Finding Me
Production Starts March 18, 2013
Our IndieGoGo Campaign is live at:
http://igg.me/p/238846?a=538302
Total raised so far: $3038 (15%)
Website:
http://www.findingmemovie.com/
Production Starts March 18, 2013
Our IndieGoGo Campaign is live at:
http://igg.me/p/238846?a=538302
Total raised so far: $3038 (15%)
Website:
http://www.findingmemovie.com/
Award-winning screenwriter Alex Whitmer has teamed up with producer Andrew McCarrick to produce a story that will touch the hearts of so many. A story inspired by real events, and told by the one with the smallest voice, the young sibling, Erin O’Connor. Finding Me is an essential look at what rarely makes even back-page news, or is quickly forgotten.
Our cast of 30+ has been chosen from a pool of hundreds, and we are emphatically confident in their abilities to move this story from paper to motion picture, and to creatively interpret their characters in the movie set environment. Morgan Hennum, who will carry the story in the lead role as Erin O’Connor, has been in films and television, including a small stint in The Blind Side, and has embraced this role with everything she has. This is gritty, sometimes difficult and physically demanding material, and has a no-holds-barred push for authenticity. There is no other way.
Synopsis
FINDING ME tells the story of a twelve-year-old girl’s emotional rollercoaster after the loss of her older sister – and only sibling – to a tragic accident.
Erin O’Connor was only eleven when the bad news struck home, and she has spent the last year in a vacuum. Modern-day pressures in her school life, from bullies to viral-video wannabees, and the demands to fit in , and a mother who lives in a near-complete denial of the loss, have slowly been picking away at Erin’s sanity. A patient father and one coveted belonging is about all she has left. When she discovers the truth behind the accident, Erin quickly tumbles into rage and a vow to exact revenge. Her death-wish dismissal of danger puts her on the road to a certain and ugly end. She is plucked from the deadly streets by a mysterious stranger with plenty of ghosts of his own. This is no common stranger.
Together, they find the one and only way back to where they once were, and find the peace they desperately crave.
In its story, Finding Me also spotlights today’s issues with bullies, hazing and youth violence, and the destructive effects an adult’s lie can have on children.
Why Should the Project be Produced
Finding Me tells the story of profound loss from a younger sibling’s point of view, a voice often overlooked in the news. Told in narrative format, Finding Me also puts the spotlight on contemporary issues facing preteens today, including bullying, hazing and youth violence, to show the heavy, often unseen toll they take. Peer pressure and a world where every breath we breathe is captured on cell phones, can only compound the acceleration of ‘growing up’ young people face. Add to that a personal tragedy covered up with lies, and you have a recipe for certain disaster.
Finding Me is gritty and authentic, as well as lighthearted and comedic in its portrayal of today’s world, one that Erin O’Connor encounters everyday. The ante has been upped, and long gone are the days when smoking in the school‘s restroom was the big dare.
Meet the Cast
Click here to see our cast list: http://www.area51entertainment.co/findingme_cast_new.pdf
A statement from our lead, Morgan Hennum:
My name is Morgan and I am an actress! I recently was chosen to play the lead role of Erin in Finding Me. When my mom and I first submitted me for the role I knew it was going to be a special role and I knew that from reading the breakdown it was something that would challenge my acting skills. Once I started doing audition tapes I really knew that I had to have this role as it is so powerful. When they told my mom I got it I was so happy as now I have a role that I can really really get into and show my talents. This story is so good and everyone should help out to get it made as it is going to be a big hit!! Thanks for helping us and I can't wait to see you from the big screen
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