Hello dear friends,

We could surely use your help in spreading the word and connecting
with press folks ASAP for the Hell on Wheels DVD release! We'd be
mighty appreciative!

I'm sure most of y'all know about the upcoming Hell on Wheels DVD
release. And you probably know that we've been working on this film
since 2001. So the DVD release is a huge deal for us. We're still
a two-man operation and we desperately need help in getting the word
out. We'd love to get coverage in all media formats: print, TV,
radio, web, mouth-to-mouth, you name it. And we're not just talking
about Austin media folks. The DVD is being released all across the
US and Canada, so we'd love to hit up the national media as well as
the media in cities across the map. If there's a derby scene where
you are, then this flick is important to your city and we'd be
thrilled to get a mention in the press.

Here's how you can help:
- Forward this info to any press folks you know
- Put us in contact with press folks (we can get them a DVD screener
to review)
- Send us your press contact list
- Blog about us!
- Post and repost info on your MyFaceSpaceBook thingy
- Plaster the info on all your newsgroup and message boards

-- If you're part of a derby league, please forward our info to your
local media and feel free to tie your league in with the movie and
we all get press! The national release of Hell on Wheels might
provide your local news folks a good angle to write a derby piece
and to feature your league as well.

DVD release date: Sept 30
Two-disk set with TONS of extras from IndiePix
www.indiepixfilms.com/film/hellonwheels

DVD release party/screening:
Thursday, October 2 at 7:00
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX
*director Bob Ray and producer Werner Campbell in attendance for
post screening Q&A
*DVDs for sale!!!
http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=5213
www.indiepixfilms.com/film/hellonwheels

Home page: www.HellOnWheelsTheMovie.com
Blog: www.hellonwheelsmovie.wordpress.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/hellonwheelsthemovie
IndiePix page: www.indiepixfilms.com/film/hellonwheels

You might already know that Roller Derby is exploding in popularity
right now. There are over 300 leagues worldwide. Our film is about
the first two leagues that set this revolution in motion! On top of
that, Drew Barrymore is currently directing a film set in the Austin
derby scene and starring Ellen Page, Juliette Lewis, Marcia Gay
Harden, Jimmy Fallen and more. The screenplay was written by former
Austinite and L.A. Derby Doll Shauna Cross.

Thanks,
-bob
bob@...

Here's the full press release:

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For Immediate Release:
HELL ON WHEELS, the ultimate roller-derby documentary comes to
IndiePixFilms.com

•Available September 30th on the net for download or shipping
•DVD release party and screening October 2nd at Alamo Drafthouse
South
•Feature-length documentary hailed by critics and roller-derby
•Directed by Bob Ray, with original music by …And You Will Know Us
By the Trail of the Dead
•Up to 80 national roller derby leagues set to screen the film
•Note to Editors: Review Copy available
•Filmmakers Bob Ray & Werner Campbell available for interviews

New York, US – 19 September, 2008 – Hell on Wheels – the roller-
derby documentary that is taking the massively popular all-girl
roller derby scene by storm – will be released on DVD and download
by IndiePix on September 30th. Along with the film's release,
IndiePix films will partner with director Bob Ray and producer
Werner Campbell to organize a series of screenings at roller derby
leagues and competitions around the country. The first of these was
a raucous celebration at Las Vegas' national RollerCon convention on
August 1st.

HELL ON WHEELS is the true tale of a group of hard-hitting Austin,
Texas women who resurrect the sport or roller derby, only to find
internal strife ripping the fledgling organization apart. Two
leagues emerge from the clash and, in four short years, the two
Texas leagues overcame all obstacles to revel in undreamed of
success. Riding a wave of international acclaim, the Lonestar
Rollergirls and the Texas Rollergirls launch a roller derby revival,
inspiring hundreds of other leagues to start up across the globe.
Over 300 leagues are now operating in the US, Canada, Europe and as
far away as New Zealand, Australia and Japan. Shot over a five-
year period by Bob Ray and Werner Campbell, Hell on Wheels was
edited by award winning editor Conor O'Neill (Murderball, Word Wars,
Air Guitar Nation) and features an original score by …And You Will
Know Us by the Trail of Dead and the music of Explosions in the Sky,
Mogwai, Grupo Fantasma, Suplecs, Alice Donut, Nashville Pussy and
more.

Film Threat's founder, Chris Gore, calls the film "an epic
doc. . .fast, fun, and inspiring," while Ain't It Cool News
raves "the story is extremely compelling, sometimes laugh-out-loud
outrageous and above all inspiring." After premiering at South by
Southwest in 2007, HELL ON WHEELS went on to play dozens of
festivals all over the world, including STARZ Denver International
Film Festival, CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival, Rhode Island
International Film Festival, Victoria Film Festival, Big Sky
Documentary Festival, ResFest (Sao Paulo), Perth International Film
Festival, and LadyFest Manchester with sold out screenings at
Brooklyn Academy of Music and a full house screening at the storied
American Cinematheque in Los Angeles.

Danielle DiGiacomo, Director of Documentary Acquisitions at IndiePix
Films, was attracted to its "perfect blend of high-stakes
competition film, compelling characters, rock n' roll attitude, and
the heartfelt narrative of independent women learning to be
successful entrepreneurs. It really does have something for
everyone."

Bob Ray "IndiePix has been exceedingly active and crafty in finding
new ways to have important films seen by wide audiences, they are
absolutely artist-friendly and it turns out that they're good folks
to boot. We're ecstatic to be a part of their great family of
films."

Werner Campbell "Working w/ IndiePix has been a great experience!
It's fantastic to work with a distributor in the Independent Film
biz that really cares about the filmmakers and understands what is
needed to get help get our film out to the masses.

The film will be available as a two-disk set (with TONS of extras,
and three audio commentary tracks: filmmaker's track with Bob Ray &
Werner Campbell, Lonestar Rollergirls track featuring She-E-Os, and
Texas Rollergirls track with league managers) from the IndiePix
website www.indiepix.net priced from $24.95. Readers can visit
www.hellonwheelsthemovie.com/trailer.htm to see a trailer of this
film.

DVD release party/screening:
Thursday, October 2 at 7:00
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX
*director Bob Ray and producer Werner Campbell in attendance for
post screening Q&A
*DVDs for sale!!!
http://www.originalalamo.com/Show.aspx?id=5213
www.indiepixfilms.com/film/hellonwheels


Note to Editors: Free editorial review sample
If you would like to review Hell on Wheels, send an email to
jason@... and IndiePix will send you a free copy via DVD or
emailed directly to your PC.
To contact director Bob Ray and producer Werner Campbell for
interviews, please shoot an email to info@...
and for more information on Hell on Wheels, please drop by
www.HellOnWheelsTheMovie.com. Hi-res pics are available at:
www.hellonwheelsthemovie.com/presskit.htm

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