LA FOCUS - Future Boyfriend
A short film about falling in love in the wrong space time continuum.
Watch Future Boyfriend here:
Length: 12 min
Director: Ben Rock
Producer: Emily Bell, Ron Morehouse
Writer: A. Vincent Ularich
Writer: A. Vincent Ularich is a screenwriter and playwright based in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the co-founder and artistic director of Science Fiction Theatre Company
Director: Ben Rock served as Production Designer on The Blair Witch Project, which led to creating three Blair-related TV specials and online campaigns for Audi, Sony Pictures, USA Networks, and HBO
Ron Morehouse (Producer/Actor): Ron is a familiar face to TV audiences. Having guest starred on over a dozen TV shows and appearing in 50 national commercials, Ron is an active member of the Los Angeles theatre scene.
Emily Bell (Producer/Actor): Minnesota native Emily Bell is an actress and improvisor. Her podcast “Girlz in the ‘Wood,” where she interviews guests about their adventures living and working in Hollywood, is nearing its 100th episode.
French Stewart (Actor): French is best known for his role as Harry Solomon on the 1990s sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. He is a company member of the LA-based theatre Sacred Fools and can currently been seen on the sitcom Mom.
Looking for (producers, sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists):Yes
Funders: Kick-Starter
Made in association with: Bell-House Productions (Owners-Emily Bell and Ron Morehouse)
Release date: World Premiere (Tribeca Film Festival April 16th, 2016)
Where can I watch it at the film festival or in the next month? on June 5th (12:30pm/Mann's Chinese Theatre) at Dances With Films, June 20th at Filmquest Film Festival...more festival announcements coming soon.
Congratulations! Why did you make your film?
We met doing Future Boyfriend as a short play at the 1st Annual Science Fiction Play Festival in Los Angeles, which is now in its third year. Soon after opening night, people started to comment on what a great concept for a TV series or film the show would be and we decided to shoot it as a short. We launched a Kick Starter and raised our money in the first 5 days. The whole thing has been a whirlwind and there is a whole lot more to come from Future Boyfriend.
Imagine I’m a member of the audience. Why should I watch this film?
Future Boyfriend is a romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist. It has a unique message about love and what someone will do to see that love fulfilled. It has rather unique circumstances on which these themes are played out on. You think you are watching a simple romantic comedy and then we turn it on its head.
How do personal and universal themes work in your film?
This film touches on the theme of love, specifically the boundaries of love. It asks if a person should risk everything for their loved one, even if it means that person would no longer know them? It also touches on the subject of age and love. Are we ever too old to be loved romantically?
How have the script and film evolved over the course of their development and production?
Well, Future Boyfriend started out as a 25 minute short play. Our writer, A. Vincent Ularich, had the daunting task of trimming it down to a 12 minute movie. We went through lots of drafts and edit sessions to make sure the story still had the same impact as the play, but without sacrificing anything for time sake.
What type of feedback have you received so far?
It's been amazing. We were listed as one of the top 8 shorts that were shown at Tribeca by PopOptiq as well as one of the most notable films by starpulse.com. We've just started our festival run, but after premiering at Tribeca we have screened at Sci-Fi London, DWF, Filmquest, and a big one we can't wait to announce soon.
What are you looking to achieve by having your film more visible on www.wearemovingstories.com?
We're honored to have the opportunity to share a story that moves people and are looking forward to spreading it to many others via wearmovingstories.com. We'd also love to investigate the possibility of taking Future Boyfriend to the next level as a series or feature film and are looking forward to speaking with interested parties who may see the film.
Who do you need to come on board (producers, sales agents, buyers, distributors, film festival directors, journalists) to amplify this film’s message?
Directors, buyers and/or writers
What type of impact and/or reception would you like this film to have?
We love the response we've received from audiences so far. Many have said Future Boyfriend made them both laugh and cry. We hope to continue making people laugh and feel moved by a love that knows no space-time continuum boundaries.
What’s a key question that will help spark a debate or begin a conversation about this film?
What would you do if you had the chance to change your destiny?
What are the key creatives developing or working on now?
We are all looking to bring Future Boyfriend to either a scripted episodic TV show, or a feature film. The response for our little movie has been overwhelming and we've been approached by a number of people who interested in helping us develop it further!
We are also developing a webseries we hope to shoot later this summer.