Logline
When busy parents discover their six-year-old son's lovingly maintained marijuana plant in the backyard, they disagree on what to do about it.
Where We Are
We just finished the film, Green Thumb, starring the talented Michael Goorjian, Jennifer Stuckert, Mark Robert McGrath and featuring the debut performance of Bosco Lorin.
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Michael Goorjian
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Jennifer Stuckert
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Mark Robert McGrath
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Bosco Lorin
Our dedicated crew and generous Executive Producers, Susan Frank & Jaclyn A Gross, helped us get the film made but now we need your support to send it out to the world.
What We Need
Help us reach a wide audience by supporting our film festival campaign. Festival
submissions cost anywhere from $40-$70 apiece, and since we're aiming at submitting to the world's 75 best, this will add up quickly!
When our film gets accepted into festivals (green fingers & toes crossed), any excess funds will go toward marketing and promotional materials both at the festival and online.
The more momentum we gain and creative partners we attract, the better chance we have at securing a wider, more permanent distribution option for the film, and the sooner we can shoot our next project!
About
Our Team
Kiel Murray (Writer/Director)![]()
Kiel Murray is currently writing a feature film for DisneyToon Studios. Previously, she wrote on the Disney/Pixar film, CARS, and other Disney/Pixar projects. A longtime Pixar alum, Kiel spent over a decade as a Development Executive, helping directors shape their stories.
Phil Lorin (Writer/Director)![]()
Phil Lorin spent half a dozen
years as a San Francisco Police Officer, writing highly animated, borderline perjurious
police reports for district attorneys before realizing he needed a bigger audience. In 2003, his first feature-length screenplay earned him and his writing partner, Kiel Murray, positions as
writers on the Disney/Pixar animated film, CARS. Since then, the duo has brought into the world three offspring and two short films, under their Oakland-based startup, Stonehouse Pictures.
Ben Scantlin (Producer)![]()
Ben Scantlin, originally from the small town of Liberal, Kansas, has always had a strong
appreciation for the art of visual storytelling. He is currently acting as
the manager of Worldwide Non-Theatrical distribution for Sony Pictures
Entertainment while running his talent management company Imagination
9. Ben is currently producing a feature film entitled 3 Graves to Kansas
and a television series, Rays of Darkness, he co-created for Sony Pictures
Television’s group Crackle.
Shareef Salaam (Producer)![]()
Shareef Salaam was born in San Francisco and is emerging as one of the up-and-coming
young actor/producer/directors in the film industry. After
completing film school at the Berkeley Digital Film Institute, Shareef went
on to produce Napa Valley Film Festival's, "Cuvee," as well as star in the feature film, "White Devil." Shareef currently
resides in Oakland, California with his wife and two boys as he continues
to carve out his path in the film industry.
Paul Washburn (Producer)![]()
Paul is a Production Manager in
Paramount's rising animation division after working on features at
Pixar and Sony Pictures. Getting his start in independent features like The
Pacific and Eddy with Executive Producer Allison Anders and then
moving to commercial production with clients like Adidas and Coca-Cola,
Paul has kept active with short format projects throughout his time
in animation. Paul screened his documentary, Listen At Me Good featuring blues
icon Harmonica Shah, at the San Francisco International Shorts
Festival and continues to follow stories in his native Detroit.
Thank You So Much
For reading down to the bottom. You're the best. And feel free to forward this campaign to your friends.
We'll keep backers meticulously updated on our progress as the festival season develops so no one misses an opportunity to get out and see Green Thumb on the big screen at a festival near you. We'd love to see you there!
Michael Goorjian
Jennifer Stuckert
Mark Robert McGrath
Bosco Lorin
