A Feature Film Project
LOGLINE
A volunteer fireman must choose between facing his demons, or fleeing to the comfort of a new life as an attorney, while a monstrous wildfire threatens to consume his hometown.
GRIM Reality
Wildfires in California have increased with alarming frequency and devastating scope -- and they will continue on this path into the unseen future. Volunteer firefighters make up 70% of our nation's firefighting force, and 30% of California's. Many of these "citizen" first responders are the ones on the front lines of these destructive wildfires.
CHARACTERS
MATT CANNON, 36
ESMERALDA VILLALOBOS, 32
WINSTON CANNON, 60's
Matt is a life-saver. Army Ranger medic, LAFD, and volunteer fire captain. Fearless. Poster boy for first-responder hero. And smart. Really smart. Did law school at night while saving lives and putting out fires. Works for an environmental law firm -- but you can't take the life-saver out of the man. It's always there. He can't run from i
Matt is a life-saver. Army Ranger medic, LAFD, and volunteer fire captain. Fearless. Poster boy for first-responder hero. And smart. Really smart. Did law school at night while saving lives and putting out fires. Works for an environmental law firm -- but you can't take the life-saver out of the man. It's always there. He can't run from it, though he tries in order to bury the guilt he feels about not being able to save the life of his own mother...
WINSTON CANNON, 60's
ESMERALDA VILLALOBOS, 32
WINSTON CANNON, 60's
Matt's bad-ass dad. Current Chief of the Grey Hawk Volunteer F.D. Also head of the town council. Brave and principled, but with an ornery side. Patient, but not afraid to mix it up with a bad dog. Loves his sons, but maybe asks too much of them at times.
ESMERALDA VILLALOBOS, 32
ESMERALDA VILLALOBOS, 32
ESMERALDA VILLALOBOS, 32
A spunky cop in tiny Grey Hawk, and Matt's "ex." Still plenty of sparks between them, though she has her own dreams which didn't quite line up with Matt's desire to make the move to big-city lawyer. She's no-nonsense, but loyal, smart and kind.
LYNDON CANNON, 33
STANLEY GLADSTONE, 50
STANLEY GLADSTONE, 50
Matt's tortured younger brother, still wracked with grief, anger and blame for his mom's death. Wallows in self-destructive behavior, including heavy drinking. Also on the volunteer fire department. Lyndon feels inferior to Matt, and therefore resents his older bro for that.
STANLEY GLADSTONE, 50
STANLEY GLADSTONE, 50
STANLEY GLADSTONE, 50
A corrupt and greedy developer, who wants what he wants, no matter who gets hurt. Will even resort to murder to get those in his way, out of his way. But he has about half of Grey Hawk supporting his newest construction project, dangerous and reckless as it is, as it will bring jobs and money to a struggling town.
PITTMAN, 40's
STANLEY GLADSTONE, 50
PITTMAN, 40's
A thug that goes by one (very appropriate) name. He's Gladstone's "pit bull" enforcer. An ex-soldier/ex-con who likes to hurt people.
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
KELLY PAULSON, 25
KELLY PAULSON, 25
KELLY PAULSON, 25
Ambitious, energetic, and caring. The consummate first-responder. A born leader. Her "day job" is as waitress at town's lone restaurant. She's going places.
RUDY BUCK, 55
KELLY PAULSON, 25
KELLY PAULSON, 25
Grey Hawk's police chief. Not like anybody else wanted the job. Wishy-washy. Likes to remain 'Switzerland" in town disputes. But deep down has the ability to change for the better.
JADE REESE, 28
KELLY PAULSON, 25
JADE REESE, 28
Super-smart, well-heeled lawyer. A perfect match for Matt, in theory; but depends on the path he commits to. Right now, it's up in the air, though they def dig each other.
