before our world premiere on Sunday. Would there be enough people? Yes, plenty (approx. 250 visitors)! Would the image be beautiful and the sound how it should be? Yes, the film was projected really well and the sound was great. Would we be too nervous for the Q&A? Yes, we were, but we went through it with no problems. So much too tell! And then Say My Name was finally, after all these crazy years, airborn. Out there. Absolutely awesome.
It was a great feeling. We also enjoyed working with our publicists David, Winston and Eseel from L.A. They took us around and that early, early morning ride to the Texas breakfast news was quite exciting, as was breakfast at Magnolia’s! And now we move on.
Say My Name will be screened at the AFI Festival in Dallas this weekend and next Monday and Tuesday at the Sarasota Festival in Florida. And on Thursday we will be flying to Durham, North Carolina to attend the Full Frame Festival. Exciting! Say My Name on your way!
What stuck to us the most however – and still does - is watching our film on a huge screen finally, and we mean huge! We did it! We were quite nervous before our world premiere on Sunday. Would there be enough people? Yes, plenty (approx. 250 visitors)! Would the image be beautiful and the sound how it should be? Yes, the film was projected really well and the sound was great. Would we be too nervous for the Q&A? Yes, we were, but we went through it with no problems. So much too tell! And then Say My Name was finally, after all these crazy years, airborn. Out there. Absolutely awesome.
It was a great feeling. We also enjoyed working with our publicists David, Winston and Eseel from L.A. They took us around and that early, early morning ride to the Texas breakfast news was quite exciting, as was breakfast at Magnolia’s! And now we move on.
Say My Name will be screened at the AFI Festival in Dallas this weekend and next Monday and Tuesday at the Sarasota Festival in Florida. And on Thursday we will be flying to Durham, North Carolina to attend the Full Frame Festival. Exciting! Say My Name on your way!
WORLD PREMIERE OF SAY MY NAME
Sunday March 15th
World premiere of Say My Name
07.00 Our jetleg wakes us up around seven. Today’s the day! After five years of work our film will premiere!
07.15 Calling with Ella. She’s doing well with her grandparents. We miss her.
07.45 Meeting in hotellobby with our publicists Dave and Eseel.
08.15 Arrival at KVUE Studio’s. Still waking up.
08.45 Live interview during Breakfast News. Classic American news setting. It goes well. Though real early, it was quite an experience! CHECK
09.30 Breakfast at the famous Magnolia’s: fresh orange juice, pancakes, omelettes, cripsy bacon, eggs benedicte, toast, yoghurt, fruits and more!
11.00 At the Filmmaker’s Lounge in ACC: preparing the rest of day, emailing, still putting posters on walls, making special invites for our afterparty. Getting a bit nervous...
12.00 Kodak Sunday Brunch: not much happening there, so we go to a vivid panel discussion about ‘branding: how to connect brands with film(makers)’ with Jess Search.
13.00 We meet Winston, one of our publicists, and go to a local radio show called Hip Hop Hooray! In a complete different part of town, on the other side of the highway, feels quite segregated...
13.45 Interview with Miss Manners. Cool interview with quite some time to tell our story. And great music! Miss Manners made free publicity for us all afternoon!
15.00 Back in the hotel. Getting seriously nervous now. Taking a rest and a bath. Dressing up!
17.00 Head back to the festival!
18.30 Late tech check. Everything goes well. The sound is great and right in your face. The film looks beautiful. And the screen is so huge! Slowly first visitors are showing up and standing in line.
19.15 World Premiere Say My Name! The venue is packed with people. This is it!
20.45 End of our first screening of Say My Name. Sheering, applause, whistling! Q&A goes well, the questions are challenging and we get a chance to tell our story.
21.30 Afterparty in Red Fez, during the only hip hop party in town! Got drunk!!!
World premiere of Say My Name
07.00 Our jetleg wakes us up around seven. Today’s the day! After five years of work our film will premiere!
07.15 Calling with Ella. She’s doing well with her grandparents. We miss her.
07.45 Meeting in hotellobby with our publicists Dave and Eseel.
08.15 Arrival at KVUE Studio’s. Still waking up.
08.45 Live interview during Breakfast News. Classic American news setting. It goes well. Though real early, it was quite an experience! CHECK
09.30 Breakfast at the famous Magnolia’s: fresh orange juice, pancakes, omelettes, cripsy bacon, eggs benedicte, toast, yoghurt, fruits and more!
11.00 At the Filmmaker’s Lounge in ACC: preparing the rest of day, emailing, still putting posters on walls, making special invites for our afterparty. Getting a bit nervous...
12.00 Kodak Sunday Brunch: not much happening there, so we go to a vivid panel discussion about ‘branding: how to connect brands with film(makers)’ with Jess Search.
13.00 We meet Winston, one of our publicists, and go to a local radio show called Hip Hop Hooray! In a complete different part of town, on the other side of the highway, feels quite segregated...
13.45 Interview with Miss Manners. Cool interview with quite some time to tell our story. And great music! Miss Manners made free publicity for us all afternoon!
15.00 Back in the hotel. Getting seriously nervous now. Taking a rest and a bath. Dressing up!
17.00 Head back to the festival!
18.30 Late tech check. Everything goes well. The sound is great and right in your face. The film looks beautiful. And the screen is so huge! Slowly first visitors are showing up and standing in line.
19.15 World Premiere Say My Name! The venue is packed with people. This is it!
20.45 End of our first screening of Say My Name. Sheering, applause, whistling! Q&A goes well, the questions are challenging and we get a chance to tell our story.
21.30 Afterparty in Red Fez, during the only hip hop party in town! Got drunk!!!
JUST THE BEGINNING
We are at SXSW in Austin Texas! We’ve been here since
Thursday eve. It’s been crazy. We have been postering
and handing out flyers, doing interviews and getting
ready for today. Our small campaign is run by Simon and
Dave and our publicists David and Eseel. In a short
time we’re reaching out to as many people as possible.
Guerilla style!
Today will be our world premiere. We will be sitting with, hopefully, 400 other people, most of which we dont know and watch the film we have been working on for almost 5 years. On the big screen for the first time. This feels crazy!!!!
We wish all the people we know, people who’ve supported us, worked with us and showed us love would be here today.
Tomorrow Say My Name will be airborne. No longer our private experience but an exciting segment of culture. After Austin Say My Name will be screening at festivals in Florida, Dallas and North Carolina!
Today will be our world premiere. We will be sitting with, hopefully, 400 other people, most of which we dont know and watch the film we have been working on for almost 5 years. On the big screen for the first time. This feels crazy!!!!
We wish all the people we know, people who’ve supported us, worked with us and showed us love would be here today.
Tomorrow Say My Name will be airborne. No longer our private experience but an exciting segment of culture. After Austin Say My Name will be screening at festivals in Florida, Dallas and North Carolina!
SAY MY NAME WORLD PREMIERE TODAY / Sunday March 15th
Today, Sunday March 15th
World Premiere SAY MY NAME at SXSW!
A film about women, hip hop and life
Austin Convention Center, 7.15 PM
SAY MY NAME afterparty in RED FEZ!
At the only hip hop party in town
209B West 5th street, at 9.30 PM
Join us at the screening and come to the party!
Nirit Peled & Dave Hemmingway aka Mamamess
World Premiere SAY MY NAME at SXSW!
A film about women, hip hop and life
Austin Convention Center, 7.15 PM
SAY MY NAME afterparty in RED FEZ!
At the only hip hop party in town
209B West 5th street, at 9.30 PM
Join us at the screening and come to the party!
Nirit Peled & Dave Hemmingway aka Mamamess
