News - Ascendants

Boston Globe

The Boston Globe covered the release of "Ascendants: Raven" at the Independent Television and Film Festival. We were thrilled to find the article and picture of Don Schechter and Johnny Lee Davenport directly below Leonard Nimoy and to the...

Winners and Mentions

Festivals

Ascendants: Raven won Best Science Fiction and the Boston International Film Festival as well as an Honorable Mention at the Boston Sci-Fi Festival.

Newspaper News: Production Grant

Newspaper

The Deerfield Valley News wrote about the grant awarded to Ascendants: Serein here.

Ascendants Anthology #3: “Day’s End” Wraps

Day's End

"Day's End" - our mini-short film (under ten minutes!) - wrapped after a week of set construction (designed by Fletcher Burns) and just one day of filming. Check out some making of photos via our facebook fan page.

Concept Art for Ascendants Film or Series

Conceptual Artwork

Thanks to artist Omri Koresh we have completed initial concept art for our proposed Ascendants feature film or series based on Don Schechter's original 2-hr script.

Radio Interview – Citywide Blackout

Radio

Don discusses Ascendants: Family on Citywide Blackout via Archive.org.

Festival Run Continues

Festivals

The Ascendants Anthology's first film continues it's festival run with screenings in NY for the Philip K Dick Festival, WA for the Tri-Cities International Fantastic Film Festival, and VT for the Independent Television and Film Festival....

Ascendants Premiere at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theater

Hollywood

The first film in the Ascendants Anthology premiered to a packed house at the Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theater (Formerly Graumann's Chinese Theatre) as part of the 2013 Hollyshorts Film Festival.