LET’S MAKE A MOVIE! (Tonight!)

What do porn stars, punk rock self-help gurus, musical legends, comedy, literature, yo-yos, and the movie Argo have in common?

The Rumpus, Wholphin, and ZYZZYVA present:

LET’S MAKE A MOVIE!

The crowd sourcing launch for Happy Baby, the first feature film from The Rumpus!

Monday, November 12th. Doors at 6pm. Show starts at 6:30pm. The Make-Out Room (3225 22nd Street).

Featuring music by Jill Sobule! Comedy by Caitlin Gill! Yo Yo mastery by Doc Pop (you heard right)!

Readings by Bucky Sinister and Lorelei Lee!

A brief talk by Josh Bearman about how his Wired magazine article became the movie Argo!

And a screening of Mr. Gracie, a five minute movie based on Happy Baby!

Hosted by Rumpus editor Stephen Elliott!

Happy Baby is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen Elliott, edited by Dave Eggers and originally published by McSweeney’s.

To purchase advance tickets just make a $20, or more, donation to the Happy Baby Kickstarter campaign. You can also sign up for the Happy Baby email list.

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