Fools by Martin Walker

Wednesday, September 06, 2006


Getting this movie out of pre-production has been one long and winding road. Christine and I attended a breakfast back in March hosted by The Producer's Guild of America. It was a great networking event. The panel consisted of the producers from Crash, Broke Back Mountain, Capote and Walk The Line (hopefully I'm not forgetting anyone). All those films spent years (7 for Crash) in pre-production. It gave us hope that our little micro budget, digital film with no recognizable actors could one day see the light of day, make its way to a few prestigious festivals and maybe, just maybe get nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

We have a pool of very talented actors, a great cinematographer, Leah Anova, and a ton of friends who've offered to be part of the crew. We have so many people rooting for us, and that makes me determined to make Love 10 to 1. BUT, we have no $$$.

Christine and I have bonded a great deal thanks to our hiking group, The Canyon Nymphs. It's basically a small group of women who take to the mountains on the weekend. Kristina, Karen & karina are also regular members. Those hikes inspire me to visualize my dreams as I struggle to climb up. The thing that keeps me going is thinking happy thoughts about our little movie.

On Saturday, I'm spending the day with a potential producer, we'll see how that goes. In the mean time, keep sending good thoughts, wishes and karma our way.

Lucy
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About The Three Shorts

Christine Le wrote and directed the 1st story Love 10 to 1.
The first story explores the life of a 29-year-old virgin, Jenny, who desperately wants to lose her virginity before her 30th birthday. As she encounters one loser after another on dates, Jenny pines after her boss, Dustin. While at her grandmother’s retirement home, Jenny learns a powerful lesson from her grandmother about sex and the meaning of life.


Christine Le (right) directs Shireen Nomura Mui (Jenny) & Justin Klosky (Jim).

Lucy Rodriguez wrote and directed Love Song.
The second story revolves around Shane, the lead singer of the L.A. rock band, Dirty Virgin. Shane has her pick of admirers but it’s her roommate Dustin she wants to be with. Shane confesses her feelings on Jackie and Jared’s show but when Dustin meets Cali, Shane’s shot at love starts to dwindle. With Dirty Virgin about to embark on a world tour, will Dustin realize that he’s the object of Shane’s affections? Will they risk their friendship to give this Love Song a chance?


Lucy Rodriguez & David Villar (Dustin)

Laura Somers wrote and directed Diving Lessons.
The final story picks up where Love 10 to 1 left off, but from the perspective of Jim, the guitarist of Dirty Virgin. Jim sees Jenny at a swimming pool, trying desperately to overcome her fear of diving. In fact, he finds out that she’s making a list of everything that she’s afraid of and trying to overcome them, one by one. He is instantly smitten and tries to convince her that he’s not just a rock star who ‘loves ‘em and leaves ‘em’. Can a rock star find love with a virgin?


Shireen Nomura-Mui, Laura Somers & Justin Klosky




Leah Anova is the Director of Photography for Love 10 to 1 & Diving Lessons.

Additional Cinematography on Diving Lessons by Erik Forsell

Matthew Boyd is the Director of Photography for Love Song.