HIGH THERE is the ultimate Christmas stocking stuffer!
With prices slashed at Amazon.com and BRINKvision.com, the limited edition collectors DVD of the award-winning nonfiction gonzo comedy film HIGH THERE has been touted in social media as the ultimate stocking stuffer this holiday season.
And, as High There remains a hit on Video On demand sites including BRINKvision, Fandor, Vimeo and Amazon Prime, the social media crowd is right!
FANDOR on HIGH THERE: “Part Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, part Cheech & Chong. Watch with snacks!"
Check out High There on Fandor... and dig what the film aficionados at Fandor have to say about our work:
"If you’re looking for a journey through a different sort of subculture, we just added one juicy nugget of gonzo-bizarro alt-American history: High There, a documentary-ish movie about a marijuana travel series gone terribly wrong. This dark, reality-blurring comedy is the brainchild of Wayne Darwen, the famous innovator of tabloid television (you’re welcome, world) here playing his barely-altered-ego Dave High. Part Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and part Cheech and Chong, this spiral of drugs and paranoia may be a way to fill the void left by Hunter S. Thompson. Watch with snacks. Fun fact: Wayne Darwen was the inspiration for Robert Downey, Jr.’s character in Natural Born Killers.”
HIGH THERE now available for viewing on FANDOR
It’s official! High There is now available for viewing on Fandor!
The acclaimed, award-winning independent gonzo nonfiction comedy can now be viewed on Roku, Mac, PC, Chromecast, mobile devices and tablets through the subscription movie-viewing service and social video sharing platform that streams through the US and Canada.
Fandor specializes in independent films, classics, silent films, foreign films, documentaries and shorts. Most of Fandor's more than 6,000 films are outside mainstream channels and are from different cultures, time periods, and genres.
So High There is a perfect fit!
Fandor classifies High There as a “cult film” and lists it under the following genres:
Cult > Hyperreality > Quasi-Documentary
Documentary > Process > Personal
Documentary > Science > Pharmacology
Documentary > Travelogue
International > Americas > North American > American
International > Oceania > Australian
Documentary > Science > Pharmacology
Documentary > Travelogue
International > Americas > North American > American
International > Oceania > Australian
Pick one and watch High There on Fandor today!
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Press Release: HIGH THERE appeal at Hempcon gains celebrity support for jailed New Jersey marijuana activist
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Roland Jointz and team raise awareness of the Jon Peditto case and defense fund
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| Bruce Perlowin, AKA The King of Pot, supports JonPedittoDefenseFund.com |
Roland Jointz and team raise awareness of the Jon Peditto case and defense fund
HOLLYWOOD
(November 10) The case of Jon Peditto, the New Jersey photographer
facing 20 years in prison for cultivating 17 marijuana plants, is receiving wide
attention after producers of the film High There publicized it at the Hempcon
festival in San Bernardino, California.
A High There street team led by director and
co-star Henry Goren and executive producer Sam Peters spread out at the
outdoor event at the NOS Events Center, and gained support from "420"
celebrities including Hemp, Inc. founder Bruce Perlowin, "Medicinal
Mike" Boris of the Nuglife Radio Show, and local radio celebrities Robert
Porter and Deborah Coleman of the NBC affiliate KCAA-AM radio.
Perlowin, notorious and legendary as a major marijuana
smuggler in the Sixties and Seventies, served nine years in federal prison and
has become a successful hemp entrepreneur.
Working the festival with his CBD Jeans company, he took time to commend
Peditto for his bravery and announced his support of the defense fund on Fundrzr.com.
Foster featured the case on his "I Love San
Bernardino" program on Sunday, and High There star Wayne Darwen, AKA
"Dave High," will soon be appearing on Medicinal Mike's show.
Influential figures and fans alike spread word
of and outrage over Peditto's case on social media platforms.
Goren attracted attention to the High There team
as soon as he donned the gas mask and baseball hat worn by his character
"Roland Jointz" in the nonfiction gonzo comedy. Many fans gathered to have their picture
taken with the cult movie star, receive free copies of the BRINKvision limited
edition High There DVD, and take away Jon Peditto informational fliers.
