Peck: The Movie

A first-time feature film by writer, director & actor, Antoinette Lavalle.

Peck is a grounded but light-hearted, and sometimes witty take on these issues that we, particularly as women, face throughout our lives.

In 2018, as a film student at The New School in New York, I began writing a screenplay that felt personal to me. I put it aside and moved back home. It wasn't until 2021 that I rediscovered the script. It rekindled a desire to tell this story. With the help of my friend and co-writer, Alyson O'Hara, we polished a feature-length script. We are now three months into pre-production with an exceptional crew of mostly female, non-binary, and POC, professionals and students.

Peck is a fresh perspective on the themes of mental health, relationships and the female experience. I want to represent wholly and honestly the feelings of falling in love, growing female friendships, dealing with family drama and struggling with anxiety. I am interested in how mental health struggles often go unseen, how they can be passed down through generations and how we connect to our loved ones through the trials of life.

We hope to connect to an audience beyond ourselves who can relate to the messy, silly, challenging and empowering moments that tie us all together.

We are honored to be a recipient of The Greenlight Grant from Produce Iowa and Iowa Arts Council. This grant is awarding us $50K to produce this movie, but to receive this money, we must independently fundraise $25K. Our first fundraising campaign on IndieGoGo raised $6,117.

These funds would be used to pay the cast and crew, rent equipment, location rentals, props, set decoration, costume design, and post-production.

We're planning a 20-day shoot in Fall 2022, with a small and efficient team of 8-10 crew members. Filming will take place in central Iowa.

Meet the crew!

Thank you so much for your support! We're excited for this endeavor and can't wait to tell this story. Check out our website to stay up-to-date, and follow along on Instagram! We'd love to hear from you.

https://peckthemovie.wixsite.com/peck

Instagram: @peck_the_movie

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