Der Ostwind on KBYU/BYU-TV

Der Ostwind hasn’t had a lot of “luck” outside of the traditional festival circuits. But now that its festival screenings are dieing down (The most recent screening was at the 2nd San Joaquin International Film Festival on May 14th to the 23rd 2009), I’m hoping to find a new life for DO in other avenues, and hoping that we can have a little more luck in these avenues than we have had in the past.

Though I’ve only become aware of it recently, KBYU and BYU-TV has been airing Der Ostwind since May 25th 2009. I received an email today with the schedule of times they are airing my film . . . which they are using as “filler” or, in other words, if a show is coming in 10 minutes and 40 seconds short, they throw Der Ostwind in there. It’s a great honor.

KBYU
Mon 05/25/2009 at 23:18:08 for 00:11:00:00 KBYU
Thu 05/28/2009 at 11:49:24 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Sun 05/31/2009 at 11:49:10 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Tue 06/02/2009 at 23:17:28 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Wed 06/10/2009 at 23:17:36 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Tue 06/16/2009 at 23:18:21 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Wed 06/17/2009 at 23:17:50 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Thu 06/18/2009 at 18:48:37 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Fri 06/19/2009 at 23:18:46 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Tue 06/23/2009 at 18:47:33 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Thu 06/25/2009 at 23:18:32 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Fri 06/26/2009 at 11:48:48 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Fri 06/26/2009 at 23:18:43 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Sat 06/27/2009 at 24:44:05 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Sun 06/28/2009 at 19:48:16 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Thu 07/02/2009 at 21:48:56 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Fri 07/03/2009 at 06:17:37 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Tue 07/07/2009 at 23:17:29 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Fri 07/10/2009 at 26:48:05 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Sat 07/11/2009 at 23:44:24 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Tue 07/14/2009 at 06:18:07 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Thu 07/16/2009 at 21:47:58 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Mon 07/20/2009 at 18:48:14 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Thu 07/23/2009 at 18:47:55 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU
Wed 07/29/2009 at 11:48:22 for 00:10:18:00 KBYU

BYU-TV
Wed 05/27/2009 at 11:41:53 for 00:11:00:00 BYU-TV
Fri 05/29/2009 at 24:43:12 for 00:11:00:00 BYU-TV
Sat 05/30/2009 at 26:44:52 for 00:10:18:00 BYU-TV
Wed 07/01/2009 at 17:17:57 for 00:10:18:00 BYU-TV
Thu 07/02/2009 at 21:46:03 for 00:10:18:00 BYU-TV
Sat 07/11/2009 at 26:49:05 for 00:10:18:00 BYU-TV
Sun 07/19/2009 at 17:40:32 for 00:10:18:00 BYU-TV

A little late, yes, but not too late. There are still twelve showings still pending . . . make that eleven. And that’s just what KBYU/BYU-TV has scheduled so far. They say they will be using Der Ostwind as filler for years to come. Supposedly they are also streaming it on their site, but I haven’t been able to find it.

I’m being a bit acerbic because I worked so hard to get them to show it, and then they started airing it without telling me . . . kind of like what the Phoenix Comic-Con did (except the Phoenix Comic-Con was way worse). BUT the only goal I’ve ever had for Der Ostwind was to have people see it. We all worked so hard on it, all I care about is having people see our efforts.

So in actuality, I’m very grateful to them for showing my film. Thanks KBYU/BYU-TV!!!

The American

7 Responses to “Der Ostwind on KBYU/BYU-TV”

  1. Found it!

    Look at the last 10 minutes of the Sunday July 12, 2009 Sperry Symposium. It aired at 2:00 am, so probably not many people saw it.

    ammon said this on July 17th, 2009 at 8:57 am

  2. Kohl

    I kept catching the last 5 minutes and was fascinated- finally saw the whole thing and love it. Can’t wait to see what else you do.

    David J. West said this on October 29th, 2009 at 11:05 pm

  3. Thanks, David! The heart of the warrior can be a broken and sensitive one. We need more stories about that.

    Kohl said this on October 31st, 2009 at 11:26 am

  4. I saw just the very end of the film on BYU TV….. I want to see the rest of the movie! It looks like a great story. Web site says it’s available on itunes… I’ll go there.

    k russ said this on December 31st, 2009 at 5:40 pm

  5. It’s no longer available on iTunes . . . I need to update that on the site.

    The best place to see it is on imdb:
    http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi536871705/

    Kohl said this on January 4th, 2010 at 5:36 pm

  6. This film is magnificient. It captures the beautiful German intensity and artistry.
    L. Stern

    Leigh Stern said this on February 22nd, 2010 at 8:18 pm

  7. I WANT IT !!!!!!!KIM

    KIM said this on February 25th, 2010 at 10:15 am

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