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Benjamin Marsh, laid-off and over-extended, won't have the money to give his boyfriend the life he deserves. But after his estranged mother's death, he must return to his backward hometown of Whitehope to receive his inheritance. But Pastor Deanan, a backwoods David Koresh, has more apocalyptic plans for Benjamin and his boyfriend Sam.
- Year2025
- Runtime84:00
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereEast Coast Premiere
- NoteMatthew Thomas Laughter was born in the Bible Belt to two Sunday School teachers. Rebellion had to be quiet. No skinny jeans, no skulls on t-shirts, no going to the skatepark. Sneaking horror films and NC-17 arthouse films was my way of acting out. In that little slice of freedom, I fell in love with elevated transgressive cinema and schlocky horror. I palled around with friends making YouTube videos in college, but always thought of it as just a hobby, a fun outlet. I was on track to become an academic and left my “film stuff” to the weekends. Then, I took screenwriting first semester of senior year and realized that the biggest aspirations I had for my “film stuff” was actually possible. I couldn't avoid the draw. After that semester, I told myself, “Fuck the Ivory Tower. I gotta give this film thing a shot". After a couple of short films and working in the “prosumer" world out of college, I decided to get as close as I could to the "real thing”, real production. Without much qualification, I applied to every grip and camera house in Nashville. I landed two part-time positions where I cut my teeth and got on the short list for PA’s in town. After stumbling through departments, I found my place in camera department. Now, I work primarily as a 2nd AC (slater-loader) in the Southeast, but still moonlight as a writer-director.
- DirectorMatthew Laughter, Jake Parker
- ScreenwriterMatthew Laughter
- ProducerJake Parker
- Executive ProducerMatthew Laughter, Luke Rodriguez
- CastJames Storm, James David West, Bob Daniel
- EditorMatthew Laughter
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Benjamin Marsh, laid-off and over-extended, won't have the money to give his boyfriend the life he deserves. But after his estranged mother's death, he must return to his backward hometown of Whitehope to receive his inheritance. But Pastor Deanan, a backwoods David Koresh, has more apocalyptic plans for Benjamin and his boyfriend Sam.
- Year2025
- Runtime84:00
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereEast Coast Premiere
- NoteMatthew Thomas Laughter was born in the Bible Belt to two Sunday School teachers. Rebellion had to be quiet. No skinny jeans, no skulls on t-shirts, no going to the skatepark. Sneaking horror films and NC-17 arthouse films was my way of acting out. In that little slice of freedom, I fell in love with elevated transgressive cinema and schlocky horror. I palled around with friends making YouTube videos in college, but always thought of it as just a hobby, a fun outlet. I was on track to become an academic and left my “film stuff” to the weekends. Then, I took screenwriting first semester of senior year and realized that the biggest aspirations I had for my “film stuff” was actually possible. I couldn't avoid the draw. After that semester, I told myself, “Fuck the Ivory Tower. I gotta give this film thing a shot". After a couple of short films and working in the “prosumer" world out of college, I decided to get as close as I could to the "real thing”, real production. Without much qualification, I applied to every grip and camera house in Nashville. I landed two part-time positions where I cut my teeth and got on the short list for PA’s in town. After stumbling through departments, I found my place in camera department. Now, I work primarily as a 2nd AC (slater-loader) in the Southeast, but still moonlight as a writer-director.
- DirectorMatthew Laughter, Jake Parker
- ScreenwriterMatthew Laughter
- ProducerJake Parker
- Executive ProducerMatthew Laughter, Luke Rodriguez
- CastJames Storm, James David West, Bob Daniel
- EditorMatthew Laughter
