Principal photography part I: Summer shoot 2018
Director Neil Mahoney
Neil setting up a backup camera during the first night shoot
Will and Minnie
Will Sendera plays young Ben and Minnie Giannetti plays young Emily. They were an absolute joy to have on set.
Day 1: night shoot
The Bottle
Real bottle, great label generated by Katie Prest, filled with fake gin for underage actors!
Day 2: The Fight
Day 2 part 2
Maeve and Nico, our talented leads
Please welcome leads Nico Bernstein and Maeve Harten
Ben ... Nico Bernstein
Emily ... Maeve Harten
Synopsis: Ben is on the verge of alcoholism trying to erase a past he can't stop thinking about. He doesn't know why the memories have been so frequent until he finds himself reunited with an old crush, Emily. His friends tell him he's crazy, but he believes they were meant to be and she's the key to putting his life back together. Now if only he can convince her...
Our short film is cast and moving forward!
- Written and directed by Neil Mahoney
- Check the director's Juniper & Lamplight Facebook page for behind the scenes updates.
- Location negotiations and pitch video in progress
- young adult auditions TBD
- tentative: principal photography for kids scenes early August
- tentative: principal photography for adults Oct/Nov.
- Cast notifications were completed on 2/17/2018. Callbacks were on 2/11/2018. 1st round of auditions were on 1/18/2018 and 1/21/2018