Our Story

What have we done?

When Peter, a socially-conscious college professor, leaves a political rally addressing the zombie epidemic, he never expects to be confronted by his own tag-along zombie who holds a single clue to his fate. Follow along as Peter pieces together what exactly he has done in this alternate reality where zombies embody the ultimate social stigma.

Based on the short story from Hugo-award winning author Will McIntosh and from multi-award winning director James Kicklighter (The Car Wash, Di Passaggio), Followed features the American debut of actor Erryn Arkin ("Home and Away," "CIA: Crime Investigation Australia") as Peter, Edith Ivey (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) as Jackie, Sylvia Boykin (The Tenant) as Jenna, and it introduces San Francisco's Abigail de los Reyes as Asian Girl.

Recent accomplishments at JamesWorks Entertainment include:

       The Indie Award of Merit (Land of Higher Peace), 2011 Indie Competition

       Documentary in Competition (Land of Higher Peace), 2011 Macon Film Festival

       Best Drama (The Car Wash), 2010 Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival

       Audience Choice Award (The Car Wash), 2010 National Film Festival for Talented Youth

       Accolade Award of Merit (Theater of the Mind), 2009 Accolade Competition

       Screeners, 2009 International Documentary Association Distinguished Feature Award

We privately raised more than $10,000 to complete production on the film.

We have a great track record with film festivals, screening in every region of the country, and we strongly believe that this project will get a warm reception on the film festival circuit this year. As recently as this month, we have been informed that three of our projects were accepted in the Macon Film Festival, a record for us and the festival. What this means for you is that when we make a movie, we get them finished and we send them out for audiences to see.

This project in particular is special because it will be our calling card for investors who are looking to back our first feature-length narrative film. Followed is our most ambitious project yet, with an impressive lineup of talented cast and crew members.

JamesWorks Entertainment is a small but stable production company on a steady path toward a solid career in filmmaking. We want our investors to know that we carefully consider all of our production costs, as well as creative decisions, to put out the best product possible.

Because we secured the right cast and crew with a limited time frame to shoot Followed, we took a business gamble and begin production with only $10K of our $15K budget raised. As the buzz accumulates around our film, we offer a unique opportunity for potential investors. But don't just take our word for it:

Press Interviews and Media
A small sampling, visit http://jameskicklighter.com/news for more

Director James Kicklighter was interviewed by Jonathan W. Hickman of The Daily Film Fix

Filming on Followed was picked up by the AP Newswire

The Beverly Hills Courier has covered post-production

This "Top 10 Things I Learned" blog was written on the San Francisco Chronicle website

The Macon Telegraph wrote an extensive article about production

Movie Director New Movie with WJCL's Jenifer Andrews

What We Need & What You Get

Cost Reimbursements / $2350

In order to bridge the budget gaps and proceed with production, director James Kicklighter put $1600 on his personal credit card to ensure that the principle cast and crew were placed in hotel rooms ($1450). He also purchased two Firewire 800 hard drives for Digital Image Transfer during production ($300), and secured the rights to Essie Jain's "Glory" for the end of the film ($600).

Music Composition, Recording, and Mixing / $1000

In our fourth collaboration with composer Bruce Kiesling, he is utilizing a child's voice as part of the haunting score. As the Conductor of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles at the LA Philharmonic, he has unique experience working with kids.

Promotional Costs / $650

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Assistant Editor / $500

Kurt Pierce, our sound designer and recorder, is currently assistant editing the film by syncing the separately recorded audio with Greta in New York. While at the Savannah College of Art and Design, he won the SCADemy Award for best undergraduate sound design. Currently, he is interning at a major audio post-production house in New York City.

Festival Submission Costs / $500