FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 'FIRST TIME LONG TIME' TO PREMIERE AT THE 2009 SEDONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Starring John Savage, Amanda Plummer and Karen Black, the Film is a Comedic Look at a 'Viagra Trip' Gone Horribly Wrong January 9, 2009 – Comedic short film FIRST TIME LONG TIME has received an official selection to the 2009 Sedona International Film Festival, it was announced this week. The 14-minute film stars John Savage (The Deer Hunter, Hair), Amanda Plummer (The Fisher King, Pulp Fiction) and Oscar-nominated icon Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces, Nashville). A hilarious look at a middle-aged man experimenting with an erectile dysfunction drug, the film was written by up-and-coming director James Demo. FIRST TIME LONG TIME will be showcased throughout the week of February 22nd - March 1st at the festival in Sedona, Arizona marking the film's festival debut. It is set to be paired with the provocative feature IRINA PALM about a middle aged grandmother played by Marianne Faithfull who, desperate to raise money to pay for her grandson’s medical bills, takes a hostess job in a sex club. FIRST TIME LONG TIME will premiere on a date to be announced. "The Sedona International Film Festival is proud and honored to feature FIRST TIME LONG TIME in our festival lineup. It is a hilarious look at a very timely, topical and slightly embarrassing subject matter. Truly an excellent film! " said Patrick Schweiss, Executive Director for the festival. "It is sure to be a hit with our audiences in Sedona. And it is one of a very select group of independent films … over 900 films were submitted and only 135 chosen, so FIRST TIME LONG TIME is in good company with excellent films from around the world." FIRST TIME LONG TIME writer and director James Demo said "The Sedona International Film Festival is known in the independent film community for three things; great audiences with packed screenings, excellent hospitality towards filmmakers, and one of the country's most beautiful settings. We are thrilled to be featured in this festival." About FIRST TIME LONG TIME: The film is a comedic look at the unintended consequences that sometimes come from acting on our deepest impulses. In a hilarious and often touching performance, John Savage plays "Peter," a middle-aged man who has had recent set backs both personally and professionally. His latest personal failure with recent girlfriend "Maggie," (Amanda Plummer), leads him to try a popular erectile dysfunction drug. In his desperation for things to work out, Peter takes too many pills and finds himself in the throes of a humiliating case of priapism. As Peter struggles with his plight, he realizes through a series of events that perhaps all may not be what it seems, and that he should not lament his condition but embrace it. For more information about FIRST TIME LONG TIME go to www.firsttimethemovie.com. About the Sedona International Film Festival: The expanded 15th annual Sedona International Film Festival promises a week of Oscar-winning movies, directors and nominees with more opportunities to see the most popular films. The increasingly popular Festival, which has been attracting sell-out crowds of movie fans and a growing list of producers, directors, screenwriters and actors from both independent production companies and big-name movie companies with burgeoning independent divisions, runs from Sunday, February 22 to Sunday, March 1. For more information about the Sedona International Film Festival go to www.sedonafilmfestival.com Contact: James Demo at email http://www.firsttimethemovie.comhttp://www.sedonafilmfestival.commailto:firsttimethemovie@gmail.com?subject=press%20releaseshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2
pri·a·pism:
 
Pronunciation: \ˈprī-ə-ˌpi-zəm\
 
Function:  noun
 
Definition:  an abnormal often painful persistent erection of the penis
 
Etymology:  French priapisme, from Middle French, ultimately named for Priapus, the Greek god of fertility (traditionally portrayed in Greco-Roman art with an erect penis)
 
Date:  1601
 
Official Selection of 2009
 
Cleveland International Film Festival :http://www.clevelandfilm.org/
 
Nashville Film Festival: http://www.nashvillefilmfestival.org/
 
Sedona International Film Festival: http://www.sedonafilmfestival.com/
 
Omaha Film Festival: http://www.omahafilmfestival.org/
 
Charleston International Film Festival: http://www.charlestoniff.com/
 
Connecticut Film Festival:  http://www.ctfilmfest.com/