1. In Freudian theory, the division of the psyche that is totally unconscious and serves as the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.
2. The primitive instincts and energies in the unconscious mind that underlie all psychological impulses.
prox·y
n.pl.prox·ies
1. A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute.
2. The authority to act for another.
3. The written authorization to act in place of another.
Tagline: There is no regard for anything else, only its own satisfaction.
Synopsis:
The id Proxy is the story of Will, a seriously disturbed manic depressive and borderline psychotic. A series of events engulf Will's psyche and push him past the point of no return, triggering Will into a psychotic rage leading to a harrowing chain of brutal murders as Will falls deeper and deeper into his path of delusion.
Among others, a group of innocent campers become victims to Will's path of destruction. Members of the group are killed off one by one by Will in various horrifying manners as Will dives further into the evils hidden deep within his subconscious. The id Proxy is a film that illustrates the terrifying path of a truly deranged mind gone astray. The focus of a man who has lost all perception of reality and the division between right or wrong, left only to be a slave to the primal impulses and demands of the rage inside him.
The film draws the viewer in further through the pain and fear of the characters Ryan and Jen, the last victims of Will's destructive path, who make a vigorously terrifying effort to escape his horrifying grasp, leading to a suspenseful and unsuspected climax.
Filmed entirely on location in New Hampshire; featuring an all New Hampshire & Massachusetts Cast and Crew.
The id Proxy is set to release as a small run in Northeast theaters in Early 2009 and later into the festival circuit. It will be followed by a DVD release into stores nationally.
Cast:
Jim Baker - Ryan
Rebecca Howland - Jen
Rick Dumont - Will
Lauralee Ellis - Lisa
Edward Payson - Jeff
Eric Sansouci - Wes
Evalena Marie - Jess
Shawn Rourke - Jed
Jeff Costello - Harry
Jack Ordway - Eddie
Rich Burton - Curt
Tiffani Ohnemus - Ranger Gordon
Ben Stephens - Heckler 1
Brad Long - Heckler 2
Shelby Orafice - Little Lady Scout 1
Alora Orafice - Little Lady Scout 2
Heidi Baker - Car Wash Attendant
Crew:
Matthew C Dumond - Writer, Director, Composer, Editor, Executive Producer
Shawn Doherty - Assistant Director, Producer
Peter Barbush - Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
Edward Payson - Locations Casting, Special Effects Dept., Producer
Marty Pouliot - Props, Special Effects Dept
Lucie Marie Dumond - Wardrobe, Casting, Co-Executive Producer
Jeremiah Cheries - Associate Producer
Heidi Baker - Set Photographer
Jim Baker - Special Effect Crew, Locations Casting
(I am merely passing this along. I have no connection to the film.)The made in Boston multiple award winning film ON BROADWAY is now available as an Amazon exclusive DVD & VOD and it was by local writer/director Dave McLaughlin (Southie). ON BROADWAY also stars Boston's Joey McIntyre (NKOTB), Eliza Dushku (Nobel Son, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Mike O'Malley (Yes, Dear, My Own Worst Enemy), Amy Poehler (SNL), Bob Wahlberg (Departed, Mystic River) and Lance Greene (Southie) which focuses on a Boston playwright who stages a production of his work in the back of an Irish pub.
The inspiration for the film came from the production of a play in the back of the Burren Pub in Somerville back in 1998. The local casting was done by Kevin Fennessey also the entire crew, including producers and investors hail from the Greater Boston Area too. This film was a true love letter to Boston.
Head into your holiday shopping via a cost effective way by supporting a film with a lot of local love that sheds an honest look at Boston neighborhood life without the violence. You can get a copy of ON BROADWAY today exclusively at Amazon.com via this link:
"the film offers some truly sweet parts that feel like a return to the indies of the early '90s, when regional cinema still felt fresh and full of purpose" - Box Office Magazine
From groovyfilms.biz and Unfolding Story Pictures. FILMED IN SUPER 16MM, IN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE FALLS OF 2006 & 2007.
WORLD PREMIERE - December 10, 2008, 7 pm and 8:30 pm, Regent Underground Theatre, 7 Medford St., Arlington, MA. $5 PLEASE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Come to our show on Dec 10! World Premiere of Bridge Crusader, cast and filmed in New England! Your friends are in this movie! Click the poster to see the trailer!