"Everybody loves Roland Jointz, the cameraman who wears a gas mask to protect
himself from Dave High's marijuana smoke," said Sam Peters. "That's
funny, but the Peditto case is not. New
Jersey's Draconian laws are out of step with neighboring states, the nation --
and I'd say New Jersey's population. All
of us on the High There team believe that Jon Peditto should not be sitting in
jail. And everyone we meet -- to a
person -- agrees."
Peters added: "How bizarre is it that we
are in America, at a county fair site where marijuana plants, seeds and leaves
are on display and winning prizes, where the scent of cannabis fills the air --
and on the other side of the country, a man sits in a cell for gardening that's
legal in other states. Ridiculous is the word."
Peditto was arrested in 2012 for growing 17
marijuana plants. He refused plea
bargain offers from prosecutors because he felt the sentences were too harsh
and that the drug laws need to be changed.
On October 29, 2015, he was convicted of maintaining a "drug
manufacturing facility." He is
being held in the Ocean County Jail, awaiting sentencing on December 23rd. Under current New Jersey law, he faces a
mandatory sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison.
A campaign to raise money for his appeal is
underway.
Contributions to the John Peditto Defense Fund
can be made at
FOR
INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS, PRESS MATERIALS, REVIEWS
CONTACT:
Sam Peters
goodstoryproductions@mac.com
HIGH THERE hits Hempcon with a gas mask and a cause
Roland Jointz, trademark gas mask in place, led the High There street team at the Hempcon 2015 Finals in San Bernardino, California Saturday, posing with fans of the gonzo nonfiction comedy, giving away limited edtion BRINKvision High There DVDs, and most important, bringing attention and gaining support for jailed cannabis activist Jon Peditto.
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| King of Pot Bruce Perlowin called Jon Peditto “brave" |
Jointz, alter ego of High There director Henry Goren, personally handed out fliers for the Peditto cause, and rounded up supprt from cannabis-related business owners, including “King of Pot” Bruce Perlowin, the legendary marijuana smuggler and hemp entrepreneur, who was at the event with his new CBD Jeans company (“dedicated to supporting the legalization of medicinal and recreational marijuana”). Perlowin praised Peditto as “brave” for rejecting plea bargain offers and fighting the the law that has him facing 10 to 20 years in prison for growing 17 marijuana plants. (Perlowin spent nine years in prison for his illegal actvities.)
Missing in action was Goren’s fellow High There director and co-star Wayne Darwen, AKA High Dave High. “Wayne was called on assignment, and we missed him -- and so did fans who wanted to meet Dave High,” said Goren, “but the street team, including Sam Peters and Burt Kearns, did a great job of gas mask wrangling, and helping spread the word about High There and the Peditto case."
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| The crew for Johnson Apparel, makers of weed-funny t-shirts and more |
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| Reuben repped the Woah Stork cannabis delivery app |
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| There was a lot of action at the Royal Blunts booth. |
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| Roland with Robert Porter, creator and host of the I Love San Bernardino radio show |
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| San Bernardino radio host Robert Porter, medical marijuana activist Deborah Coleman and William Elmo Cioci of Green Med Entertainment |
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| Calibred and MotaVation clothing shared a booth |
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| Sam Peters, Burt Kearns and Roland Jointz led the High There street team at Hempcon |
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| King of Pot Bruce Perlowin shows that the High There DVD also has a cool back cover |
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| Pot smuggling legend Bruce Perlowin autographs his signature CBD jeans |
Press Release: HIGH THERE stars to appear Saturday at San Bernardino Hempcon festival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
‘Dave High’ and ‘Roland Jointz’ will bring
attention to case of jailed cannabis activist Jon Peditto
HOLLYWOOD
(November 6) The directors and stars of the independent gonzo comedy
film High There will make a special appearance Saturday at the Hempcon 2015
Finals Festival in San Bernardino, California.
Wayne Darwen and Henry Goren, AKA Dave High and
Roland Jointz, will lead the High There Street team Saturday afternoon, giving
away free limited edition BRINKvision High There DVDs, posing with fans, and
bringing attention to the case of Jon Peditto, a New Jersey photographer facing
a mandatory 10- to 20-year prison term for cultivating 17 marijuana plants.
