On The Road

On April 11, 2007, we begin shooting our next film, which we're tentatively calling, The Road Movie. This film, written and directed by Todd Tinkham, and featuring actresses Lydia McDonald and May Cates, is about a young woman who runs across the US to rescue her beloved dog, and ends up discovering much about herself in the process.

We begin production on Wednesday, April 11, shooting scenes in Durham and Chapel Hill, NC, before heading west on April 13 for a trip that will take us to Oak Ridge TN, Memphis, Little Rock, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Sedona, Las Vegas and San Francisco. We'll also be spending time in several picturesque small towns, and we'll have the opportunity to work on scenes in and around the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, Death Valley, Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon National Park and Yosemite.

With a cast and crew of three (Mary, Lydia and I will serve as both main cast & crew whle we're on the road), we'll each be playing a wide variety of roles: acting, shooting, gaffing, slating, etc. But we'll have lots of help along the way. Independent filmmakers and other great people we've met in TN, AZ, UT and CA have volunteered to put us up, lead us to beautiful locations, and even work as extra cast and crew while we're with them.

My plan is to keep a record of our travels (with photos, interviews and links to video clips) and our ongoing progress with the film as we travel west toward San Francisco and Tiburon, CA. I hope you'll think of us occasionally and check back here to see where we are and what we're up to.

All the best! Todd