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Official Selections

Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival, 2015
NY No Limits Film Festival, 2014
Monarch Film Festival, 2014
LA Diversity Festival, 2014
Palm Springs Gay & Lesbian Festival, 2014
Gaywise Film Festival in London, 2014
Maui Pride Film Festival, 2014
Polly Grind Film Festival of Vegas, 2014
Utopia Film Festival, 2014
QFest, 2014
Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival, 2012
Unspoken Film Festival, 2012
Out Takes Film Festival, New Zealand, 2010
Seattle LGBT Film Festival, 2009
Atlanta GLBT Film Festival, 2009
Barebones Film Festival, 2009
Birmingham GLBT Film Festival, 2009
Brilliant Light Festival, 2009
Indie Spirit Film Festival, 2009
San Francisco LGBT Film Festival, 2009
Fallbrook Film Festival, 2009
Egypt International Film Festival, 2009
Connecticuit International Film Festival, 2009
Canada International Film Festival, 2009
Lake County Film Festival, 2009
East Lansing Film Festival, 2009
LA United Film Festival, 2009
Little Rock Film Festival, 2009
Reel Affirmations Film Festival, 2009
San Francisco United Film Festival, 2009
SkyFest Film Festival, 2009
Women's International Film Festival, 2009
Sunscreen International Film Festival, 2009
Tulsa United Film Festival, 2009
Tenerife International Film Festival, 2009
National Women's Music Festival, 2009
PrideWA Queer Film Festival, 2009
Kansas City Film Festival, 2009
Foursite Film Festival, 2009

PETER

Awards, Nominations & Honors

"Fagbug Nation" Raises $1564 for Peter's (above) College Fund
"Best Woman Director Award," Pollygrind Film Festival, 2014
"Best Use of Theme," Duluth Pride, 2014
"Decade of Docs Best Personal Documentary Nomination," 2014
"Best of Show," Rochester Pride," 2011
"Most Coordinated Pet & Dog Owner," Rochester Pride, 2011
"Best Gay Car Movie Of The Year," Vanity Fair, 2010
"2nd Best Decorated Car," Milwaukee Pride, 2010
"Top 100 Women We Love Most," GO Magazine, 2009
"Silver Lei Award," Honolulu Film Festival, 2009
"Best Erase Hate Promote Tolerance Film," Barebones Festival, 2009
"3rd Place Documentary," Skyfest Film Festival, 2009
"Judy Garland Award," Albany Pride, 2009
"Pride Month Selection," SCW Peace Calendar, 2009
"HD Radio Sponsorship," 2008
"VW of America Sponsorship," 2007
"Most Outstanding Individual," Vancouver Pride, 2007
"Mayor's Award," Madison, WI, 2007
"Girlpunch Sponsorship," 2007
"Gaywheels Sponsorship," 2007

