Congratulations!! Your film, “We Need Rent Money” has been selected for live screening in Knight Of The Reel Awards
Hi,
Heartiest greetings from Knight of the Reel Awards.
We are immensely pleased and excited to inform you that your project has been chosen for the monthly special screening by our panel of juries.
Venue– Rotary Sadan, 94/2,Chowringee Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal-700020
Time– 1:30 PM – 4:00PM
Date– 14.07.2022
Good Luck!
Regards,
Team Knight of The Reel Awards (KOTRA).
Dear KOTRA Team,
My heartiest thanks for allowing my movie to make the cut.
I’m immensely pleased and excited that WNRM will be live-screened in India.
Hope you can send me an email on how the audience responded to my film.
Sorry, but I will not be able to attend.
Thanks again.
Blake Laitner, Director
When I looked at the Knight of The Reel Awards logo, I had a flashback.
You see, when I was a nine-year old, I wanted to be a knight of the realm. (Now you get it.)
For you non-Anglophiles, The Knights of the Realm were a group of Bretonnian
nobles who had proven their skill and valor in combat.
Every week, I watched another episode of “Ivanhoe” on my black and white Zenith.
I remembered the “Ivanhoe” opening theme.
For those of you who forgot the title song, here it is:
Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe
Side by side we’re proud to ride with Ivanhoe
At his call we spring to help him ride along
The song we sing is free and joyous song
Ivanhoe, Ivanhoe
Far and wide throughout the countryside they know
There’s freedom on his banner
Justice in his sword
He rides against the manor
Where tyranny is lord
Rich and poor
Together we go
Forward with Ivanhoe
With I-van-hoe
Sorry, I couldn’t find credits for the lyrics.
Ivanhoe was played by Roger Moore.
Yes, Roger was the third James Bond and The Saint.
Ivanhoe was a noble knight who fought for justice during the brutal reign of the wicked King John. (Based on the 1819 novel by Sir Walter Scott)
My parents bought me the complete “Ivanhoe” silver-colored plastic, three piece costume set.
And I loved that costume.
I galloped around the house pretending to ride my stallion, while bellowing:
I am Ivanhoe
Forward with Ivanhoe
With I-van-hoe.
I made an ideal Ivanhoe, wearing my helmet with the long red feather sticking out of it, while holding my shield in one hand and with the other hand, I waved my sword or was it a lance in the air.
I was ready to fight for my honor.
All I needed to complete my fantasy was a steed wrapped in armor.
Sadly, I never got that horse.
But thanks Knights of the Reel for bringing back one of my treasured memories.
And if by chance you’re in Kolkata (formally Calcutta) on July 14th at 1:30 PM go see Blake’s movie.
You’ll love it.