SYNOPSIS: Year after year, an eclectic artist sojourns to the covered bridges of New England on his chopper to rendezvous with a mysterious woman. A shocking discovery catapults him on a desperate crusade to uncover his past in hope of freeing himself and the woman he loves.
From John's Blog:
Bridge Crusader www.myspace.com/BridgeCrusader
FROM MY MYSPACE BLOG. Go HERE see all the photos and more!
BEHIND THE SCENES:
I'd like to add that only through a series of miracles did Bridge Crusader survive on it's meager budget (so far, if we include the two broken super 16mm cameras, and the one that finally worked, the budget is apx. $42,000). Those miracles include:
*A hundred or so enchanted acres of the Keyes Conservation Park in Pepperell, MA as the main location, at no cost. *Mary's Closet (Manchester), donating what would have normally amounted to apx. $3,000 in wardrobe rental fees. *Leo, the pro volunteer stunt team choreographer. *A volunteer army of at least 35 combatants, who worked (free of charge) for several long, often cold, days. You guys really saved us!!! The film would have suffered noticeable mediocrity without the Crusaders in arms! *Eric Eastman (Nashua) who basically put his life on hold for 2-3 months, to allow Zee and I to reside in his abode half the time, while co-producing and starring in the film...plus mastering the skill required to handle a "chopper" motorcycle...a very dangerous machine compared to a normal bike. *Allison Eastman who voluntered/orchestrated the use of six horses and riders, free of charge. *Sally Nutt, who allowed us to use her (Colonial 1747) home and barn for several scenes (Amherst, NH). *Locally famous, veteran actors such as Betty Thomson and George Pfiel. Colorlab out of Rockville, Maryland, was extremely kind and flexible...providing crucial information by expediting the super 16mm film developing/transferring, so we could see if scenes needed to be re-shot. *Free press and free pizza from C&S Pizza in Pepperell! All of the above services would have caused us to go way over our budget under ordinary circumstances.
THE VOLUNTEER ARMY were excellent folks to work with, all fighting for the sake of art and love of the quest. I'm feeling the finger of the Creator in much of what has revealed itself to us.
THE OTHER SIDE: Most micro-low budget indie film makers would probably understand the following list concerning what nearly shut us down...I can still hardly believe we survived the ride.
Yes, conversely, a series of events (just about equaling the list of miracles) should be mentioned to offer a balance. Had not the producer Zee, invested so much into the project, I would have pulled the plug, as the stress level was unlike anything Zee and I had encountered before.
* The police came to "visit" our shoots several times. (once, Zee was surrounded by a S.W.A.T. team, all because she parked the big, unidentified white rental van next to an elementary school...yaaay!) Well, there is also something about a long-haired guy laying down inside a covered bridge with this phallic-appearing object (camera), or...the two long-haired guys and the chopped out bike, along with an obscure looking van that we hauled the bike with...raised suspicion. * We had two super 16mm cameras that were broken beyond repair. Hence, the film was almost entirely shot with one (purchased on the spot and untested) super 16mm camera. Moreover, I had never used a 16mm camera in my life, and they are much more complicated than super 8mm cameras. * The chopped-out motor cycle was out of commission all too frequently during the film; being 30 years old, the bike kept breaking down...we had to push it down hills, letting it drift, for more than one shot! * Coordinating the performer's schedules was often excruciatingly precarious... as were weather conditions, essential to the film's theme. * The stunts we pulled often equated to me hanging out of a moving van with a camera most dangerously close to the ground (gotta get those angles!) or sitting on the back of the bike filming at dangerous angles as Eric (the Bridge Crusader himself) drove on wet, winding roads -- both pavement and dirt. * The fight scenes often seemed (to me, at least) little more than wooden, but mostly, steel blades swinging about in all directions, all at once...how no one was severely harmed during such times, baffles me. * Most dangerous was the constant unloading of the motorcycle from the van, done with one skinny wooden plank...the chopper almost fell many times. * Fatigue played very heavy on our heads, week after week. * The unknown...who would/would not show up for a shoot...what film would/would not come out correctly (impossible to know until the lab developed the film), besides, the pressure often distracted me from making sure the camera was on the correct settings. We had no monitors, as is the case with digital cameras, so if a setting was off, the result would be over/under exposed film. Would the bike run or not. Would time permit getting the shots we needed...often time constraints were so severe, I had actors run their lines as best they could, which often equated to improve...this compromise has proven difficult with recent voice overs matching up with what was actually said at the time...things said that no one seem to recall, due to winging it. Would funds hold up. (We went, at least, $2,000. over budget.) Would we be able to secure location release forms.
