6/18/13-Upate: While we've reached our fundraising goal, we still have post-production and festival submission fee costs we need to cover. For any generous friends who would still like to donate, please go to our website: www.sidegigproductions.com where you can donate to Shadow the movie through the paypal link and still receive all of the valid Indiegogo PERKS for your donation! We hope to see you at a screening soon and so appreciate your support.

6/2/13-Update: WOW! We did it! THANK YOU so much to all from the bottom of our hearts for helping us reach our goal! We feel the love from our community of friends and family and are so excited to bring you this film. If you're just logging on and still wish to donate, please know your money WILL BE USED to help with our post-production costs (which may have gone over just a wee bit with the distribution of all these DVDs we're so happy to send to all our donors!) IT'S NOT TOO LATE to claim your VIP passes to our cast and crew screening, or to nab your signed DVD and poster--and we'll even take more producers on our project if you're feeling extra generous! We so so so appreciate all of your support and are so excited to now focus all our time into post-production. SHADOW is coming soon to a theatre near you! 

The Story:

When pro surfer Chase Davis becomes the victim of a violent act, everything he cares about is stripped away: his girlfriend, his sponsors, his career, and the one thing left that connected him with his father -- the ocean. Left alone to heal at his mother's house, Chase contemplates whether he has anything worth living for.

And then he meets "Shadow." 

Shadow is a three-legged dog who teaches Chase about perspective, to stop living in the past, and that a disability will only limit him as much as he lets it.

Behind the Story- from writer/director Autumn McAlpin:              

I wrote this film because a few years back, I was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth, a disease that affects my muscles and mobility. As I've entered the world of disability, I've been inspired by people with conditions far worse than mine who, like Shadow, seemingly have little left to live for. It is their examples of strength and courage that motivated me to make this film, and to explore how circumstances beyond our control refine us and ultimately define us.

The Goal:

We believe there's a real need in the entertainment industry for filmmakers with original stories to tell. Side Gig Productions seeks to connect with audiences by presenting relatable stories about real life. With SHADOW's stellar SAG cast and talented crew, comprised of some of the best and brightest from USC's film school, we intend to bring this story to a film festival near you.

The Cast:

Mason Mac as "Chase Davis" (Granite Flats, Cloud 9)

Laura Black as "Susan Davis" (To Save a Life, Willowbrook)

Christina Wolfgram as "Hope" (Two Girls, One Song--winner of Best Picture in the Ed Wood Film Festival)

Ernie Lively as "Dr. Holden" (American Pie 2, Passenger 57, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants)

John Philbin as "Eric Davis" (North Shore, Blue Crush, Point Break, Tombstone)

April Rogalski as "Jenna Payne" (Grimm, Another Happy Day, Bigfoot)

Brett Wyman as "Doug Kessler" (Helen, We've Got Balls)

Rockin' Fig playing himself

Bob "The Greek" Bolen playing himself

William Knight as "Ralph Bolding" (The Manual, Pretty Cool, Innocent)

Joseph Lee as "Kai" (Nerve, Killing Them Softly, Business is Boomin')

Bettis Richardson as "J.J." (The Muppets, Bring It On: In It To Win It, CSI:NY, American Idol Season 2)

Paul Nguyen as "Jett Lang" (Heart & Soles, Midnight with Adam, After Hours)

"Shadow" as herself

The Tunes:

Our soundtrack will feature an original score and tracks from bands including:

         Parlor Hawk                                   Ghost Town Blues Band

The Boards:

A special thanks and shout out to Bob THE GREEK Bolen for sponsoring us with the use of his beautiful boards!

Behind the Scenes:

Writer/director/producer: Autumn McAlpin is the writer and a co-producer of the feature film Waffle Street (2014) and writer of The Donna (2015). She is also the author of Real World 101 and a humor and entertainment columnist for The Orange County Register. Autumn's directorial experience includes a series of public service announcements in the nonprofit sphere.

Producer: Laurel Wetzork is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright, and artist. A graduate of USC's film school, she is currently a grad student of USC's Masters of Professional Writing program. Laurel wrote, directed, and co-produced the SAG experimental film Rogues, and has also taught film production, screenwriting, and film history at the university level.

Director of Photography: Beginning his film career as a young teenager, Jordan McKittrick went on to graduate from USC's prestigious school of film production. His credits include The Hipster Werewolf, Help, If I May Ask and his cinematography has won multiple awards. Most recently, he took home the award for Best Picture at the Ed Wood Film Festival.

Grip/Gaffers:  Eitan Almagor (Boots, Hollywood Jihad, Stela's Kite) and Will Weggel (Hollywood Jihad, The Hipster Werewolf)

Sound: William Levins/Green House Post

Production Assistants: Katie Waldron, Mercedes Morgan, Christina Wolfgram, David Meacham

Poster design: Johnny Beutler

Director of Publicity: David Meacham

What We Need & What You Get

12 actors, 9 crew, 6 locations, 4 days, $10,750. it can be done-- WITH YOUR HELP. Wondering where it all goes? Here's a budget breakdown:

• Crew - DP, gaffer, sound, script supervisor, make-up, PAs ($2,000)
• Equipment: lights, lenses, etc. ($600)
• Props and set design ($250)
• Locations and permits ($300)
• Insurance and workers comp ($1800)
• Feeding our hard-working cast and crew! ($1500)
• Transport/travel expenses ($1300)
• Post production- sound, editing, and musical score ($2,000)
• Publicity and festival fees ($600)
• Indiegogo's percentage when we reach our goal ($400)

Every dollar counts! And based on your donation, here are THE PERKS you'll receive:

• Special thanks on our website, Facebook page, and film credits!
• Tickets to our cast and crew screening party!
• A copy of the completed film!
• Signed-by-the-cast movie poster!
• A walk-on part or product placement of your company's brand in our film! (For donations pledged before May 19th)
• Lunch on set with our cast and crew! (For donations pledged before May 19th)
• YOUR NAME listed as a producer on our project and your very own credit on imdb!

The Impact

Other Ways You Can Help

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Poster Design by Johnny Beutler of Johnny Beutler Photography