Sorry for the radio silence, we're staying with my brother out in the country and just got internet back online.
So... we went down to Gisborne (the seaside town in NZ where we shot the movie), and stayed with my good friend Josh Calles, who plays the lead in Broken.
The day before the premier, watching TV and next minute...
https://i.imgur.com/4kmGZbn.jpg
So that got us pumped for the premier. The day of the premier we popped down early for a couple interviews...
https://i.imgur.com/Y2RDLxl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/IyEGppw.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/T5rmSUC.jpg
Then came the premier itself. Sold out with 600 people coming out! Was an amazing night...
https://i.imgur.com/dyz2C6C.jpg
Super stoked to have my gorgeous family with me...
https://i.imgur.com/zNXqvsZ.jpg
Got to play celeb and sign some posters...
https://i.imgur.com/gzGmraa.jpg
Here's a local newspaper article. Click on the link and you can scroll through the pics...
http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/3199570-135/broken-brings-a-powerful-message
So the premier was a huge success and couldn't have gone any better! Super stoked and incredibly grateful to the people of Gisborne for their love and support.
Unfortunately I was pretty sick over this time and spent the next few days in bed. We figured we caught something on the plane and passed it around the fam. I got hit the worst and was knocked out pretty good.
Anyway, a week later the movie is due to be released throughout NZ. Did some more interviews, one day over a dozen radio and tv interviews. Here's one from a Maori news show (has english subtitles)...
https://youtu.be/pX-MGogFEZU
Still wasn't sure how the movie would be received by the general public. Next minute...
https://i.imgur.com/LrefkPC.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/d9fsv5w.png
https://i.imgur.com/IQxq5rq.png
What the... number 1 on opening night??! Wow! Did not see that coming!
Then the reviews start coming in...
https://i.imgur.com/wInNLX6.jpg
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainme...at-boasts-few-surprises-but-is-winningly-told
Then someone told me to check out our IMDb page... rated 8.5/10 !!!!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5932800/?ref_=nm_knf_t1
So here we are, after opening weekend and Broken sits at #2 in the country...
https://i.imgur.com/aCA8kAB.png
It's quite overwhelming as you can imagine. Pretty blimmin stoked though and seriously humbled by all this! :$