In The Can: 'The End of Mara' Wraps NYC/NJ Shoot

During the last week of March, we shot The End of Mara and had an amazing shoot! 

Over four days, we shot in Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey. In the woods, in an SRO, and at Riverside Park.  And it seems we spent a lot of time shooting in the back of a truck.

We were filmmaking carnies: Setting up our tents, putting on a show, then packing it up and moving on to the next location.

We had a rockstar cast and crew who weren't dismayed by cold windy days, set crashers (we luv ya, Jukebox!), and a junkyard dog with a heart of gold. Thank you to each of our cast and crew for your dedication, hard work, and artistry.

You can check out our day-by-day behind-the-scenes photos at The End of Mara Facebook page and follow our progress as we complete the film: www.TheEndOfMara.com

And thank you for your continued support!

Screenings: Catch 'Vivienne Again' & 'Deal Travis In' at Multiple Screenings in February

My birthday is on February 13th and clearly the gods of film screenings know that and are spoiling me with gifts. Here's the latest on our February screenings!

February 2, 2015: 'Vivienne Again' screens at the Slaughter Movie House in Kansas City, MO, in celebration of Women in Horror Month.

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February 13-15, 2015: 'Vivienne Again' and 'Deal Travis In' both screen at the Shock Pop Comiccon in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, as part of GeekFest.

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February 14, 2015: 'Vivienne Again' screens at the Horror Happens Film Showcase in Lake Hopatcong, NJ, in celebration of Women in Horror Month.

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February 28-March 1, 2015: 'Vivienne Again' and 'Deal Travis In' both screen at the Long Beach Comic Expo in Long Beach, CA, as part of GeekFest.

Screening: Kansas City, MO, 2/2/15: 'Vivienne Again' Screens for Women in Horror Month

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February is good ol' Women in Horror Month and Vivienne Again will be playing at the Slaughter Movie House WIHM event!

Thank you, Jill Sixx Gevargizian, for selecting our film!

Here are the details:

WHAT: Slaughter Movie House Presents 
"A Celebration of Women in Horror Month!"
WHEN: February 2, 2015 at 7pm
WHERE: Screenland Armour Theatre, 408 Armour Road, North Kansas City, MO

If you're a KC local, I hope you'll attend. And be sure to say hi to the amazing Jill Sixx when you do!

Press: Podcast Interview with Row Three at the Flyway Film Festival

Last weekend, Matt Garland and I attended the fabulous Flyway Film Festival (alliteration, anyone?!) for the third time.

Instead of bringing a film to screen at the fest, as we've done the last two years, this year I attended as a Guest Short Film Programmer and Juror. The friends, parties, films and pie were as wonderful as ever.

While there, we ran into the guys from Row Three, Andrew James and Matt Gamble, and they interviewed us for their podcast about our role in the festival this year, our Resurrection Trilogy of short films and what else we've been working on. Thanks, guys, for taking the time to talk with us!

Listen to the podcast here (15 minutes): Flyway Pubcast #2 – Matt & Kim Garland [Shorts Programmers]

Press: Fangoria Magazine Shouts-Out 'Vivienne Again' Audience Award Win

After an amazing trip to Montreal to screen 'Vivienne Again' at the Mascara & Popcorn Film Festival – where we won an Audience Award! – Heather Buckley writes up a great recap of the event for Fangoria magazine. She covers all of the highlights and weird & wonderful goings on that make M&P so great. And she so kindly gives our film a shout-out, too. Thanks, Heather!

Click here to read the article.

Screening: NYC 10/29/14 'Vivienne Again' & 'Deal Travis In'

For the first time, Vivienne Again and Deal Travis In (films 1 and 2 of my my Resurrection Trilogy) will be screening together. We're thrilled to have this first-time event held in our hometown!

Join us at the FREE IndieWorks Halloween screening (Chills, Thrills & Scares):

WHEN: October 29, 2014 - doors open at 6:00pm, screening begins at 7:00pm
WHERE: People Lounge, 123 Allen Street, New York, NY
RSVP: IndieWorks Facebook Events page

I hope to see you there!

Announcing My Next Film: 'The End of Mara'

The time has come to finish up my Resurrection Trilogy of short films! The final film will be The End of Mara and it's slated for release in 2015.

The End of Mara is the story of a woman who helps her husband break free of a curse that’s brought him back to life and trapped him on Manhattan Island. This film, as with the last two, will be stand-alone and character-focused.

We're just getting rolling with this project and are in the script development stage now. We have our key crew for production and post-production already lined up - the same collaborators we created the first two films with - so we will truly be keeping the films all in the same world.

In order to focus on making this last film the best it can be, I'm taking a hiatus from my Script magazine column for the next few months to put everything I have into this project.

It's going to be an amazing ride!

Follow along via Twitter at my personal account or our production company's account, or on Facebook at The End of Mara page. I will also send out periodic updates through my newsletter, which is probably the best way to stay in the loop.

Thanks for continuing with me on this journey and I hope to share lots more with you soon!