PRESS

Press Coverage

April 17, 2015 - Car With Slur Drives Hate Crime Lesson (CNN)
April 16, 2015 - Fagbug Rolls Onto VT Campus (WCAX)
April 15, 2015 - Rainbow Beetle Promotes Awareness (Derrick)
April 15, 2015 - Erin Davies' Artful Crusade (7 Days)
April 15, 2015 Rainbow Beetle At Clarion (The Derrick)
March 24, 2015 - LGBTQ Advocate Visits Colgate (Colgate)
February 1, 2015 - Screening of Fagbug (Rainbow Film Festival)
January 15, 2015 - Activist Turns Slur Into Badge of Honor (Banner)
January 1, 2015 - Fagbug Nation Reviews (Amazon)
December 20, 2014 - Rainbow Road Trip (Curve Magazine)
December 10, 2014 - Fagbug Nation Review (Pop Culture Beast)
December 5, 2014 - Fagbug Nation Review (The Seattle Lesbian)
December 2, 2014 - Release of Fagbug Nation (Snagfilms)
December 2, 2014 - Release of Fagbug Nation (itunes)
November 24, 2014 - Fagbug Nation Review (Times Union)
November 23, 2014 - Fagbug Nation Review (Tampa Bay Examiner)
November 18, 2014 - Fagbug Nation Review (Chicago Stage Standard)
November 14, 2014 - Syracuse Premiere of Fagbug Nation (Newtimes)
October 23, 2014 - Rainbow Road Warrior (Chico News & Review)
October 24, 2013 - Fagbug Inspries UW La Crosse (Raquet)
October 22, 2013 - Fagbug Rolls Onto Campus (The Southern News)
October 9, 2014 - AACC Kicks Off Coming Out Week (Youtube)
October 3, 2013 - Activism On Wheels Comes To HCCC (WKTV)
September 23, 2014 - A Queer Student's Experience (MI Journal)
September 16, 2014 - Fagbug Makes Pit Stop At LCC (Lookout)
August 28, 2014 - VW Beetle Drives Conversation (Duluth News)
June 26, 2014 - Driven To Fight Intolerance (Herald Leader)
April 15, 2014 - Welcome Erin Davies & Fagbug (Lexington Pride)
April 14, 2014 - Fagbug Nation (Lexington Pride)
April 13, 2014 - Car Causes Stir At High School (Daily Eastern)
April 6, 2014 - Retire Fagbug (Chronicles of Rage and Wimsy)
April 4, 2014 - On Fagbug, Firestorms, LGBT Activism (Miss Mary Max)
April 3, 2014 - Car Sparks Controversy At High School (Journal Gazette)
April 1, 2014 - Fagbug Meet & Greet (Daily Eastern News)
March 1, 2014 - Fagbug Nation (Proctors)
January 28, 2014 - Q & A With Syracuse Filmmaker (Daily Orange)
February 23, 2014 - Qualifying Fagbug Nation For The Oscars (Indiegogo)
January 14, 2014 - Resurrect The Fagbug (Indiegogo)
June 29, 2013 - Fagbug Reaches All 50 States (The Huffington Post)
June 8, 2013 - A Time To Celebrate (Anchorage Daily News)
May 1, 2013 - Fagbug Travels to Maui (Go Gay Hawaii)
April 26, 2013 - Getting The Fagbug To Hawaii & Alaska (Kickstarter)
Apri 25, 2013 - Fagbug Comes To Educate (SUNDIAL)
April 25, 2013 - Fagbug Rolls Onto CSUN Campus (SUNDIAL)
April 23, 2013 - Davies Uses Graffit To Spreak Awareness (Telegram)
April 19, 2013 - Hate Crime Event (Vegas 8 News Now)
April 16, 2013 - Week of Events Honor Social Justice (Fox 13 NOW)
April 12, 2013 - Rainbow Sticker Triggers Hate & Hope (CSUN)
April 8, 2013 - Film Promotes Anti-Disrimination (News 1011 NOW)
April 6, 2013 - Fagbug Visits Wichita (KSN.com)
April 6, 2013 - The Fagbug Meets Equality House (Times Union)
December 1, 2012 - PS Gay Car & Fagbug (Baby Center)
November 19, 2012 - Fagbug Rolls Over Stereotypes (Valley Vanguard)
November 17, 2012 - PS Gay Car Music Video (Youtube)
November 16, 2012 - Fagbug (Gay Car Fans)
November 14, 2012 - Fagbug Speaker in Hamilton (Eventful)
November 14, 2012 - Fagbug Coming To Campus (WSU Newsroom)
November 10, 2012 - Fagbug Doc at Wright State (The Guardian)
November 7, 2012 - Fagbug with Erin Davies (ESU Insider)
November 1, 2012 - SVSU Fagbug Event (Pride Source)
October 24, 2012 - Fagbug Promotes Awareness (Kent Wired)
October 22, 2012 - Fagbug Rolls Onto Campus (Souther)
October 11, 2012 - Fagbug Film (St. John Fisher)
October 10, 2012 - Fagbug Visits Ferris (Ferris Torch)
October 7, 2012 - The Fagbug Comes To ETSU (East Tennessean)
October 1, 2012 - Fagbug at LGBT Center St. Louis (Vital Voice)
September 29, 2012 - Fagbug (Topix)
August 21, 2012 - Dear Vandal (The Huffington Post)
July 13, 2012 - Fagbug Review (Women In Theology)
April 5, 2012 - Fagbug (Stonewall Chico)
