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February 11, 2018
Oscar Features and Shorts Boost Weekend Specialty Box Office
The bulk of specialized business continues to come from the usual Oscar contenders that have dominated the scene for months now. The annual package of Oscar nominated shorts proved the strongest new opener this weekend.
Among limited releases, an exclusive showing of last year’s Sundance entry “Golden Exits” (Vertical) leads the field. It remains to be seen what happens to the business when these run out of steam before long in most cases.
As a reminder that winning an Oscar does not guarantee audience good will for future openers, Indian/American anti-corporate musical “Basmati Blues” (Shout! Factory) starring Brie Larson (“Room”) managed only around $8,000 in 10 theaters.
After making a big Super Bowl splash with the unexpected dropping of “The Cloverfield Paradox” after the game, Netflix opened three movies this weekend, but only one (Sundance documentary debut “Seeing Allred”) in theaters. Last year’s Toronto premiere “The Ritual” and romantic comedy “When We First Met” skipped theaters and went straight to streaming.
The week at least six other titles debuted on streaming (including “Basmati Blues”) as several of this year’s top Oscar contenders are already available via those venues, with others soon to come.
Opening
2018 Oscar Shorts (Magnolia)
$615,000 in 180 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $3,417
The Oscar shorts package’s per theater average is almost identical to last year (with slightly fewer theaters) for this annual assemblage of shorts from the three Oscar categories (shown in most theaters as separate admissions) once again finding interest and heading for a likely $2.5 million or better total.
What comes next: This will continue in many theaters through the Oscars (it often sees a rush the days before) with streaming announced for February 27.
“Golden Exits”
Golden Exits (Vertical) Metacritic: 68; Festivals include: Sundance, Berlin 2017
$12,210 in 1 theater; PTA: $12,210
The Sundance 2017 U.S. Dramatic section film about a newcomer joining a Brooklyn community found a decent debut at New York’s Lower East Side Metrograph Theater. With strong local appeal, this effort from Alex Ross Perry (“Listen Up Philip”) delivered a credible initial showing which should boost its future dates. This was acquired by Sony for worldwide release, with Vertical handling the U.S. theatrical dates.
What comes next: Seven more cities open this Friday with more in the following weeks.
The Peacemaker (Central Square) – Festivals include: Fullframe, Hot Docs
$4,400 in 1 theater; PTA: $4,400
This documentary about a charismatic Boston-based Irish freelance diplomat with decades of international experience opened in Manhattan as a New York Times Critics’ Pick. It showed a respectable gross for its low profile.
What comes next: Individual dates in theaters in the Northeast before opening in Los Angeles next month.
La Boda de Valentina (Lionsgate)
$1,125,000 in 331 theaters; PTA: $3,399
Lionsgate’s Mexican partner Pantelion provided this bilingual romantic comedy. It had a same-day release in both the U.S. and Mexico, with both countries figuring in the plot about a Mexican politician’s daughter with a New York boyfriend caught up in election intrigue. The gross came in a little lower than “A la mala,” the one previous day and date binational release from Pantelion.
What comes next: With Valentine’s Day coming, expect a small boost and a possible $3 million U.S. total.
Also available on Video on Demand:
Permission (Good Deed/Tribeca 2017) – $(est.) 10,500 in 13 theaters
The Female Brain (IFC/Los Angeles 2017) – $ 7,006 in 2 theaters
International releases:
Pad Man (Sony/India) – $760,000 in 152 theaters
“The Post”
Courtesy of 20th Century Fox
Week Two
A Fantastic Woman (Sony Pictures Classics)
$121,623 in 20 theaters (+15); PTA: $6,081; Cumulative: $232,962
The expansion to top cities for the Chilean Oscar contender is the top result among SPC’s awards contenders since “Wild Tales” three years ago (which includes “Toni Erdmann,” “Elle,” “Land of Mine,” and “Son of Saul”). In a wide open Foreign Language Film race, that should give it a boost.
Ongoing/expanding (grosses over $50,000)
The Post (20th Century Fox) Week 8
$3,050,000 in 1,865 theaters (-597); Cumulative: $72,836,000
Spielberg’s latest now has equaled the gross of his “Bridge of Spies” three years ago, with $80 million or better looking like its ultimate domestic take.
