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It’s an honor to have Film Crit Hulk write something about...

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:27:00 -0700

It’s an honor to have Film Crit Hulk write something about (anything about any of my movies) the most personal movie I have ever made and then to put that movie on Badass Digest is really something special for me.

After Suicide was a very difficult movie to make and release. I’ve written several pages on why it was so difficult but I keep deleting everything I write and now three days have gone by since I started writing this post. There is so much I want to say about this movie but then…

Here’s the write up about AFTER SUICIDE on Badass Digest by FILM CRIT HULK

I love Frankenstand! I have to admit The Cannibal sandwich was...

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:10:00 -0700

Frankenstand

Shawn with the Cannibal

Frankenstand Gang

Vegan Jackfruit Bao

Ceviche and Sliders

Sliders

I love Frankenstand! I have to admit The Cannibal sandwich was my favorite thing I had at the Beer Fest. What the heck is it? I’m not really sure, it says Soylent Green and Organic People. The Jackfruit Bao from Street was pretty awesome and the sliders and ceviche from Mohawk or Golden Road, were incredible. I lost track of where I was eating at some point but I think they’re from the Golden Road Pub.

Los Angeles Vegan Beer & Food Festival is close to heaven....

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:37:03 -0700

Kombucha Beer

Seabirds is Landing :)

Seabirds Menu

Los Angeles Vegan Beer & Food Festival is close to heaven. Unlimited refills of some of the best beers on Planet Earth, partnered with some of the most fun food you can possibly eat. I’ll just start where we started: Seabirds. Beer Battered Avocado Tacos are the best and we got some amazing Cheezy Garlic Knots. More posts to come. Cheers!

We’re getting ready for our TOP OF THE LAKE (filmed in New...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:08:00 -0700

We’re getting ready for our TOP OF THE LAKE (filmed in New Zealand) marathon and I had to take a look at some of my favorite food that I was eating there. Lots of savory country pies, muffins, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, potato wedges, toast, jam on toast, beans on toast, and lattes.

AFTER SUICIDE is a documentary about my friend, an...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:26:00 -0700

AFTER SUICIDE is a documentary about my friend, an environmentalist and animal rights activist, who committed suicide. It’s 14min long and on the somber side so please save for a rainy day. And if you like it please let me know. It’s not easy in this day and age of viral style videos to make something like this.

Written and Directed by Shawn Bannon

14 minutes

2013

VEGAN BRUNCH! AND VEGAN CHOCOLATES!

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:51:55 -0700

VEGAN BRUNCH! AND VEGAN CHOCOLATES!

I just got my 16mm film The Boy with the Big Head back from...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:03:00 -0700

I just got my 16mm film The Boy with the Big Head back from Canada and I wanted to share it’s new 2k transfer. There are some vegan references in it, keep your ears peeled.

Some of the fun finds at my favorite vegan grocery store. (at...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:13:48 -0700

Some of the fun finds at my favorite vegan grocery store. (at Viva La Vegan)

SXSW Film Festival 2012

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:36:00 -0800

The Vegan Yacht. They jacked up the prices during SXSW last year and minimized the menu but so worth it.

Frito Burrito.

Vegan Frito Pie.

We biked everywhere. Our favorite way to get around Austin. The bus is pretty good too.

Hillside Farmacy was on our daily ride and they had vegan soups and a few other options. I hope this year they have a lot more vegan food. I did just glance out their on-line menu and it doesn’t look like they do.

Frank. This is a regular hot dog place with a pretty nice vegan menu. And I love when people serve Field Roast. They also have pretty good drinks. This place can get super, super crowded.

Vegan Franks and Beans, Vegan Chili Dog and Vegan Crazy Dog.

Wiener Dogs

If you look closely there is a hidden vegan parfait. I ate that ten minutes later. This is at Whole Foods.

This is where we stayed. It was definitely fun.

Boba Time!!!

Digital Bolex

NadaMoo was dishing out delicious vegan ice cream for free.

