Project of the Day: ‘The Tortoise and His Tail’

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“The Tortoise and His Tail”

Tweetable Logline: A man with a dark past breaks parole on Halloween to go on an adventure with his eight-year old daughter.

Elevator Pitch: As Halloween begins in a suburban desert neighborhood, police round up
sex offenders and lock them in the courthouse. One man, Daniel, evades
parole and bicycles into town.There, he finds an eight-year old girl,
and promises to take her on an adventure she’ll never forget.

Production Team:

Writer/Director: Jean Lee (AFI Directing Workshop for Women 2014, Film
Independent Director’s Lab 2014, Sundance Screenwriter’s Intensive 2013,
Berlin International Film Festival Offical Selection)

Producer: Carolina Groppa (“The Pretty One”), Samantha Nell (Focus Features Africa First), & Melanie Ramos

Cinematography: Nevil Jackson

Editor: Nadia Fugazza (“To Die For”)

About the Production: I was intrigued by an article about how sex offenders were rounded up on
Halloween and locked in a courthouse in order to protect
trick-or-treaters from potential abuse. “The Tortoise and His Tail” is
about one such person. His name is Daniel and he is a recovering sex
offender.

Recovery from any addiction takes not only a brave individual, but a
brave community. And whether it is we who are the abusers or the
abused, recovery is not a straight and narrow path. It is often a
winding, lonely road that hopefully, eventually leads to peace.

Current Status: Fundraising (half of the funds have been acquired), casting, and pre-pro

For more information and to support this project: Indiegogo Page

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