Blue Moose Films Expands
        by Ethan Rose, Author

Blue Moose Films LLC, a small independent film company, best known for such political documentaries as Liberty Bound and Internationally Speaking, has expanded its purview into book publishing.

Its first Novel, Rowan of the Wood by Christine and Ethan Rose, is scheduled for a nationwide release on Earth Day, April 22, 2008, with a special Austin preview edition this October. A free online preview is available for a limited time to anyone with an inetnet connection.

A Graphic Novel version of the book, with Artwork by Austin artist Ia Layadi, is also in production. Rowan is a Celtic-based fantasy for young adults. Its unique look at the Green Man myth and underlying theme of respect for nature makes its Earth Day release appropriate. Like Harry Potter, it merges our mundane world with one of magic and adventure, but does so in a very different way, creating worlds much more closely intertwined. 

Christine is an independent and determined woman who refuses to be deterred by the closed doors and hoops of bureaucratic industries, which drain the will of so many other would-be cultural contributors. She has learned to pick her way around the bogs and mires of established inertia to put her endeavors in front of audiences worldwide. Before becoming a writer, she produced two movies. Her first, Liberty Bound premiered in Paris at the Place St. Michel theatre right across the Seine from Notre Dame Cathedral. They are currently available at Hollywood Video, Blockbuster, Barnes & Noble, Netflix, and other prime retail outlets. She has also helped many other independent moviemakers get their creations to the Cannes Film Market.

Ethan is just some guy she married who helps with her projects. “We are just getting started...again,” he claims. 

The second book of what looks to become a significant series is already under development. The happily married authors live in Austin with their three canine children and Shadow, the cat.

Weekly Short Story

"The Runner"  by Ethan Rose

The hardness of the frozen ground bruised the soles of his tired feet, but failed to alter the runners pace. His feet moved him forward, relentlessly beating the trail of packed earth which threaded its way through the sparse patches of dirty snow which littered the ground. The pre-dawn air was sharp with cold, as sharp as the occasional rocks alongside the trail. The path itself was smooth, beaten down by countless runs along its length. Years ago the runner had meticulously combed all the rocks from its length. This was his race track, and he could not afford to have a stone turning under his foot, sending him to the ground in defeat. This morning run had been a ritual in his life since the race he’d won in high school, the race which ended at the railroad tracks ahead. Every year he repeated that race, and he has never lost yet.

He had always been the best at whatever he turned his hand to; he had to be, to prop up his ego. In high school, he wasn’t always the best. His chief rival, Joseph Blasco often took that honor. Joe had been a sarcastic kid with an attitude towards authority, always a disappointment because he was intelligent and well endowed, but used his gifts for rebellion. He had been a “B” student who should have got straight “A’s”, but was happier just doing enough to get by. None of this had bothered the runner though. What bothered him was that Joe was first string on the track team, while he was only second.

He reached the top of the first climb, successfully completing the opening stretch of the course. He was now approximately one hundred feet above the starting point, and a sixth of a mile along the track. The sun, just beginning to peek above the horizon, illuminated the wilderness around him. Blue spruce closed in, creating a silvery blue-green canopy to hide the sky. Huckleberry and buck brush crept closer to the trail. The condensing environment seemed to inspire a similar effect on his thoughts.... 

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LATEST NEWS

Blue Moose Films' own two provocative, hard-hitting political documentaries (Liberty Bound & Internationally Speaking) were released across the USA today, September 11, 2007.  They are now available in all major retail outlets from Amazon.com to Barnes & Noble, Hollywood Video, and more!

They are also available direct from the filmmaker at www.bluemoosefilms.com

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• Rowan of the Wood 
• Blue Moose Press
• Blue Moose Films
• Liberty Bound
• Internationally Speaking

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