This place has really good drinks.

Don’t leave Austin without getting the Popcorn Tofu Po’Boy from Wheatsville

Vegan Donuts from Red Rabbit Cooperative. This is inside Wheatsville and I would hope a lot of other places sell these in Austin.

SWEET RITUAL, ALL VEGAN ICE CREAM PARLOR. GO CRAZY HERE.

Don’t forget there is a legendary Whole Foods in Austin that has so much vegan food it might blow your mind. SXSW 2013 starts in just a few days. Have fun. For my previous SXSW posts check here Bouldin Creek and TOY JOY

Vegan Camping Trip. I ended up cooking quite a few meals: baked...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:19:00 -0800

Vegan Camping Trip. I ended up cooking quite a few meals: baked beans and weenies, bangers and mash, and tofu scramble with toast and black beans. Field Roast Frankenfurters are my favorite camping food. I ended up making the best tofu scramble that I’ve ever made, probably thanks to the excessive nutritional yeast and salt. I will admit that food tastes extra delicious when you’re camping. I also have to give a big cheer to my favorite dual burner camping stove.

My film CREEPER that premiered at AFI FEST is now on-line....

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:52:00 -0800

My film CREEPER that premiered at AFI FEST is now on-line. It’s on the darker side. Watch at your own risk.

Written and Directed by Shawn Bannon
Cast: Jennifer Yarbrough and Kyle Bannon
Music by Jonathan Snipes

Vertical Diner. Our favorite place to eat during Sundance 2013....

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:17:21 -0800

Vertical Diner. Our favorite place to eat during Sundance 2013. Breakfast ALL DAY!!!

Vegan Donuts. Yum.

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:48:00 -0800

Vegan Donuts. Yum.

Redwoods & Saturn Cafe

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:13:00 -0800

Anything wrong with going to the same place for breakfast and dinner? Oh how I love the vegan milkshakes from Saturn Cafe and the location in Berkeley is right next door to Cinnaholic :) I have such fond memories of the Santa Cruz Saturn Cafe which I’ve been hitting up since the 90’s. And on top of awesome vegan food I love going to the Redwoods and the Golden Gate Bridge.

CINNAHOLIC

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:47:00 -0800

A cinnamon roll covered in Cookie Dough. This place is so awesome. Cinnaholic is an ALL VEGAN cinnamon roll shop in Berkeley, CA.

VEGAN MOVIE MAFIA: Vegan Filmmaker Series: Interview with Director David Lowery

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:01:00 -0800

VEGAN MOVIE MAFIA: Vegan Filmmaker Series: Interview with Director David Lowery:

David Lowery is an award winning filmmaker from Texas. His work has been shown at festivals around the world, including Sundance, SXSW, AFI FEST, Slamdance and Thessaloniki, among others. He is an alumni of the Berlinale Talent Campus, and in 2010 was named an Independent Icon by IFC Films. His latest film, AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS stars Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Ben Foster, Nate Parker, Keith Carradine.

Tell us a little about AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS. How exciting was it to get the Sundance call?

I actually didn’t get a call. I found out rather anti-climatically, via text message from one of my producers, who was the lucky guy who did get the call. But I’ll take what I can get, and I’m sure it was thrilling for him. As for the film itself, it’s a simple story set in Texas in the 1970s. It concerns an outlaw who breaks out of prison and sets out to find his wife and former partner-in-crime. I wanted to make a movie that felt like an old folk song, which might go some ways towards explaining the title.

How long have you been vegan? What made you choose the lifestyle?

I’ve been vegan for almost 11 years, and vegetarian for a few more than that. I didn’t consciously decide I wanted to be vegan, per se - I just wanted to be more vegetarian, and one day I realized I was vegan. I did it initially for health reasons, but by and by became aware of all the other ecological and ethical reasons.

What challenges did you face on this film being vegan?

