Emilee Harris wins Breakout Female Action Star of the Year (Short) at the 4th Annual Action on film Festival!

Congratulations Emilee from all of us at Not Afraid! You deserve the accolades! Now we can slap some laurels on the film and call it an “Award-winning Short.” 

In all seriousness, MERCY was nominated for 3 AOFF awards, and two for Emilee herself, so we’re honored to have our star take one home.  Much thanks to our other nominees Dave Marks and The Dave Rayburn Project.  We’re sorry you didn’t win, but appreciate your contributions to the project.

To learn more about MERCY the film the please visit the Audience website and blog , click on a Mercy tag at the bottom of this post, or visit the Mercy Channel. To learn more about the character, backstory and the mysterious world of Earlytown, please visit www.whoismercyhawkins.com.

Congratulations, again Emilee.

Mercy Premiered at the 4th Annual Action on Film Festival to a terrific response. The folks at AOFF put on a good presentation, though the theater was a bit hard to find. We had a great turnout, and whole lot of fun watching MERCY for the first time on the big screen.

You can see some photos from our premiere below with our award nominated actress, Emilee Harris, our villain, James Pomichter, Director Antony Teofilo, and the award nominated band, The Dave Rayburn Project.

Thanks to everyone who made it to the screening, we appreciate the support. Stay posted for more Mercy news.

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MERCY has received three Action on Film Festival award nominations, with two going to MERCY herself, Emilee Harris. She was nominated for both:

• Female Breakout Action Star -Short
• Female Action Performer of the Year

Congratulations Emilee, you deserve the recognition for your hard work portraying and creating, MERCY .

In addition, Tony went to great lengths to ensure we had top notch original music as part of the MERCY experience, getting original songs like “Crying on The Floor” written by Gary Fitch and performed by The Dave Rayburn Project, and “Audra’s Lullaby” written by composer Dave Marks and performed by Dave with vocals by Rosalie Deighton . This effort was also recognized by the festival with our third nomination for:

• Best Soundtrack – Short

Congratulations to you all, and we hope to see you at the World Premiere on July 26, 2008 at 10PM at the Laemmle Theater at One Colorado Blvd. in Old Pasadena CA. Tickets can be purchased here.

AOF hasn’t released the full screening schedule, but they have let us know that MERCY will be screening at the Laemmle Theater, located at One Colorado Blvd Pasadena, CA during the Saturday July 26, 2008 10pm short film block.

The 4TH Annual AOF International Film Festival takes place from July 25-31, 2008 at the beautiful Laemmle Theaters in Old Pasadena CA. The theatres are located at the One Colorado Complex-42 Miller Alley Pasadena CA, 91105. The Festival will feature celebrities including: 2008 AOF Lifetime Achievement Award Winner John Savage, 2008 AOF Legacy Award Winner Michael Madsen, actor Vinnie Jones and action star Jason Statham.

You can reserve your tickets now by calling AOF directly at 626.355.6929 or you can order them online at aoffest.com. For a single program pass, tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. There are also many other ticket packages available on their website.

We’ve just learned that “Mercy” will be making her world premiere at the Action on Film Festival, taking place from July 25-31, 2008 at the Laemmle Theaters in Old Town Pasadena, CA. We haven’t received the official screening schedule yet, but we expect it in the next few weeks, so check back for updates.

If you’d like to signup for updates to screenings and other “Mercy” events, or would like more information on the film or the filmmakers please e-mail us at “mercy at whoismercyhawkins dot com”.