The first teaser trailer for my feature length directorial debut THE SHELTER starring Michael Paré (which will be represented at the 2014 Cannes Market by the fine folks at DC MEDIAS) is now online and you can see it below! Holbrook Multi-Media and I are still in the early stages of post-production at the moment, assembling our first rough cut. We have the first 25 minutes of the film pretty much (I stress the words pretty and much) set in stone. Now many people that have seen the teaser before this release have told me that they are not 100% sure as to what the story is about – and that was the point. I wanted to tease this early in the game, not spell it out. It’s an aloof teaser for a film that pretty much plays by its own rules. The indie/low budget spectrum is pretty much the only place left in the film biz to try to do something different and to take chances. So yes, The Shelter is all about that, for better and for worse.  NOTE: Keep in mind that none of our VFX shots have been created yet, hence are not in the teaser.

I must admit that the Post Production process has been very stimulating and creative. I am loving every second of it and couldn’t be happier. The imagery is striking, the message is coming across and our leading man Michael Paré is so owning that scenery, it’s not even funny. It makes all of the “producer” battles that have been dropped in my lap for the last 3 months worthwhile. Yup, this is the “fun” part of making movies. We aim to finish the picture by the end of the year. After that we’ll hit the festival circuit (with Sundance being the numero uno priority, aim high, work our way down) and we plan to bring the finished film to the 2014 American Film Market in November of 2014

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