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Feature Film-"The Continuing Upkeep of Meaghan O'Connor"

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Hello, my name is Mike Bannon, I am a film maker in Rhode Island. I majored in Television and Radio Production from New England Institute of Technology. For the last 20 years I've been helping other filmmakers by serving as a Key Grip and Boom Mic Operator, Location Manager and Actor; while writing a feature length screenplay. The screenplay is finished and we have been in pre-production since September of '23; auditioning, casting, building a crew, securing locations and buying props.
I've assembled a team of 30 people, and my crew has over 90 years experience behind the camera. I've been working on this screenplay for the last 13 years. It is a coming of age story of a women who's had a trouble finding a meaningful, loving relationship. Whether it be bad luck, bad timing; his fault or her fault, it's always been a bad match. The story starts in the middle of her (Meaghan O'Connor's) LAST mistake. We witness Meaghan go through her last bad relationship, realize who she is and come out a stronger person by our story's close. The stories in this screenplay are all inspired by real life events.
Hence, the reason why it took so long to scribe this film. It touches on raw nerves that are universal to the human experience. We all yearn for love. We all strive to be bigger and better than who we find ourselves as in this world. It is this film's thesis, that a down on her luck, love-starved woman; is the true avatar for the human condition. Our ever endearing quest for connection.
This is truly a passion project for me, in every sense of the phrase. The stories in this screenplay are true. Some are sweet and tender, the others tend to prod the most tender parts of our hearts. As the story proceeds you will see Meaghan grow, and with the help of our supporting cast of characters; come out a stronger person. My cast and crew have won awards and have been meticulously cast. Most I've known over the last three years, as we've worked on smaller short films.
I've made out a shooting schedule, and our shoot would consist of 15 days; starting in April of '24 and finishing in September of '24. While this is the first film I'll be Directing I'm far from a novice. I will introduce you all to our cast and crew as we move along. This film is my legacy. This will be what I leave behind, and I would not be putting this out there if it was going to be of poor quality. Cinema is my life's mission, not a passion. This project sprang from my pen and collective years of life experiences and heart break.
With the right amount of financial backing, I can lock in the talented people I have scouted. I don't want to lose a single person attached to this project. Some of them I have spent a lot of time with and would hate have wasted their time. They all deserve to be seen in this film.
How the funds will be used:
  • Payment to cast members
  • Payment to crew
  • Food and Drink
  • Props
  • Advertisement (movie post cards,posters,film festival fees)
  • Editing
  • Sound Mixing



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West Greenwich, RI

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