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Dreams are a reality one girl must either accept or deny
The Nest
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SYNOPSIS

This is a short that can be turned into a feature about a girl who has premonitions and sees the ugly future for those around her. She’s doubted; looked as a woman with psychosis and in desperate need of therapy. As the story unfolds, we soon learn that her past relationship with her father is a culprit to some negative feelings. She quickly learns she is not alone in her experiences with her father and her siblings have similar feelings as she. Her mother doesn’t believe her, and in turn she is left to her own demise.

How it started

Goodman came up with the idea of "The Nest" after principal photography on "Conrad". With her passion for filmmaking, And her love for her production team she did not want it to stop. With a infectious drive for the arts, knowing she'd need more to justify the value of Conrad to networks, she sprung the idea and within a day, wrote the short for The Nest with a feature in mind.

 

Being highly motivated by the female in production movement, she and Jessica Heba Lawson (Co-Director), decided to hop on a train and move their story forward as two female directors in Chicago. With an ambitious drive to complete 20 pages in two days, success was made with their highly motivated crew. With a great cast and a great directing style, Jennifer focuses on character and story, with some camera angle ideas, while Jessica is more technical and creative on the camera front. Between the two of them, they made something great and we can't wait to see, The Nest come to life.

CAST
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Gina Garrison: Rachel

Claire Needham: Susan

Walt Sloan: Charlie

Jennifer Goodman (Karum): Lauren

Joshua Zumhagen: Chris

Amanda Buhs: Kristin

Raquel Moore: Leslie

Alexa Castelvecchi: Stephanie

Diamond Gordon: Therapist

Kristy Dell: Photographer

CREW

Joshua Zumhagen: Executive Producer

Kristy Dell: Producer/Props Master

Jennifer Karum (Goodman) & Jessica Lawson: Co-Directors

Ryan Atkins: Director of Photography

Nikki Hassinger: 1st Assistant Director

Ann Margret Tapia: 2nd Assistant Director

Jayson de Leon: 1st Assistant Camera

Adam Santiago: Sound Mixer

David Francis: Boom Operator

John White: Gaffer

Sarah James: Script Supervisor

Dora Qwak: Hair/Makeup

Hayley Dillon: Grip/Production Assistant

Dennis Preston: Special Effects

Emily Rawden: Camera Production Assistant

Kelly Ann Aden: Crafty Production Assistant

Adam Smestad: Props Production Assistant

Colin Boie: Production Assistant

Kelsey Carlisle: Production Assistant

Murtaza Kapasi: Production Assistant

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