| In
this social drama, Tess Darcy, a self-absorbed, local
beauty queen prepares to enter her chicken, Heidi, into
the Birdsville County Fair. The main event, the Poultry
Show, draws people from all over the state and the competition
is fierce. |
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| The
Darcy family has produced the prize-winning chicken in
the show for the past ten years. |
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When
Heidi goes missing, intense accusations and arguments
reveal small town prejudices against people with
criminal records, different ethnic backgrounds and
problems with alcoholism. These people are all trying
to start fresh, but carry a stigma, which lends
itself to intense finger pointing. |
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| Sherry
Teleky Waple
decided to join forces with Kristina Foster after Shoot
Camp when her dreams of directing a film became reality.
"I never thought I would have the knowledge I needed to
make my own film, but Shoot Camp taught me what I needed
to know and I feel confident that this film will be worth
watching." |
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With
financial support from her father, Alex Teleky, this 4-day shoot
is currently in pre-production and is slated to be shot in August
2003. The film will be shot at her grandparents' 5-acre home
in Middletown, PA, and will utilize her own horses in the film
as well as family members for crew positions. 
"Pre-production
is the part of filmmaking that scares me to death!," Sherry
states as she explains her frustration in trying to find the
key crew members and dealing with all the tasks that have
to be done. "You have no idea how many phone calls have to
be made and how much haggling goes into getting the price
you can afford for your equipment and cast."
| Fortunately,
Pennsylvania is a "filmmaker friendly" state and helps
in as many ways as it can to make the filmmaking experience
easier. However, any extra help anyone can offer, would
be greatly appreciated. |
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One
final note from director Waple: "Never give up your dreams,
no matter what they are. Believe in yourself and your ability
to make that dream come true, and it will."
Want
to be part of this exciting short project? Sherry and her
production team are based out of Harrisburg, PA. They're looking
for the dedicated "We can do it" kind. Give her an e-mail
shout at: Moviemkr55@aol.com.
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