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written and directed by Matt Tory. It premiered in 2016 at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, before being released by

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on February 14, 2017.

Synopsis

When egotistical student

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Stevphen Bixby wants to make a movie for his town's

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, cameras look "behind the scenes" as he rounds up his friends - and some bystanders - to help make his masterpiece: a movie that blends together all the greatest films ever made.

Cast

* Matt Tory as Stevphen Bixby, an inept college student who considers himself the next

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. * Jordan Hopewell as Donny, a socially awkward neighbor and lifelong best friend of Stevphen. * Zack Slort as Leonard, a local

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. * Anne Crockett as Jessica, Donny's sarcastic cousin. * Jonathan Holmes as Garth, an old friend of Stevphen's who gets roped into helping out. * Matt Silver as Curtis, a film student who Stevphen considers his arch nemesis. * Josiah Finnamore as Kurtis, the thief. * Valerie Tory as Stevphen's Mother.

Production

The film was shot over the summer of 2014 in

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on an estimated budget of $1,000. When asked about the inspiration behind the film, Tory cited his childhood spent making movies in the backyard with his friends. "I wanted to tell a story about the 'grab-a-video-camera-and-your-friends-and-shoot-in-the-backyard' phase of making movies that all budding filmmakers go through before they move to Hollywood," he told Movie Paradise.

Release

The film had its World Premiere at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival in

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on September 24, 2016, where it won the Triangle Award. It continued on to screen at the Davis International Film Festival in

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on October 14, 2016, where it won the award for Best Young Filmmaker. The film was distributed and released by Indie Rights and released on

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and Blu-Ray on February 14, 2017.

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 4136534 2016 films American comedy films 2016 comedy films American mockumentary films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films