The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight) Week 11
$3,000,000 in 1,780 theaters (-561); Cumulative: $49,765,000
Dropping back from its unusually high theater count, but still in the Top Ten (fourth time during its run, #9 this weekend) and doing all it needs to do to justify its position as Oscar frontrunner.
Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri (Fox Searchlight) Week 13
$2,200,000 in 1,273 theaters (-453); Cumulative: $45,344,000
This dropped by only 27 per cent (as low-grossing theaters fell away) the weekend before this becomes available for home viewing (theatrical dates will continue). One of the reasons this continues to stay in strong contention for multiple Oscars is its sustained success for three months.
“Darkest Hour”
Jack English
Darkest Hour (Focus) Week 12; also available on Video on Demand
$1,590,000 in 1,045 theaters (-441); Cumulative: $51,470,000
This became available for home viewing this week, but theatrical play is still in force with another chunk of gross added to what so far has been the top performer among specialized nominees (though “The Shape of Water” is nipping at its heels and should ultimately do better). This has been a major, sustained success for Focus, and the timing of its release and maximized gross have played a key role in positioning Gary Oldman as the likely Oscar winner.
I, Tonya (Neon) Week 10
$1.553,000 in 1,088 theaters (-362); Cumulative: $25,230,000
This double acting nominee (and likely Supporting Actress winner) is the best performer among the non-Best Picture contenders. It dropped more than half this weekend, but looks set to top $30 million. That will be more than quadruple Neon’s previous biggest success.
Phantom Thread (Focus) Week 7
$1,190,000 in 558 theaters (-628); Cumulative: $16,388,000
A majority of the theaters dropped out for Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest. The remaining ones kept a per theater result a little under last weekend. This looks to end up around $20 million, better than either “The Master” or “Inherent Vice.”
“Lady Bird”
A24
Lady Bird (A24) Week 15
$934,650 in 651 theaters (-458); Cumulative: $45,238,000
Greta Gerwig’s break out comedy actually saw its per-theater performance increase as it lost theaters. It becomes available for home viewing this week. That will reduce its upcoming gross-maximizing returns got A24 in the lead-up to the Oscars. In the meantime “Lady Bird” will end up grossing more than $50 million, far more than the company’s previous biggest hits, “Ex Machina” ($25 million) and Oscar-winner “Moonlight” ($27 million).
Call Me By Your Name (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 12
$683,460 in 475 theaters (-106); Cumulative: $13,946,000
The core remaining theaters aren’t providing a robust per screen average, but the numbers should be enough to propel this to around $18 million ultimately. It’s not a big number among top nominees this year, but about where SPC’s best recent success Best Actress-winning “Still Alice” reached three years ago.
The Insult (Cohen) Week 5
$109,508 in 50 theaters (+13); Cumulative: $454,995
The Lebanese entry in this category is performing well enough to sustain its runs through the awards and become one of the few recent specialized titles to top $1 million.
Film Stars Die in Liverpool (Sony Pictures Classics) Week 7
$58,365 in 39 theaters (+5); Cumulative: $394,099
Quite weak results in still limited theaters for this Annette Bening-starrer that has never gained traction despite a major push from SPC.
Also noted:
The Florida Project (A24) – $31,025,000 in 32 theaters; Cumulative: $5,792,000 (also available on Video on Demand)
The Disaster Artist (A24) – $26,200 in 11 theaters; Cumulative: $21,062,000
Faces Places (Cohen) – $21,575 in 13 theaters; Cumulative: $810,548
Source: IndieWire film
February 11, 2018
Dylan Farrow Responds to New York Times Article Doubting Her Woody Allen Story: ‘I’ve Consistently Stated the Truth’
Following a New York Times article casting doubt on her allegations against Woody Allen, Dylan Farrow has defended her account in a series of tweets. The piece, Bret Stephens’ “The Smearing of Woody Allen,” says that the evidence against Allen is not as strong as it is against Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, making it dangerous to automatically assume his guilt; Farrow’s response argues that “to presume I invented this story & convinced myself of it is no less insulting than calling me a liar.”
