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FILMS IN PRODUCTION
| A Kelleystein & Hector's Spite Production | |
| of a Vance Sloane film | |
| Girth McDürchstein's The Hedge | |
| Directed and Produced by | Vance Sloane |
| Screenplay by | Matthew Phillips & Vance Sloane |
| Based upon the stageplay by | Girth McDürchstein |
| And the nonfiction diary El Labertino de los Diablos by | José Barrenechea & Beatrice Sparks |
| Executive Producers |
Jonathan Devon Robert Hutton Marni Philipps Matthew Phillips |
| Music Composed, Arranged, and Produced by | Girth McDürchstein |
| Cinematographer | Remy Goldstein |
| Editor | Vance Sloane (A.C.E.) |
| And the nonfiction diary El Labertino de los Diablos | by José Barrenechea & Beatrice Sparks |
| Cast (in order of appearance) | |
| Hotel Manager | John Davis |
| Bellhop | Carl Loutan |
| Girth McDürchstein | Matthew Phillips |
| Young Girth McDürchstein | Charlie Maxwell |
| Mother | Anna Lexington |
| Father | Peter McMartin |
| Neighbor's Boy | Billy Chalmers |
| Female Companion | Margo Atwater |
| Stripping Girl in Window | Carlita Fañuela |
| Homeowners |
Carl Davenport Nicholas H. Kaplan D.J. Koko Marni Philipps Vance Sloane |
| Blonde Girl | Vanessa Anderson |
| Redheaded Girl | Jennifer Lawstone |
| Examined Girl | Bebe Parker |
| Red, Spiked Demon | Tom Johnson |
| Blue-Green Demon | Jake Peters |
| College Girls |
Vanessa Anderson Carlita Fañuela Jennifer Lawstone Bebe Parker |
| Girth's Roommate | Carl Davenport |
| The One | Margo Atwater |
| Sales Manager | Tom Johnson |
| Gregor's Sister | Margo Atwater |
| Boarders |
Nicholas H. Kaplan Rutherford "Jam" Malone Jake Peters |
| The Hired Companion | Margo Atwater |
| The Judge | Peter McMartin |
| Police Officer | Rutherford "Jam" Malone |
| Unit Production Manager | Mary Keller |
| Assistant Director | Wilson Hauptmann |
| Costume Designer & Makeup Artist | Cynthia Lowenstein |
| Production Designer & Location Scout | George Hutton |
| Music Editor | Carlos Ueberschaer |
| Special Optical & Digital Effects | Bruce Greenfield |
| Special Thanks | |
| Illinois Film Office | |
| Chicago Film Office | |
| The City of Chicago (Richard M. Daley, Mayor) | |
| Abysmal Crucifix | |
| The Conquistadors | |
| Tachyon | |
| The Whisky-a-Go-Go (Los Angeles, California) | |
| Cook County Sheriff's Department & Chicago Police Department | |
| West Bucktown Neighborhood Association & Residents of Wabansia Avenue (for their patience and cooperation) | |
| Columbia College Chicago | |
| Cutters, 515 N. State Street, 25th floor | |
| Chicago Recording Company, 232 E. Ohio St. | |
| Lexie at CRC, Cindy at Cutters | |
| Approx. 100 minutes, Color, Hi-Definition Digital Video (16:9 Widescreen), Stereo, 2006 | |
| Filmed entirely on location in Chicago, Illinois | |
| Logline: Reflections of his troubled past drive an unsuccessful rocker to insanity and murder. | |
| Plot Summary: Girth McDürchstein, lead singer/songwriter/lead guitarist of heavy metal rockers Abysmal Crucifix, finally hits the screen in this searing adaptation of his moderately successful stage production of the group's 2002 concept album, "The Hedge." Featuring a cast comprised largely of its original stage actors, "The Hedge" tells the story of a fictionalized Girth McDürchstein, a rocker embittered by his lack of success in art and love, who over the course of one evening finds himself driven to murder. | |
| Trivia: | |
| Many cast members are colleagues of star Matthew Phillips. These include Margo Atwater (Girth's real-life wife and, more recently, the bass player for his band, Abysmal Crucifix) in the pivotal role of The One, Carl Davenport (long-time friend and sometimes drummer) as Girth's college roommate and a frightened suburban homeowner, Jam Malone (Abysmal Crucifix's keyboardist and arranger) as a boarder during the "Metamorphosis" fantasy and a police officer at the very end, Little Riffs Nicky (Abysmal Crucifix's rhythm guitarist) as another boarder, Miami spinner D.J. Koko as a frightened homeowner, and heavy-metal band The Conquistador in the front row during the concert sequence. | |
| The "zombie rushing" sequence at the end was shot over the course of three nights on Roosevelt Road in downtown Chicago, Illinois. As it was one of the last sequences shot and by this time much of the budget had been spent, permits to block traffic were deemed prohibitively expensive and director Vance Sloane found volunteers to block intersections with their own cars and pretend to be plainclothes policemen in unmarked vehicles. He also asked his assistant director and cinematographer to pose as county surveyors to gain access to shoot from a nearby elevated train platform. | |
| Originally filmed in 2003, the budget was so tight that only principal photography could be completed. Without money for reshoots or post-production (e.g., editing, visual effects, sound), the raw footage sat on the shelf for over two years before Vance Sloane personally financed the editing of a rough cut. | |
Title: Horseshoes (45-60-minute short)
Logline: As the night wears on, an extended-family reunion gets out of control as liquor flows, old wounds are rehashed, family secrets are revealed.
Writer: Don Carnahan
Director: Don Carnahan
Producer: William H. Carnahan, Tommy Campbell, Joe McDonough, Vance Sloane (executive)
Estimated Budget: $15,000
Title: The Dying of the Light (10-minute short)
Logline: A cancer-stricken woman fights her fate with tragic results.
Writer: Wallace Cowgill
Director: Sarah Goss
Producer: Vance Sloane (executive), Mary Keller (executive)
Estimated Budget: $1000
Title: A-Twirlin' (5-minute short)
Logline: Experimental short about a young girl discovering severe depression.
Writer: Gina Robello
Director: Gina Robello
Producer: Vance Sloane
Estimated Budget: $1000
Title: Through the Valley (10-minute short)
Logline: Slice-of-life about a 19th-century homesteader.
Writer: Billy Olmstead
Director: Billy Olmstead
Producer: Vance Sloane (executive), Mary Keller (executive)
Estimated Budget: $15,000
Title: Weakling (10-minute short)
Logline: An eight-year-old boy feels persecuted by school bullies and strives to toughen up.
Writer: Billy Olmstead
Director: Sarah Goss
Producer: Sarah Goss, Vance Sloane (executive)
Estimated Budget: $2000
Title: Las Cruces (20-minute short)
Logline: A poor couple passing through Las Cruces, New Mexico, fears they might be pregnant. They both deal with the ramifications of this in their own abusive ways.
Writer: Wade Forsythe
Director: Gina Robello
Producer: Vance Sloane (executive), Mary Keller (executive)
Estimated Budget: $5000
Title: The Greenstone Sex Academy (for Girls) (45-minute short)
Logline: A 12-year-old girl has her sexual awakening when she is sent to an all-girls school in Vermont.
Writer: Sarah Goss
Director: Sarah Goss
Producer: Sarah Goss
Estimated Budget: $15,000
Title: New Wilke (30-minute short)
Logline: A suburban office worker's alienation drives her to suicide.
Writer: Vance Sloane
Director: Vance Sloane
Producer: Vance Sloane, Mary Keller
Estimated Budget: $15,000
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