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Writer's Book Promotion Idea Results in Award-Winning Film
Who: DREAMBOY: My Life as a QVC Host and Other Greatest Hits
What: A screening of the documentary followed by an after party benefiting Village Health Foundation. Donations accepted at the door.
/Movies and Video PR News/ - LOS ANGELES, CA, March 17, 2008 — Dale Madison developed a promo DVD to get publishers' attention for his unpublished memoirs—and ended up with an award-winning short film.
DREAMBOY: My Life as a QVC Host and Other Greatest Hits took five nominations at February's 2008 San Diego Black Film Festival, and won the LGBT film award. Both book and movie chronicle Madison's life from a schoolboy in Baltimore through his career as telephone operator, artist's model, movie extra, founder and member of two educational theater troupes, QVC host, African doll designer, drag queen performance artist, owner of an African-themed store, TV, movie, and theater actor.
After shopping his book to a few agents, he decided to use another approach to help find a publisher. He and music editor Joe Breaux turned slides, video footage, music and voiceover into a 28-minute DVD that tells the short version of Madison's life.
It's an homage to the 1984 Mary Wilson book, DREAMGIRL: My Life as a Supreme, with each chapter of Madison's life compared to a hit Supreme Song. "I had such an emotional cultural attachment to the image of what success had to be for them in the 1960s coming from nothing," Madison says. "I so related to that as a young black boy."
He discusses with candor and charm his Baltimore childhood, his gay and straight relationships, his varied careers, his four years as a shopping channel host at QVC, and his work as a background bit player in the Hollywood system.
The DVD will be screened at 10 p.m. March 22 at the Vintage Hollywood Private Club, which will also commemorate Dale's 50th birthday.
"My goal was to have my book published by my 50th birthday," says Dale, "but this works out the way it was supposed to be. I want people to walk away saying, I want to read a book about this guy's life."
The event will benefit The Village Health Foundation , with donations accepted at the door. An after party will follow.
Where: 4000 Washington Blvd at 10th Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90018
When: Saturday, March 22, 2008 doors open at 9 PM screening at 10PM
To arrange an interview with Dale Madison or for more info, photos, or a viewing copy of the DVD, contact:
Malik Shakur at MalikShakurEsq@aol.com or info@damngoodman.com 310-694-4196 or 323-758-1337
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