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"First Aid for Choking" has secured a DVD distribution deal with FilmThreat.com, a popular and well-respected independent film site. We're currently in the design stage of the DVD production process, but look for the finished DVD in the coming months. For more on Film Threat's current DVD catalog check this out.

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To date, "First Aid for Choking" has screened in the following locations:

3.30.03 - Special Hometown Premiere at the Borah Theatre in Moscow, Idaho

3.31.03 - Cast and Crew Screening at the Rendezvous's Jewel Box Theatre

5.21.03 - As a part of the Northwest Film Forum's Local Sightings Showcase -- Seattle's The Stranger, calls the film "a charming coming of age story."

8.28.03 - As a Feature Film Winner at the 2002 Telluride IndieFest in gorgeous Telluride, CO

9.19.03 - As an official selection of the Georgetown Film Festival in Washington DC

9.20.03 - At the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre in downtown Moscow, Idaho

11.8.03 - As an official selection of the Northwest Film and Video Festival in Portland, Oregon -- The Portland Mercury raves, "Seattle-based Megan Griffiths has more talent in her index finger than most Hollywood directors have in their entire entourage!"

11.15.03 - At the Olympia Film Festival in Olympia, Washington -- The Olympia Film Society says, "Resisting easy sentimentality, First Aid for Choking is a journey of hard, searching truths, all while being funny, smart and above all, human. With its thoughtful, restrained direction and excellent performances from the whole cast, this may be the most pleasant surp rise of the festival."

11.15.03 - At the Eclipse Film Festival in St. George, UT

3.17.04 - At Consolidated Works in Seattle -- The Seattle Weekly says, "Griffiths seems to have a knack for dialogue and character development."

4.28.04 - in Athens, Ohio as part of the Athens Int'l Film and Video Festival

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Director Megan Griffiths was interviewed with Seattle directors Jamie Hook, Kelly Requa and Malik Isasis on National Public Radio. They discussed filmmaking in the Northwest with Steve Scher, host of "Weekday". To listen to the show, click here.

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Maurice Jackson, the film's location and post-production sound supervisor, and his partners wrote the theme song for a new show called "Navy NCIS", showing Tuesday nights at 8pm.

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To read an article about Chris Stordahl's feelings about playing Tess in the film, click here.

(Lauren is also quoted.)

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During the shoot, journalists from the University of Idaho's newspaper "The Argonaut" interviewed Megan and the crew. Read the article.