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I’m Brian Foyster, the writer and director of the short film THE LAST TAKE. I got my BFA in Acting at SUNY Purchase and I’ve appeared in 34 films, 9 television shows, and 65 stage plays. I’ve written and directed several short films and I’ve written one feature that was stolen and made into a hit movie with sequels. I’m currently developing three television series: one high-concept thriller, one period drama, and one based on THE LAST TAKE. I’m a member of The Actors Studio and I also serve on its Board of Directors.

Action:

Set in Los Angeles in 1965, THE LAST TAKE centers around two movie stars who both got their start in 1935. They fell in love on set but were forced into fake marriages by the studio they were under contract with. After thirty years apart, one is met with tragic news and has only so much time to reach out to the other so they can finally reconcile their long lost love.

Liam Burke as Young Everett and Josh Trant as Young William

THE LAST TAKE is a celebration of love despite all of its obstacles. During Hollywood's golden age gay stars had to lie and hide their true selves if they wanted to succeed. Systematic homophobia, the early years. I want to make this film to finally tell their story, the one they couldn’t tell us. This film’s themes of love, consequence, and regret are timeless and relevant to today, making this story all the more important to be told. Love is love and a great story makes for a great movie.

Where we're at:

We had an amazing five day shoot around Los Angeles and one day of pickup shots with a gorgeous antique car in Beverly Hills:

Brian Foyster, Josh Trant, and Alex Goransson (1st Assistant Camera)
 

Austin Basis (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) as Henry and Richard Fancy (Seinfeld) as Syd

Robert John Burke (Wakanda Forever) as Everett

Alex Goransson as Lars, Melissa Sullivan as Beth, and Yvette Brooks as Alice

The crew with Liam Burke and Josh Trant

Joshua Tendero (Cinematographer), Brian Foyster, and Alex Goransson

Brian Foyster as William

Robert John Burke with Costume Designer Lisa Padovani (Boardwalk Empire, Gotham) and Brian Foyster

What we need:

New funds raised will cover editing, color correction, sound, and music fees. Any amount over our goal will go toward festival fees. I've already put $20,000 of my own money toward the film because I've got skin in the game.

Check out our nifty PERKS as our way of saying thank you for joining our team!

The impact

Here's what people have said about the current rough cut of the film:

"Amazing. Impeccably directed, beautiful production. Extremely well written. My only note is get this film in every top festival!!!" -Peter D.

"Hauntingly beautiful. Just fabulous, excellent. Original, beautifully acted and filmed." -Sile B.

"Gosh, Brian, it's really, really solid, beautiful, gorgeous, and moving. ALL performances are spot on." -Bob B.

"Holy smokes! This is so great! What a heartbreaking, beautifully told love story. Seriously, this is so well done!!!" -Michelle W.

Your contribution to the project will help us take the film out to festivals across the world. The film will then live as a proof of concept that will be pitched to networks for a limited TV series.

All the ways you can help:

If you can contribute to our campaign, THANK YOU! No amount is too small or too big. FYI: It can be tricky to locate the contribution button where you choose your own donation amount. It’s at the end of the perk list!

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Thanks for helping us finish THE LAST TAKE!

Our Amazing Previous Donors:

Kathy Evans Wisner, Carina Goransson, Susan Kate Heaney, Jason Porter, Richard-John Seikaly, Fred Davis, Dey Young, fcljr, Sam Wickham, Biglebeauski, Daniel R. Nehm, Adam Brummond, Michael Lennox, Herbert Schofield, E. Nero Smeraldo, Michael Lander, Emily Boisseau, Mai Yamazaki, Matthew Bessell, Glenn Shelhamer, Farhad Bagheri, Tara M. Westwood, Michael J. Burg, Jennifer Pepperman, Alexandra Metz, Rory Duffy, Nikki Abbadessa, Vince Zangari, Cliff Foyster, Lori Gilliam, Crystal Munson, Jeff Gardner, Black Castle Productions, Christopher Parker, Matt de Ganon, Cindy Dolenc, Josh Neretin, Sam Adelman, Donald Ford, Gregory Davis, Parker Huseby, Katelyn Ann Clark, JD Zeik, Salvatore Jasen Gulotta, Beege Barkette, Conor Weiss, Beth Atkinson, Jeff LeBeau, Elizabeth Logan, Deborah Laufer, Catherine Carlen, Daniel Sackler, Matthew Conlon, David Sylvester, Mel England, Sue Kate Heaney, Sean Serino, Adam Belanoff, Roxy Brusso, Mitch Levine, Christopher Precht, Julie Langsam, Cecelia Specht, Eleanore Miller, Jennifer Pepperman, Russell Platoff, Liz Burnette, Michael Lander, DC Cody, Paulie Midc, Robert Burgos, Sondra Currie, Rafael Cobos, Jeffrey Gimble, Gorby Shih, Martha Senseney, Stella Pulo, Craig Archibald, Benjamin Davis, John Noonan, Gehrig Campbell-Dempsey, Andre Diniz, Cliff Foyster, Davino Buzzotta, Bob Dean, Lynne Gugenheim, Yvette Brooks, Preston Maybank, Tracey Silver, Gena Acosta, Sean O'Connor, Keith Barber, Sam Wickham, Tyson Turrou, Lou53er, Tatyana Yassukovich, Elizabeth Himelstein, Jared Meisler, Lynn Tufeld, Shannon Wilcox, Matthew Walker, Jupp Soetebier, Helen Sanders, Yasmin Ghasiri, Jason Lopez, Matthew Reid, Donna J Early, Jack Heller, Michael J. Burg, Lorry Goldman, Kim Hlavac, Lisa Richards, Robert John Burke, and Robert Clohessy. 

THANK YOU ALL!