Our part of SXSW is over. We packed the Paramount Theater for our second screening yesterday at 1:30pm in the afternoon. I was in heaven. We ended up starting really late to get everyone in. I kept turning around and looking at all of the people and thinking "oh my god, oh my god" over and over in my head. I had no idea. Most of our cast and crew were able to make this screening. Some of them I haven't seen since last summer when we shot the film, so it made my day.

The first review came out in the Austin Chronicle. I was terrified of what it might say. I never have any clue how people will react. I don't think I've ever gotten such an amazing review. And then when a friend emailed me at work and said he saw our hearts in every frame, I started to cry at my desk.

We're eternally grateful to SXSW, Matt, Jarod, the whole team for the opportunity to get our film out there. It's been an incredible week full of tears, good friends, Diet Cokes with Grenadine (which I know doesn't really make sense), amazing films, yummy peanuts and jalapeno stuffed olives from the Driskill bar, meetings for future projects, and a whole lotta pride for the Austin and Texas film community.

--Kat Candler
www.jumpingoffbridges.com