Filmmakers Scott Takeda and Lori Kay Allred on a recent shoot.
This month, we begin pre-production on our latest short film with a working title of "Remembering Us." This film is co-written by Scott Takeda and Lori Kay Allred. The two will also co-direct. Filming will begin in February with shoots around the Denver area.
“Once again we're taking a universal story and putting our own personal spin on it” said Allred. “Our latest film is autobiographical, about a man who suffers from a traumatic brain injury, and how that injury affected his professional and personal life.”
“This is an intensely personal film, with Lori and Scott exploring a very dark time of their lives” said producer Annie Schlax. "This film is also our most ambitious so far. We're going to be shooting this film over the entire year, to show the passage of time. Time is the only thing that heals a traumatic brain injury, so we will be incorporating that into our story."
1/8/18 UPDATE – Mike Ostroski has agreed to play our film's male lead "Steve Novak." Mike is a working LA actor who is recurring on Nickelodeon's "Henry Danger" as well as Netflix' "Fuller House." He's represented by TLynn Management in LA.
1/21/18 UPDATE - Veteran TV actor Scott Takeda will again be pulling double-duty, directing and playing the supporting role of Mr Ozawa. Later in 2018, Takeda will be appearing in the Sundance darling feature film "The Tale" on HBO. He's represented by Metric Talent Management out of LA.
2/6/18 UPDATE - We are thrilled that Dani Payne has signed on to play "Kate Novak," the female lead of our film. She is best known for her guest-starring turn on NBC's "The Night Shift." She also recently appeared on "Graves" for the Epix Network. She is represented by Denver's W-Talent.
2/7/18 UPDATE - We're seeing Minions! Nev Scharrel of "Despicable Me 3" has joined our cast and will be playing the daughter, Cassidy Novak. She is represented by her LA managers at Apex Talent Group.
2/12/18 UPDATE - Four additions to our cast and crew. Actress Kathryn Gould of The CW's "Easy Money" will be playing the Dr. Huddleson role. She's repped by Big Fish Talent. And long-time collaborators Dave Klein (cinematography), Jessica Chynoweth (hair and makeup) and Slade WIlliamson (sound mixing) will be behind camera.