March 1, 2012 - Fagbug (Not Enough Good)
July 24, 2011 - Hate Crime Made Good (Lesbian-Films)
June 27, 2011 - Best Doc About A Vandalized VW (Queerty)
June 21, 2011 - Hulu Docs LGBT Pride Edition (Indie Wire)
June 20, 2011 - Fagbug Raises Funds for GLSEN (Snagfilms)
June 18, 2011 - Netflix Streaming July 1st (Netflix)
June 19, 2011 - Fagbug pour le Pride Month (Yaag)
June 17, 2011 - Weekend Film (Joop)
June 16, 2011 - Fagbug (You Drive What?)
May 2, 2011 - Fagbug's Erin Davies (SALT)
April 2, 20011 - Fagbug's Erin Davies (Towleroad)
March 31, 2011 - Fagbug Defaced (Cardinal Points)
March 25, 2011 - Contraversial Target Of Hate (Atlanta News 11 Alive)
March 21, 2012 - Fagbug Pit Stop at HACC York (HACC Newsroom)
March 18, 2011 - Campus Hate-Crime Stirs Emotion (Press-Republican)
March 17, 2011 - Fagbug Filmmaker Continues To Educate (Indieflix)
March 17, 2011 - Hate Crime Investigated (Yahoo News)
March 11, 2011 - Vanity Fair's Words Of The Week (Vanity Fair)
March 11, 2011 - Fagbug Gets Vandalized Again (Queertly)
March 11, 2011 - Fagbug Vandalized Again (The Advocate)
March 11, 2011 - Fagbug Vandalized With Death Threats (OUTmedia)
March 11, 2011 - Car Owner Receives Death Threats (Film Monthly)
March 10, 2011 - Filmmaker Gets Death Threat (Out In The Silence)
March 10, 2011 - Fagbug Vandalized Again (Vanity Fair)
March 10, 2011 - Fagbug Revandalized (youtube)
February 25, 2011 - Car Vandalism Leads To Documentary (Observer)
February 21, 2011 - Slur Prompted Awareness (Herald Standard)
February 19, 2011 - Taking the Power Back (Citizen)
December 19, 2010 - Act Of Hate Into Tolerance Lesson (Daily Gazette)
November 10, 2010 - Fagbug Stops at Cenral (The Observer)
November 1, 2010 - Making It Colorful (Curve Magazine)
October 26, 2010 - Filmmaker visits Fort Wayne (WANE)
October 18, 2010 - Filmmaker Drives Bug to Raise Awareness (IPFW)
September 29, 2010 - Watch Fagbug on Hulu (Hulu)
August 4, 2010 - Putting Vandalism on Display (ABC News)
July 18, 2010 - News 13 (Rochester, NY)
July 14, 2010 - Pick of the Week (Syracuse Newtimes)
July 13. 2010 - Fagbug Review (Film Monthly)
July 4, 2010 - The Fagbug Adventure (TV Garth)
June 19, 2010 - Attempt to Intimidate Inspires (Post Standard Video)
June 19, 2010 - Attempt to Intimidate Inspires (Post Standard)
June 7, 2010 - Driving Away Tolerance (Our Lives Magazine)
May 1, 2010 - Fagbug Movie on Epix (Epix)
April 2, 2010 - Fagbug Review (The Independent Critic)
April 1, 2010 - The Fagbug (Campups Basement)
March 31, 2010 - From Vandalized to Idolized (Eventful)
April 1, 2009 - Fagbug Review (Top Documentary Films)
March 9, 2010 - Fagbug Review (by Christian Perring
March 1, 2009 - Fagbug Reviews (Amazon)
February 1, 2009 - Fagbug (IMDB)
January 8, 2009 - The Heartwarming Story of Fagbug (Vanity Fair)
October 8, 2008 - Bug Brings Shocking Word to BSU
July 10, 2008 - 100 Women We Love Most (Go Magazine)
May 7, 2008 - I saw the Fag Bug! (Vaseline Tangerine)
May 1, 2008 - Fagbug Gets Spiffy New Look (The Sin City Siren)
April 30, 2008 - One Year Behind the Fagbug (All Over Albany)
April 22, 2008 - Fagbug Gets a New Look (Troy Record)
April 22, 2008 - The Fagbug is Back! (Feministing.com)
April 21, 2008 - Vandalized VW Gets New Look (WNYT News 13, Troy)
April 21, 2008 - Hate Turns Into Inspiration (Capital News 9, Albany)
April 18, 2008 - Woman Turning Hate Into Film (WNYT News 13, Troy)
April 12, 2008 - Vandalism Sparks Campaign (WKRN News, Nashville)
April 10, 2008 - Woman Speaks Out Against Hate (University of AR)
April 10, 2008 - Rainbow Fagbug Unveiled (Sage Colleges, Albany)
April 10, 2008 - Gay Advocate to Visit UWSP (Stevens Point Journal)
April 9, 2008 - An Unexpected Message (ExpressMilwaukee.com)
April 7, 2008 - Fagbug on University of Wisconsin La Crosse News
April 7, 2008 - A Girl and Her Fagbug (Queer Life News)
April 4, 2008 - Fagbug on News 26 (Little Rock, AR)
April 2, 2008 - Vandalized Car Inspires (The Red And Black)
January 16, 2008 - The Adventures of a Car Named 'Fagbug' (NPR)
December 19, 2007 - Driven to Spread Awareness (Newsweek)
