The Indies

"The Indies" screened at the Long Island International Film Expo in Bellmore, New York in July, alongside several other narrative and documentary shorts. "Indies" subject Sarath Ton as well as fellow indie wrestler Mercedes KV came in from Massachusetts for the showing. The screening went really well, with a lot of insightful questions and comments from the audience for Mark! For more info on the festival, go here.

Sarath Thon, one of the subjects from The Indies, appeared on this week's WWE Monday Night Raw. He faced behemoth wrestler Ryback along with another local wrestler. Check out Sarath's appearance!

The Indies  will be screening at the Long Island International Film Expo on July 17th at 7:45 p.m. (Day 6, Block 4) at the Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore, NY 11710. Buy tickets here!

The Indies was featured in a great review on Slam! Sports, a widely read sports news site based in Canada. The site's Dave Hillhouse recently interviewed The Indies director Mark Rattelle.

Hillhouse says the documentary "proves indies exist -- and matter." He also highlights the film's choice of subjects: "The diverse characterization pays off from the start, as this trio showcases a mixture of enthusiasm, optimism, contentment, and resignation."

Check out the rest of the article here!

Many thanks to Philip Robibero (check his work at http://philrobibs.com) for an amazing job. -Mark

We just got word that The Indies was accepted at the Long Island International Film Expo. Updates coming soon with dates and times of the screenings.

Director Mark Rattelle and some of the high-flying wrestlers featured in The Indies made a guest appearance on Western Massachusett's local news show, Mass Appeal. They helped get the word out about the documentary and also taught the show's host, Seth, a thing or two about getting in the ring. (Yes, they set up a wrestling ring inside a TV studio!)

The Indies recently screened in New York City as one of the selected documentary shorts in the Metropolitan Film Festival. Sarath Thon, one of the wrestlers featured in The Indies, made his way to New York for the screening.

You can check out the festival and other photos here.