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Happy Baby
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“Write What You Feel Like Writing”
For the Believer, Lane Koivu interviews our fearless leader Stephen Elliott about, among other things, “the thrill of finding himself in the director’s chair, the time he nearly got locked up by…
Keep Happy Baby Happy with Food Donations
Are you a fan of the Rumpus living in New York? Do you work in, or have ties to, the food industry, or maybe just some extra cash you’d like…
Stephen and Isaac on Drunken Odyssey
Woohoo! Lit podcast Drunken Odyssey has a new episode up in which host John King talks to our very own Stephen Elliott and Isaac Fitzgerald. Topics include Happy Baby, About Cherry, and…
Happy Baby Shoutout!
A big thank you to Maud Newton for shouting out the Happy Baby movie in the New York Times Magazine. Fun fact from her blurb: “[Stephen] Elliott accidentally sent the chapters out of…
Happy Baby in Los Angeles (Tonight!)
A Kickstarter party for Happy Baby, the first feature film from The Rumpus! December 7th, at Fix Coffee, 2100 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90026. Doors at 7pm. Show at 7:30pm. To…
The Literary Community Presents: Let’s Make a Movie!
Co-sponsored by The Millions, HTMLGIANT, Bomb Magazine, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Gigantic, and The New Inquiry. Tonight! November 29th, 8pm at Public Assembly (70 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY) A Kickstarter party…
Videos from the SF Happy Baby kickstarter party
We would like to thank everyone who came out for the “Let’s Make a Movie” Happy Baby Kickstarter party! For those of you beyond the Bay Area and anyone who couldn’t make…
Happy Baby Roundup
The Happy Baby Kickstarter campaign has 21 days to reach the $85,000 funding goal. You can make a donation here. ‘Like’ Happy Baby on Facebook! Stephen Elliott talks with a Happy Baby Kickstarter backer, Stacey…
Happy Baby in Los Angeles
The Rumpus Proudly Presents: “HAPPY BABY IN LOS ANGELES” A Kickstarter party for Happy Baby, the first feature film from The Rumpus! December 7th, 7pm at Fix Coffee, 2100 Echo Park…
“As Much Fun As A Creative Person Can Have”
Kickstarter interviewed our very own Stephen Elliott about Happy Baby, the first feature film from The Rumpus. A preview: This time I’m going to edit the movie myself, with feedback…
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,…