CONCEPT PHOTOS
THE team
Writer/Director: GARRETT CLANCY
VFX Supervisor: NABIL SCHIANTARELLI
Writer/Director: GARRETT CLANCY
Garrett is currently Chief of the Bell Canyon Volunteer Wildland Fire Department, a U.S. Army veteran, and is also an award-winning writer and filmmaker. His documentary feature Crazy Cat Lady, which he wrote/produced/directed, won Best Documentary at Golden Gate International Film Fest, Best Professional Documentary at the Real to Reel
Garrett is currently Chief of the Bell Canyon Volunteer Wildland Fire Department, a U.S. Army veteran, and is also an award-winning writer and filmmaker. His documentary feature Crazy Cat Lady, which he wrote/produced/directed, won Best Documentary at Golden Gate International Film Fest, Best Professional Documentary at the Real to Reel International Film Fest, Best U.S. Documentary at The Oaks FIlm Fest, Best Director at the Malta Film Fest, Best Producer at both Barcelona International Film Fest and Madrid Art Film Festival, as well as several other awards.
He wrote/directed/produced the festival-winning feature film, Lake of the Woods (aka Cold Ones), starring C. Thomas Howell, Kim Darby and Geoffrey Lewis, wrote the children’s film, Scooter Kidz, and co-wrote the film Newcomers, starring Chris Evans, Kate Bosworth and Paul Dano. His first film as writer/director was Detonator for Roger Corman, and starred Scott Baio and Charlene Tilton. He was a co-producer the festival-winning feature, Getting Grace, and producer on the family feature, Amazed by You. His stage play Steamers was an L.A. Weekly pick-of-the-week, and his short play, "The Weight," was awarded at the Edward Albee Last Frontier Theater Conference. His short story, “Historical Insignificance” was a finalist for and won the Reader’s Choice award for the Warren Adler Short Story Contest. He holds an M.F.A. degree in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California School of Cinema/Television.
Producer: CHRISTIAN DE GALLEGOS
VFX Supervisor: NABIL SCHIANTARELLI
Writer/Director: GARRETT CLANCY
Film distribution veteran Christian de Gallegos is currently producing a slate of elevated genre films tailored for global audiences. He is in post on horror thriller THE PORTRAIT starring Ryan Kwanten, Marc-Paul Gosselaar and Oscar nominee Virginia Madsen, and in pre-production on action bonanza SHOWDOWN AT THE ODESSA starring Oscar nomi
Film distribution veteran Christian de Gallegos is currently producing a slate of elevated genre films tailored for global audiences. He is in post on horror thriller THE PORTRAIT starring Ryan Kwanten, Marc-Paul Gosselaar and Oscar nominee Virginia Madsen, and in pre-production on action bonanza SHOWDOWN AT THE ODESSA starring Oscar nominee Terrence Howard and action legend Dolph Lundgren.
Over his seventeen year career in the film industry, De Gallegos has represented over one hundred films. Titles include Oscar winner The Hurt Locker, Oscar nominated Dallas Buyers Club, Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon, William Friedkin’s Killer Joe, Stephen King’s Cell and Werner Herzog’s Salt & Fire.
VFX Supervisor: NABIL SCHIANTARELLI
VFX Supervisor: NABIL SCHIANTARELLI
VFX Supervisor: NABIL SCHIANTARELLI
With over 20 years of experience in the visual effects industry, Nabil has worked at major studios such as Industrial Light and Magic (George Lucas), Digital Domain (James Cameron), and Bad Robot (JJ Abrams) to help create visually-stunning films such as Terminator: Dark Fate, War for the Planet of the Apes, Star Trek Beyond, Star Wars: E
With over 20 years of experience in the visual effects industry, Nabil has worked at major studios such as Industrial Light and Magic (George Lucas), Digital Domain (James Cameron), and Bad Robot (JJ Abrams) to help create visually-stunning films such as Terminator: Dark Fate, War for the Planet of the Apes, Star Trek Beyond, Star Wars: Episode VII, Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Oscar Winner Argo, Oscar winner Hugo, Spider-Man 3 and many others. He is a graduate of Loyola Marymount's film program.