* Here's the best one: The day of the Amish school house killings, in September 2006 in Lancaster Pennsylvania, was another problematic encounter. We were there that day and, of course, were filming. As I lay in the grass, filming Amish buggies going by, I was approached by two friends of the Amish (Two very large Mennonites, actually) who barked at me and asked me to move on, as my friend, Zee, came by to pick me up, the "friends" nearly ran her off the road as she drove past them to get to me. We split, but returned a few minutes later, just to access another part of the County. The police saw us and pursued us. We made an evasive maneuver and the cop drove on. We had no idea that several Amish girls had (just 2-3 hours before) been executed, in a one room school house, that very day...no wonder the Amish Community was so uptight.
* Other technical/personal difficulties are too numerous to mention. Suffice to say, we made it through a gauntlet of mishaps, and I often equate our fortunate luck to Divine intervention = grateful!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2008 [postcard image attached]
CONTACT: Lorre Fritchy, Director - "Millies" 508-878-3200, lorre@milliesmovie.com PO Box 1593, Lawrence MA 01842
THE ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN Photographic Exhibit Depicts Historic Mill Building's Demolition
LAWRENCE, MA (11/18/08) - A pictorial eulogy depicting the dismantling of the 108-year-old Lincoln Foods Mill Building will be on exhibit in December at the Essex Art Center. "The Assassination Of Lincoln: Teardown of a Century-Old Mill" will be displayed in the Chester F. Sidell Gallery from Tuesday, Dec. 9 through Friday, Dec. 19 with an Opening Reception Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.
The show will feature original photographs by filmmaker Lorre Fritchy. "As a filmmaker, I saw the visual appeal and symbolism of this event and felt it was worth capturing. But as a history-lover and Lawrence resident, I admit it broke my heart to witness," said Fritchy. "And when vision and heartache intersect, that's a worthy place for art to begin."
Fritchy documented some of the building's destruction with her film crew for her upcoming feature film MILLIES, but took hundreds of additional pictures during the months-long dismantling process. The highlights of these photos form the heart of Fritchy's exhibit. Ironically, the Lincoln Foods building was previously owned by Sidell, the preservation-award-winning mill owner for whom the art gallery was recently renamed.
The public is invited to a free Opening Reception on Monday, December 8th from 6:30-8:30pm at the Essex Art Center, 56 Island Street, Lawrence MA. (Refreshments, silent auction, meet the artist).
MILLIES, written and directed by Fritchy, is the story of a group of mill workers who return from 1912 to convince a bankrupt, modern-day mill owner that *her* future threatens *their* past. Essex Art Center (http://www.essexartcenter.com) is open Monday-Friday 10-6 throughout the exhibit, Free Admission.
For information or interviews, contact Lorre Fritchy, Director, MILLIES, lorre@milliesmovie.com.
The Livestock world premier will be at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline,MA, Thursday, January 15th at 7pm. Tickets are $12.00 per person and come with a free DVD. We will be hosting a food drive that night with all food donations going to the Brookline Food Pantry. Soon you should be able to purchase tickets directly from the Coolidge's website. DVDs will be available for purchase through creepykidproductions.com or livestockthefilm.com soon. If you buy a DVD you can go to the screening for free!
The Livestock world premier will be at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline,MA, Thursday, January 15th at 7pm. Tickets are $12.00 per person and come with a free DVD. We will be hosting a food drive that night with all food donations going to the Brookline Food Pantry. Soon you should be able to purchase tickets directly from the Coolidge's website. DVDs will be available for purchase through creepykidproductions.com or livestockthefilm.com soon. If you buy a DVD you can go to the screening for free!
)The made in Boston multiple award winning film ON BROADWAY is now available as an Amazon exclusive DVD & VOD and it was by local writer/director Dave McLaughlin (Southie). ON BROADWAY also stars Boston's Joey McIntyre (NKOTB), Eliza Dushku (Nobel Son, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Mike O'Malley (Yes, Dear, My Own Worst Enemy), Amy Poehler (SNL), Bob Wahlberg (Departed, Mystic River) and Lance Greene (Southie) which focuses on a Boston playwright who stages a production of his work in the back of an Irish pub. 
