Film

Youth, a short film coming in 2016. Starring Jessica Stroup and George Maguire, directed by Brett Marty. A sci-fi film about growing old in a world of perpetual youth.

December 2, 2015

A Little Help from Our Friends

We’re launching our IndieGogo campaign today to raise finishing funds for the film. It’s exciting and a little nerve-racking, but hey. That’s filmmaking.

It’s been a lot of fun seeing all the different elements of post production come together. Editorial work from Jeff Sharpe and some major decisions about storyline on our parts. A great score from Marcus Fischer and supervision and design from Marc Weidenbaum. Color from Ayumi Ashley. Sound mix and post-production sound supervision from Shawn Doyle.

Of course, all of this is expensive and time-consuming, hence the fundraising efforts. If you want to help this film come together — or you just want to get behind some good old fashioned indie filmmaking — please consider donating to the campaign or sharing with your friends. Or both. Both would be good.

December 2, 2015

YOUTH // The Official Trailer

You know, making a trailer shouldn’t be as difficult as making a film. And it’s really not. But, after months of editing the actual film, it kinda feels like it. Anyway, we’re excited to share it.

Take a peek. And then share it with your friends.

November 30, 2015

YOUTH, The Movie Poster

And we have our first poster for the film! …now just to wait for our IMDb page to update. Shouldn’t be later than 2017.

Poster design by the talented Courtney Andujar. (Not only is she a great designer, she’s the twin sister of Hillary Andujar, our production designer. Such a talented family.)

(click to enlarge, or here for a PDF)

November 17, 2015

Picture Lock

3 months, 17 days. 387 shots. Picture lock, baby. Looking forward to a little Thanksgiving break.

Then it’s time to finish off all the fun bells and whistles: visual effects, the score, color, and mixing.

July 27, 2015

That’s a Wrap

Holy $*#(* …and that’s a wrap.

Words cannot express what a crazy, exhilarating, and exhausting couple of weeks it’s been. From the foggy hills of the Sunset in SF to a pristine “clinic” in Greenbrae and the sun soaked suburbs in Mountain View and Marin County, we shot in almost every corner of the Bay.

Thank you to our incredible cast and crew for bringing serious talent, creativity, and hustle every single day. Now, it’s time to actually turn these hours of footage into a movie. After a brief vacation. Stay tuned.

Brett Marty
Director / Writer

Brett Marty is a commercial director, finally making the transition to filmmaking with his directorial debut on YOUTH.

Before advertising – where he has directed over 75 pieces for over 50 companies – Brett got his start as a documentary film editor. In previous lives, he studied sculpture and photography at UC Berkeley, drove an old Buick from San Francisco to the tip of South America, and works as a presidential campaign photographer during presidential elections.

George Maguire
Actor (“Joel”)

George Maguire is a renowned stage and film actor, director, and voice over artist. He has also been in the entertainment business since childhood appearing on stage and film. He is Professor Emeritius at Solano College Theater where he co-founded the Actor Training Program. His career began in as a teenager 1964 with Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, it encompasses Broadway, Off- Broadway, regional theaters, Shakespeare Festivals and numerous films and TV shows.