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Morrighan Films is continuing its fundraising efforts for ‘Me, my Mom & a Whistle’ and ‘Voices of the People’
Email us if you’d like to get involved!

Morrighan Films and Sagesse Productions (a registered Aboriginal Business) are working on a documentary that will shock most Canadians. Attawapiskat First Nations reserve, and many others, live in conditions of appalling poverty; hopelessness and crisis; third world conditions in a first world nation. Narrated by Adam Beach, and introducing Irkar Beljaars and Rosie Koostachin.

Join us on our journey to expose Canada’s dirty little secret, the first in a series on native crises in Canada today. Please see the Director’s and Producer’s blogs at www.voicesofthepeople.ca for more details.

"Me, my Mom, and a Whistle" , an independent feature length comedy will be shot in the Ottawa area in September 2009. Based on the successful stage play by Lisa Meuser, and directed by Gemini nominated Scott Eldridge, it's sure to be a hit.

We are currently in pre-production for an indie comedy film shooting next fall. In true independent spirit, I intend to avoid using the mainstream funding model of Telefilm and broadcaster involvement as much as possible. We hope to sign a distributor after the film is finished, so as to have more artistic control and fewer cooks in the kitchen. We are looking to premiere at select film festivals internationally, and to limited big screen release after that.

So, I'm asking for your help. I'm looking for both personal investment, and corporate investment.

Personal investment doesn't mean you get to be a producer; or own part of the film, it's for people who are interested in getting involved.

I'm offering "benefit investments" at $500 each, which gets the investor a copy of the DVD, a press kit, invitations to the wrap party, release party, a swag-bag just like the stars and their name in the credits. A person can buy more than one benefit package, as gifts, or to have extra invitations to events.

Corporate investors can expect product placement and film credit in exchange for cash investment and/ product where appropriate.

Me, my Mom, and a Whistle is an offbeat comedy, targeting a male & female audience, 19-34 years of age. This is the most lucrative film market.

I'm interested in meeting with potential investors, including sports associations and/ or teams, liquor or beer reps, restaurants/ coffee shops, camping gear reps, etc.

Attached: Scott Eldridge (Co-Producer/Director) of The Night Watchman has directed seventy music videos. His feature length drama has been Licensed to Movie Central, Independent Film Channel Canada, and Rogers First Rites. His music video for Liberty Silver's "Lost Somewhere inside your love" was nominated for a Gemini award. Some of the Artists he has worked with include Tragically Hip, Downchild Blues Band and The Paul James band. His directing credits also include a feature length documentary Bridges/New Friends, which was filmed in and around Florence Italy.

Current Projects

Morrighan Films was one of thirteen production groups involved in 2007's Digi 60 competition.

We wrote, filmed, edited and submitted our five minute civil war epic, "A Civil War", within sixty days. It was extremely challenging, but luck was with us, and we managed to film the entire thing in one fourteen hour day. We even got different weather for the different scenes, so that the war was shot in heavy rain, the homestead in glorious sunshine. Huge kudos to the cast and crew, who worked their butts off. It paid off at the screening, which was attended not only by the film crews and their friends & family, but by industry personnel as well. Some of those involved were: Laszlo Sijarto (as the evil brother), Morgan Blackbyrne (as the good brother), Kristina Kolmar (as the woman everyone wanted), and Tevon Kolmar (in his film debut). Also, Tim Harbinson (weapons and explosions), Jason Tetro (director), and Marie Douville as PA and general help.

Morrighan Films has recently completed work on two films for other production companies. We supplied makeup artists, actors, and technical crew.

“Answered Prayers”, a short by Arrivista Films, saw Laurie Stewart working as production manager, Lazslo Sijarto as audio and Nicole Lavigne as fight coordinator.

“Corporate Kidnapping”, a feature by Infernal Trio Productions, saw Laurie, Lazslo and Nicole reprising their roles. But we also had the pleasure of seeing our actors take the three lead roles. Laurent Castellucci, Douglas Thew and Kristina Kolmar, with others of our company filling in as background performers.

We are currently in principal photography of a documentary on Paganism in Canada, and a music video. We are in development of several scripts and series concepts, and marketing two feature scripts and a TV sitcom.

The weekend of August 20-22nd, 2004, saw Morrighan Films shooting their second short film, this one a murder mystery. With a combined cast and crew of seven, we again finished on schedule and on budget. “A Little Cabin in the Woods” was shot on location at Whispering Pines Campground in Curran, Ontario.

See photos Kristina Kolmar and Laszlo Szijarto practice a violent scene here Director Laurie Stewart tries to get the field monitor working and Laszlo Szijarto Doing Sound

This summer Morrighan Films produced their first film, a 10-minute short intended for the festival circuit. It was a 3-day shoot, using 2 actors and 1 location, and was finished ahead of schedule and on budget. The film, entitled E-Stalkings, will be available on CD this fall.

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