In his article, Stephens writes that “an in-depth, contemporaneous and independent investigation into the allegations, conducted over several months by the Yale-New Haven Hospital in 1992 and 1993, noted that there were ‘important inconsistencies in Dylan’s statements,’ and that ‘her descriptions of the details surrounding the alleged events were unusual and were inconsistent.’ It concluded categorically: ‘It is our expert opinion that Dylan was not sexually abused by Mr. Allen.’”
He also claims that “it’s precisely because Dylan’s account plays to our existing biases that we need to treat it with added skepticism. Most parents know that young children are imaginative and suggestible and innocently prone to making things up.”
Farrow notes that “there is much more information [Stephens] can find on my case than what he cites in his piece” and “it’s Stephens’ right to doubt me if he so chooses but his incredulity doesn’t change what happened that day.” Here’s her full thread:
To presume I invented this story & convinced myself of it is no less insulting than calling me a liar. I’ve consistently stated the truth for 25 years, I won’t stop now. It’s Stephens’ right to doubt me if he so chooses but his incredulity doesn’t change what happened that day./2
— Dylan Farrow (@RealDylanFarrow) February 10, 2018
What it does do is make it harder for the next victim to come forward. /3
— Dylan Farrow (@RealDylanFarrow) February 10, 2018
Source: IndieWire film
February 9, 2018
The VR Market Matures – 2018 SXSW Programming Trends
Each year, different trends emerge from SXSW programming and act as identifiers for where we’re at and where we’re headed. From the 12 significant trends identified by the SXSW Programming Team for the 2018 event, The VR Market Matures explores a promising future for multiple industries through the growing presence of VR, AR, and MR. Get to know this trend and related-SXSW sessions below that we think will dominate discussions this March.
The VR Market Matures Trend
Virtual Reality first shook the tech industry with its ability to transport us to new worlds. But now, companies are looking beyond the spectacle of virtual spaces to improve the user’s sense of presence and interactivity. In turn, VR’s immersive nature has become the focal point of mainstream tech in the arts, medicine, business, and entertainment. Our 2018 speakers will be joining us to discuss how VR, AR, and MR will affect their respective trades, from revolutionizing news media consumption and the treatment of hospital patients to altering the experience of storytelling.
Hear from Jacqueline Bosnjak of Q Department & Mach1, Justin Denton of Here Be Dragons, and Tim Dillon of MPC Advertising, as they discuss the transition from virtual environments to overlays in The Next Phase of VR: Moving to MR. Discover how AR/MR technology can redefine our relationship with relevant news in the session Reality But Better: Augmenting the World with News, led by Google’s Erica Anderson, Jeremy Gilbert of The Washington Post, and more.
VR’s role in the medical field will be explored by Walter Greenleaf of Stanford University, Framestore’s Guillaume Raffi, and Mia Tramz of Time + LIFE VR in the session Designing VR Rx. Establishing a deeper connection between artist and audience through immersive storytelling will be explored in the session Setting the Visual Language of VR Storytelling, and and the next level of experiential fun is altering how we do entertainment in Full Body Immersive: The Future of Fun.
We’re a month away from SXSW 2018, but there’s still time to add these sessions to your 2018 SXSW Schedule. Until then, stay tuned for more programming announcements through March so you learn more about how VR, AR, and MR technology is becoming a mainstream tool for the world’s major industries.
The VR Market Matures Session Highlights
- The Next Phase of VR: Moving to MR
- Full Body Immersive: The Future of Fun
- Reality But Better: Augmenting the World with News
- Designing VR Rx
- Setting the Visual Language of VR Storytelling
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2017 SXSW VR Experience – Teaser Photo by Merrick Ales
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February 9, 2018
SouthBites Update: SouthBites Market Lineup and Quesoff Announcement
The sixth annual SouthBites® Trailer Park, rooted in celebration of Austin’s iconic food trailer culture, is right around the corner. Get ready for a great time full of food and fun, March 9-17.
