Vancouver Loves Its DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK

Friday the 13th is one hell of a day, regarded as bad luck to some and celebrated by others. This Friday the 13th was one of great celebration as the cult classic, underground sensation, debut feature film from we Twisted Twins, DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK, made a long awaited premiere for the public at the beautiful Rio Theatre.

We arrive to the theatre early and find that there are already people lining up for the show. We sneak in, unnoticed, ninja style. We meet up with producer, MaryAnn Van Graven, who, like many other members of the DHIAT crew, doubled up on jobs on the project. She was also our incredible talented key make up artist. Our other beloved producers, our wonderful, supportive parents arrive shortly and we take to hiding, after a quick inspection in the projection room.

The green room is, in fact, a red room. We wait and here the audience arrive, but are unable to see them, so we have no idea how many people are out there, waiting to get themselves some Dead Hooker ;)

We wait. It's an incredible and indescribable feeling waiting to show your film to an audience (though I will try my best to describe it). You feel nervous and excited, terrified and happy. You hope so sincerely that the audience will enjoy the film, catch all the little jokes, laugh at all the big ones, be entertained, and, in this case, even inspired. When we finally emerge to thank our wonderful audience for attending, we're floored by the applause and cheers. We see our audience for the first time and couldn't be more grateful for having them there.
We thank our guests from the bottoms of our twisted little hearts and invite them up the street to Bandidas Taqueria and Cafe Kathmandu, two restaurants good enough to house us all for our after party.

We take our place among the audience in the darkness and wait.
The film starts... there's no greater feeling in the world than sitting in a theatre and hearing people react to a film you put everything you've got into. Every laugh, every cheer, every "oh God!" is incredible. At multiple times during the screening, our guests broke out in applause and cheers. In the darkness, sitting with together with our mom and MaryAnn at our sides while CJ busily made sure everything ran smoothly, we smiled, overjoyed that our audience loved the film and that we had been able to bring it back to the beautiful city where it all started and to the people who supported us and the film before they even got a chance to see it. To be surrounded by so many wonderful friends, some old and some new, it was simply a dream come true.

The film ends, and the audience erupts in cheers and applause. It's the most wonderful feeling ever.
At long last, we steal our way into the foyer to meet and greet our guests and thank them all for coming. A flurry of hugs, endless embraces, smiling faces, laughter, smiles. We're honored to give autographs and take photos with our wonderful audience. We are blown away to see so many old friends, many that we haven't seen in ages. We meet facebook friends for the first time in person. Hands are shaken, hugs are had, everyone is all smiles. We thank the incredible staff at the Rio for their kindness and professionalism. They're quite wonderful.
It's party time!

Off we head, just up the street and easily within walking distance (even in stilettos), to our after party! It's side by side, allowing room for all of our lovely guests and not overwhelming either restaurant. It's wonderful as we FINALLY get a chance to sit down and talk with everyone. We dart about, hugging, thanking, and talking about DHIAT and film. So many smiling faces, such a great feeling from both restaurants, and it's not just because of the abundant shots and pitchers ;)

It's also the birthdays of a VERY special couple, Miss Gory Rae (Horror Hostess Extraordinaire) and her beloved, Dissolved Paul. We twisted twosome are sure to show them how much we love them with a Spider en-crested chocolate cake and a little song.

We'd like to thank everyone from the bottoms of our twisted little hearts for coming out. We'd like to thank the Rio, Cafe Kathmandu, Bandidas Taqueria, all our wonderful guests, and our amazing cast and crew. There's nothing like showing your film in the city where it all began with true fans and friends. Your support means more to us than we can ever say. Thank you so very, very much.

Check out more pics from the night HERE!

And we promise, there's a lot more in store from your friendly neighborhood Twisted Twins...

X's and O's,
Jen and Sylv