FORGE: A Feature Film by 500 Cuts

Thanks for the overwhelmingly positive feedback on the trailer. I really didn’t expect the great response. So thanks for that. The encouragement is much appreciated.

Stay tuned for a mini behind-the-scenes short that I hope to post by Friday, the 30th.

FORGE trailer 10.16 from 500 Cuts on Vimeo.

Paul, a recently fired chef, decides to check on his older brother, John, after an explosion at the research facility where John works.  Paul arrives at the family cabin and learns that John is holed-up in a hidden underground lab, and to complicate matters, Paul’s sketchy younger brother Jimmy is there hiding from loan sharks.  Paul rebukes Jimmy and reaches out to John whose history of mental illness dates back to the death of their father.

A visit from lab officials tells Paul that John was let go from the lab months before and may be working with stolen technology.  In an effort to help John stabilize his mental health, Paul agrees to connect with the technology to improve its ability to make decisions.

When Paul’s dreams come to life, he pleads with John to shut the system down only to find that John is farther gone than he originally thought, and that John’s intentions for the mind-reading tech are deeply rooted in his madness.

As part of my sabbatical obligations, I need to bring my experiences from the movie back to the Art Institute community.  I’ll be giving a 1 hour talk about the process which will include behind-the-scenes clips and scenes from the film.  The exact date has not been confirmed, but it’s looking like November 11th or 12th.  For those of you associated with the school, that’s week 6.

The presentation will be followed by Q&A.

The official full length screening of FORGE will take place in early January.  Why the delays?  (insert time is money speech here:  less money = more time)

Keep an eye out for the trailer release later today.

I met Luke through the coffee shop almost two years ago. He showed me some short films by Jalal Jemison in which Luke performed and I was really floored by his acting ability. If you’re making a film, hit him up. He’s among the best people I know.

Luke Clements Acting Reel from Luke Clements on Vimeo.

Sorry for the blog lapse. My sister and parents came to visit for a week. I haven’t eaten so much in a long time! Now I really need to buckle down and quit my whining and get this movie done.

More soon.