I just returned from an amazing trip to attend the Flyway Film Festival in Pepin, WI. This was my fourth time attending Flyway and it's always a wonderful experience but this time it was extra special because we won an award! Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard on this film - we did it, we won Best Narrative Short Film!
Screening: 'The End of Mara' Screens in Wisconsin
I'm happy to share that “The End of Mara” will continue its festival tour with a newly announced screening at the Flyway Film Festival in Pepin, WI!
FLYWAY FILM FESTIVAL
> Friday, October 21st at 9:30pm, Friday Night Shorts block
On the set of 'Body Image' | Photo: Ian Choplick
In The Can: 'Body Image' Wraps NJ Shoot
Last week, during a one-day shoot in Woodland Park, NJ, we shot a new horror short film called Body Image. This is a different kind of film for me: very short runtime (approx. 2 minutes), one location, one actor, and no dialogue.
We had a great cast and crew! We worked with a skeleton crew for this small shoot and everyone worked so well as a team to cover the many roles needed.
I worked again with producer Matt Garland and cinematographer Ian Choplick -- our fourth film now as a team -- and we assembled a talented crew to create the look and feel for this film.
A big thank you to each of our cast and crew for their dedication, hard work, and artistry -- and a special shout-out to our actor Jocelyn Vammer and FX makeup artist Ashley Thomas for working with me to create Abby, our single character in Body Image.
You can follow our progress as we complete the film via our City Kid Films pages on Facebook and Twitter. And thank you for your continued support!
Screening: 'The End of Mara' Screens in Los Angeles
I'm excited to announce our west coast premiere for 'The End of Mara' at HollyShorts Film Festival!
WHEN: August 18, 2016 - 2:30pm
WHERE: TCL Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd,
Hollywood, CA 90028
Alumni Program
Behind-The-Scenes Videos for 'The End of Mara'
We've created two new behind-the-scenes videos for The End of Mara: One about casting the film and the other about the cinematic look-and-feel of The End of Mara as well as the complete Resurrection Trilogy, including, Vivienne Again and Deal Travis In.
You can check them both out below and thank you to our Associate Producer Nick Coleman for his great work on these videos!
'The End of Mara' Official Trailer
As we head toward our World Premiere, I'm excited to share the new trailer for "The End of Mara" to give you a sneak peak at our film!
Screening: 'The End of Mara' World Premiere
I'm excited to announce that the World Premiere for 'The End of Mara' will take place at the New York International Short Film Festival. Tickets go on sale soon!
WHEN: June 2nd, 2016 - 7:45pm
WHERE: Landmark Sunshine Cinema
143 E Houston Street, NY, NY 10002
RSVP: Facebook Events Page
I hope to see you there!
Press: 'The End of Mara' Featured in Fangoria magazine
Our trailer for "The End of Mara" and news of our World Premiere were shared as an exclusive through the Fangoria magazine website! Head over to their site to check out the trailer now.
Fangoria magazine, "Exclusive trailer, premiere news: Living-dead short 'THE END OF MARA'" May 2016
Director Reel 2016
Featuring clips from Vivienne Again (2012), Deal Travis In (2013), The End of Mara (2016).
'The End of Mara' Official Poster
We've completed The End of Mara and now have a poster to go with it, too! Thank you to Nick Coleman for the image, Bill Safsel for the design, and Elena Hurst and Samrat Chakrabarti for being our actors extraordinaire.
Next up, we have a trailer launching in the next few weeks and we look forward to sharing news of our World Premiere soon. Stay tuned, lots more to come for The End of Mara!