In collaboration with Sprudge, SXSW is welcoming Roasters Village to SouthBites this year to highlight the growing tea and coffee industry on the weekend of March 10-12. Not only will you find your favorite roasted drinks at Southbites this year, but you’ll also discover some of the best rolling restaurants around. Exciting as this may sound, the icing on the cake and cherry on top for SouthBites this year are two new special events: SouthBites Market and Quesoff!
SouthBites Market
The SouthBites Market will run March 14-17 and offer thousands of SXSW attendees the opportunity to taste and purchase many different cuisines and items. The options at the SouthBites Market will be diverse and delicious from a wide range of different vendors that are sourced locally and globally. Here’s a sneak peek at a few of the confirmed vendors for this year:
- Suga’s Cakery
- Thunder Beast
- Raaka Chocolate
- BrainJuice
- Steel City Pops
- On the Rocks Gourmet Jams
- Woops! Bakeshop
- +More Southbites market exhibitors coming soon
Quesoff
SouthBites is thrilled to announce Washington State Wine presents Quesoff, a Hot Luck pop-up on March 13 this year during the trailer park, brought to you by Washington State Wine and Hot Luck. As much as Austin loves the warm, melted cheese phenomenon that is queso, it’s time that SXSW brings a one-of-a-kind “best of the best” edition of the classic Quesoff. Experience quality queso from the most iconic past competitors, plus a special appearance by Aaron Franklin. Who makes the best queso in Austin? You decide! Take a look at our Quesoff teams:
- Frank
- Austin Facial Hair Club
- Cheesus
- Willigan’s Island
- Franklin Barbecue
- JuiceLand
- Mixtli
- Emmer & Rye
- Valentinas Tex Mex
Get your taste buds ready for the SouthBites Trailer Park because SXSW is cooking up something special to share with you!
Photo by Jessica Alexander
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Source: SxSW Film
February 9, 2018
Digital Disruption, Esports, and the Mixed Reality Fan Experience: Sports Track Sessions at SXSW 2018
The Sports Track is back for SXSW 2018 and finds itself in some new digs tackling the future of sport from a cultural and technological perspective. Explore how the sports industry has transformed and will continue to change with our session highlights below.
“Just a few years ago, the concept of esports raised eyebrows when it aired on ESPN 2,” says SXSW Programmer Meaghan Herrmann. “Since then it has gone mainstream, estimating half a billion in revenue and drawing the attention of some of our favorite NBA teams. Through strategic partnerships, esports and traditional sports organizations can unite forces to not only grow their own fan base but drive the future of the sports industry as a whole.”
Dive deeper into the increasingly popular world of esports and learn more about technology transforming the global sports industry as we highlight sessions that discuss data-driven fan engagement, the benefits of user-generated content, and virtual reality and augmented reality technology for both fans and athletes from March 9- March 11 during SXSW Convergence programming. SXSW Convergence programming features a range of topics that straddle the cultural and technological intersection at the heart of SXSW with primary access granted to all SXSW Badges.
Sports Session Highlights
The Connected Future of Sports and Esports
Speakers: Macy Mills (GameInfluencer), Kent Wakeford (KSV esports), Andrew Paradise (Skillz), and Alexander Lasry (Milwaukee Bucks)
By 2020, esports will reach $5 billion and have more fans than basketball. As esports grow toward competitive dominance, traditional sports organizations are throwing their hats in the ring – but how can both entities combine their efforts to grow the sports industry as a whole? Through discourse between NBA, Overwatch League, and mobile esports leaders, this session will explore how esports and traditional sports visionaries can unite forces to dictate the future of this powerful industry.
How to Create a Mixed Reality Fan Experience
Speakers: Jonathan Lowe (LA Kings / AEG Sports), Jay Kapoor (Madison Square Garden Ventures), David Feldman (NFL), and Ashley Crowder (VNTANA)
Fans want to be a part of the experience, which demands the latest in technology. Sports venues, teams, and partners are designing innovative in-game experiences to cater to this demand. Experts from NFL, AEG, MSG and leading AR brands will discuss new ways to interact with fans. They will guide attendees through situational cases including details on technology solutions that offer not only engagement but data. Additionally, they will discuss the benefits of user-generated content.
