Short Summary
"Suffer
the Little Children" is a short story by Stephen King that was published as part of the collection Nightmares & Dreamscapes in 1993.
Stephen King has granted
Bonfire Films the non-commercial rights to the film through the Dollar Baby
program. By doing this, we may only exhibit
the film at festival screenings, but do not have the license to distribute DVDs
or online versions of it. Due to these
constrictions, we really need your support to make this film a reality, and
have come up with some really creative incentives for our supporters.
So Where Does the Money Go?
Production!!!!
- Food for 22 people plus extras ($500)
- Props and Wardrobe ($300)
- Special Effects Make Up ($300)
- RED Dragon and Lens Rental ($2000)
- Actor Fees ($2400)
- Travel costs (Any remaining funds we raise)
The Cast
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Although she's
worked extensively on and off-Broadway, in film, television and commercials,
with some of the finest masters of their craft – she's always had a special
love for Clive Barker's Nightbreed,
(In which she played the lead role).
Among her other
films: Beautiful Girls (with Timothy Hutton, Uma Thurman and
Natalie Portman), the Oscar-winning Born
on the 4th of July (Oliver Stone, Tom
Cruise), the Indie classic Happiness (Todd
Solandz, Philip Seymour Hoffman) and The
Pickup Artist (Robert Downey Jr.)
Her Television
credits include Mad About You, Children of the Bride (and 2 sequels), Steven Bochco’s
experimental Cop Rock, the
Miniseries of Scot Turow’s The Burden of
Proof, What the Deaf Man Heard (with Claire Bloom and Matthew Modine),
several episodes of Law and Order,
and Gabriel’s Fire (With James Earl Jones).
In 2007, the
legendary BIOSHOCK series debuted,
with Anne voicing, among others, Dr. Brigid Tenenbaum.
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Andrew has been acting since the age of 7 when he received his first role portraying the youngest member of Fagin’s gang in Lincoln County Community Theater’s production of Oliver. Now, at 10 years old, Andrew has taken every opportunity he has been given to perform both on stage and on film. His stage credits include: The Secret Garden (Waldoboro Community Theater), The Snow Queen (Portland Stage), The Legend of Jim Cullen (Heartwood Regional Theater), and most recently Les Miserables (Heartwood Regional Theater). He will also be portraying Winthrop in the Maine State Music Theater’s production of The Music Man this July. Andrew’s screen experience includes a number of short films: Speak to Me (Round Bale Productions), Marionette (Round Bale Productions), Andur in the Wolf (Round Bale Productions), and most recently Tickle (Bonfire Films).
When not on stage or in front of the camera Andrew attends Great Salt Bay Community School. His other interests include playing lacrosse, swimming, boating, and spending time with his sheepdog, Ubu.
Dan Domingues is a New York based actor best known for his role as Ricky in the blockbuster film Run All Night (Liam Neeson, Ed Harris). His television credits include: In Stereo (Mario Cantone), Law and Order, Hope and Faith, Gossip Girl and As The World Turns. Aside from film, Dan has an extensive theatre background. He has appeared in the Off Broadway versions of: To The Bone (Cherry Lane Theatre), Night Sky (Baruch Performing Arts Center) and King Lear (LaMaMa Etc.). His Regional theatre credits include: A Christmas Carol (Portland Stage Company), Henry IV (Repertory Theatre of St. Lewis), and The Hound of Baskervilles (Weston Playhouse).
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Beth is a graduate of Elon University, where she studied acting and stage management. She has since become an accomplished actress in Portland, Maine on stage and in film. Most recently she was seen on stage as Clara in The Lonely Soldier Monologues: Women at War in Iraq, and in Red Stallion Media’s Damnationland film, Driver’s Seat. Notable roles include Laura in The Glass Menagerie, Helena in All’s Well That Ends Well, and work in numerous original plays and short films, such as Through The Door Production’s Trash Talk, Megan Tripaldi’s Bugs, and Jody McColman’s Schrodinger’s Roulette.
The Crew
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The Norman’s are an internationally distributed, award winning horror
film director and writer, best known for their debut feature film, The
Hanover House, which has won 6 awards, including Best Feature Film (HorrorHound
Film Festival) and Best Director
(HorrorQuest Film Festival). It is slated for worldwide distribution
later this fall.
