Hey everyone! Just wanted to share with you #1 Passion (theme parks and Universal are #2) one thing 'Ive found so amazing about this site and the community in general is seeing and learning how many of you have almost equally as sized passion for film and movies! With that said...
My first indie feature 'Northwood Pie' comes out this Friday!!! Delivering August 14th to Prime Video, Amazon, Tubi, Google Play, Youtube Movies!
northwoodpie.com
Its a coming of age romantic comedy based on a remarkably unremarkable adolescence. I spent 12K making this movie and shot it mostly on the weekend with friends. It was able to play at few festivals last year and now I'm lucky enough that its getting a decent sized release.
Synopsis
Community college burn out in the making, Crispin, spends the majority of his time stuck on repeat with his long-time group of friends. But a newfound desire to move out of his suburban hometown prompts him to land a job at the local, rundown Northwood Pizza. There he meets a group of employees as attached to their jobs as Crispin’s friends’ are their city—including Sierra, a girl whose musings lie deeper than most. Through his experiences with his friends, coworkers, and kindling relationship, Crispin learns to embrace his higher ambitions
Northwood Pie is a coming of age romantic comedy with subtle nods to its biggest inspirations — like Clerks, Swingers, and Richard Linklater — but targeted towards millennials specifically. Even though it’s technically a millennial college movie, its core message about taking the next step in one’s life is relatable to all generations — be it current or nostalgic. Everyone’s worked at their own “pizza place” at one point or another. Northwood Pie was also shot on location in Irvine, California — where the real Northwood Pizza has been a staple since the ‘70s.
The Real Northwood Pizza
A fixture for Irvine, California, Northwood Pizza has established itself as the town’s cultural mainstay. Between hiring primarily local high school kids and college students—while catering to both since 1981—the restaurant has impacted the lives of multiple generations. If it takes a village to raise a child, Northwood Pizza is the village—making even the colossal suburbs of Irvine feel like a small town. If it wasn’t your first job growing up, then it was your friend’s, sibling’s, or your initials held a high score in the arcade. So when ownership changed and closed 30 years of tradition around 2011, residents grouped together in social media protest until two childhood friends and former employees reopened its doors in a new location. Which served as our film's shooting location, and where our very own writer, Todd Knaak, found inspiration for this film through his 2-year
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Thank you all so much, I hope you guys end up enjoying the film and I'm able to provide 80 minutes of entertainment to your life.
Hope all is well and you and all your families are staying safe at these times! Thanks again.
