Watch Out is a 2008

2008 in film

This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...

 film directed by Steve Balderson

Steve Balderson

Stephen Clark Balderson is an American film director.-Early life:Balderson was born in Manhattan, Kansas and raised in nearby Wamego, Kansas until the age of twelve, when his family moved to Manhattan. Balderson attended Manhattan High School. Though his class attendance was poor, Balderson...

 (Firecracker) based on the novel by Joseph Suglia

Joseph Suglia

-Career:In 2008, Suglia wrote the screenplay for Steve Balderson’s film Watch Out in collaboration with the director.The film, which was based on Suglia’s novel Watch Out, starred Matt Riddlehoover, Peter Stickles, and Victor Heck...

 and starring Matt Riddlehoover

Matt Riddlehoover

Matt Riddlehoover is an American film director, screenwriter, editor, actor and producer.-Career:In 2006, a trailer Riddlehoover posted for his first film, To a Tee, caught the eye of a social networking giant...

. Though the story is set in Benton Harbor, Michigan

Benton Harbor, Michigan

Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan which is located west of Kalamazoo. The population was 10,038 at the 2010 census. It is the lesser populated of the two principal cities included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a...

, the film was shot guerilla-style, without permits, in March and April on location in Wamego, Kansas

Wamego, Kansas

Wamego is a city in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. The population was 4,246 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wamego is located at...

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Watch out premiered at the Raindance Film Festival in London, where it was nominated for Best International Feature. It was released theatrically in the "Stop Turning Me On" world tour in New York (Coney Island Film Festival), Nashville, Chicago, Washington D.C (Reel Affirmations Festival), Seattle (Lesbian & Gay Film Festival), San Francisco, Asheville, Charlottesville (Virginia Film Festival), Kansas City, Lawrence KS, Austin (Alamo Drafthouse), and Los Angeles.

Film Festivals

• 2008 Raindance Film Festival
  Raindance Film Festival
  Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates from various cities including: London, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels...
  
   - Nominee Best International Feature
• 2008 8th Annual Coney Island Film Festival
• 2008 Reel Affirmations
  Reel Affirmations
  Reel Affirmations is a non-profit, all-volunteer LGBT film festival in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1991 and held every year in mid-October, Reel Affirmations is the third largest LGBT film festival in the United States and the largest all-volunteer film festival in the world.-Organization:Reel...
  
   Film Festival
• 2008 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
• 2009 Boston Underground Film Festival
  Boston Underground Film Festival
  The Boston Underground Film Festival is an annual event held in the Boston, Massachusetts area that specializes in alternative film and video. The Boston Underground Film Festival, also known as BUFF, is the largest underground film festival in New England, spotlighting short films and feature...