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A journalist returns home after the death of her father and discovers a mysterious cassette tape describing strange disappearances and mysterious lights appearing in the skies of West Texas. In an effort to connect with the memory of her late father, she sets out on a cross-state road trip to discover the truth.
The Ghost Lights is the culmination of a dream- our first feature film, made during the most challenging year of our lives, during a pandemic, with a crew of 4 people, 10 days, over 1,000 miles from Dallas to Terlingua and back, a new-born at home, and lots of coffee.
The Ghost Lights IS FINISHED FILMING. It's IN THE CAN! Now, we need your help to pay for post-production, the most costly part of the process so far. Help us bring it home!
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HOW YOU CAN HELP!
Post-production?
A fancy film-nerd term for finishing the movie. This includes paying for an original score, sound mixing, color correction, special FX, as well as film festival fees.
Set against the stunning backdrop of Far West Texas, the Ghost Lights features an ethereal collage of sweeping desert landscapes, star-filled skies, and atmospheric ruins. With your help, our stellar team of post-production professionals will make The Ghost Lights shine.
PERKS
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We're offering an incredible array of perks ranging from signed posters, actual props used in the film, creepy vintage tapes containing cryptic messages, to a chance for a REAL-LIFE ENCOUNTER with the ghost lights of West Texas. If you're a fan of paranormal, horror, and science-fiction, this is the mother lode.
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SPECTROGRAPH FILMS
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CAST
Billy Blair as Mario - Robert Rodriquez's Machete, Alita: Battle Angel, Rob Zombie's 3 From Hell
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3046228/
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Katreeva Phillips as Alex - Requiem For A Shallow Heart, A Visitor
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3150242/
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John Francis McCullagh as Arthur - The Accomplice, A Visitor, Forevermore
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PRODUCTION CREW
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Timothy Stevens - writer. director. cinematographer. editor. producer.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5736854/
Timothy Stevens has worked for over a decade in the industry and began his work in television and film shortly after graduating from film school at the University of North Texas. His first professional experience came from the cable network RIDE TV. Timothy has worked nearly every department, beginning first as an editor, then camera operator, and later as a writer and story producer. He now directs and produces scripted and reality television while producing award-winning independent horror and action films. He has also written more than a dozen short and feature screenplays. His goal- to write and direct thrilling and thoughtful horror films.
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John Francis McCullagh - producer.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4486415/?ref_=ttfc_...
John Francis McCullagh has nearly a decade of experience in the film industry. From being a professional actor represented by the Linda McAlister talent agency, working as a fulltime video editor and content producer for Rooster Teeth LLC., to working the sets of the Dallas commercial scene, John Francis has gained experience and insight into film and built key relationships along the way. Currently writing for Shutterstock, his articles focus on action cinema, drawing from his martial arts, stuntman, and directing background. John Francis has also directed and starred in multiple award-winning action short films. He aims to shake up the action film genre with great characters and beautifully shot martial arts action
Kyle Montgomery - camera operator.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5736862/?ref_=ttfc_...
David Sowden - Location Sound. Opera Singer.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3234963/?ref_=fn_al...
Brandon Maahs - composer
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5641944/?ref_=fn_al...
https://brandonmaahs.bandcamp.com
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This is our dream come true. For over a decade, after honing our craft through short films and in the field, we've finally realized our goal of producing a feature film. You can help us cross the finish line.
We made this under incredible challenges. A pandemic that required Covid-19 testing for cast and crew, careful cleaning, and constant vigilance. Our director, Timothy Stevens, had a 5 month old baby at home. Production was paid for out of pocket. In order to keep costs low and minimize risk of exposure, we committed to an insane 10-day schedule (most shoot for 30) with only 4 people (most have 20-100) on set most days, including cast. It was crazy! Would we do it again? Hard to say. Was it worth it? Of course! Now, you can help all this hard work come into the light (pun-intended).
Challenges
Our goal is to have the film totally finished by mid-April 2021 in order meet several important film festival deadlines. That's just ONE MONTH AWAY! We are racing to the finish and every contribution matters.
What if we exceed our goal?
Production for the film was paid for out of pocket from personal savings and any extra money raised will go towards paying that money back.
