J.K. Simmons and the Blimp at the International Family Film Festival

Here a a few photos of the blimp at the International Family Film Festival and JK Simmons (Juno, Spiderman), who makes a special appearance in The Little Red Truck. Read More...

WINNER!! Best Feature Documentary International Family Film Festival

YAHOO! This just in! The Little Red Truck won the Best Feature Documentary award at the 2008 International Family Film Festival in Hollywood, CA.

Goodyear Blimp salutes The Little Red Truck at Hollywood screening!!

The Little Red Truck packed the house for the Saturday screening at the International Family Film Festival. J.K. Simmons, ( "Juno," "Spiderman,") who appears in the film was among the members of the audience. Following the screening, the crowd was treated to a surprise flyover by the Goodyear Blimp with a message flashing, "GOODYEAR SALUTES "THE LITTLE RED TRUCK!" It was a brilliant day. Read More...

The Little Red Truck screens for students unable to attend festival

When a group of schoolchildren from the Animo Watts #1 school in Watts, Los Angeles were unable to attend a screening of the film The Little Red Truck due to budget cuts in the California Public School system, the filmmakers of The Little Red Truck brought the film to them. Read More...

Hollywood Schoolhouse Featured in Documentary Film Set to Screen at International Family Film Festival in Hollywood 2/29 & 3/1

Hollywood’s very own Hollywood Schoolhouse—and 50 of its students—is one of five North American schools/communities featured in a new documentary film titled “The Little Red Truck.”

The movie, which chronicles the world’s largest touring children’s theater and the youth it impacts, screens in Hollywood at the International Family Film Festival on Friday, February 29 at 4:15 p.m. and Saturday, March 1 at 2 p.m. Both showings will be held at Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Avenue. J.K. Simmons, of Spider-man and Juno fame and a participant in the film, plans to attend the Saturday screening. The Goodyear blimp, which makes an unexpected (and rather funny) appearance in the movie, is scheduled for a fly-over post-screening. The filmmakers will be on hand for interviews. Also expected to attend are many of the Hollywood Schoolhouse students (who are featured in the film) and their families. Read More...

World Premiere a wild success!! PHOTOS from Premiere

The Little Red Truck packed the house at the Wilma Theatre during the world premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and received a rousing standing ovation.

Media reviews of the film included

" a masterful tour de force... one that will end up on the top of your DVD collection."
and
" like SPELLBOUND meets WAITING FOR GUFFMAN!

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Theater that delivers - 'Little Red Truck’ will move and enlighten audiences

From the first shot of a little red truck motoring down a hot, dusty road to the last images of toothy kid grins, “The Little Red Truck” is a masterful, emotional tour de force.

This story of the Missoula Children’s Theatre, told in less than 100 minutes, will be the most talked-about film at this weekend’s Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

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NPR Interview with Rob Whitehair and Pam Voth


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Official Selection 2008 International Family Film Festival !

We are happy to announce that The Little Red Truck has been chosen as an official selection at the 2008 International Family Film Festival in Hollywood, California.
The festival runs from February 28th - March 2nd at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. The screening times are as follows: February 29th @ 4:15PM and on March 1st @ 2PM
For more information visit
www.iffilmfest.org

World Premier screening set!

The Little Red Truck will enjoy it's World Premier screening at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival on Saturday, February 16th, 2008 at 2:30PM at the historic Wilma Theatre in downtown Missoula, Montana.

Official Selection 2008 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival !

We are so excited to announce that The Little Red Truck has been chosen as an official selection at the 2008 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival in California. The festival runs from March 7 - 16th in beautiful San Luis Obispo, CA. Yahoo!

It's showtime: Filmmakers ready to release documentary on MCT's tours around the world

Right now, “The Little Red Truck” is getting its final tune-up.

Belt yourselves in, because the documentary about Missoula Children's Theatre's epic yearly tours around the globe will debut in Missoula at next month's Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

Filmmaker Rob Whitehair and wife Pam Voth, who have spent the last two years on the 98-minute film, are making some small, last-minute changes and expect the movie to be theater-ready any day.
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Official Selection 2008 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival!

We are proud to announce that we have received word that The Little Red Truck will have it's World Premiere
at the 2008 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. This prestigious festival runs from February 14th - February 20th
in Missoula, Montana at the historic Wilma Theatre. Yahoo!!!!

" I laughed so hard my cheek muscles are sore..."

The Little Red Truck is getting its final polish. Hopefully we'll hear from film festivals soon. In the meantime, we held a private screening just to be sure
we'd get the audience reactions we're looking for. One thing is for certain, this film will make you laugh.

One audience member exclaimed, "I laughed so hard my cheek muscles are sore." That's just what we were hoping for!


Getting close...

The Little Red Truck is an ode to MCT: Documentary by local filmmakers is close to completion Read More...

Post Production Begins

Tree & Sky Media Arts begins post production on "The Little Red Truck." Read More...

It's a wrap!

Tree & Sky Media Arts completes principal photography for "The Little Red Truck." Read More...