The High There Street team was in New York City this weekend, spreading the word about the nonfiction gonzo comedy film.
HIGH THERE street team hits Manhattan
The High There Street team was in New York City this weekend, spreading the word about the nonfiction gonzo comedy film.
Press Release: HIGH THERE promotion turns to high-profile human rights activism for Dave High & Roland Jointz
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| Honorary Grand Marshal: High There star Dave High leads Falun Gong parade through streets of Santa Monica |
High There star leads Falun Gong protest parade in Santa Monica
HOLLYWOOD
(October 18) The stars of the hit independent gonzo comedy film High
There mixed promotion with human rights activism Saturday when their
appearance at a 420 Games event in Santa Monica led to their high-profile involvement
in a rally by hundreds of practitioners and supporters of the Falun Gong
movement.
Directors Wayne Darwen and Henry Goren, in
character as High There protagonists
Dave High and Roland Jointz, were in Palisades Park at the 420 Games' 2.20 Mile
March for the Weed for Warriors project (promoting cannabis-stoked athleticism
and supporting wounded veterans) when they were enlisted by the Falun Gong
activists to help bring attention to their cause.
The pair had
joined 420 event organizers and sponsors including Magical Butter, Sensi medical
marijuana edibles and Eaze medical
marijuana delivery, posing with fans, signing autographs, stopping for
interviews and giving out BRINKvision limited
edition High There DVDs -- before being noticed by
organizers of the Falun Gong rally and parade that ended in the same park.
Protesters
in their distinctive yellow shirts literally pounced upon High and Jointz as
they entered Palisades Park toward the 420 Games
area. The documentary comedy stars, who'd helped free Hawaiian marijuana
advocate Roger
Christie from four years of federal imprisonment without charges (as
documented in the film), were asked to bring attention to the inhumane
persecution still taking place in China.
At one point,
Dave High was convinced to lead a parade of hundreds of Falun Gong suporters in
their distinctive yellow shirts and carrying flags, down Santa Monica
Boulevard, across Ocean Acenue and into the park.
A reporter
from the independent Chinese NTD
television pulled him aside for an in-depth interview on his
views on human rights, as well as the human rights issues brought up in the BRINKvision nonfiction gonzo comedy film.
"I,
of course support human rights in all its forms,” Dave High told the reporter
and the audience of NTD television audience across the globe. “High There is a
film that reflects that. And I’m proud to be its champion."
Falun Gong
(also known as Falun Dafa) is a spiritial
practice that combines meditation and quigong exercises. The size and beliefs
of the Falun Gong movement was seen as a threat by the Chinese government,
which has persecuted, imprisoned and tortured many practitioners.
High There has been very well-received by
critics ("A perfect film"-- ABucket OfCorn.com) and is becoming a
cult favorite on DVD and Video on Demand.
The Santa Monica event follows the High There
team's much-publicized appearance at the Las Vegas Hempfest, where comedy
legend Tommy Chong was seen to "pass the cannabis comedy torch" to
Darwen.
Executive producer Sam Peters announced at the
Hempfest that a sequel, Area 420, will begin principal photography in Las Vegas
in late November.
High There is a Sam Peters International
Productions Unlimited presentation of a Good Story Productions and Rat Lung
Pictures production.
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Dave High leads Falun Gong human rights march in Santa Monica!
High There star Dave High found himself at the head of the parade and in the thick of human rights activism Saturday when he was pulled into action at a Falun Gong rally adjoining the 420 Games Weed for Warriors march in Santa Monica, where he and costar Roland Jointz had scheduled an appearance.
The man who helped free Hawai’ian marijuana advocate Roger Christie from four years of federal imprisonment without charges (see High There for details) was called upon by Falun Gong activists to help in their rally and protest against the inhumane persecution still taking place in China.
Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) is a spiritial practice that combines meditation and quigong exercises. The size and beliefs of the Falun Gong movement was seen as a threat by the Chinese government, which has persecuted, imprisoned and tortured many practitioners.
A reporter from the independent Chinese NTD television pulled Dave aside for an in-depth interview on his views on human rights, as well as the human rights issues brought up in the BRINKvision nonfiction gonzo comedy film, High There.
“I, of course support human rights in all its forms,” Dave High told the reporter and the audience of NTD television audience across the globe. “High There is a film that reflects that. And I’m proud to be its champion."
HIGH THERE stars light up 420 Games’ Weed for Warriors march in Santa Monica
The High There street team descended on Palisades Park in Santa Monica Saturday, bringing a jolt of energy and cannabis comedy to the 420 Games' 4.20 mile march in support of the Weed for Warriors project.
Dave High and Roland Jointz were there with event organizers and sponsors including Magical Butter, Sensi medical marijuana edibles and Eaze medical marijuana delivery, posing with fans, signing autographs, stopping for interviews and giving out BRINKvision limited edition High There DVDs -- before being called over to bring attention to a Falun Gong protest rally and parade that ended in the same park! (see related story)
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| Dave & Roland with photographer Ben Karris of The Kind internet magazine |
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| Dave & Roland check outthe 2015 Cannaball Run pace car |
The 420 Games promote cannabis as a conduit for athleticism and healthy activity, Weed for Warriors supports wounded American veterans. The march kicks off the cross-country 2015 Cannaball Run for Vets.
