Thanx everyone for your support during the first phase of funding! The funds will be going towards the editing of the project.

As of April 2, 2012 the second phase of the funding will be underway. These funds will go towards the post cost such as DVD duplication and music.

Please check out new funding page and thank you again!

The cast and crew of Finding Father

Our Story

 Finding Father is a narrative film that approaches the subject of grieving from a child's perspective and how the coming of age character of Dan, struggles with her solution to deal with an adult family problem. Dan�s short introspective journey helps her break through to her father in a way very personal and in the end, becomes more herself.?  The film has been shot and is ready to enter into the preproduction stage. An amazing team of talent has been working on the film including Emmy award winning composer Michael Whalen. 

The Cast:

 Bart Shatto, who plays Father, has been featured in both original Broadway casts of Tony-nominated "The Civil War" and "Dracula" (originating the role of Texan Quincey Morris).  He also played the iconic role of Jean Valjean in both National Tour and Broadway casts of "Les Miserables". Recently, he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for the Ford's Theatre production of "The Civil War"  As a singer, he is a veteran member of the Gold/Platinum selling symphonic progressive rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra. He has performed at Carnegie Hall several times alongside Rosemary Clooney and had the distinguised honor of performing for President Bush at the National theatre along with Maya Angelou, Hal Holbrook and Trsiha Yearwood. His extensive theatre credits include productions at the famed Actors Theatre Of Louisville, Alley Theatre, Ford's Theatre, Barter Theatre and Charlotte Rep. Television credits include:  "Ghost Stories" (Fox Family) , "Guiding Light".  Films: "Sleepless Nights", "Opening Fright and "Riffed"."

 Sabina Demidovich, who plays Dan, has been acting since she was nine years old.  Her first chance came when she booked the lead in �Talk w/ an Angel,� an independent short film by Pittsburgh-based director Lakeeba Coleman.  In this movie, she acts as an arbiter for two troubled men, whoare struggling to make peace with their life on earth.  She also narrated  for a Point Park College student film, �Story of An Astronaut. Besides acting, she is a singer and has taken musical theater training at the Pittsburgh CivicLight Theatre Academy.

 Gianna Lepera, who plays Nelle, made her professional debutoff-off Broadway in Turtle Shell Productions, �Summer Shorties-Sum-ar Not� in August 2009. She went on to star as Susan Walker in the musical version of �Miracle on 34th Street� at the John Engeman Theater in NY, for which she received critical acclaim from the New York Times in November of 2009: �Gianna LePera, the 10-year old who plays Susan, is equally beguiling, displaying adelicate somberness similar to the haunting performance the young Natalie Wood gave in the film.� 

 The Crew:

 Writer/Director: Mark Pricskett? 

 Besides a filmmaker, Mark is an award winning magazine photographer. Mark's photographic visual style of crisp, saturated, and well-composed images are reflected in his first film Kevin's Friend. Kevin's Friend, a  short drama that explores the friendship of a young boy and his mysterious new friend. Kevin's Friend was an official selection at FirstGlance Film Festival Philadelphia 2009, Utopia Film Festival 2010, and Alexandria Film Festival 2009. In 2009, the film was picked up by Indieflix,a partner of Netflix and Microsoft, for distribution.

 Cinematographer: Bunker Seyfert? 

 New York cinematographer Bunker Seyfert has filmed for TV shows on Comedy Central, A&E international, Speed, and truTV.  He has had his work shown on the National Geographic Channel, MTV, BET, The Onion and Fuse.   His documentary work has taken him to the Amazon Jungle, Germany, Jamaica, Mexico and across the US.  The feature film �No Boundaries� he worked on received awards from The Indie Fest, Mexico International Film Festival and White Sands International Film Festival.  His documentaries have received awards from New Hampshire Film Expo and Montezuma film festival.

 Composer: Michael Whalen

 A two-time Emmy� Award winner and 8-time Emmy� Award nominee, New York composer Michael has composed over 550 television scores, show themes, and network IDs for nearly every network in the world. In addition to dozens of feature and short film credits, he has created thousands of commercials tracks for clients such as Coca-Cola, Apple, Disney and Nike. In the USA, he is best-known for the opening theme to ABC's "Good Morning America", music for "The Oprah Winfrey Show", and the daytime drama "As The World Turns".

 Script Analyst: Pilar Alessandra

 Pilar is a sought after teacher and lecturer, she�s traveled the world teaching screenwriting and is in high demand at major writing conferences and film festivals. ?Pilar started her career in film as a script reader for Amblin Entertainment. With the formation of DreamWorks, she became Senior Story Analyst and a reader liaison between the studio and Robert Zemeckis's company, ImageMovers. The Robert Evans Company, Cineville Entertainment, Handprint Entertainment and Saturday Night Live Studios also sought her expert script analysis out, and work at Interscope Communications led her to a position as Senior Story Analyst Radar Pictures. ?In 2001 she started her own company, "On the Page," and in 2004 opened the On the Page Writers Studio in Sherman Oaks, California.

The Impact

 The story in Finding Father itself is fictitious but much factual research has  been done into the dynamics of a father and daughter relationship after the passing of the mother for this film. The story is culled from various true stories and in-person interviews with people who have gone through similar grieving experiences as well as books about grieving from a husband and father�s perspective.

 Although the film touches on the timely issues such as Breast Cancer, unemployment and grief, the story is about a girl�s coming of age. It�s about having a voice and  confronting a very serious family problems. There are many adult challenges that children are sometimes faced with and this film deals with some of those challenges.

 According to the Internet Movie Database, only 6 out of 1.7 million films from 1888 to the present have a theme of a child living with a widower father from the child�s perspective.

 Finding Father is a film that although is dramatic and artistic, it is approachable and relatable. This film hopes to touch it�s audience by showing a story honest in its emotion and in its ability to creatively express the confusion of a young girl, dealing with big issues.

 Finding Father is looking to have success in worldwide film festivals and in short film distributor catalogues including IndieFlix. It will also look to have an audience with those who are facing issues presented in the film through more selected distribution.

What We Need & What You Get

 All donations go towards the production costs of the film. Please check the "perks" list !

Other Ways You Can Help

 Finding Father is an important film that reflects life situations that many children today deal with. If you feel you can get Finding Father the attention of certain markets and organizations, I would love to hear from you.

contact Mark Pricskett at locomojofoto@inbox.com