December 5, 2007 - Fagbug on ImGay.tv (ImGay.tv)
November 17, 2007 - Fagbug Puzzle (Bloomington Online)
October 19, 2007 - Fagbug Girl (Cherrie, Australia)
October 18, 2007 - Gay Slur Starts Nationwide Campaign (Daily Herald)
October 18, 2007 - Strangely and Sadly Beautifu (Independent Blogger)
October 9, 2007 - Activist at Wartburg (WCFCourier, Cedar Valley)
October 8, 2007 - Coming Out Week hosts Davies (Wartburg College)
October 3, 2007 - Fagbug Update (On the Fritz)
September 21, 2007 - A Roadtrip Against Homophobia (Big Queer Blog)
September 15, 2007 - Peterbourough Pride Parade (myKawartha.com)
September 12, 2007 - Race, gender, politics (Compassion in Politics)
September 6, 2007 - How 1 Lesbian Spent Her Vacation (Go Magazine)
September 2007 - Activist Debuts the FagBug (Curve Magazine)
August 29, 2007 - The Fagbug Odyssey (Bloomington Alternative)
August 29, 2007 - Fighting for Tolerance (Capital 9 News)
August 23, 2007 - The Fagbug Story (Bloomington Alternative)
August 19, 2007 - Fagbug Visits Elke Kennedy (Keeping up with Jonas)
August 16, 2007 - Fagbug - das lesbische auto (Gorizi.de)
August 16, 2007 - Fagbug Rolls into Pride (Lehigh Valley Indie Press)
August 10, 2007 - Fagbug on WKOW-TV 27 News (Madison, WI)
August 10, 2007 - Car Used To Spread Message (Channel 3000 News)
August 7, 2007 - Woman travels to raise awareness (Vegas View News)
August 7, 2007 - Hate crime inspires (Vegas View News)
July 26, 2007 - Fagbug on News 3 (Las Vegas, NV)
July 15, 2007 - Colorado Springs Holds Annual Pridefest (Fox 21 News)
July 15, 2007 - Fagbug (Christian Dubya Right)
July 14, 2007 - Fagbug is activism on wheels (Q-Notes)
July 3, 2007 - Fagbug on Greenville, SC Channel 7 News
July 2007 - Activism on Wheels (Q Vegas)
June 16, 2007 - Fagbug-contrived or coincidence ( Literally Speaking)
June 10, 2007 - Fagbug on Channel 6 News (Albany, NY)
June 10, 2007 - Out & About (The Post-Standard)
June 9, 2007 - Fagbug on Channel 3 News (Syracuse, NY)
June 7, 2007 - Hate Turning Into A Positive (OutImpact.com)
June 4, 2007 - The story behind the Fagbug (GayWheels.com)
June 3, 2007 - Fagbug on Channel 10 News (Albany, NY)
June 3, 2007 - Fagbug fundraiser (The Hidden City)
May 31, 2007 - "Fagbug" to stop at Union (Concordiensis)
May 31, 2007 - Anti-gay graffiti Turns Into Activism (AfterEllen.com)
May 23, 2007 - Fagbug is Activism On Wheels (FamilyPride.org)
May 21, 2007 - Meet the bloggers: Erin Davies (The Advocate)
May 17, 2007 - The Fagbug Tour (Sin City Siren)
May 16, 2007 - Hero of the day: Erin Davies (Feministing.com)
May 14, 2007 - Who's driving the fagbug and why? (Digg.com)
May 14, 2007 - Who's driving the fagbug and why? (Lez Keep It Real)
May 11, 2007 - Fagbug (Wikipedia)
May 10, 2007 - Have you heard about the 'Fagbug?' (Lez Keep It Real)
May 4, 2007 - Fagbug (MySpace blog)
May 2, 2007 - Fagbug (Kate Harding/Shapely Prose)
May 2, 2007 - Sending a message with the 'fagbug' (Pam's House Blend)
May 2, 2007 - 'Fagbug' fights back (Weekly Surge)
May 2, 2007 - 'Fagbug' vandal victim plans road trip (planetout.com)
May 2, 2007 - 'Fagbug' vandal victim plans road trip (The Advocate)
May 2, 2007 - 'Fagbug' vandal victim plans road trip (Philly Gay Calender)
May 1, 2007 - When "Fag" gets sprayed on your Bug? (Lies with Truth)
May 1, 2007 - Catch the fagbug (Super Gay Poet)
May 1, 2007 - Fagbug (A Work In Progress)
May 1, 2007 - Fagbug (Soulforce.org)
May 1, 2007 - 'Fagbug' plans road trip for tolerance (PrideDepot.com)
May 1, 2007 - Sage students protest anti-gay slurs (NBC 3 Central NY)
May 1, 2007 - 'Fagbug' vandal victim plans road trip (gay.com)
May 1, 2007 - Hate crime turned into educational campaign (The Record)
May 1, 2007 - Sage students protest anti-gay slurs (Edge Boston)
May 1, 2007 - An act of hatred backfires (Times Union)
May 1, 2007 - Sage student turns hate into tolerance (Towleroad)
April 30, 2007 - Sage students march for tolerance (Capital 9 News)
April 26, 2007 - The writing is on the car (Albany City Paper)
April 22, 2007 - Local graduate student fighting hate (Capital 9 News)

