14 April 2008

Judas Kiss gets its first reading

JayTee in the pink shirt, and Carlos

Zach is in his 30's, aging as we all do, reflective of our past, often wondering how we ended up where we are now. He made a splash in his late teens, writing and directing a short film that got entered into a prestigious film festival.

But unable to captialize on it, he finds his dream of becoming a great movie director fall to the ground, swept away like fall leaves; he ends up producing wedding videos. But when a director friend asks Zach to fill in for him at Keystone, the film school they graduated from, he discovers his yesteryear is catching up to him.

For on that campus, where memory and time become one, Zach will be confronted with his demons of the past, the present and the unstoppable future.

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Above, somewhat, is the premise for Judas Kiss, a film two good friends want to make. Writer Carlos Pedraza (Star Trek: Hidden Frontier, StarTrek: Phase II) and writer/director J.T. Tepnapa (Star Trek: The Helena Chronicles) got a group of actors together near LAX on Sunday to read the script for the first time out loud. This gave them a chance to hear it in other voices than their own. Thus a chance to see where the script needs to worked on. The actors, after both sessions, gave their opinon.

Two readings where done, starting at 10 am, with the other starting at 3pm. A few of the actor who helped out where from HF related projects, and Sharon brought some from her acting class -including this guy named Hunter who, well, is kinda of hot, but has a huge....ego. But he's good, and he read very well, but he's just some eyecandy.

There was one major eyecandy who also read. A nice guy, really. A major -from my perspective maybe -gay porn star, looking to cross over into legit films. He was charming, and with some coaching, he could play almost any role, including the star of story.

So, to the few who come here, if you want to help out, or know anyone looking to invest in a project of this kind -and it was filmed so potential investors can see and hear this original story - just click here and take a look at how you can help.

I also want to thank J.T. and Carlos for letting me be a part of this project. The script is good, very original, filmed with some tense moments, heartbreak and humor.

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