D.I.N.K.s

Last night I attended the premier of the movie D.I.N.K.s (Double Income, No Kids) at the Chicago Portage Theater.  Having been part of the movie, playing the role of Stacey, I was excited to see it premier at such a wonderful venue in the city, especially after having been part of the castings, filming, and post-production meetings for the past year.  The movie has come a long way and I looked forward to seeing it's final cut at the Chicago premier.  


For those of you that didn't read the earlier earlier blog post on D.I.K.N.s, the movie is about bringing to the surface a rare and somewhat invisible form of discrimination:  the one towards couples who do not have children.  In a society of children today, director Robert Alaniz chose to focus on the interesting dynamic of people in regards to children and families.  He should be very proud, the turn out at the Portage theater was excellent and the audience proved extremely participatory in the video's showing, laughing and applauding at all the right times and feeling the sense of intense emotion at the others.


The highlights of the movie:  

• good cinematography, especially at certain points in the movie.  Being the director, writer, and producer can sometimes mean a man gets muddled in the material and can't see beyond it, however Robert proved capable of doing all three, and some of that was evidenced in the excellent filming of certain scenes.  
• Excellent Casting.  The actors, for the most part, were phenomenal.  The leads, Robert Brooks (played by David Tibble) and Rachel Brooks (played by Deborah Craft) were spectacular.  It seemed like the appropriate person was cast for each role, which is a tough job to do in and of itself.
• Combination of comedy and real-life emotions.  Yes, it definitely had its funny points, but it also had some wonderful, heart-felt scenes.  

The director is looking for new venues to continue showing the movie over the next couple of months, especially a venue to have repeat showings!  Keep an eye out on the website or here for further information.  And congrats to all the cast and crew that had a chance to celebrate last night.  You all did a wonderful job! And a thanks to Sue for her amazing photos!