Be The Shoe in the Press
KOMU (NBC)
Salad Daze Premiere
NBC Affiliate Coverage of Columbia Screening
KOMU's Emily Rau attends the premiere of Salad Daze and gives viewers a look at the story behind the event
Columbia is no stranger to ambitious filmmakers trying to make their mark.
THE MANEATER
Be The Shoe premieres new film 'Loss for Words'
A former MU student founded Be The Shoe.
The Maneater interviews Randy Prywitch and Jason Goldstein days before their third feature film "Loss For Words" premieres at The Blue Note in Columbia, Missouri.
Shooting 80 scenes over the course of 22 days, Prywitch’s production company, Be The Shoe, shot its third feature film over the course of the 2009-2010 winter break. Described as a dark comedy, “Loss For Words” focuses on an alcoholic, middle-aged writer who moves to Middle America while fighting some major writer’s block.
KBIA
Project Shoestring
Carolina Astrain reports on Be The Shoe's attempt to build an online distribution system for feature films. Audio below.
VOX MAGAZINE
30 under 30
These young Columbians prove that ambition is ageless
If older means wiser, then these standouts aren't necessarily acting their age. They show it doesn't always take years of experience to achieve excellence. Vox asked Columbians to nominate the artists, athletes, entrepreneurs and other gifted locals who are shaking up CoMo's status quo.
In terms of productivity, Prywitch has bested a few Hollywood hotshots. By age 22, M. Night Shyamalan and Ron Howard had each directed only one feature film, Praying with Anger and Grand Theft Auto, respectively.
THE MANEATER
'Salad Daze' to premiere in Columbia
Local filmmakers screen new film at Missouri Theatre
Andrea Kszystyniak interviews the creators of Salad Daze the week before their premiere.
As they strode into Kaldi's coffee shop, students Jason Goldstein and Randy Prywitch appeared to be calm, collected college juniors. They swapped small talk -- journalism school, weather patterns. But the minute their upcoming film, "Salad Daze," came up, they feverishly raved about the production -- and a little bit of spit was sprayed in the rush.
THE MISSOURIAN
Two MU students to showcase second film
Danica Friederich of the Columbia Missourian previews Salad Daze.
The film's main character, Alex Kaufman, experiences his "salad days" — or one's days of youth and inexperience. He is supposed to be enjoying the time between high school and college; instead, he meets some challenges. In one week, Kaufman’s girlfriend ends their relationship, his grandfather dies and his dysfunctional family begins to fall apart.
THE MANEATER
Editorial: 'Salad Daze' showcases students' hard work
Best of Arts 2009
In it's year-end issue, The Maneater calls Salad Daze "Best in Arts."
Not only do they work fast, but they also aren't afraid to put in a lot of effort to produce professional-looking and high-quality films.
THE MANEATER
Student film makes its MU debut
Coverage of the American Gothic Columbia Debut
Prywitch and Goldstein premiere their first feature film at the University of Missouri
The turnout was a result of feverish marketing efforts including flyers posted around campus, a trailer on YouTube.com that has received over 2,700 hits, an event and a fan club group on Facebook.com, and a word-of-mouth campaign, Prywitch said.
