About this project
The Twilight Zone was the main inspiration for this mystery drama about Charlie, a socially anxious recluse plagued by recurring visions of the same woman... who he then meets in real life. Is it fate, déjà vu, or are these dreams perhaps memories of a life they've lived before?
The film is shot on Hi-Def and will run around 20 minutes in length. Approximately half of the film has already been shot and we need your help to finish the second half!
In January of 2010, we filmed the present-day scenes of the main character: antisocial, manic-depressed and drinking himself to death. Then he meets Fay and his world is spun topside. Charlie begins to turn his life around. This part has been filmed and you can see some footage in the video above.
Throughout the film, Charlie has recurring dreams in which he appears as an idealized version of himself: cleaned-up, confident and in much better shape than the present-day character. To prepare for these scenes in the second part of filming, actor Dennis Hurley has undergone training and to get in the same great shape as his character. By the time we pick up filming again in August of 2011, Dennis will be a whole new man!
What You're Supporting
Funding for this project will go towards equipment rental, costume rental/materials, location rental, food, transportation, incidentals, and crew payment -- yes we are actually paying our crew!
Production costs will far exceed the $1,000 we're asking for, so even if we reach our stated goal we will be most grateful for your continued generosity. With your help, we expect to complete the film by the end of the year and then it's off to the festivals!
Starring: Dennis Hurley, Elizabeth Closter and Ken Breese http://www.dennis-hurley.com/
http://www.kenbreese.com/
Director of Photography: Jeremy Traub http://www.jeremytraub.com/
Directed by Johnathan Carr http://themfish.com/
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Associate Producer credit (including an IMDB credit), a copy of the film on DVD, a DRM-free digital download, a signed copy of the script, and exclusive links to behind-the-scenes and cut footage and before the film is released!
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PROFESSIONAL WRITER FEEDBACK FOR YOU! Producer credit (including an IMDB credit), TWO TICKETS to the premiere screening in Boston or any one festival screening of the film throughout the U.S. Additionally, give us up to 100 PAGES of your own work (film script, comedy sketches, etc.) and we'll give you professional written feedback and discuss your writing with you! Plus all the above!
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DENNIS WILL BE YOUR COMEDY SLAVE FOR A DAY! Executive Producer credit (including an IMDB credit) with an invitation to the set when our weekend of filming commences in August of 2011 (craft services, yum! :-) and all the above! GREATER BOSTON BONUS: Dennis will bake you a cake, clean your kitchen, and do two hours of comedy/improv and/or improv lessons just for you (residents of greater Boston, Mass only!)
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Dennis Hurley
Actor, Writer, Comedian, Albino.
Dennis began his career as a performer at Ithaca College (http://www.ithaca.edu/hs/depts/theatre/) in New York, receiving improvisational training from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in NYC and the Massachusetts-based ImprovBoston. (www.improvboston.com)
Dennis Hurley’s television and film credits include: The Daily Show (under 5), Saturday Night Live (with guest host Jennifer Aniston), Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU and Sex And The City, Let Them Chirp A While, The Manchurian Candidate and the role of "Michael" in Running With Scissors (scene deleted)
One of his original film productions, The Albino Code (www.7fluidoz.com/albinocode) , a parody of The DaVinci Code which he wrote and starred in, has been met with international acclaim, being featured on CNN, MSNBC, Inside Edition, Entertainment Tonight, Good Morning America, FOX News, as well as in articles in People Magazine, The New York Post, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Boston Globe in a review by top film critic Ty Burr.
Dennis has performed live in over 40 states across the US, including the lead role in the original play Diamond In The Rough at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. He has acted in such Off-Off Broadway productions as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, A Christmas Carol, Naked, Killing The Great White Tiger, Where's Charley?, Measure For Measure, Macbeth, Titus Andronicus, The Girl Most Likely To..., The Magic Of Mrs. Crowling and his original comedic play, Dating Grim. (http://www.datinggrim.com)
Dennis maintains an active presence in the Boston comedy scene, performing in the sketch group Friends of Gertrude (www.friendsofgerturde.com) and his duo show, Sawyer and Hurley. (www.sawyerandhurley.com) He regularly produces, writes and performs in short films with local companies Castparty Productions (www.castparty.com), No Spoon Productions (http://www.nospoon.tv), ImprovBoston, and his own DownCellar Films (www.myspace.com/downcellar).
As a writer, Dennis' original plays were also produced Off-Off Broadway: Break Up (The Independent Theatre, Theatre Studio Inc.), City Oblivious (TheaterVision Playtime Series), Dating Grim (The Barrow Group), Oblivious (Manhattan Repertory Theatre), She Returns (Strawberry One Act Festival, The Network NYC Festival), His screenplay, The Teller, was a "Comedy Finalist" in the BlueCat Screenwriting Lab Pitch Development Awards.
Coming up....
A lead role in the feature length comedy Inventory (www.inventorymovie.com), various parts in upcoming films such as Cost Of Living (www.lovethyjob.com/zomromcom), Meet The Mayfarers (http://www.mayfarers.com) and he will soon be wrapping production on his short thriller, Once Again with Mfish Productions. (http://www.themfish.com)
