Toronto Prep – The Test Blog!

September 6, 2010 By Jonathan McNeal Leave a Comment

Hello Everyone,

I’ve got a long list of things that need to be done before leaving for Toronto…and testing out the blog is one of them.

On Wednesday afternoon, I’ll fly out of Dayton to Toronto. On Thursday morning, I’ll pick up my pass and start seeing movies. I’m excited to see new films from some of my favorite filmmakers – Francois Ozon, John Cameron Mitchell, Susanne Bier, Stephen Frears, Mike Leigh, Julian Schnabel – just to name a few. I’ll more than likely see 25+ films over the course of 8+ days.

This blog is where I’ll keep you posted, and if I can post a picture or two, I will.

I’ll catch ya soon from Canada! Now back to laundry & packing.

Ciao,

Jonathan

P.S. Attached are a couple pictures. One if from last year’s premiere of A SINGLE MAN and the other is from the incredible screening of I KILLED MY MOTHER (playing this year in the Downtown Dayton LGBT Film Festival – www.daytonlgbt.com)

About Jonathan McNeal

Jonathan McNeal, a graduate of Wright State's Motion Picture Production program, has been managing THE NEON in downtown Dayton since the Fall of 2001. Having grown up in a small town in northeast Ohio, the idea of an independent movie theater that showed hard-to-find films seemed like something that could only be found in a major metropolis. Upon moving to Dayton in the early 1990's, finding THE NEON was a was like finding a new home.
McNeal's film work includes the documentary of Dayton's beloved drag troupe - THE RUBI GIRLS. The doc premiered in San Francisco in 2003 and played across the country and as far away as Australia. The film continues to be played at night clubs and on college campuses as an educational and outreach tool.
McNeal himself has been a part of the performance troupe since 1997.

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