Help Brian finance ODE the movie independent film project

“We don’t leave any room for the mystery and magic and the great wonders of Life. We don’t allow Life to lead us down the unbeaten paths to new places and new adventures and new dreams. We become afraid of change. And we lose hope.” - Marny Larmike

ODE is a whimsical comedy/drama with magic realism elements and was written to honor writer/director/producer Brian Kowalchuk's mother, who passed away a few years ago. It also particularly celebrates single moms and dads.

Story Line: Through the accidental intervention of a corrupt psychic gypsy, a literature professor on the verge of a nervous breakdown exchanges mortality with his quirky mom as they struggle to live truer lives. Mysterious images lead to an abandoned World War Two dance hall where the unrequited dreams are finally realized.

Seeking $250K SAG/AFTRA Signatory film production financing.  

Read the first 30 pages of the script at www.odethemovie.net, and a Director Sample is also posted there.

ODE placed well in the PAGE, Final Draft Big Break, and The Script Lab screenwriting competitions.

Brian has also worked as a paid script reader for a major, multiple Academy Award-winning production company.  

Brian is a Los Angeles-based writer/director/producer with production experience in stage and film. Recently completed production on The Billy Armstrong Situation, which received a good recommendation from a major programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and is available on Amazon Prime Video.

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Mom is on the left, her sister Lucy on the right, in front of my grandpa's store back in the day.