Independent Michigan filmmakers showcase community with premiere event
Novi, MI – Livonia based, SuperHouse Pictures is hosting a premiere event on Saturday, February 27, 2010, at the Novi Town Center 8,
26085 Town Center Drive, Novi, MI, 48375. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the screenings are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Everyone
is invited to attend and support Michigan’s growing film industry. The program will feature five short films created by Michigan film makers: Baby Daddy’s Girl, Penny’s from Heaven, Nevaeh’s Message, The Making of Daughter? (Documentary) and How to Feel in America
Today.
In 2003, before the influx of Hollywood productions became
commonplace in Michigan, SuperHouse Pictures was established by Gregory Morrison, Shane Sevo and Joe Wells. With modest beginnings, SuperHouse
Pictures has grown from three guys with a camera to a community rich with talent and creativity. The team’s efforts were
recognized last summer by Crain’s Detroit Business’, on-line Detroit
Make It
Here, when the production company was featured in an article
highlighting their success. “We don’t just make movies, we nurture
relationships, cultivate material, and create opportunities.” said Morrison.
Lawrence J. Straughen, a supporting actor from the trio’s 2005 short
film project, Funnel Face: The Musical, returned to explore writing
opportunities with the SuperHouse sponsored, Project Lightstand.
Designed to cultivate screenplays for film production, Project
Lightstand
was launched in the winter of 2006. The premiere event boasts 4 scripts written by Project Lightstand alumni.
Project Lightstand is a workshop and a sounding board for ideas. It
keeps me focused and creates deadlines. Lightstand is a great resource
for writers, said Straughen. The Novi Town Center 8 screening of
Penny’s from Heaven and Baby Daddy’s Girl, were both penned by Mr.
Straughen as SuperHouse entries for the 48 Hour National Film
Challenge, a contest with required script components and a grueling
production schedule. The SuperHouse team has received numerous awards, but in
2008, Baby Daddy’s Girl received national attention with a Best
Picture nomination.
Melissa Kerley, director and screenwriter of Nevaeh’s Message,formed
her own production company, Generation Courage, in 2005. Ms.
Kerley had wrapped production on her first film, Learning to Fly and
learned of SuperHouse, through an actor common to both. The first collaboration came in 2006 with the short film, Who’s Jumping? “I brought
a feminine touch to the boys club.” said Kerley. Generated through
Project Lightstand, her script tells the story of a videographer on the
hunt for a rare albino deer, who falls prey to her past and the hauntings of a child.
The documentary, The Making of Daughter? is a behind the scenes look at
the production of the gritty family drama. Jeremy Salo and his
company, CLV Productions, brought the script and documentary to life,
but Salo’s involvement with Project Lightstand brought the Daughter? script to paper. A second script, iTeen, originating through
Project Lightstand, has recently wrapped principle photography.
The short film, How To Feel In America Today will also be screened. In
2008, Joe and Nicole Wells began working on an experimental film
project. “We wanted to create a film that freed us from the constraints
of traditional film making, developing a process that focused on
acting and cinematography.” said Mr. Wells. The movie deals with
abortion and adoption. It empowers the viewer to see this divisive issue
through new eyes.
The short films featured at the Novi screening are all encompassed
under the SuperHouse umbrella. They do make movies, but there is a
story behind every relationship nurtured, script cultivated and
opportunity created to make Michigan’s independent film community shine
a
spotlight on SuperHouse for their premiere event.
Contacts:
Shane Sevo
Founder & Producer, SuperHouse Pictures
(734) 513-5409
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Greg Morrison
Founder & Director, SuperHouse Pictures
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Lawrence J. Straughen
26341 Wexford
Warren, MI 48091
586-556-1194
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Melissa Kerley
938 Brighton Lake Rd
Brighton,MI,48116
(810) 923-6081
Generation Courage LLC.
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Jeremy Salo
Producer/Cinematographer/Editor CLV Productions, LLC
(248) 207-3056
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Joe and Nicole Wells
(734) 261-0920
Co-Directors
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