Academy Award Nominee Abigail Breslin Presents

As Easy as closing your eyes

 A grieving mother battles her addiction to a black-market drug that gives her life-like dreams about the son she lost.

Synopsis

On the eve of her late son’s birthday, LILA attends a group meeting for people addicted to Amesten, a new blackmarket drug that gives its users life-like dreams about the ones they've lost. Though the drug has exacted a terrible toll on her, her sobriety still only hangs by a thread. As she prepares to celebrate BODIE’s birthday with her brother KIERAN, the temptation to see Bodie again begins to overwhelm her and she must choose whether to finally let go of an impossible dream or follow the light of her life into darkness.

Technical information

FORMAT   I   DCP
ASPECT RATIO   I   2.39:1
RESOLUTION   I  2048 x 858
SOUND   I  5.1 CH
FRAME RATE   I  24 FPS
RUNNING TIME   I  21 MIN
COLOR   I COLOR
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN  I U.S.A.
LANGUAGE  I ENGLISH
YEAR  I 2024
WORLD PREMIERE  I TBD

CREDITS

A PAPER HORSE PICTURES PRODUCTION

IN ASSOCIATION WITH LONDON BLUE

DIRECTED BY PARKER CROFT
SCREENPLAY BY AARON GOLDEN, PARKER CROFT
PRODUCERS MAX LOEB, PARKER CROFT, AARON GOLDEN, CHRIS BLIM, LAURA COOVER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ABIGAIL BRESLIN, JON MICHAEL HILL, CAREN MCVICKER, JOE MCVICKER
CO-PRODUCERS ROBBIE KAY, ASHLEY OLDS
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ERIN DREVER, ERICA ELIAS, NATHAN ELIAS, PETER FRIEDMANN, DANIEL GOLDEN, GAIL GOLDEN, JOSH GOLDEN, PAULA GOLDEN, AMY GOTTLIEB, KEITH JOHNSON, LUCIA JOHNSON, PATRICK TEWS
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ZAKAREE SANDBERG
PRODUCTION DESIGNER KILBY RODELL
MUSIC BY MANDY HOFFMAN
VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR TIMOTHY STEVENS-EUSTACE
CASTING DIRECTOR ASHLEY OLDS

CAST (In Order of Appearance)
DEBBIE   I   SHARON POWERS
LILA   I   LAURA COOVER
DANCING MAN   I   DOUG FAGER
KIERAN   I   SEAN MARQUETTE
BODIE   I   DAWSON SWEENEY
MATT   I   HENRY FOSTER BROWN
AM-AN LEADER   I   BRIAN FOYSTER
CAROL (VOICE)   I  NANCY LINARI

BACKGROUND
MONIQUE ALDRED, MARK ALLAN, LARRY ANDREWS, KERRI VAN AUKEN, STEVEN BASIL, RAY CECIRE, DEVEON CHAPPLE, MATT GALLAGHER, JOHN IDAKITIS, DRAKE PIERRE, HAYLEY RAAD, JENNIFER SCIBETTA, STEFFANIE TOLLEY,
CHRISTIAN YEAGER

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER NOLAN GOULD
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MAX LOEB
ART DIRECTOR ANGIE PARRISH
ASSISTANT CAMERA CHRIS BLIM
CHIEF LIGHTING TECHNICIAN RAPHA BOSOMBA
KEY GRIP DIEGO PATINO
GRIP KEITH SHATTLE
SOUND MIXER AARON GOLDEN
HAIR/MAKE-UP AUSTYN CUCCIA
CONTACT LENS PAINTER KEVIN CARTER
ADDITIONAL SET DECORATOR KIA TYRELL MALLON
ILLUSTRATIONS BY KOLTER HODGSON
PROP DESIGNER & BUILDER JEREMY HENDRICKS
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS XAVIER DUBON, JOHN ALFORD
SET PHOTOGRAPHERS ROBBIE KAY, XAVIER DUBON
SET TEACHERS LAURA GARY, BETTINA RUSSO
LOCATION MANAGER: CINEMA TOWN STUDIOS MANOOSH NABAVI
LOCATION MANAGER: UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF STUDIO CITY CHADIE FAUST
EDITOR PARKER CROFT

COLOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY RARE MEDIUM
COLOR PRODUCER HEATH RAYMOND
COLORIST JOSH BOHOSKEY
COLOR ASSISTANT ALEX FRANKLAND

POST SOUND SERVICES PROVIDED BY PINNACLE SOUND
RE-RECORDING MIXER IAN CHASE
SOUND EDITOR IAN CHASE
SOUND DESIGNER JANE FARMER
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR SHAWN TISCHLER
POST AUDIO COORDINATOR APRIL LAMB
SCORE MIXED BY ROY HENDRICKSON
SCORE PERFORMED BY F.A.M.E.’S ORCHESTRA, MANDY HOFFMAN

SONGS
”BIRTHDAY PAST“
WRITTEN & PREFORMED BY JOSEPH BROOKS ORGAN

INSURANCE SERVICES PROVIDED BY IRENE QUINTERO
MOMENTOUS INSURANCE BROKERAGE, A MARSH MCLENNAN AGENCY COMPANY

CASTING SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY BREAKDOWN SERVICES

FILM EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY BIRDFACE, GOOD HAMMER, MEALBOX INDUSTRIAL, WOODEN NICKEL

PRODUCED WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM

THE OMIDYAR NETWORK
THROUGH THE SEED&SPARK PATRONS' CIRCLE
AND THEIR FISCAL SPONSOR OPEN COLLECTIVE

AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS:

MARK ALLAN, JOE ANDERSON, EVAN BERNSTEIN, SYLVIA BERNSTEIN, SUSAN BORELLI, LEAH COX, LINDSAY EDELSTEIN, DAVID EISENSTEIN, KATE EISENSTEIN, KRISTINA FLANAGAN, MARK FRIEDMANN, TAZ FUSTOK, RAMZY GALIL,
EDDIE GARCIA, GINA GIANI, MIRIAM GOLDEN, NATHAN GOLDEN, KATIN GORSLINE, IVAN KAY, STEPH KAY,
MOLLY KIM, JORDAN KOLASINSKI, LUKE KUPERSMITH, BONNIE LOEB, MICHAEL MARTIN, SONJA MEREU, DREW MICHAEL, CAMILLA KAY MILAN, SAM PRESSMAN, HAYLEY RAAD, MATTHEW REIS, ERIC SAGOTSKY, CHRIS SILCOX,
KIM SMITH, KATE WEBB, JONNY WEXLER

THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK LEAH BREUER, JONATHAN BUCHANAN, ELISA CROFT, PARKER CROFT JR., KATE DOWD, KATHERINE HUGHES, ELLEN JONES, SETH KUPERSMITH, BEZ MARTINEZ, JULIET MCVICKER, JOSEPH ORGAN,
DRAKE PIERRE, JOHN SAYLES, HANNA STEIN, ASHLEY SWEENEY, TREY TERPELUK, MICHAEL TOBIN

DEDICATED TO MICHAEL BRESLIN, MONICA CROFT, PARKER CROFT SR., VIC ELIAS, PAULA GOLDEN, SAM GOLDEN, TOM GUTTERIDGE, PHYLLIS HARTMANN, WALTER HARTMANN, ELI HORTON, HARRIET JOHNSON, CALEB KUPERSMITH,
HAMILTON LOEB, JANICERAE OLDS, JOHN THOMAS SANDBERG, GEORGE SAS, MARSHALL WEBB, DAN WEIKSNER

AND EVERYONE ELSE WE LONG TO SEE AGAIN.

Anti-amesten PUblic service Announcements

PATRONS

This film would not have been possible without the support of our patrons. Using the platform Seed & Spark we raised the majority of this film’s budget by offering incentives to our contributors. Below are links to behind the scenes photos and a round table Q&A with the cast and crew that are available exclusively to the patrons of the film.