Ménage Détroit -
Winner of the Michigan Film Festival Competition
Audience Choice - Mitten Movie Project - April 2011

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Background on Ménage Détroit - When I heard about this fest and started discussing my ideas with Carl and Gavin (Producer and DP/Editor, respectively), we thought we had a great concept.  The original premise was to tell the story of a young woman that loses her "purity" to a guy that works at the local soda bottling plant (the short was to be called "Pop," which is both a colloquialism and a euphemism).  However, since the MI Film Festival takes place in the heart of Michigan Conservative country known as Grand Rapids, we quickly decided against anything so risqué.  Instead, we produced a short that features the music of The Hard Lessons, a drunken threesome, sex toys and the "f" bomb. 

And we still won.

Oh my, now the governor elect will really be against the film tax incentive.  Sorry Hollywood...


*Contrary to popular belief, DETROIT is pronounced DAH-TWA*
 

Lot 464 - Short!

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The Beard Conspiracy - Short!