A dark comedy short film about four puppet friends who make the deadly decision to test their allergy anaphylactics in a game of peanut butter roulette.
Isak the Puppet decides to spice up his friends’ game-night by encouraging a game of Russian Roulette, but with peanut butter and sunbutter, as all four puppets share nut allergies. Things go downhill when the single peanut butter cracker lands on Molly, the girl of Isak’s dreams. The noble hero takes one for the team and eats the cracker, which ensues more problems than planned.
Writer and Director Tara Beth Oglesby is creating a fun and puppet filled film with a crew of talented people. With custom made puppets and a nutty script, we need your help to make this the best it can be. Donations come with perks, like stickers or being a sponsor for one of our four puppets!
Director: Tara Beth Oglesby (Writer, Director, and Puppet Operator) is a film senior from Dandridge, Tennessee. Over her time at SCAD, she has written over 30 scripts and produced an award winning television pilot this past spring. This summer, she interned with Jupiter Entertainment and worked on TV1's Sins of the City, Oxygen's Snapped, and other true crime sourced material as a Post-Producer and Writer. Tara wants to pursue a career in Children's Programming post-graduation. In her spare time, Tara enjoys collecting various things, writing, and dancing. Her favorite movie is E.T. and her favorite shows are South Park and the original Muppet Show. A few fun facts about her: she holds three national titles in competition dance and owns four domesticated land snails.
She wants to thank Chelsea and James for spearheading this project with her. On behalf of them and their 50+ person production team, thank you for donating to Peanut Gallery. It means the world to them.
"Life's like a movie. Write your own ending. Keep believing. Keep pretending." - Kermit the Frog
Producer: Chelsea Pham is a Film and TV senior at SCAD, coming from Atlanta, GA. She is very accomplished in the production field, having produced a variety of mediums like music videos, documentaries, and narratives. She has worked on featured shorts with the Tribecca Film Festival and has lead multiple senior capstones as head producer. Working on interesting and challenging productions like Peanut Gallery is what fuels her as a creative, and she is excited to be producing this film. Her goal after graduation is to produce television shows for online streaming services, whether that be reality or narrative shows, that is where her sights are set (hopefully with Hulu.) Her favorite band is Paramore and her favorite movie is Nightcrawler. A few fun facts about her is that she likes to play video games in her spare time like Valorant or Dead by Daylight. She also owns two cats and two dogs.
Director of Photography: James Mahoney is a Film and TV senior from Southborough, MA. He hopes to pursue a career in the television industry in the camera department. In his spare time, he finds himself following the current affairs of his favorite sports teams: The Patriots and Jaguars. He is an avid Star Wars fan and his favorite film is The City of God, his favorite television show is Mr. Robot. A fun fact about James is that he was an 11 season varsity athlete who competed in both wrestling and javelin placing at the sectional and state levels as well as a cornerback for the football team. He would like to thank both Tara and Chelsea for inviting him along with this project, and he is very confident and excited in this project moving forward.