FEAST OF FUN

Radio/Podcast Interviews

May 3, 2015 - CMG Tampa 102.5 with Drew Garabo
April 15, 2013 - Fagbug Visits University of UT (NPR)
April 11, 2013 - Erin Davies Visits WWCC (College Radio)
August 23, 2011 - The Fagbug Keeps on Rolling (Feast of Fun)
July 13, 2011 - Ethan Tudor's Neverhood Show (Blog Talk Radio)
August 6, 2010 - Doug Grimes & Ocean 98.1 FM (Ocean City, MD)
June 25, 2010 - WYCE Independent Radio (Grand Rapids, MI)
June 25. 2010 - Michigan Public Radio GVSU (Grand Rapids, MI)
June 22. 2010 - 105.9 FM WXTL (Syracuse, NY)
November 30, 2008 - Interview With Erin Davies (Sister Talk Radio)
November 19, 2008 - Q Nation FM
October 27, 2008 - Gay Christian Network
May 7, 2008 - Erin Davies and John Knight (CultureShocks.com)
April 10, 2008 - WSPT Radio (Stevens Point, WI)
March 13, 2008 - BloomingOUT Radio (Bloomington, IN)
January 16, 2008 - The Adventures of a Car Named 'Fagbug' (NPR)
October 26, 2007 - BBC: World Have Your Say
October 5, 2007 - The Occasional Fag Podcast
September 6, 2007 - WORT Community Radio (Madison, Wisconsin)
August 26, 2007 - HomoRadio (Troy, NY)
August 14, 2007 - Feast Of Fools #590 - The Hate Bug (Chicago, IL)
August 10, 2007 - WORT 89.95 FM (Madison, WI)
August 10, 2007 - WTDY Radio (Madison, WI)
July 27, 2007 - Telemundo Las Vegas KBLR-TV (Las Vegas, NV)
July 19, 2007 - Ramblehead Radio (Web Radio Broadcast)
June 28, 2007 - From a Woman's Point of View (WMNF: Tampa, FL)
June 27, 2007 - KNPR (Las Vegas, NV)
June 25, 2007 - The Humanist Network News Audio Podcast (HNN)
June 21, 2007 - RadioActive on WPRK 91.5 FM (Rollins College, FL)
June 19, 2007 - This Way Out Radio (Vancouver, BCS)
June 19, 2007 - Women on Air (Vancouver Island, BCS)
June 11, 2007 - The Fringe (Davis, CA)
June 3, 2007 - HomoRadio (Troy, NY)
May 24, 2007 - Derek & Romaine (Sirius Radio)
May 11, 2007 - Larry Flick & OutQ in the Morning (Sirius Radio)
May 6, 2007 - The Occasional Fag (Web Radio Broadcast)
May 4, 2007 - Michaelangelo Signorile Show (Sirius Radio, OutQ)
May 2, 2007 - The Occasional Fag Podcast