Teaser promo for the musical MURDER BALLAD
Made in 72 hours and premiering October 13, 2017 at the Weinberg in Frederick, MD, PLAYDATE is a funny and touching look at a playdate gone wrong.
To make an ad with four days notice and no budget for a startup with a pitch opportunity, I used what I had at hand. My little actresses were even somewhat cooperative.
Three interlocking stories set in the future, each 50 years apart but all in the same Central Park location, reveal that the unexpected consequences of love lost can echo across generations.
Part 3: In 2130, a twenty-something brother and sister, who have spent their whole lives in an underground dwelling pod with nothing but movies and television from the previous centuries as their companion, are banished from their colony. They must confront the inhospitable surface of their destroyed planet to find a new home and discover whether life above ground is still possible.
Shot on six winter days, mostly in Central Park, featuring Santino Fontana, Liz Holtan, Tom Gualtieri, and written by Erin Hill
Three interlocking stories set in the future, each 50 years apart but all in the same Central Park location, reveal that the unexpected consequences of love lost can echo across generations.
2070. A father-to-be desperately searches for a mysterious object that will save his unborn child while on the run from a cybernetic security officer and a man who claims to be his future son. The enigmatic man from the future swears that if the child is saved, an apocalypse will begin today. Together, they must decide if they will destroy the object at the cost of the son’s life.
Shot over six winter days, mostly in central park.
Three interlocking stories set in the future, each 50 years apart but all in the same Central Park location, reveal that the unexpected consequences of love lost can echo across generations.
2019. At winter’s first snowfall, a married teacher cuts school to meet up with her much younger lover for their yearly ritual. She reveals a secret that she hopes will end the affair, but he isn’t ready. When she cuts away her subcutaneous “iChip”, which contains all her memories of him, and hides it in the park, he is devastated in unexpected ways.
Shot over six winter days, mostly in central park.
Because we had access to a cool location
Starring Alison Cimmet and Graham Rowat
Screenplay by Laura Henry
Photography by Christopher Ebel
Score by Skip Kennon
Casting by Michael Cassara
Produced by Brad Rubenstein
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