Latter-Day Fake
2008
"Mormons don't know Jack… he hopes."

Jack pretends to be a Mormon in hopes of winning an LDS grant, but runs into trouble when he begins to fall for his comptetitor, an authentic Mormon girl. Press Kit.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romantic
Shooting Format: 35mm
Running Time: 26 minutes

Key Cast:
Jackson Davis, Elizabeth Chomko, Keith Arthur Bolden, Ashley Clark, Patrick O'Connor

Key Crew:
Director: Jolie Hales
Writer: Chris Wiltz, Jolie Hales
Producer: Jordan Nellis
Cinematographer: Ryan Creasy
Editor/Sound Designer: David D'Avanzo
Production Designer: Christopher M. Mello
1st AD: Tom Flynn

Synopsis: When catastrophe strikes Jack's independent film set, he suddenly finds himself in desperate need of funding, and he'll do anything to get it&hellip even if it means pretending to be a Mormon. Upon finding an ad for an LDS artists grant, Jack, much to the dismay of his roommate Troy, quickly "Mormonizes" himself and sets off to be interviewed. Everything goes according to plan until Jack meets someone who threatens to throw a wrench in the works. Molly, an authentic Mormon girl competing for the same grant, is the most gorgeous person he's ever met, inside and out. As the two of them spend time together and Jack learns about Molly's painful past with dishonest men, Jack is suddenly faced with a difficult decision… continue with the grant as planned and risk hurting Molly further, or come clean and lose everything – even Molly.
 
Upcoming Screenings:
February, 2010 - time tba - Beloit International Film Festival - Beloit, WI - beloitfilmfest.com
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 11:45am - Harkins Theatre 6 - Sedona, AZ - Sedona International Film Festival, 2010 - sedonafilmfestival.com
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - 7:30pm - Sedona Rouge Theatre - Sedona, AZ - Sedona International Film Festival, 2010 - sedonafilmfestival.com

Awards:
Student Emmy - College Television Awards, 2009 - emmys.tv
President's Award - Burbank International Film Festival, 2009 - burbankfilmfestival.org
Best Student Comedy - International Family Film Festival, 2009 - iffilmfest.org
Audience Favorite - Veneration Film Festival, 2009 - venerationfilmfestival.org
Best Amateur Film - Veneration Film Festival, 2009 - venerationfilmfestival.org
Best RedemptiveFilm - Veneration Film Festival, 2009 - venerationfilmfestival.org
Best Student Short Film - Independents' Film Festival, 2008 - independentsfilmfest.com
Semi-Finalist - Angelus Film Festival, 2008 - angelus.or
Special Screening - LDS Film Festival, 2009 - ldsfilmfestival.org
Official Selection - George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, 2009 - lindseyfilmfest.com
Official Selection - Reel Women International Film Festival, 2009 - reelfestivalforwomen.org
Official Selection - Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival, 2009 - scvfilmfestival.com
Official Selection - LaFemme Film Festival, 2008 - lafemme.org
Official Selection - Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, 2008 - tviff.com
Official Selection - Crossroads Film Festival, 2009 - crossroadsfilmfist.com
Official Selection - Fallbrook Film Festival, 2009 - fallbrookfilmfestival.com
Official Selection - Reynolda Film Festival, 2009 - reynoldafilmfestival.com
Official Selection - Sedona International Film Festival, 2010 - sedonafilmfestival.com
Official Selection - Beloit International Film Festival, 2010 - beloitfilmfest.com
Official Selection - INDIEFEST!, 2009 - indiefest09.com
Official Selection - American Artist Film Festival, 2009 - americanartistfilmfestival.com

Stories from Set:
Our talented production designer, Chris, was at our shooting location a few days in advance for some prep work, when he suddenly found three police guns and a canine unit pointed at his back. Before he could respond, he was on the ground in cuffs with a dog growling at his crotch. After phone calls from the police to me confirming a miscommunication with spooked neighbors as the cause of the sudden raid, frazzled Chris was finally turned loose, after which he somehow laughed it off and continued being the film's production designer… with a hilarious new blog posted online.

One day we actually shot inside an LDS church, where Jackson wore the shirt that reads "I Can't, I'm Mormon." During a break, Jackson went outside to have a cigarette. With a cup of coffee (which Mormons don't drink) in one hand, and a cigarette in the other, standing on LDS church grounds wearing an "I Can't, I'm Mormon" shirt, he was approached by an LDS woman who was worried he was there without permission making an anti-Mormon film. We had to send a couple of our crew members, LDS & non, out to assure her that that wasn't the case… They took pictures.