From The Heart Productions
Fiscally Sponsored Indie Films and Projects
From the Heart Productions Fiscal Sponsorship Program
is designed to carry out our mission to help independent filmmakers who have unique projects that make a contribution to society, get their films funded.
Working with our 501(c)3 non-profit, fiscally sponsored filmmakers can offer donors tax deductions for their donations. Our “boutique” program sets itself apart by offering hands-on personalized attention, support, and film funding advice from our board members and staff.
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Mightyclaw
Short Film
In the emotionally charged live-action short film Mightyclaw, inventor Austin Carole creates the Mighty Pals toy line to help parents keep an eye on their children while they adventure outdoors. When Anna and Pete's son, Jake, disappears into the New Hampshire wilderness with his Mighty Pal, Harlow Mightyclaw, the plush toy, fitted with the latest radio and video technology of the time becomes their lifeline. As time runs out and Harlow's battery dwindles, the family fights against the clock to find their son and reunite their family. Mightyclaw explores the power of parental love, the resilience of the human spirit, and the unbreakable bond between a child and their cherished companion.
Minos
Short Film
Father Dulles is a highly acclaimed and accomplished small-town priest. Despite his accolades and experience, his next task could prove to be the hardest he's ever faced. A parishioner brings her unexpectedly-pregnant daughter, Amber, to the church to decide whether or not to keep her baby. Dulles soon finds Amber is having unusual supernatural side effects. Could it all be a coincidence or does it mean something more? Dulles must consider his personal/moral feelings on the situation as well as these strange and unexpected occurrences to help Amber make the right choice.
Miss-Diagnosed: The Challenge of Preventing Ovarian Cancer
Documentary Film
Ovarian cancer is the deadliest of all the gynecological cancers. Seventy percent of women are diagnosed at advanced stages leading to a 70 to 90 percent chance of a recurrence. Miss-Diagnosed is a documentary that educates women about the disease, early detection and prevention to improve their chances of survival.
Mission Fat Hearts
Short Film
A heartwarming animated Christmas tale about spreading kindness.
Santa is discouraged about seeing so many names on the naughty list. He devises a plan and sends his newest elf, Kisa, to test his plan. She recruits some very special pups, Pookie & Thor, to help her give top-secret missions of kindness to kids. The mission: Help Santa spread more love & joy during the holiday season.
MOLKA (몰카)
Documentary Film
MOLKA is a timely and urgent crime documentary about digital sex crimes in South Korea that seeks to expose how the intersection of unchecked rape culture and ever-evolving social media technology is creating a silent and deadly epidemic, with far reaching consequences for digital citizens everywhere. Told through the stories of survivors and activists, this film intends to educate, inform and transform dangerous stereotypes about sexual assault, survivors and online abuse in Korea and internationally.
Mom and Me (Alt Title: I Love You More Than My Life)
Documentary Film
Logline: A documentary about the filmmaker's complex relationship with her mother as she struggles with mental illness borne from advancing age.
Description: Indira Somani navigates her mother’s physical and mental healthcare while balancing two sets of values: her Indian world, and her American world. Her journey is both universal as she transitions into being the caregiver to an elderly mother/widow and specific to cultural expectations surrounding traditions within the South Asian community.
MONOCHROME
Documentary Film
Police work is....anything but MONOCHROME. When you have Black Lives Matter VS Blue Lives Matter it seems all we are left with is a black and blue bruise. This us versus them attitude is getting people killed on both sides of the argument. What if we could suspend our beliefs long enough to slip into the other persons shoes make it all seem more Monochromatic.
Montu
Documentary Film
This documentary pays tribute to the hidden legacy of African fighting arts in the Americas. The Montu Arts (forerunners to martial arts) and their derivatives were key elements of Black resistance movements, including the Haitian Revolution (the world's only successful slave rebellion). For centuries, the practice and teaching of these techniques were outlawed. And with cannabis-infused pre-fight rituals, it's no wonder that some styles were never fully-revealed to mainstream America. But, whether disguised as dance like capoeira or driven underground like musangwe (bare-knuckle boxing), they endured. And they adapted.
More Than Our Skin
Documentary Film
More Than Our Skin is a documentary exploring the depths and effects of living with Vitiligo. Vitiligo is an auto-immune disease in which the skin loses its pigment cells resulting in discolored patches throughout the body. People with the condition not only experience high levels of depression, but also suffer from social stigmatization and isolation. The result, oftentimes, manifests as shame, avoidance of intimacy, and in far too many cases – suicidal ideation.