Beyond the Game: Data-Driven Fan Engagement
Speakers: Peter Heneghan (LADbible Group), Andrew Diggle (Manchester United Football Club), and Caroline Barker (BBC)
With over half of the world’s population identifying themselves as sports fans, clubs and teams are investing in new ways to engage with their fans 24/7. Data is enabling sports clubs and teams to provide relevant content to their fans across the globe, from VR to live streams. But how do sports teams cut through all the noise in a crowded market to interact with and develop their fan base? We’ll explore how data can be used to predict and meet the needs of the always-on fan.
The Death of Amateurism
Speakers: Kavitha Davidson (ESPN), Patrick Hruby (Vice), Ray Jackson (Rise Up Inc), and Andy Schwarz (Historical Basketball League)
A defining premise of the NCAA is that amateurism—that athletes are unpaid students—is an essential part of the appeal of college athletics. The upstart Historical Basketball League seeks to challenge that notion simply by paying players. Revenues generated by college sports are in the billions of dollars, shouldn’t the labor producing all that value be paid for it?
Crossover Track Recommendations
Looking to level up within the esports industry during your time at SXSW? Explore SXSW Gaming programming dedicated to esports. All SXSW Badges can access SXSW Gaming programming and events.
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The Rise of the New World Sports, Esports
– Travis Gafford (Journalist), and Sam Mathews (Fnatic)
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The Future of Statistics in Esports
– Sabina Hemmi (Elo Entertainment)
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Telling the Stories Behind Esports
– Duncan McMonagle (Minute Media)
Track: SXSW Gaming
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Teaser Photo by Jon Currie
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February 9, 2018
Hacking Health and Our Bodies – 2018 SXSW Programming Trends
Each year, different trends emerge from SXSW programming and act as identifiers for where we’re at and where we’re headed. From the 12 significant trends identified by the SXSW Programming Team for the 2018 event, Hacking Health and Our Bodies highlights a new era of healthcare allowing us to better understand our bodies and drive innovation for the next generation. Learn more about this trend and related-SXSW sessions below that we think will spark conversation this March.
Hacking Health and Our Bodies Trend
A medicine revolution is in action creating the foundation for a fundamental shift in healthcare from reactive to predictive. The increasing integration of technology with our bodies keeps us aware of our daily and future health and helps us have a deeper understanding of the matter we are made of. From hacking our own genome to building medicines that are as unique as our DNA, we are gaining a better and personalized insight to the human body allowing us to heal ourselves faster from the inside out.
During the session Body Computing, Security & Human Safety, Michael Chertoff, Dr. Leslie Saxon, and Beau Woods dive into a critical discussion of the future of patient care, safety, and security as technology becomes part of our health and the human body. Learn how social media can be used to reduce drug development timelines, costs, and accelerate access to new treatment options in the session Disrupting Drug Development through Crowdsourcing led by Larry Saltzman and Kent Thoelke.
With new ways to capture and understand health information, modern initiatives are sharing their findings with those that matter most: people. Discover the Empowering People to Own Their Health Data session as Scott Jung, Scarlet Shore, Robert Califf, and Bray Patrick-Lake explore how to bridge the gap between clinical research and clinical care and empower people to understand and manage their health. Inside Genomics: Your Future, Your Fate session will discuss the power of genomics and how deploying wide-spread genetic testing could benefit our future selves, personalize healthcare, and impact the next generation.
Find out more about how today’s medical-experts are changing the way we look at the future of health and our bodies. Add these sessions to your 2018 SXSW Schedule. Stay tuned for more programming announcements through March.
Hacking Health and Our Bodies Session Highlights
- Body Computing, Security, & Human Safety
- Disrupting Drug Development through Crowdsourcing
- Empowering People to Own Their Own Health Data
- Genomes: Let’s Make Rare Disease Rare
- Inside Genomics: Your Future, Your Fate
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Join Us for SXSW 2018
The SXSW Conference includes 24 programming tracks divided amongst Interactive, Film, Music, and Convergence. Each March, some of the world’s most creative minds come together in Austin, Texas to discover, learn, network, brainstorm and collaborate.
Explore new opportunities during 10 days of sessions, screenings, showcases, exhibitions, networking, and beyond from March 9-18 at SXSW 2018 – register to attend today!
