2006: vote for mantis to be screened on IFC:

Indepedent Film Channel's Media Lab
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mantis was an official selection of the:

San Francisco World Film Festival
September 29, 2005, San Francisco, CA

Jackson Hole Film Festival
September 24, 2004, Jackson Hole, WY

the world premiere was the opening night of the:

Oakland International Film Festival
September 15, 2004, Grand Lake Theatre, Oakland, CA
Part of the shorts collection "Straight Out of Oakland".

Here's a photo of the elated cast and crew (abridged).
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