More Than Our Skin will show and tell the stories of those privately suffering in this very public silence as they try to hide in plain sight.
Motel Drive
Documentary Film
In an infamous strip of motels known for their illicit activity, a working poor family and a disabled veteran look to an uncertain future imposed by one of the largest infrastructure projects in U.S. history. Motel Drive is a story of post-industrial America, set in a community of historic motels from the vantage of its denizens, on one city block.
MOTORVATION
Narrative Feature
Move Me No Mountain
Narrative Feature
Mr. Greenfield - The Presidents' Tailor
Documentary Film
Maxmilian Grünfeld spoke Yiddish, lived in Czechoslovakia, lost his family to Nazi concentration camps, and had no business experience. Martin Greenfield lives in New York, speaks English, hand-tailors suits for U.S. presidents, and runs a bespoke clothing empire with high society clients and friends.
This is one and the same man, who is now a 92-year-old fashion legend, tailor to U.S. presidents and stars, and bon vivant about town. Mr. Greenfield is a feature documentary telling the story of how one man became the other, against all odds, and how he now grapples with his own legacy.
My Secret Country
Documentary Film
MY SECRET COUNTRY is a feature-length hybrid documentary that dives into the creative lives of three children who invent imaginary friends and worlds. The charms of their imagination are revealed when we meet their imaginary friends - brought to life in 2D animation - who soon discover desserts around the world have gone missing. A nefarious creature named Kritik is suspected, and the imaginary companions realize - as in all good fairy tales - they must find three magical ingredients to save delectable desserts from imminent extinction. This allegorical tale, is at heart a sweet ode to the power of play, imagination and creativity.
Needles in the Hay: Finding Hope Within the Storm
Documentary Film
A seven-year documentary that dives into the opioid crisis as told by director, Brett Meyer, an addict in recovery who risks his sobriety and almost lost his life making the film. Brett embarks on his recovery journey, which enlightens him on the insidious and complex nature of addiction. He starts filming individual stories of other addicts and is overwhelmed by the immensity of the situation. He relapses. He nevertheless continues to tell the stories of hardships, successes and tragedies that the crisis has wrought. Brett learns that in giving hope to others, he gained it for himself.
No Matter What
Documentary Film
Every family has its pain. Every family wants to heal. For Cassy Bustos Rathbun and her family, it is love, no matter what, that helps them navigate and heal through substance abuse, trauma, the criminal justice system, and re-entry from prison. This 47-minute film weaves raw storytelling, home video, and animation to convey the deep effort Cassy and her family make toward recovery and transformation as individuals and as a family.
Noche Del Infierno (Hell Night)
Short Film
Not Life
Documentary Film
After 26 years of reflection as a federal inmate, Pete conveys his conviction of returning to his family and working life on the ranch. Narrated by federal inmate Pete Moreno using a series of phone call interviews, the raw emotion of pain to warmth will convey his greatest tribulations and methodical reflections on serving life for marijuana and being absent from his family. Our team is committed to make a film that speaks with humility and honesty, and to share the highly intimate story of a man who has learned a lifetime of lessons. Through this approach, we can forever change Pete's life and bring awareness to many cannabis offenders who deserve and second chance.
Numb
Web/TV Series
Three women in their 30s, a Black divorce lawyer, a Korean-American pharmaceutical sales rep, and an Iranian-American store manager lead this ensemble cast where they collectively deal with issues such as living with Schizoaffective Disorder, Depression, divorce, marriage, infidelity, finding love, and living with cultural and religious differences.
Oar River
Narrative Feature
On the Deer King's Land
Short Film
When Eden disappears in the woods with her imaginary friend, it’s up to her older sister Lizzie to venture out and find her—facing the ever-present Deer King who lurks in the trees.
On the Deer King’s Land channels Folk-Horror and Fantasy in a genre-meshing story. With this film, we are combining themes through genre to create a surrealistic fantasy film. In doing so, we gladly accept the challenge of crafting and constructing the character "Deer King". The Writer and Director, Milo Kolvik-Campbell continue to draw inspiration from films such as Pan’s Labyrinth, Sleepy Hollow, and Narnia.
