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Project of the Day: An Ill-Fated Trip to a College Reunion in "Looking for the Jackalope"
Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite.
In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
"Looking for the Jackalope"
Tweetable Logline:
Sometimes, nostalgia can take you down the wrong road. A man takes a comically ill-fated journey to his college reunion.
Elevator Pitch:
After missing his plane, a has-been New York writer embarks on a harrowing and cathartic hitchhiking trek to his college reunion in an effort to relive the adventure of his past and rekindle an old relationship. After being hit in the head with a beer bottle and mistaken for a highway flasher by a State Trooper, Jordan finally makes it to the reunion. Exhausted and sleep deprived, Jordan attempts to reunite with his old college flame, only to come face to face with his own worst demon, learning a powerful lesson about the living in the past.
Production Team:
Writer/Director: Karl ShefelmanProducer: Ted Herod
Casting Director: Anne Teutschel ("Adventureland," "Forgetting the Girl," "Taking Chance")
Assistant Director: Stephanetta Bingley ("Mr. Popper's Penguins," "Sex and the City 2," "The Office")
Current Status:
We are fundraising and have started casting. Tony nominated actress Mary Testa is attached so far.
For more information and to support this project:
Film WebsiteProduction Company Website
Kickstarter Page
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6 Comments
Bethany Jacobson | November 14, 2011 12:19 AM
I vote for "Looking for the Jackalope"
Caren Creech Berlanga | November 13, 2011 8:46 PM
I vote for "Looking for the Jackalope"
Donald Zappone | November 13, 2011 5:38 PM
I also vote for "Looking for the Jackalope"
Christy stallop | November 13, 2011 4:48 PM
My vote is for "looking for the Jackalope"
Sondra Zell | November 13, 2011 10:05 AM
Looking forward to seeing the movie!
Becky Burleson | November 12, 2011 9:45 AM
I look forward to seeing the movie! Looks very interesting!