Quoted from Burcu Woooow it is wonderfull. Chose of the actors are terrific. Congratulations!

Thank you!

The older actor is a treat. It's very hard to find someone of that age that can act. David, who played Jim is a well known actor in Jax. He's a SAG actor. We have used him three times now. What I love about him is that we can call and discuss the role and then he just shows up and does his thing. A true professional.

Quoted from DustinBowcot Well done, Pia... and Dena. Do you have plans for festivals with this one? If so, what tier of festival are you going to aim for? Any prestigious ones?

Thanks Dustin!

I know nothing about festivals, so if you have any tips, feel free to share.

We wanted to wait and see what the reaction to the film was before we did anything. The feedback seems to be mostly great, so we're ready to try anything.  

Quoted from eldave1 Nice! Enjoyed it.

Thanks Dave!  

Quoted from AndyJ I really enjoyed that and got me a bit emotional, well done. I was thinking how good it would be with a bigger budget and shoot the traumatic scenes they spoke about with V.O.

Aww. Our budget, unfortunately was only ten times bigger then we paid for lunch.  

Quoted from khamanna This is really good!! Big congrats Pia and Dena. I’m really glad I watched it.

Thank you so much for watching.  

Quoted from LC Best thing you and Dena have done so far! Congrats. You must be pretty darned thrilled. Pia, how did you end up doing the final call to the son? It was a point of contention post filming I recall. However you did it you got the tone exactly right. P.S. I noticed the other day Dena has ducked out of SS. I hope that's temporary...

Thank you Libby! Yes we are. As with any script or film, you just have no idea how it will be received, but so far it's been amazingly positive.

I think it was Dave who suggested to use some dialogue from earlier and put it over the end. It's the same clip as earlier, but with just the audio and no visuals, it comes off much better and much less of a FU thing.

Dena deleted her account? I didn't know. Got to ask her about that.

Thank you all! I feel pretty good right now.  

Pia, this is a very high quality film you two have put out. I’m not sure who you hired or how much they cost, but they were worth it. Sound, lighting and camera work is all top notch.

Your cast was also excellent.

I would definitely enter this into some film festivals. Maybe pull it down or make it private when you do. They don’t like if your film is available online. Throw it in a couple prestigious ones for fun, but also do local festivals. You’ll have a better chance of being selected plus you’ll be able to travel to them and watch your film in a crowd. And you might even win something. And hence forth be titled “an award winning film maker. “

Very nice work by everyone involved.

James

Angry Bear can I ask how much this cost to make, well of course I can ask, I just did. Would you be willing to share though?

Oh and I agree that you should start submitting it to some festivals, I reckon it would do pretty well.

Watched this the other day. It looks and sounds fantastic, a very professional looking film for sure. You should be very proud.

I personally found it a bit long at over 18 minutes for what is essentially a phone conversation, but I do commend the actors on their ability to portray emotion when they don't really have anyone to bounce off, I think that part of it was particularly strong.

Agree with Libby that this is your best yet.

Good job on this one.

James, Andy, Warren, thank you all so much for watching and commenting. I knew it would be tough to get people to watch due to the length, but also the genre. So far, we have received overwhelming positive feedback. We even had two festivals contact us and ask if we want to submit the film. Sure, they were small fests, but still. It's a first for us.

As far as cost of the film goes, I would say maybe $2200. The actors were willing to do it for free, but as a writer who's always expected to give away scripts for free, I always insist on paying people. David, who plays Jim lives near Jax, but is a SAG actor, so it was a treat for us to have him onboard. Bob, who played Vernon was also a treat. Hard to find actors that age that can act. We paid the DP and his crew, but it was not bad because it was a short shoot. Only like 9 hours or maybe even less. The editor is a friend and did it in his spare time, hence the time to finish... But, we paid him too.

And yes, it is waaaaay too looong and trust me, I'm the first person to skip any short film just because it's a drama and no way would I ever watch one that is 18 minutes long. I went over it a hundred times or so and just couldn't see where we could cut any substantial part without altering the story, so...

Thanks again guys.  

It might be a bit long for some festivals but it didn't really feel that long because I got into it. If it was boring then it might have felt a lot longer.

You can't please everyone. You've done a good job so should be proud of yourselves.

Great job, the production looks fantastic and the actors are great.

As others have said, I'd take this down and submit to a festival or three.

Thanks Andy and Tony.

A completely new thing for me having people contact me about it and others asking if they can please share. We will definitely try some festivals, but it seems like it's a jungle out there and we are just two babes in the woods, lol.

Thanks again!  


Btw, ZombieSean, Sean Elwood here at SS made the poster.

Hey Pia & Dena,

Congrats on getting this made. It really is very well made and thought out. I enjoyed it a lot -  I do enjoy good drama.

The only thing I would have toned down was the talk about his war buddy. Not that I mind graphic, and I understand why you used it, but it just seemed like overkill. I think that particular actor, the telemarketer, did a good enough job that I was able to feel the emotion regardless of how graphic her got.

But we’ll done all around. Mucho congrats! Definitely wanna see more from you guys.

Steve

Thanks Steve!

I hear you about about the graphic stuff. I did do a bit of research on this one and that part was actually pretty close to one soldier's experience from Iraq, I think. It really hit me and I decided to use it. It brought home the reality about how ugly war really is.

David McMahon, that played Jim is a SAG actor. He lives in St. Augustine and frequently works in JAX. He's a treasure to the local film community. He gets flown around all over the country for mostly roles in horror films.

Quoted from Grandma Bear Thanks Steve! I hear you about about the graphic stuff. I did do a bit of research on this one and that part was actually pretty close to one soldier's experience from Iraq, I think. It really hit me and I decided to use it. It brought home the reality about how ugly war really is. David McMahon, that played Jim is a SAG actor. He lives in St. Augustine and frequently works in JAX. He's a treasure to the local film community. He gets flown around all over the country for mostly roles in horror films.

Yeah, that guy was really good. But, personally, I really did like the whole premise of this story as I dig the drama genre, which is a bit of a different thing for you.

Things are so weird and stressful right now, so I was VERY happy to get an email today that our little film has made it into yet another film festival! That is three acceptances and three rejections. I feel pretty good about that. .

Quoted from Grandma Bear Things are so weird and stressful right now, so I was VERY happy to get an email today that our little film has made it into yet another film festival! That is three acceptances and three rejections. I feel pretty good about that. .

Nice! Congrats

Yay! Very good news, Pia.

Sweet! I enjoyed the film, well made!