The Viewers' Choice, The People's Choice: More photos from the Cannabis Film Festival

The first annual Cannabis Film Festival is history, High There made history as winner of the Viewers' Choice Award (aka The People's Choice Award!), and here are some more photos from the memorable weekend in Humboldt County.

Dave High & High There on the big screen.

Garberville Theatre owner Brigette Brannan.  
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Festival president Kellie Butterfield Dodds is surprised 
by an award of recognition for her killer work!

Kerry Reynolds of KMUD radio's Cannabis Consciousness show, 
faces the CFF camera.

Mary Jane The Musical was the highlight of the Friday night events.

Henry Goren AKA Roland Jointz, adds his signature 
to what is now a very valuable t-shirt.

Dave High was spotted across the street from the theatre at the Blue Room Tavern.

Some guys have all the luck.

On the green carpet.

Wayne and Emerald and Dope magazine writer Sharon Letts.

Wayne Darwen with Kellie Butterfield Dodds and the Skunk TV crew.

Wayne celebrates his award with festival executive director Stephen Quiggle.

An instant review of HIGH THERE from the Cannabis Film Festival

After the screening of High There as the Opening Selection of the Cannabis Film Festival, theatergoer Neo grabbed pen and paper and whipped off this instant review:

"Dave High takes a character, himself, despicable and self-indulgent on the surface, and reveals within himself Everyman, terrible tyrant on the surface, yet self-analytical and introspective.  

"Enlightened thought and behavior come in waves for perceived individual and crash on the shores of our collective consciousness in perpetual unfolding and expression of spirit, and witnessed herein this documentary as being victimized and harassed by an opposing consciousness, the Evil Empire oligarchy, which rules modern day sociey and has vilified and criminalized the marijuana industry -- a burgeoning industry born of true hippie origins, a philosophy which sticks it to the man."

--Neo The One

High There director & star Wayne Darwen meets the press & fans at the Cannabis Film Festival

Wayne Darwen and his now popular cardboard doppelgänger were swarmed by local and national media at the Cannabis Film Festival Saturday.  The director and star of the nonfiction comedy High There was interviewed by Sacramento's Skunk TV, and by Kerry Reynolds of KMUD radio's Cannabis Consciousness.

Darren discussed the announcement that High There will be distributed on DVD and On Demand by BRINKvision, beginning June 23rd.

Wayne also posed with fans.

'HIGH THERE' OPENS FIRST ANNUAL CANNABIS FILM FESTIVAL WITH DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCEMENT

Minor technical difficulties aside, the first annual Cannabis Film Festival opened with a bang with the screening of Wayne Darwen & Henry Goren's dark nonfiction comedy High There, and producer Burt Kearns announced that the film has been picked up for distribution by premier independent BRINKvision.

High There will be released on DVD and On Demand June 23rd nationwide.

The High There team made their usual splash at the festival in the heart of the 'pot farming capital" Humboldt County, fanning out among festivalgoers and filmmakers, and setting up a crowd-pleasing life-size cardboard replica of Darwen's Dave High character at the door to the historic Garberville Theatre.

Darwen and Goren signed large posters depicting the High There DVD cover and other items-- including the Cannabis Film Festival t-shirt win by theatre owner Brigette Brannan.

 Dave High, Garberville Theatre owner Brigette Brannan and Roland Jointz at a well-stocked lobby concession.

The festival was kicked off just before high noon by the CFF's charismatic director, Kellie Butterfield Dodds, who introduced the day's lineup and handed the show over to Kearns, who introduced High There.

CFF superstar: Kellie Butterfield Dodds

Festivalgoers alternate between laughter and gasps of shock as Wayne Darwen's Dave High fills the screen.

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