W H I T E C L O U D S
(Written & Directed by: Andrew T. Barrie)
About
White Clouds is the Kickstarter funded short film directed by Andrew T. Barrie and produced by Gary Mazeffa and Paul Curtis. With a running time of 17 minutes, White Clouds is our entry into the 2017 short film festival circuit.
Synopsis
White Clouds is the story of a Mark Allen (played by Cody Heckber), a young professional who is struggling to find his identity and purpose in life. He finds his reason through his girlfriend Laney (played by Delaney Hathaway) when even through life biggest challenges, she never leaves his side.
When his estranged father (played by John Carver) is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Mark tries to help him out by having his father, Scott, move in with him. Underestimating his circumstances, Mark tries to reconnect with his father to find out why he was never there for him. In the end, Mark learns to accept himself even when he doesn't get all the answers.
TESTIMONIALS
"HAVING BEEN A CAREGIVER TO MY MOTHER IN A SIMILAR SITUATION, THIS FILM REALLY TOUCHED ME."
"WOW THAT WAS AMAZING! I WATCHED WITH MY 14 YEAR OLD. TEARS AT THE END. GREAT FILM."
"SUCH AN AMAZING FILM! THE ACTING WAS PHENOMENAL! THIS WILL BE ABLE TO TOUCH A LOT OF PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT MAY BE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING. THIS FILM REALLY BRINGS AN AWARENESS ABOUT DEMENTIA AND THE SIGNS AND WHAT CAN HAPPEN AND THAT'S GREAT. NOT MANY FILMS SHOWCASE THIS. ALL IN ALL AN AMAZING FILM. "
Cast
Cody Heckber
Cody has spent time both behind and in front of the camera. Seasons is his biggest film to date. Cody is playing the lead role as Mark Allen.
John Carver
John has performed many major roles in more than fifty main stage productions, four films and three commercials. John is playing the role of Scott Allen, Mark Allen's estranged father who is diagnosed with Alzheimers.
Delaney Hathaway
Delaney has had two major roles in the independent films, one in a feature length movie, and another in a small mini series. Delaney is currently playing the role as the Mark Allen's girlfriend in Seasons.
Crew
Andrew T. Barrie
Andrew was the writer and director of Seasons. He currently resides in Naples with his wife Kathryn. Andrew loves filmmaking and is looking forward to competing in this year's festival circuit.
Paul Curtis
Paul was the producer and cinematographer for Seasons. He currently resides in Zionsville and is probably looking for another big project.
Amy Gossman
Amy was the assistant director for Seasons. She recently moved out to LA to pursue her dream in film.
Anwar Eaton
Anwar was the audio engineer for Seasons and he currently resides in Indianapolis.
In Association with Q2 Films
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Gary Mazeffa, Producer
In Association with Q2 Films
Gary Mazeffa, Producer
It all started with his father’s Argus C2 35 mm rangefinder camera. At the age of nine photography captured Gary’s imagination and began his lifelong fascination with the art and science of photography and filmmaking.
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Gary had the fortune of experiencing and working within the dramatic changes from light-reactive chemicals to electronic photodetectors, from slides and transparencies, to terabytes of storage space and CG.
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While pursuing a successful career in business outsourcing and ecommerce, Gary remains committed to the pursuit of capturing the essence of life through music videos, screenplays and still photography.
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He is currently in an active role as film Producer and with the creation and development of Q2 Films. The focus of this fulltime endeavor is toward utilizing the beautiful southwest Florida location in Naples as a base for a select number of coming of age shorts. The first one in preproduction is “No Way of Knowing”. Scheduled shooting is slated for summer of 2018 in Naples with an anticipated release by early 2019.
