Hiya! Welcome to Sharp Shooter! 

In Sharp Shooter, Jamie, an adventurous, imaginative, and determined 5th grade tomboy, struggling with dyslexia, bravely teaches and learns that different does not mean disabled.

Inspired by Annie Oakley, Jamie fights through her overwhelming frustration by dedicating her aim to the bull's eye of success.  Many people believe that Dyslexia is solely the difficulty of reading, that d’s and b’s and sometimes p’s are backwards or flipped, albeit true, however, it is so much more than that. With Sharp Shooter, I hope to instill courage and determination into those fighting through all of it, and insight for those who wish to know more. This project could act as a tidal wave in changing the way people think, assess, and cope with learning disabilities by influencing viewers to understand learning disabilities as learning differences.

Introducing Bey Redding O'Brien, playing Jamie. 

Where your money will go!

• Pay for Actors
• Post Production Editing
• Color Correction
  
• Special Effects
  
• Art Direction
• Promotional Art
  
• Emergency Funds

The film will be completed by May, 2014. All purchased perks of $10 or more will receive a digital download of the film and a special thank you shout out from our official Facebook page. If you can't spare a couple of bucks, then please help us spread the word 'round! Go Sharp Shooter!!

                   Jamie and her best friend, Jace, played by Severyn Banes.

 

  Jamie's parents, Molly and Murray, played by Amelia Felbinger and Oliver Martin. 

                     Jamie's teacher, Debra Grough, played by Diane Daltner.

Meet the Director, Micaela Silberstein

I have been making films for 8 years and will continue to do so vigorously, with goals of shaking the world awake. I hope to open many eyes and minds, making my world yours, your world mine, all of ours to share.

At age 10, I was diagnosed with Dyslexia, ADD, and Audio Processing Disorder. While these titles were professionally presented to me, they became slapped on like permanent labels with floods of judgment to quickly follow. For years I could not understand or view my differences as anything but a disability. I focused solely on my overwhelming inadequacies, constantly failing to reach ‘normalcy,’ while accidentally ignoring the realms in which I have succeeded. Over the years, I have developed certain mechanisms to cope with my LD's, I have learned to accept my LD's and try to keep in mind that I succeed and grow not despite, but because of my differences. For, while they do present a constant challenge, they have also provided me with many gifts.  The goal with Sharp Shooter is to erase the tormenting shame that tags along with having a learning difference, and to demonstrate and appreciate the absolute advantages in having a differently wired brain, such as a dyslexic one. 

All of our beloved crew members are students at SVA, loyal and honest teachers to me and all of my projects, and brilliant, dedicated, and motivated forward thinkers.

Cinematographer, Edward Pages

Eddie served in the Marines for 10 years, which guides how he operates in a professional environment by having indestructible leadership principles, accountability, core values, and attention to detail. We are thrilled to have him as a part of our team.

Editor, Sebastian Barraga

Sebastian, is my knight in shining armor. We have a wonderful relationship that exists fiercely through trust, respect, and growth. I am beyond proud of the progress we have made and success we have had with my past projects.

By his side, is Rai Marstall, a computer animation specialist and a crucial addition to our team.

Producers, Sam Gomez and Maximilian Arias

Sam, Max and I have been working on projects together since we met two and a half years ago, and I attribute our professional and personal success to our priceless bond. They are my right hand gurus, invaluable to my projects.  Due to Sam's scrupulous eyes and Max's keen audio skills, she also doubled as our meticulous script supervisor, and he as our sound man!

Executive Producers, James C. Strouse and Mary Lee Grisanti

Our Award Winning executive producers, Jim and Mary Lee have been absolutely pivotal in getting Sharp Shooter to hit it's high mark. with their help and feedback I am confident in the growth this project has had and will continue to amass.

Sharp Shooter was shot on the RED, and is the proud grant winner of the James Richard Janowsky Scholarship Award through the SVA Alumni Society!

If you cannot make a monetary contribution, a vocal one would be MUCH appreciated! Share this Indiegogo page, or visit our Facebook and Twitter sites! 

So much exists in the world that we don't understand, so we don't make room for it in our own worlds. With your help and contributions, we can bring this world one step closer to celebrating differences!

xx

The Sharp Shooter Team