05 Director's Statement
You Were Just Here is a love letter to my father, whom I lost to pancreatic cancer in 2019 and is loosely based on our real-life relationship.
Upon finding my father's handwritten itinerary for a cross-country train trip to a lighthouse, I began to wonder what that trip would have looked like if I took it with his urn.
Those constant thoughts became the basis for the screenplay and I allowed my creativity, nostalgia and love of storytelling to do the rest.
This story is also an homage to the beauty of riding the rails and seeing the country from the viewpoint of a train car. My father was a major "railfan" and I know this film will have mass appeal to the hundreds of thousands of train enthusiasts in the US. This movie is also dedicated to them and their passion for keeping this vital part of our country's history alive.
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This is a film that people from all walks of life can fall in love with.
My goal is to raise the funds needed to produce You Were Just Here via my production company, Runaway Mill Productions LLC, in order to remain as writer, director, and editor.
I also plan to reprise my role as Vanessa (as shown in the film trailer) and ensure the other cast are able to do so as well.
With 10 minutes of footage already in the can, my entire team is eager to resume filming once we raise the remainder of the budget. I am offering equity financing. Committed investors will become passive members of the You Were Just Here LLC and enjoy a number of perks and incentives. Please CONTACT US to learn more about how to bring this story to audiences everywhere.