Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year Friends & Family!
I’m thrilled to share some exciting news—Mark has written a short film, currently titled, Pool Guy, and I’ll be directing it! It’s a fish-out-of-water story about a middle-aged pool cleaner who’s feeling down on his luck. I won’t spoil the entire plot because I prefer keeping some surprises for when you watch it!
I’ve been wanting to direct for a while and wrote a very rough draft of Pool Guy this summer. Mark, being the talented writer he is, took it and shaped it into something funny and meaningful that we both worked on together. Also, anyone who knows me knows how much I love pools. Now, we’re making it happen.
Although there are a plethora of worthy crowd funding sites/ social media campaigns, since I’m no longer on social media, I thought an email campaign to friends and family who might be interested and able to contribute would be the best approach for me.
Mark and I are co-producing with our friends Corina & Kipp. Corina brings 17 years of experience at Jeopardy! to the team, and her husband, Kipp—who Mark wrote a role for in the film because he’s just that talented—will also be starring.
We’ve assembled an incredible team:
- Director of Photography: Lili Soto, an amazing DP I worked with as an actor on another short film, Wheel.
- Cast: Emir Yonzon, Kipp Morman, Teri Gamble, Bill Glass, Alana Johnston, Patrick Babbit, and Jackie Gonzalez-Durruthy.
Many of these folks are dear friends and you might recognize from television, film, or funny stories we’ve shared over the years.
While our team is able to cover most of the costs, we could use a little extra help to get it where we want it to be, and so I created this Friends & Family crowd fund to hopefully raise some additional funds to cover areas we are short on.
I'm hoping to raise an additional $2,500 to help cover:
- Food for the Cast and Crew: We have 20-25 people on set each day for a tight 3-day shoot.
- Post-Production Costs: Editing, color, and audio correction to ensure the highest professional quality.
- Festival Fees: These can really add up, and we want to showcase our film at its best.
Your support, whether through contributions or simply cheering us on, would mean the world to us!