One Crazy Night
Short Film
It was 1977. Smokey and the Bandit, Breaker! Breaker! and Citizens Band movies were released that year. CB radios, 8 Track players, feathered hair and bell bottoms were all very popular. Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album went #1 for 59 weeks, and Elvis performed his last Oklahoma concert in March. Weekend social activity for young people was talking on CB radios, hot-rodding up and down main street, meeting friends and hanging out at their favorite diners that were open 24 hrs.
Two CRAZY NUTS leave everyone they meet 'ALL SHOOK UP' after going to an ELVIS concert!
One Night Stand
Narrative Feature
ORDER MY STEPS
Short Film
Ordinary Objects
Short Film
Two adult siblings (1st gen Asian-Americans) both in the middle of their own life crises, return home to clean their mothers old house. They find something surprising in the house that could change both of their lives.
The film is a short dramedy with supernatural elements. Ordinary Objects is a character-based film where themes of grief, family relationships, and personal fulfillment in modern day America are explored.
Our Children’s Abyss
Documentary Film
OurTurn 2020 | A Nonpartisan PSA for Young Voters
Other
OurTurn2020 is a nonpartisan PSA designed to mobilize young people across the country to register and vote in the 2020 general election. Millennials make up roughly one third of the United States, but less than half of us actually voted in 2016. When there is so much injustice and inequity in our country, it can be easy to feel powerless. But here’s the truth: participation IS power. It’s time we started flexing. That’s why we channeled some of that optimism into a campaign that, with your help, can have an unmistakable impact. We may have different opinions about how to solve the issues that face us, but opinions are just words. It's time to take action. And it's our turn to do it.
Painting in Darkness
Narrative Feature
Painting in Darkness tells two parallel stories: that of the brilliant and eccentric painter Albert Pinkham Ryder, as well as the coming of the modern art uprising to New York City in 1913 at the controversial Armory Show. Ryder's journey through the film takes him to the intellectual cafés of New York City, to homeless encampments, to a snow-encrusted racetrack, and to the mansion of wealthy patrons.
The film will tell these stories in dazzling animation. We have assembled a diverse and multi-talented international team of animators and voice actors who work in a wide variety of styles: hand-drawn animation, stop-motion, claymation, as well as painted frames to share our collective vision.
Papa's Corner Short Film
Short Film
Parallel Worlds: A Rock-n-Roll Love Story
Narrative Feature
A rock band is hired to record the soundtrack for a romance movie only to discover that their music is mysteriously altering the film's story line. As the band struggles to restore the happy ending of the movie through the sheer power of music the lines between reality and make-believe become disturbingly blurred.
PAUL HENREID BEYOND VICTOR LASZLO.
Documentary Film
PAUL HENREID BEYOND VICTOR LASZLO is a story of will and survival overcoming extraordinary circumstances and prejudice. My father's films, NOW VOYAGER and CASABLANCA, still excite a global, multi-generational fan base. The discovery of the real man behind the roles and accolades will reveal a lifetime of dichotomy.
His life reads like a Hollywood movie…Beloved son, neglected child, aristocrat, starving artist, free thinker, freedom fighter, Nazi escapee, movie star, three time blacklist victim, comeback as respected writer/producer/director, passionate family man...haunted by his ghosts, depressed, self medicated. Alone.
Join me as I discover my father PAUL HENREID BEYOND VICTOR LASZLO.
Pearl Rising
Short Film
Peñascal
Short Film
Shot in a surf town near Lima, Perú, Peñascal is a psychological drama that explores family dynamics during the grieving process. The story follows a dysfunctional family led by women that brings together after the unexpected death of a big wave surfer. The beach house whose inheritance is disputed must be sold due to an outstanding debt. In Peñascal, life and death at the sea are one. The strength of the sea reopens wounds from the past and its perfect waves opens a beautiful portal in the present. In this story surfing kills as much as it gives life.
Pharma
Narrative Feature
PICTURES OF INFINITY
Documentary Film
A feature documentary about Nikola Tesla’s discovery the Earth produces an unlimited reservoir of naturally-sustainable energy and the system he invented to harness it to provide an infinite, non-toxic and renewable resource for the shared benefit of all humankind.
The film follows the events in Tesla’s life, and reproduces the groundbreaking experiments that led to the discovery he called his ‘greatest achievement’. Independent scientists and engineers provide solid scientific evidence to confirm it. In the process Pictures of Infinity reveals the soul and spirit of a true scientist and humanitarian whose passionate quest for knowledge was always at the service of humanity.
