"From The South To Your Couch" Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WONDER MILL FILMS TO LAUNCH KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN FOR DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION FUNDS

Huntsville, AL – Wonder Mill Films announces the FROM THE SOUTH TO YOUR COUCH Kickstarter campaign to raise $6,000 for further distribution of its two independently produced feature films, A Genesis Found and The Nocturnal Third, to commence on May 25, 2012 and to end on June 23, 2012 at 7:00 PM. Produced from the ground-up entirely in Huntsville, Decatur, Tuscaloosa, and Moundville, with much of their cast and crew made up of Alabama natives and University of Alabama alumni, Wonder Mill Films’ features are smart and entertaining crowd-pleasers, designed to hold up on multiple viewings. Now, the company is asking their fans and supporters to help fund an effort to gain wider exposure for both films.

 In A Genesis Found’s 1938 set-up, CCC cadet John Patton Jr. (Bennett Parker) found the key to our darkest secret- an anomalous skeleton neither animal nor man. Uncertain of its implications, Patton hid the discovery away from the world- though never forgetting what he found. Seventy years later, his grandson Gardner (Elliot Moon) is forced to come to terms with his grandfather's past, a man he never knew but in whose footsteps he inevitably follows. When his cousin, controversial documentarian Bart Thompson (Luke Weaver), arrives for a seemingly routine shoot, Gardner is eager to lend a hand. He soon learns, however, that Bart isn't back just to shoot a movie- he wants to find the "discovery" their grandfather buried nearly seventy years before, and prove what he claimed was true.

Dubbed a home-brewed mystery/thriller, The Nocturnal Third is the story of Eli Gottfried (Kevin Maggard), a pensive art-hobbyist whose family connections have led him to an ill-fitting job at Stafford Stoneworks, a local stone fabrication facility. Facing increasing debt and late bills, Eli reluctantly takes the third shift on a crucial night—from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM. The pressure of deteriorating machines, a crushing schedule, and a recurring nightmare begin to be too much for Eli to handle. When a suspicious coworker (Wescott Youngson) is severely injured, Eli finds his only solace in the ways of a stranded stranger (Weaver).

The innovative FROM THE SOUTH TO YOUR COUCH crowd-funding campaign, utilizing the Kickstarter.com website, is designed to raise funds for final distribution for both of Wonder Mill’s films. Proceeds from the campaign will be used to submit The Nocturnal Third and A Genesis Found to online movie platforms like Netflix Instant, Hulu Plus, and iTunes.

Benjamin Stark, co-founder of Wonder Mill Films and director of The Nocturnal Third, describes the motivation for the FROM THE SOUTH TO YOUR COUCH campaign: “The big question we get is, ‘What will you all do next?' but we really can't move on to another project until we've done everything we can to get these two films out there. We've screened at a few festivals and have even been offered a DVD deal for one of the films, but nothing has come along that would give wide exposure, along with a measure of autonomy and control. Basically, we're hoping the Kickstarter campaign will empower us to get the films on wide enough platforms that folks can enjoy them in their living rooms."

The campaign will last 27 days, and funders are offered “perks” in the form of free DVDs, score tracks, and tie-in books.

ABOUT WONDER MILL FILMS

Based out of Huntsville, AL, Wonder Mill Films was founded in 2006 by Benjamin Stark and Lee Fanning, their first legitimate production company after co-founding the student “banner” Off the Set Films while at the University of Alabama. After producing numerous short films, the company’s first feature, A Genesis Found, was produced in the summer of 2008, and began a festival run in 2009. The film was completed and released on DVD in 2010, and toured to numerous Colleges and Universities throughout the Southeast from July 2010 to March 2011. Some of the major universities visited include the University of Tennessee, the University of Georgia, Auburn University, the University of Arkansas, and the University of South Carolina. Produced in the summer of 2009, The Nocturnal Third is their second feature-length production. Premiering in Huntsville in September 2011, the film has received positive reviews from established web sites such as FilmThreat, Man I Love Films!, and SheMovieGeek.

Wonder Mill Films can be contacted at wondermillfilms[AT]yahoo[DOT]com or found on Twitter @WonderMillFilms.

From the South to Your Couch

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