Their short film NATAL was nominated for 10 awards, winning both Best Supernatural Short and Best Actress at the Fear Fete Horror
Film Festival in 2014, before receiving international distribution through
Ruthless Pictures/Image Entertainment in 2015 as part of the anthology film The
Invoking: Paranormal Events, which was presented by Dread Central. Their short film Tickle has recently won Best
Short Film at the Crimson
Screen Horror Film Festival, and continues to tour the festival circuit with 22 official selections, and 9 award nominations.
Outside
the horror genre, Corey has worked for clients such as: Entertainment One, History
Channel, Nova, National Geographic and Discovery. He was an assistant editor on
Nova’s Bioterror, done in
conjunction with the New York Times, which won a Best News and Documentary Emmy
Award. In 2011, he was honored as one of Maine Today Media’s “Forty
Under 40,” for being one of the most influential people in the state of Maine under the age of 40. He was named Runner Up for Educator of the Year by ACTEM in 2014, and Best Maine Filmmaker by
the Portland Phoenix in 2015.
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Heeth Grantham is a producer of adventure documentaries, reality programming and re-enactment dramas. A resident of Portland, Maine, Heeth's work has aired on networks including PBS and Smithsonian Network. The past 2 years Heeth has been producing the hit North Woods Law for Animal Planet, and has relished the opportunity to work in - and learn about - his home state. Prior work includes the marquee limited series Alien Deep with Bob Ballard for National Geographic, and the docu-drama series Dates from Hell for Investigation Discovery. He also worked on Bonfire Films' Tickle... the first time he'd seen his contributions appear on the big screen. An avid SCUBA diver with more than 20 years experience, Heeth especially enjoys projects that take him on - or in - the water.
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Ryan has
brought his film, graphic, and technical talents to bear on projects for
national PBS, History, Smithsonian Channel, Science Channel, SeaWorld Parks
& Entertainment, and the National Park Service, among others. His editing
credits include Mystery Sub and Sputnik Declassified (CINE
Golden Eagle recipient) for PBS science series NOVA, several episodes
of Deep Sea Detectives for History,
the short film Walk On By directed by Lisa Wolfinger, and the
independent documentary feature The Rivals. In 2008 he
collaborated with Watching Place Productions to edit and author Language
Keepers, a seven DVD set funded by the National Science Foundation
to document the endangered Passamaquoddy language.
At the
beginning of 2010 Ryan seized an opportunity to expand into 3D, working with
the Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory at Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution to develop and implement 3D post-production workflows. That fall he
joined Premier Exhibition’s expedition to the wreck of Titanic, consulting on
and operating the shipboard 2D and 3D recording and archival systems. Most
recently, Ryan served as supervising and online editor for several short films for
3net, the new 3D channel by Discovery, Sony and IMAX.
Other Team Members Include:
- Ben Heald (Director of Photography)
- Kenn Gonneville (Director of Photography)
- Sasha Brouillard (Assistant Director)
- Ant Wheeler (1st AC)
- Andrew Painter (2nd AC)
- Daniel Noel (Art Department Supervisor)
- Jessica Bedell (Art Director)
- Joey Morrissette (Gaffer)
- Jack Rohner (Grip)
- Kyle Gravel (Grip)
- Gus Minott (Production Assistant)
- Isaiah Lemay (Production Assistant)
- Joey Hyland (Production Assistant)
Proven Track Record
With your help in the past, we've been able to create these great, award winning films.
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Risks & Challenges
When making a
short film, there is always risks and challenges. For instance, we are not able
so send out the DVD copies of our feature film, The Hanover House, until our
distribution deal is finalized later this month. The incentives are still being
sent out, just not as quickly as we had hoped.
Fortunately, when
creating a short film, you do not have things like distribution deals to keep
you from delivering your product. We have to deliver to HorrorHound Film
Festival by September 11, 2015.
Other Ways You Can Help
If you can't contribute, there are other ways that you can help:
- Help us get the word out and make some noise about our campaign!
- You can also use the Indiegogo share tools to spread the word!