Filmmaker Debuts Movie on Akimbo, the First Fully Functional Marriage of TV and the Internet

Innovative filmmaker Stephen Mitchell debuts his new movie, "Point of Departure" on the Akimbo video on demand service.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 30, 2005 -- Stephen Mitchell’s movie “Point of Departure” debuted this week on the Akimbo Internet-to-TV video on demand service, which is currently offered via the Akimbo Player, or on systems running Windows Media Center Edition. (www.akimbo.com)

The movie tells the story of a woman (Kelly Michèle) set adrift in Europe after the man in her life fails to meet her. Set in Paris, Cannes, Venice, Milan, and Monaco, the search for him reveals the covert nature of his associations and her life with him. The movie foreshadowed political undercurrents now making headlines throughout Europe.

“Although I am a great fan of finely crafted, articulate dialogue of the sort written by Paddy Chayefsky (Network), Rod Serling (Seven Days in May) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About Eve), I shot 'Point of Departure' as a visual statement keeping the dialogue to a minimum. I wanted this to be a movie that the viewer could absorb in a sensual fashion, the way one might watch an attractive woman from across a room and come to conclusions about her,” explains Mitchell who began his career in Paris, France.

This isn’t the first time Mitchell has experimented with an alternative delivery system for his content. His Internet soap “Confessions” was met with critical and popular acceptance when it appeared in 1997 (See: http://www.cineparis.net/Confessionspage.html).

“I strongly believe that entertainment on demand will become the dominant format in delivering content,” Mitchell says. “It creates a one-on-one relationship with the audience.”

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