Pink & Blue
Short Film
Pioneers of the Pacific
Documentary Film
"Pioneers of the Pacific," is an independent documentary film centered around The Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) beginning with the first baseball team in Oregon, The Portland Pioneers. The film captures the personality of Oregon baseball and its beloved baseball teams by holding up a mirror to society, to see reflections through the eyes of players, fans, teams and coaches that lived it.
From the Portland Webfeet of the 1890s Northwest League, The Browns, a charter member of the PCL, to The Beavers 100-year run, the film examines segregation, integration and triumph of minority players and teams who ultimately broke barriers and racial divides. Negro League teams like
Planet George
Narrative Feature
Platforms: Using Your Pageantry Voice for a Cause
Documentary Film
Plumeria
Short Film
When mixed-race teen, Lily, is uprooted from her life in California and moves to Kauai, she discovers the dark side of “paradise” that can be traced back to its colonized history. In an effort to understand her place on the island, Lily must learn how to become a mindful settler while tackling the growing pains of teenage-hood.
Poachers
Short Film
During the summer before they must leave for college, lifelong friends IRIS and ROSIE are presented with a unique business opportunity: illegally harvesting and selling succulents from the California coast. But the two must decide where to draw the line when it comes to breaking the law, their morality, and their friendship.
Positive
Short Film
Princess Party PI
Short Film
BELLA AND MAGGIE are hired to dress up as princesses and perform at A kid’s birthday party.
Upon arrival, the mom informs them that she believes her husband is cheating, and needs their help to uncover his lie.
At its core, PRINCESS PARTY P.I. is pure fun: A comedic film starring two women who get dragged into a potentially dangerous situation completely on accident.
The film is similar to comedies like SUPERBAD, BOOKSMART, and THE OTHER GUYS, mixed together with the personality dynamics of Abby & Alana from the hilarious BROAD CITY.
Starring: Elizabeth Conway & Mia Frampton
Prodigal Daughter
Narrative Feature
A young stripper, lost in sin and darkness, receives supernatural visions of God that restore her faith and guide her to redemption.
Imagine opening a door into a world that you were warned about as a child. Bad choices send a woman spiraling into a world she will never belong to.
Now, a broken and desperate mother cries out to God as a battle rages in the supernatural between dark and light. It’s only when Melissa accepts what God has for her that she finds freedom to get away from the dark world that held her captive and returns now to free others.
PROPHETSmovie
Narrative Feature
Since before the charter was signed in Wilmington, NC, there have been humans being sold. Not long after the charter in 1739, a myth was created. A secret group, men and women alike who would steal slaves and send them north to freedom. During the Civil War, it was rumored they used weapons on plantation henchmen to move human beings along the Underground Railroad. During the race riots of 1898, it was thought they would come to the defense of the African Americans being attacked by whites. Black business owners and Black City Officials were slain in the streets and yet, these anti-heroes never appeared. Some say they disappeared. Some say they were part of the mob...
PSYCHICOLOGIST
Short Film
Ever Had Your Fortune Told by a Puppet? Dr. Penelope, a Psychic Puppet, Co-Stars in This Short Film.
PSYCHICOLOGIST is a film about Julia, (Katie Koster - Class Dismissed, Congratulations Mr. Gonzalez!), a graduate student returning home struggling to finish her psychology dissertation. She finds herself in comical, yet serious situations where she questions herself and her intuition when she meets her mother’s (Carrie Madsen - Gilmore Girls, Jane the Virgin) psychic puppet, Dr. Penelope. Contrary to Julia’s beliefs, Dr.Penelope offers her unexpected insight to trust her inner knowledge. The importance of human connections is explored through Dr. Penelope’s diverse clients.
REFORM
Narrative Feature
Regina Doyle Silent Film Starlet: The Untold, Tragic, But True Story
Documentary Film
A joyride through silent-film era Hollywood, whose center of gravity is a rising, 24 year-old starlet whose violent death clips the rose of her silver-screen dream. One hundred years later her three grandsons embark on a 20-year journey of discovery and recovery,after finding a studio photo in their mothers childhood scrapbook--hidden away in a closet for half a century. A Tragic ending to Regina's blossoming Silent Film career, lead by"Premonition of Evil" that her mother had on her departure one rainy evening in Hollywood , she said " Regina, I feel something terrible is going to happen tonight, please be careful" Those were the last words she heard as she departed out for the night!