The Short Film CHAT is Greenlit

I'm making a short film.

I couldn't be more excited to announce that in May 2022, we will be filming a script I wrote and am now co-producing. We'll film in Seattle with an all-star team and hope to take the finished product around to film festivals, maybe even Cannes and Sundance!

I wrote this script of 19 pages (19 ish minutes on film) during the beginning of the quarantine in 2020 and after entering it in screenwriting contests, found it resonated with people. It's the story of a woman who meets a charming man online only to discover she's in over her head. CHAT is a cautionary tale to warn people about the dangers of strangers met on the internet.

I'm an awarded screenwriter, USA Today Bestselling author and a former producer of stage shows. Producing is not a new profession to me and I'm thrilled to be learning the ropes of film production as we move forward with my production partner, Brad M. Johnson of Daisy If You Do Productions. He will also direct the project. Madeline Down will be our cinematographer, coming from the videography group of the Seattle Seahawks and brings an exciting plan to the project. Luke Zwanziger, a Portland filmmaker will be our Assistant Director as well as editing the film. We added Meredith Wylegala to our team as the Sound person, are securing our Covid Safety Officer, looking for the perfect locations, and preparing to launch an awesome fundraising campaign March 1, 2022.

With the cast ready to go, the director working on scene shots and a director of photography we could only dream about, we are heading towards a May shoot. In the spirit of name dropping, our lead, Eryn, has been on Grey's Anatomy and is in Amazon Prime's The Scottish Play. Our male lead, Josh, was on Devious Maids, Washington Spies and is chilling in the role. Antonio is finishing his MFA in acting at UW and in Beauty and the Beast onstage in Seattle. We can't wait to see what these three bring to the story! 

Although we have some funding in place, we hope to reach our goal of $13,500 needed to pull this off through a fundraising bonanza. Stay tuned for the link to our Seed & Spark page where you can find more information on how to get involved and call yourself a film investor! And a patron of the arts! Be a part of this amazing production and keep track of all that is CHAT!

Seed & Spark is a completely safe, credible crowdfunding site that focuses on Indie Film and has been around for years. It has an 88% success rate, much higher than Indie GoGo, Go Fund Me or other crowd funding sites and has contributed greatly to Indie films being made all over the world.

More information as it's available but stay tuned for our March 1st Seed & Spark page where you can take the CHAT journey with us.