Film Achievements
- New Mexico Film Expo, 2008 - Sold out screening of FLOWING GRASSES in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (October, 2008)
- Santa Fe Film Festival, 2008, Promotional Film - FLOWING GRASSES was selected as one of two films, out of over 1000 entries, to promote the 2008 Santa Film Festival. FLOWING GRASSES screened to a full house and received a standing ovation at the 2008 Santa Fe Film Festival Promotional Screening Event, held at the Trans-Lux Storyteller Cinema in Taos, New Mexico. (November, 2008)
- Santa Fe Film Festival, 2008 - Santa Fe screening of FLOWING GRASSES received a standing ovation. (December, 2008)
- New Mexico Museum of Art - FLOWING GRASSES was accepted into the Museum’s permanent archives of artists who have exhibited at the Museum. (March, 2009)
- Santa Fe Film Center- A FLOWING GRASSES DVD Release Party and screenings of the film were held over many consecutive weeks. (March/April 2009)
- The City of New York, Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting - CFFTA met with Commissioner, Katherine Oliver, and presented her with a copy of the FLOWING GRASSES DVD. (April, 2009)
- Museum of Modern Art, NYC - CFFTA met with the Museum’s Film Department and presented them with a copy of the FLOWING GRASSES DVD. (April, 2009)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC - CFFTA met with the Museum’s Film Department and presented them with a copy of the FLOWING GRASSES DVD. (April, 2009)
- The Art Students League of New York - CFFTA met with the League’s Director of Development and presented her with a copy of the FLOWING GRASSES DVD. (April, 2009)
Film Press
“I’ve produced dozens of documentary films, and seen hundreds of them, but FLOWING GRASSES absolutely stands out as unique. It is an intensely personal portrait of a man who is not only an artist, but also a philosopher. He opens himself up in an extraordinarily intimate way, he reveals the primal urges that have informed his art, and he helps us understand that there is something important to learn from art, from artists, and from the elixir of freedom that eventually captivates every artist, and should ideally captivate every human being.” - Stewart Cheifet, 2009 - Cheifet is a world-renowned TV producer who has created programming for public television and international networks for over 25 years.
“FLOWING GRASSES is a riveting and inventive documentary about Howell, an eccentric and inspiring artist. The film provides insight into Howell’s life, his passion and his feelings about art and the world in general. Filled with humor and humanity, the film sold out at the New Mexico Film Expo screening.” - Stephen Rubin, Deputy Director, Santa Fe, NM, Film Festival, October, 2008
