Field Trip to Transit Media!
Jolene
Sophie and Bernie Ampel, owners of Transit Media.
For four years, Transit Media has been making sure that Big Mouth Films and Media That Matters DVDs have been making it into the hands of people who want to see them. I was excited to see where the magic happens.
And was it magic…in fact, Transit Media is a documentary fan’s dream! I pulled up to the purple warehouse in Harriman, NY, to a warm welcome from Bernie and Sophie Ampel, owners of Transit Media.
The second greeting came from a huge stack of boxes of MTM DVDs and the most recent Arts Engine arrival, Election Day, stationed right near the entrance. As Bernie gave me the tour, I couldn’t believe all of the incredible titles housed there. The first film I picked up from the shelf was Katherine Leggett’s Small Town Secrets (Katherine is a long-time member of the extended Arts Engine family).
Transit Media fulfills orders for Women Make Movies, First Run/Icarus Films, New Day Films, Frameline and Educational Video Center, just to name a few.
Strolling around the warehouse, I discovered more of my favorite films: Forever directed by Heddy Honnigman, Troop 1500 directed by Ellen Spiro and many others that I’ve always wanted to see such as Silences directed by Octavio Warnock-Graham for example.
It was incredible to see so many amazing documentaries living under one roof. And Bernie recounted equally incredible stories about the films, filmmakers and tales of the top sellers. I was impressed by how much the folks at Transit Media truly care about getting important documentary films out into the world.
Comments
Sophie and Bernie are so cute!!!
Posted on August 27, 2008 10:36 PM by Angela Tucker
Bernie and Transit Media are the best! They act as an extension of staff for any film distributor (meaning, their services allow a distributor/filmmaker to offer fulfillment at a very affordable cost, without the overhead!). Bernie has always been there when we needed him! I highly recommend Transit Media to any filmmaker.
Posted on September 5, 2008 10:09 AM by