Can we pull this off?
Oh yeah baby in fact we already did (kinda).
HI FOLKS, the best news is here: we want you to go pre-save the Kickstarter page for our movie. Please go here! Please!
Before we ask you for money to make this movie, we wanted to prove to you that we could. So…
Last October Zach and I went down to my high school along with our filmmaking partners, Matt Kane and Marc Underhill. We put together a nimble crew and worked with the real Mock Trial team to play around and see what we could make.
It was such a fun day. We had a few ideas for scenes and characters but we loved finding moments with the students, playing around with the form and finding things on our feet. With very little script and preparation we were able to make a proof of concept that we really stand behind.
For me, it was a pretty sweet homecoming. My coach, the legend known as “Coach Cav” provided her amazing classroom that no amount of set dec could ever recreate. It’s a living museum to the incredible program there. Decades of dominance in the court! There are still a few pics of me hanging around in there.
Working with the current (Orange County Championship!!!!) team also solidified what we love about this idea. Mock Trial attracts very passionate kids and we know that is a recipe for a good comedy. Again, I’ll borrow from our obvious inspiration, Christopher Guest, You don’t have to love community theater or dog shows, but watching other people treat it as the biggest deal in the world is funny. And heartwarming. That’s what we got here, folks!
When I was in high school we would write MT=Life on our hands. That’s pretty intense….and I totally stand by it. Excited for this MT movie to be our life very soon!
And on that note… The Kickstarter is LIVE to be PRESAVED! Help us build that momentum by doing the thing now!
Thank you so much, friends!
Jess (and Zach)
PS - if you missed it, you can watch our animal crossing stream here! and don’t miss our tour tickets!