Upland home to company's first short film
Upland was recently the location for a local production company's first short film.
The recently launched Inland Empire-based film and television production company, Film Imaginarium, LLC filmed its debut SAG short film, "The Shooting Star Salesman" in January.
The whimsical tale of a door-to-door ageless salesman who sells shooting stars was filmed within the city.
Film Imaginarium was able to raise $10,000 in 30 days to finance their film through "crowd funding" - attaining monetary backing from family, friends and contacts through an expansive word of mount and strategic social media, according to a company news release.
"It's really special the amount of support we've received in pursuit of our passion. Even more so because we hope our film will support and encourage our audience to do the same", said William Camacho, writer and producer of the film.
Several Inland Empire businesses supported the film through corporate sponsorships, including: Four Points by Sheraton Ontario-Rancho Cucamonga, 2nd Avenue Antiques, Red Brick Pizza, The Curb Coffee, Rizza Pizza and Spin Q Studios.
"The Shooting Star Salesman" is currently in post-production and is slated to enter competition at national and international film festivals this year.
Actor Yancey Arias starred as the Salesman, joined by co-star Elijah Velarde, Amanda Pajer, Jason Gedrick and Sydney Tamiia Poitier.
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