Wrap Up & Thank You
As we wrapped up this fundraising campaign on November 24, 2013 - Co-Writer/Director/Producer Angela Palladino takes a minute to thank all who supported and those who contributed. Check out the rest of the content below for the original campaign.
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Let's Get Stuck!
Who are we?
Stuck is an independent short film, inspired by a true story. It's my story, your story, and the story of so many others who have found themselves lost in a post-graduate fog. When we graduate into the real world, we leave college with an overinflated ambitions and the somewhat diluted idea that we are going to step out into the world and immediately find success. More often than not, that isn't the case. Eventually, we realize that we are not quite taking over the world and carpe-ing the diem as we imagined we would. Rather than wallowing in how frustrating and disenfranchising that is, Stuck choses to focus on the humor instead. Because let's face it, when you find yourself at that point in your life, most of what you do and say is absolutely ridiculous.
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To produce Stuck, we have assembled an incredibly talented team of filmmakers and creative professionals to make this script into an excellent film. First off, there's Angela Palladino, Co-Writer/Director/Producer, whose past credits range from writing, directing and acting for stage and short films, radio production management with Clear Channel and Saga Communications, to producing independent music releases through my production company AMP Indie. L. Bennett Tyler, Co-Writer/Assistant Director, who has experience in nearly every aspect of production including writing, directing, shooting and editing. Our Director of Photography, William Scwiekert, comes to us with over 30 years of experience behind the camera and has acted as Director of Photography on over 25 films.
Our team comes from a diverse background with a great deal of experience in nearly all communication media across various mediums. We are a talented and enthusiastic group with a passion for film that will bring together our individual strengths to create a compelling film that resonates with audiences while keeping them laughing non-stop.
What is Stuck?
Stuck follows the story of a group of witty, self-involved twentysomethings in small-town Massachusetts, who find themselves stalled on the cusp of the so-called real world. Some stumble and some flourish as they all haphazardly struggle to make sense of their place in the world.
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Stuck takes a comedic look at
the majority of post-graduate students who find themselves stuck in suburbia,
with dead end jobs and deflated ambitions.
This film addresses the much lighter and much weirder side of this dystopian wonderland. The small-town group of post-grads and townies create a unique mix of
characters with an unpredictable, yet eerily familiar vibe that hits close to
home for many. Stuck showcases a distinct view from a generation that is caught up in their zeitgeisty selfishness.
Why do we want to tell this story?
The characters in Stuck represent a reality that many people experience in their twenties. For every struggling millennial you might find in New York or LA, there are exponentially more that are dealing with the same issues from the dim surroundings of their small town. Unlike many other pieces in this genre, this film does not follow the saga of young adults in the big city. Instead, Stuck addresses the plight of the often forgotten group of disenfranchised millennials who can’t seem to find their way out of suburban eccentricity.
This suburban circumstance is all too familiar for many, yet extremely underrepresented in popular films and television shows that focus on twentysomething antics. We hope to change that with Stuck. After all, the city is fun; the suburbs are funny.
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