"High There is a wild, experimental, raw
comedy," executive producer Sam Peters said this morning. "But one of
its main plots concerns the incarceration of Hawaii cannabis activist Roger
Christie. The publicity generated from
the film helped lead to Christie's freedom.
We hope we can do the same in the case of Jon Peditto.
“Peditto is the victim of antiquated drug laws
in the politically-corrupt state of New Jersey,” Peters said. “He rejected plea
deals because he wants to challenge them. How can we allow this travesty of
justice? If the man lived in Oregon or Colorado, he’d be getting an award from
the Better Business Bureau."
The three-day cannabis-themed Hempcon opened
today at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino. It features live music, art,
vendors, and carnival games. Darwen and
Goren are scheduled to arrive mid-afternoon Saturday, Nov. 7, and will make
appearances at various locations at the festival.
The pair made international headlines in October
when they appeared at the Las Vegas Hempfest with comedy legend Tommy
Chong. The ailing Chong was reported to
have "passed the cannabis comedy torch" to Darwen, encouraging him to
carry on the “smoking" comedy tradition pioneered decades ago by Chong and
his partner, Cheech Marin.
The High There street team also loaned support
last month to a rally of Falun Gong demonstrators in Santa Monica.
Filming of the High There sequel, Area 420, is
scheduled to begin this month in Las Vegas.
Contributions to the John Peditto Defense Fund
can be made at Fundrzr.com at
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CONTACT:
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Press Release: HIGH THERE producers lend support to Jon Peditto Defense Fund
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
"'Free Jon Peditto' should be a rallying
cry across the nation."
HOLLYWOOD
(November 2) The producers of the independent gonzo comedy film High
There this morning announced their support for the campaign to free jailed
cannabis activist Jon Peditto.
Peditto, a New Jersey photographer and gardener,
was found guilty Thursday of maintaining a drug production facility for growing
17 marijuana plants. He's now jailed in
Ocean County, facing a mandatory sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison.
Peditto admits growing the plants for his
personal use, and is challenging New Jersey's outdated drug laws. This morning, the High There team gathered to
pledge to raise awareness of the injustice and the fight to free Peditto.
"We're in a time when big business is using
the ballot to control marijuana production and distribution in Ohio, when the
benefits of medical marijuana are recognized and legalized in many states--
when four states have legalized marijuana for recreational use!" said
executive producer Sam Peters. "This is a ridiculous prosecution and a
cruel and unusual mandatory sentence.
"New Jersey is in the Reefer Madness era,
and whether that's because of publicity-seeking prosecutors or cynical
politicians like the governor (a leading critic of marijuana use), it's ruining
good people's lives," he added. "We shouldn't stand for it. 'Free Jon
Peditto' should be a rallying cry across the nation!"
High There's producer Burt Kearns and directors
and stars Wayne Darwen and Henry Goren stood
with Peters this morning, contributing to the defense fund and promising to use
their platform to keep attention on the case.
Darwen and Kearns are longtime colleagues of
Peditto's father, the acclaimed, award-winning journalist, television producer
and filmmaker John Parsons Peditto.
The BRINKvision film High There is rooted in activism, focusing on the case of Roger
Christie, the founder of Hawaii's THC Church, who was arrested on marijuana
possession and trafficking charges and jailed for four years without trial.
Roger Christie was released to house arrest days
after High There's premiere.
The High There team is gaining a reputation for
its political activism. In October, directors Darwen and Henry Goren were in
Santa Monica, California, helping lead a rally of hundreds of practitioners and
supporters of the Falun Gong movement.
Contributions to the John Peditto Defense Fund
can be made at Fundrzr.com.
FOR
INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS, PRESS MATERIALS, REVIEWS
CONTACT:
Sam Peters
goodstoryproductions@mac.com
HIGH THERE hosts Halloween hijinks
The High There promotion campaign took a spooky twist over the weekend, as Halloween-themed ads like these took over social media and Dave High and Roland Jointz took on roles even scarier than their ones in the film!
