Our Story

Who: 

Two Ball State students - Corey Rudell & Andrew Neylon

What: 

The Documentary feature "Me & My Shadow", in which we handcuff ourselves together, mail the key to Ottawa, ON, and spend the next two weeks on a roadtrip to retrieve it.

Where: 

Muncie, Indiana

Charleston, West Virginia

Washington, D.C.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

New York, New York

Toronto, Ontario

Ottawa, Ontario

When: 

We will travel/shoot December 26th, 2011 - January 8th, 2012.

The film will be released summer 2012.

Why:

This is the most ambitious project we could imagine for ourselves as college students. We are two individuals driven towards making art, hoping to make our first foray into feature-length film. We believe this project will allow us to explore aspects of our friendship, our nation(s), and ultimately to examine what it means to be connected to another human being.

The Impact

We will be traveling across nations, visiting capital cities in two major countries in an interesting and humorous way. We'll be exploring national landmarks as well as meeting and interacting with the regular people that define those countries. We want to take that experience and share it with others, a goal which will be impossible without funding. We're two aspiring filmmakers with a top-notch team and college-level resources, we are hoping for outside assistance from those who believe in our dream.

What We Need & What You Get

We need:

Transportation

Fuel

Equipment (mics, cameras, lights, film)

Lodging

Food

Publicity costs

Post-Production

Festival entry fees / transportation costs

What we're doing:

To be completely honest, we're on a limited budget. We're working students and cannot afford to make this film. We're in talks with Ball State University and local businesses to afford some necessities and funding, but it won't be enough. That's why we need you. We're tenacious enough to make this project happen - we just need your contribution to get the ball rolling.

Other Ways You Can Help

Tell your kids.

Tell your wife.

'Cause they makin' this documentary for errybody.

No, seriously. Any publicity would be much appreciated. This film will live and die by word of mouth, and by supplying the right people with the right information. That means we want everybody to know - if you know someone in any media outlet (newspaper, magazine, TV station, etc. - and it's viable within the parameters of our trip) let us know. We need to get the word out.

You can also support us at our Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/MAMShadowMovie and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MeAndMyShadowFilm .

Finally, if you have any questions about us or the project, email us at - meandmyshadowmovie@gmail.com