''Lost Penny'' is an
independent film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...
drama by
CubeCity Entertainment
CubeCity Entertainment, Inc. is an independent film and theatre production company, based in New York City.
History of CubeCity
CubeCity Entertainment was founded by Roberto Munoz. Originally located in the Niagara Peninsula in Ontario, Canada, ...
, in association with
Curium Films
Curium Films is a Canadian independent film production company, based in St. Catharines, Ontario. The company was founded by Roberto Munoz when he returned to Canada in 2010 after being in New York City.
History of Curium
In 2010, filmmaker Rob ...
. Mann Munoz directed the film and
Roberto Munoz produced. The movie stars Rachael McOwen, Victoria Guthrie, Andrew Roth, Christopher Elliott, Stephen Velichko and Victoria Murdoch. It is partly inspired by ''
Alice in Wonderland
''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...
'' as Penny travels to a mysterious underworld club where she meets an assortment of quirky characters.
Filming took place in the
Niagara region
The Regional Municipality of Niagara, also colloquially known as the Niagara Region or Region of Niagara, is a regional municipality comprising twelve municipalities of Southern Ontario, Canada. The regional seat is in Thorold. It is the southern ...
in August 2014. The filmmakers worked with Broadway Lights Dance Studio of
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2016, it has an area of , 136,803 residents, and a metropolitan population of 406,074. It lies in Southern Ontari ...
, having worked with the studio in the musical ''Job and the Snake''.
The film was screened at the Manhattan Film Festival
(as a festival award winner) and the Niagara Integrated Film Festival where it sold out its screening.
Plot
The film tells the story of a young woman's search for the father she has never met. When Penny (McOwen, of
The Amazing Spider-Man 2) finds a mysterious box that promises to grant her greatest wish, she is transported to an Underworld Club. There she meets Lucien (Elliott). He tells her that to have her wish, she must play the Game and reach "Number One". She encounters a series of quirky characters before coming across a solitary Barefoot Man (Thomas Nelson). He warns her about Lucien. Penny does not know what to believe when Tenshi (Roth) turns up and reveals the sinister secret of the Club. Before Tenshi can help her, Lucien steps in and shows his true self.
Cast
* Rachael McOwen as Penny
* Victoria Guthrie as Penny's mother
* Andrew Roth as Tenshi
* Christopher Elliott as Lucien
* Stephen Velichko as Gadget
* Victoria Murdoch as Fudge
* Melanie Gaydos as Hostess
*
William J Bruce III as Mario "Kingpin" Harris
Film festivals
*
Manhattan Film Festival (winner)
* Niagara Integrated Film Festival
References
External links
''Lost Penny'' website* {{cite web , url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4040984/ , title=''Lost Penny'' , website=IMDb
2010s English-language films
Films directed by Mann Munoz