SXSW registrants get access to SXSW hotels at the lowest rates available by making reservations through SXSW Housing & Travel. Visit our availability page and then book your stay today to save.
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2017 Health Track session with Julia Boorstin and Tyler Haney – Teaser Photo by Tyler Draker
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February 8, 2018
25 Years of SXSW Film Festival – David Gordon Green
To commemorate the 25th edition of the SXSW Film Festival, we continue our weekly alumni spotlight on careers launched, artists discovered, powerful performances, and more with filmmaker David Gordon Green.
Green is a very prolific filmmaker, active as director and producer in feature films, episodics, and commercials. He’s directed numerous films that screened at SXSW including Prince Avalanche (2013), Joe (U.S. Premiere, 2014), and Manglehorn (U.S. Premiere, 2015). Green has also executive produced a number of other SXSW films like Nature Calls (2012), See Girl Run (2012) Person to Person (2014) Hot Sugar’s Cold World (2015), and Donald Cried (2016). In 2016, SXSW presented the world premiere of the series Vice Principals, where Green served as an executive producer and director. The series won the SXSW Audience Award for Episodics. One of Green’s next films is the 2018 SXSW Narrative Spotlight selection The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter (executive producer).
We are happy to share his #SXSWFilm25 story with you.
“SXSW is a balance of tradition and innovation. With diverse programing, it has all the comfort of the beloved theatrical experience but with challenging films and conversations that continue to enlighten long after the credits have rolled. It’s the perfect intersection for the film lovers and the filmmakers.”
Join Us For SXSW 2018
Grab your Film Badge today for primary access to all SXSW Film events including world premieres, roundtables, workshops, and parties. Register to attend by Friday, February 9 and save. Book your hotel through SXSW Housing & Travel for the best available rates.
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See you in March!
World Premiere of Joe – Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for SXSW
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February 8, 2018
10 Stages of Post-Production, from Data Storage to Deliverables
Editing can be a complex process, but this video and flowchart might help you get a better grasp on the whole thing.<p>If you’re interested in getting …
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February 6, 2018
How to Eliminate Echoes When Recording Sound in a Big Empty Room
If you’re recording audio in a reverberant room, echoes are going to become a huge problem. Here’s how to get rid of them.So, you’re planning to …
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February 5, 2018
Military Voices Initiative: Honoring Veterans and Their Families
Our Military Voices Initiative provides a platform for veterans, service members, and military families to share their stories. In doing so we honor their voices, amplify their experiences, and let them know that we—as a nation—are listening.
Are you a veteran? Would you like to honor a veteran in your life with a StoryCorps interview? Here’s how:
MAKE PLANS TO RECORD IN A CITY ON OUR 2018 TOUR
In 2018, StoryCorps will partner with local public media stations in three cities to record stories of veterans and their families. Reservations for these dates will be available 30 days in advance of the recording dates listed.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates on when and how to register to record your story, and prepare for your interview with this collection of suggested questions to ask your conversation partner.
| Location | Partner | Dates | Appointments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio, TX | Texas Public Radio/KPAC | February 4, 2018 | Book Now |
| San Antonio, TX | Texas Public Radio | February 6 – 16, 2018 | Book Now |
| Colorado Springs, CO | KRCC | April 30 – May 11, 2018 | Coming Soon |
| Omaha, NE | KIOS | June 4 – 15, 2018 | Coming Soon |
Not in a city that we’re visiting?
VISIT OUR STORYBOOTH
Make plans to visit our StoryBooth locations in Chicago and Atlanta, where you can designate your interview to be added to the Military Voices collection in the StoryCorps Archive. Here are some great questions to ask an interview partner who has served in the military.
USE THE STORYCORPS APP
You can record anywhere with the StoryCorps App. Veterans and their loved ones can tag their interviews with the keyword “Military Voices”.
LISTEN TO STORIES FROM THE MILITARY VOICES INITIATIVE
Conversations from our Military Voices Initiative, which was launched by StoryCorps in 2012, feature first-person stories from veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, among others. Listen for announcements about special broadcasts this spring on NPR’s Weekend Edition.
Support for Military Voices Initiative is provided by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Source: SNPR Story Corps