A special sneak preview of my new film “the Last Virgin”

It will make it’s Northwest premier on May 28th 6:30PM at the historic Uptown Theater as a part of SIFF’s ShortsFest Weekend.

Tickets at SIFF.net

Zack (Alek Greenleaf) and Ellie (Desi Scott) share a moment in the park.

As far as boys are concerned, there’s only one way to become a man: sex with a woman. Everyone around him has already done it and even though his girlfriend Ellie appears to be ready, Zack isn’t leaving anything to chance. When his friend Cody (Wiley Wilkins) throws a party, Zack invites Ellie hoping that he can turn the raucous night into something special. Unfortunately, Ellie can’t come. That leaves only one other woman at the party: Sharon, Cody’s single mom whose tumultuous personal life drives her to drink. The two share some encouraging words and a brief embrace that Zack interprets to mean that he won’t be, for much longer, the last virgin. Shot on location in north Idaho, this provocative film features several of Seattle’s youngest and brightest stars, as well as veteran heavyweights Abby Dylan and Jeffrey Fracé.

Shot and edited by Ty Migota, himself from Idaho, the film’s propulsive soundtrack uses only Mr. Gnome, a rocking psychedelic duo from Cleveland, with the exception of “Fight Song” by Shoshone singer/songwriter Mark Smith (TwoBirdz) and Seattle composer Jeff Tolbert.

The film will play the closing night of SIFF’s ShortsFest Weekend Monday May 28th 6:30PM at the Uptown Theater, Q&A to follow. Some cast & crew will be in attendance. There, Telford and Migota may also reveal their plan to return to Idaho this summer and turn this short story into a feature-length film.

Virgin Press Release (pdf)

Like Britney Spears, “Ooops, we did it again!”

Bonafide erotic art.

It’ll be on the big screen at Fremont Studios during the 2012 Erotic Arts Festival June 16-24th. This year is the 10th anniversary of the festival and promises to be the biggest yet.

Alek Greenleaf is... the Last Virgin!

My fourth and newest film “the Last Virgin” will make it’s world premier at the illustrious SF Indie Fest in, you guessed it, San Francisco, California.

It’ll play twice at the Roxie Theater:

February 18th @ 2:45PM
February 23rd @ 7:15PM

I wish I could go… but it’s my birthday. Happy birthday to me!

Ladies and gentlemen, my most successful project (as far as the internet is concerned) is “Woman Sitting on Cushions”

It’s one person, one day and lots of paint. By the way, We used two cameras and it was mostly one take. It will now play the Seattle Erotic Arts Festival May 20-22.

If you miss it, well, there’s always the DVD:

We got the DVD wrap

Chillaxing in my Trailer

This SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!!!

Yours truly will be making a special appearance on the show “Leverage.” It’s the one that stars Academy Award Winning Actor Timothy Hutton. (Best Supporting Actor for the 1980 film “Ordinary People.”)

I’ve got a great little comic scene with another of the show’s stars Gina Bellman who some may remember from the British sitcom “Coupling,” which was based on “Friends” except that the Brit version was much more funny. And much more raunchy. Which I like.

Needless to say, Gina and I have a very sexy scene together that, one would hope, will live in infamy. Or at least be as memorable as that death scene in TV’s short lived “the Fugitive” wherein I played the logger… the logger that died. Remember?

A funny tangent, or two… when my dad saw ”the Fugitive” episode, he called to tell me that I should have known better than to be standing so close to those logs as they skidded by. It was dangerous and that I should have known better. After all, a few summers before, we had logged the property, cut, bucked and skidded the logs ourselves. I should have known what I was doing… Well, dad, I explained, those were good times, weren’t they?

(In his defense, while we were logging, he was always very concerned about my safety)

My friend Dale Smith was a long-haul trucker at the time. Apparently, he was in some Podunk bar in some Podunk town that had a TV tuned to that station. Dale had just saddled up the bar and ordered a beer when he looked up at the TV and saw his old buddy Shawn Telford acting alongside Tim Daly, the show’s star. Dale got very excited and began to tell everyone in the relative vicinity, “Hey, I know that guy! I really know that guy.” But before he could buy a round for everyone in the place, I was dead.

