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Passenger is actively finishing up pre-production, and roughly 2.5 months away from from jumping into production of our full length feature film Doug & Ami. Our cast and crew is back on board and we couldn’t be more excited about the project.

We call action June 18 here in Sioux Falls and yell wrap on July 18 in Sioux County IA. Stay tuned for updates along the way and thanks for your continued support for the film!

You can find more information about the current status of the project on our blog at http://www.passengerproductions.com/news/portfolio/doug-ami-update-3/. You can also see a small teaser of the film below:

On July 16, Passenger teamed up with a talented group of collaborators and launched principle photography on our feature film Doug & Ami. A passion project five years in the making, Doug & Ami fell victim to some uncontrollable circumstances that have forced us to pause production until next summer.

Specifically, our talented lead actress developed a cyst on her throat. Besides being visible on camera, it posed a threat of infection and as such demanded immediate surgical attention. I am happy to say that her surgery successfully removed the benign cyst and she has recovered beautifully.

As immediate re-scheduling around our talent’s and crew’s other schedules proved near impossible, we elected to wait to resume shooting. Being thrilled with the footage we already captured I want to make sure we have the time and energy to make this film on our terms. As such, waiting seemed like the logical choice.

We have been overwhelmed by the show of support for this project and am incredibly grateful to be a South Dakotan pursuing my passion for film here in our backyard. You can see some selected still frames below.  Also, we plan to post individual scenes soon, so that you can get see what your donation has helped to create. Besides planning for next summer we will be shooting some “flashback” scenes this fall as well.

Again thanks for your financial support, words of encouragement, and prayers throughout this process. As circumstances for pausing were uncontrollable, I trust that the end product will end up being that much more focused. I look forward to delivering a well crafted story next summer.

Joe Hubers
Passenger

Passenger is excited to be entering into Production on Doug & Ami!  We begin filming this coming Monday in and around Sioux County, IA and Sioux Falls, SD.  Our cast and crew is getting the last details ready, and everyone is looking forward to telling the story of Doug & Ami.

Thanks to all of your support, we're able to pay for many of the members of our fine cast.  You can find out more about them, and about the film as we progress, at www.dougandami.com and www.passengerproductions.com.

Thank you again for your support of Passenger and Doug & Ami!

We're getting closer and closer to our goal!  With 8 days left, we're currently sitting at just over 75% of our goal.  Thank you again to everyone who has contributed, and please continue telling your friends about this project!

Below is a short clip from actress Kimberlee Soo, about why she is looking forward to working on Doug & Ami.  Find out more information at www.dougandami.com!

We're making great progress so far!  With 15 days left in our Kickstarter campaign, we've managed to make it to 68% of our goal.  A huge thank-you to all of you who have supported us so far, and for helping us to spread the word about this project.

Actor Kris Kling filmed a little discussion about why he's excited about the project – take a look at the video below to see why he is looking forward to Doug & Ami!