Are you a fan of murder mysteries? Do you appreciate films from the days of Classic Hollywood, especially those with a dark, apprehensive environment? Do you like supporting up-and-coming emerging Canadian filmmakers? If so, then you should consider backing our new project Fitz, co-written and directed by Isaac Stacey, the filmmaker behind independent film company Prism Guard Productions and the 2024 award-winning short documentary The Invisible School.

Isaac’s new film takes us back to the late 1940’s, and explores the character of Carl “Fitz” Fitzgerald, a private investigator who discovers his longtime friend and former partner, Detective Beau Brooks, has been mysteriously murdered. Driven to solve the crime, Fitz begins his investigation, resulting in him coming into contact with several individuals from his troubled past, including Beau’s widow Lucy Brooks, and pianist James Ellington, who reveal more about the person he is on the inside. This project will seek to explore Fitz as a complex, layered character and the measures he will take to get what he wants.

Isaac Stacey has been directing projects since he started at Sheridan, but has never had the opportunity to direct a narrative short film that he has written himself, until now. Fitz will be his capstone project under Sheridan College’s film program, along with a number of other film students just like him who have been studying there since 2022. While the project is an ambitious one, Isaac feels ready to use the skills he has developed since beginning the program to tackle this project head on, using all the creativity he has to offer.

In order for this project to be a success, our team needs funds to pay for locations and production design to match the project’s time period, food and transportation for our hard-working cast and crew, and a wide range of equipment needed for production! This is where we need your support; any funds you can donate to make this project into a reality would be greatly appreciated! You’ll be helping a team of talented young filmmakers showcase the skills they’ve developed over three years of schooling, as well as allowing us to produce a thought-provoking, dynamic production!

If you have the means, please consider helping us fund this project. Any amount is a step closer to our goal, and your name will be featured in the project’s credits as an official donor! Thank you for reading and we hope you are as excited about this project as we are!