I still like hearing that story… despite the anti-climax. And the sad fact that Dale’s brother also died in a logging accident.

Needless to say, to hear the dirt on Gina or more about our long conversation regarding the ins and outs of working with director Mike Leigh, simply send a note or take me to lunch. By the way, if anyone ever wants to have lunch with me, all they got to do is buy me lunch. It’s that simple.

The nitty gritty: Sunday August 1st 8 or 9PM (check your local listing) on the TNT Network. The show is called “Leverage.” and this is episode 3.8, “the Boost Job,”… or as I call it “The Boob Job,” and I play the boob.

Yours in longing,
Shawn

In August of 2009, I helped my friends Tim and Charlie produce a short film called “Dishonesty,” the script for which was a finalist for the 2008 IFP Spotlight Award. Although they didn’t ultimately win the award, they decided to make the movie regardless. Good for them. No one likes a quitter. Except for the quitter’s mom… and even she’s not too happy about it.

The film follows a young married couple as they struggle to be perfectly honest with one another, even over the little stuff. Some call it a comedy, some call it a sad, melancholic commentary on married life. I play the husband. My friend Ty Migota was the Director of Photography; the wonderful actress Esra Chelen played the lead.

The film makes its world premier on Sunday May 23 4PM at the SIFF Cinema.

More information and a link to tickets by clicking these blue letters right here.

Although I won’t be signing autographs, I will be kissing babies and bearing skin for photo ops.

It would be lovely to see you there.

Some friends and I made a video for an AT&T commercial competition. Though we didn’t win the contest’s grand prize, we know in our hearts that we are, in fact, winners!

a link to The Smartest Man in the World

Khanh Doan and Francile Albright star in Safe Passage.

Lakedance, the Sundance of Idaho.

On Halloween night, “Safe Passage” will play just before a special screening of George A. Romero’s 1968 horror classic “Night of the Living Dead.” They’re calling it “Horrors on the Lake” and they’re absolutely right!

How’s that for a trick-r-treat?

So, come on all you Spokanites, all you Post Fallsters, you Coeur d’ Alenians, show your civic pride for one of your own, getting out and getting it up.

7PM Halloween Night at the Panida Theater. That’s in Sandpoint, Idaho right off the shores of the deep and chilling Pend Oriellle Lake.

More info on Lakedance and the “Horrors on the Lake” screening here.

PS
I’d love to see you in the dark!

Ever heard of Pahrump, Nevada?

Nevermind the fine dining and the quiet country atmosphere less than an hour outside of Vegas, this little town with a funny name is a spectacular mix of deserts and mountains with a wealth of outdoor recreational activities including hiking, biking, camping, exploring, golfing, hunting, skiing and horseback riding. Considered Nevada’s scenic gateway to Death Valley, it’s also home to the state’s first winery, Pahrump Valley.

And, more importantly, the High Desert Shorts International Film Festival, now in its fourth year.

But I know what you’re thinking… wine from Nevada? Yes. Apparently. Probably tastes like Vegas, your hickey and a hangover in a bottle.

The point is, on November 6th and 7th, “Safe Passage” will screen in the Horror/Sci-Fi category vying for the coveted Lulu prize. Yes, the Lulu, distant cousin to the Oscar.

The final winner in each category (Animation; Drama; Comedy; Science-Fiction/Horror; Documentary and Music Video), selected by a jury, will receive a cash prize of $100; a custom award and a signed, numbered, limited edition, commemorative poster as will the people’s choice winner, selected by popular audience vote. By the way, the decisions of the Judges are final! FINAL!

This year’s films will be showcased in the Events Center of the Pahrump Nugget–which I’m guessing is a casino–whose management has generously donated the space. Thank you Nugget Management! You’re the best.

Keep your fingers crossed folks, ’cause everyone knows, I want a fucking Lulu sitting on my mantle come Christmas time! Not just so I can say “Keep your hands off of my Lulu!” but because I’ve never won anything with any of my films. YET!

Lulu, I want you to be my first!

Come on, baby, come home to daddy!

Amore
Shawn