Press Release: Meeting of Tommy Chong and Wayne Darwen brings new attention to HIGH THERE film
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Ailing comedy legend reportedly "passed the cannabis comedy torch" to the man who plays Dave High
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| Comedy legend Tommy Chong and High There star Wayne Darwen in historic meeting at Las Vegas Hempfest, October 3, 2015. |
Ailing comedy legend reportedly "passed the cannabis comedy torch" to the man who plays Dave High
HOLLYWOOD (October 9) The meeting of
High There star Wayne Darwen and comedy legend Tommy Chong at the 2015 Las
Vegas Hempfest has brought renewed attention to the nonfiction gonzo comedy
film that was described as reigniting "a film genre made popular decades
ago by the likes of Cheech and Chong."
Darwen,
who directed High There with co-star Henry Goren, was at the October 3rd event
to promote his film. Chong was receiving
a lifetime achievement award from festival organizers. The pair got together several times during
the day-long event, but it was a conversation backstage that drew attention
around the world.
The New York Post and PageSix.com reported that Chong "passed the
cannabis torch" to Darwen, instructing him to carry on his work with
"pot humor"
Richard Johnson wrote:
"Chong
graciously chatted backstage with Wayne Darwen, director and star of the cult
comedy film High There.
“'Chong told Wayne to carry on the work of getting
laughs with pot humor and passed the cannabis torch to a new generation,' said
my witness. 'There were tears.'”
A photograph of the pair went viral within hours of the meeting on websites
including 420 Magazine.
Chong announced from the Hempfest stage that he will soon be undergoing surgery
for a recurrence of the cancer he'd hoped would be cured with cannabis.
Darwen and Goren worked the event with the High There street team, giving
away dozens of limited edition DVDs, posters and collectible postcards, while
also doing several radio and television interviews. Goren caused a stir when he appeared wearing
a gas mask, a trademark of his High There alter ego Roland Jointz. He received online attention this week after
he produced a doctor's prescription for the apparatus, stating it would protect
him from irritating marijuana smoke.
High There is a Sam Peters International Productions Unlimited and Good
Story Productions presentation of a Rat Lung picture, distributed by
BRINKvision on limited edition DVD and VOD.
The film has received many rave reviews from indie movie websites,
including A Bucket of Corn, which called High There "a perfect film,"
and Movie & TV Series Geek ("A perfect example of a memorable and
really good piece of filmed cinema"). It was columnist Mark Day in The
Australian who first reported the Cheech and Chong comparison.
View or download the new High There trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP8sJ1yA__g
Find additional photos and information at hightherethemovie.blogspot.com.
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The HIGH THERE street team at the Las Vegas Hempfest
High There Producer Burt Kearns, director and director of photography Henry Goren and director and writer Wayne Darwen, taking a break from publicity duties at the Las Vegas Hempfest on Saturday, October 3, 2015. Not pictured: executive producer and public relations director Sam Peters, who is across Convention Center Drive at Piero’s.
NY Post’s PageSix.com: Tommy Chong tells HIGH THERE star Wayne Darwen to carry on his work
“Chong told Wayne to carry on the work of getting laughs with pot humor
and ‘passed the cannabis torch’ to a new generation,” said my witness.
“There were tears.”
by Richard Johnson
October 7, 2015
Fans are praying for Tommy Chong, of “Cheech & Chong” fame, as he faces his latest battle with cancer.
The marijuana maven who created best-selling stoner comedy albums and eight movies with partner Cheech Marin could barely stand last weekend at the Las Vegas Hempfest, where he was given a lifetime achievement award.
The marijuana maven who created best-selling stoner comedy albums and eight movies with partner Cheech Marin could barely stand last weekend at the Las Vegas Hempfest, where he was given a lifetime achievement award.
Chong, 77, announced three years ago he’d been stricken with cancer. But a month later, he tweeted that a hemp oil treatment was working and that he was “99 percent cancer-free.”
Onstage Saturday, Chong said the cancer had come back “big” and that he was due for major surgery in the coming days.
“I was on the Southwest flight from LA with him,” said one source. “He looked pretty worn out. He was visibly weak and ill.”
Chong graciously chatted backstage with Wayne Darwen, director and star of the cult comedy film “High There.”
“Chong told Wayne to carry on the work of getting laughs with pot humor and ‘passed the cannabis torch’ to a new generation,” said my witness. “There were tears.”
Exclusive: Roland Jointz’s gas mask prescription for the Las Vegas Hempfest!
Well, in real life, the man behind Roland Jointz has the same concerns. Henry Goren, who co-directed High There with Dave High’s alter ego, Wayne Darwen, took special precautions before heading off to the Las Vegas Hempfest over the weekend... an actual bonafide doctor’s prescription that allowed him to drive onto the convention center grounds, stroll through the vendors market festival, attend seminars, converse backstage, wander freely and be nterviewed on television-- looking like a civil defense instructor.