Surprisingly few - we made sure going in that this would be a vegan friendly film. We shot a lot of the movie in Louisiana, and there wasn’t much in the way of vegan-friendly restaurants where we were, but that just meant that we’d all hang out and cook together on the weekends, which was fantastic.

Your producer James Johnston owns The Spiral Diner a vegan restaurant in Dallas, how did you two start working together?

When I was 19, I decided to make a feature before going to college. I put out a crew call, and James answered it. Neither of us had any idea what we were doing, and the resulting film will never be seen, but we’ve been working together ever since.

Was it challenging to find vegan options where you were shooting? What were some of your favorite meals on set?

One of the benefits of having a producer who is also a vegan chef is that the catering people were told in no uncertain terms what acceptable vegan fare would be. So we had a lot of options - kale salad, stir fries, sandwiches. It wasn’t advanced vegan cuisine, but it did the trick. My favorite thing was the avocado on toast that I’d eat for breakfast every morning (on the mornings when I remembered to eat breakfast).

I know Casey Affleck is vegan, was working with vegan actors and crew important to you? How many vegan people overall worked on your movie?

It wasn’t important to us, per se, but it was definitely a bonus to have vegan friends on set. Almost by accident, we wound up with a large vegan constituency in our cast and crew. Casey and Rooney were both vegan, along with me and James. Our cinematographer, Bradford Young, is vegan. One of our grips was, too. Toby Halbrooks, my other producer, is vegetarian, as was our sound guy. I think there were a few more.

Did anyone go vegan after working on your movie?

I doubt it.

Your short PIONEER toured the fest circuit last year, what festival did you find most vegan friendly?

They’re all friendly in their own way! Certain cities are a given, and SXSW usually takes the cake for me - between Bouldin Creek and that giant Whole Foods, I eat well in Austin - it also has the best late night options, what with Kerbey Lane and their vegan breakfast options. Both the LA Film Festival and AFI afford me the opportunity to eat at Sage Bistro and all the other awesome places in LA. The Maryland Film Festival in Baltimore is one of my favorite destinations - it’s an amazing film festival, and there are some great vegan options at the Club Charles across the street from the main venue, and also a truly outstanding soul food place called Land of Kush. And my hometown festivals in Dallas and Fort Worth are great, because lots of filmmakers travel into town and we get to take them to Spiral Diner.

What movies are excited about lately?

In the immediate future, I’m most excited for Les Miserables. I was obsessed with that musical (and the novel) when I was younger, and had always hoped to have the chance to adapt it to film myself - but I guess I’ll settle for what looks to be a pretty stellar cinematic rendition. Beyond that, I can’t wait for Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers, and a lot of the films at Sundance - Andrew Bujalski’s Computer Chess, Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale, and Calvin Lee Reeder’s The Rambler among them. And Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color, which I’ve already seen but am very much looking forward to experience on the big screen with an audience.

AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS will have it’s World Premiere as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

veganmoviemafia: Day 24 / Your Favorite Animated or Children’s...

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:18:17 -0800

veganmoviemafia:

Day 24 / Your Favorite Animated or Children’s Film / Seitan Kubrick

PRINCESS MONONOKE

My sister who was ten at the time told me about this movie. I was in film school so It was very strange to have a younger sibling tell me about a movie that has heavily influenced my life. Lets just say I’ve been a huge Miyazaki fan ever since. I strive to one day make a live action movie that reflects a Miyazaki film.

Earlier today = Hiking in the mountains. Lots of snow.

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:27:06 -0800

Earlier today = Hiking in the mountains. Lots of snow.

This girl really wants her vegan garlic rolls. Second pizza...

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:31:52 -0800

This girl really wants her vegan garlic rolls. Second pizza cookery today (encino location doesn’t have them) then first order forgotten, second order burned, third order perfect. Thank you. (at The Original Pizza Cookery)

Cashew and Cookies n Cream with Chocolate on top #vegan...

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:28:01 -0800

Cashew and Cookies n Cream with Chocolate on top #vegan #icecream (at Scoops)