The Hope Chest Has A Secret Drawer
What happens when you forget to keep your secrets?
- The Film Is In The Can -
We're raising $15,000 for post-production costs and to take the project to festivals
How Can You Help?
Every contribution to the project helps move us closer to our July 1 completion deadline
$1 - $999: Our eternal gratitude and project updates
$1000:Associate producer credit
$2500: Executive producer credit
What happens when you forget to keep your secrets?
- The Film Is In The Can -
We're raising $15,000 for post-production costs and to take the project to festivals
How Can You Help?
Every contribution to the project helps move us closer to our July 1 completion deadline
$1 - $999: Our eternal gratitude and project updates
$1000:Associate producer credit
$2500: Executive producer credit
In this short film based on Writer/Director Laura Frenzer's award-winning script, a stressed caregiver works tirelessly to reach her mom lost in an Alzheimer’s haze, but some memories should stay buried.
This award winning script is produced by a women led team. The Hope Chest Has A Secret Drawer was inspired by Frenzer’s experience helping care for her mother with Alzheimer’s.
While her own wonderfully sweet mother did not reveal any dark family secrets, the details of Alzheimer's related behavior are inspired by actual moments, sad and beautiful all at once. A dark tale of a gruesome family crime, this short film is also the story of a daughter’s love and devotion in caring for a mother who doesn’t recognize her anymore.
This award winning script is produced by a women led team. The Hope Chest Has A Secret Drawer was inspired by Frenzer’s experience helping care for her mother with Alzheimer’s.
While her own wonderfully sweet mother did not reveal any dark family secrets, the details of Alzheimer's related behavior are inspired by actual moments, sad and beautiful all at once. A dark tale of a gruesome family crime, this short film is also the story of a daughter’s love and devotion in caring for a mother who doesn’t recognize her anymore.
The Team
Produced by
Laura Frenzer
Skei Saulnier
Siobhan O'Neill
Rohana Kenin
Laura Frenzer
Skei Saulnier
Siobhan O'Neill
Rohana Kenin
Executive Producers
Amy Hargreaves
Eileen McGrath
Karen L. Saulnier
Associate Producers
Keirsten Estabrooks
Mary and Steve Marsh
Amy Hargreaves
Eileen McGrath
Karen L. Saulnier
Associate Producers
Keirsten Estabrooks
Mary and Steve Marsh
CAST
Amy Hargreaves - Rue
Anna Stuart - Rosemary
Laura Frenzer - Violet
CREW
Rommel Genciano - Director of Photography
Elias - 1st AC
Danny Fong - 2nd AC/DIT
Gaffer - Dino Davaros
Grip - Luke Carquillat
G&E Equipment Provided by French Kiss Bakery Productions, Inc.
Sound Mixer - Charles Allen Brownley III
Production Designer - Theo Webb
Hair & Make-up - Samantha Mileski
On Set Covid Safety Protocols and Compliance Provided by Victoria Harris of Viral Concierge
Special thanks John Fishburn and John Engström of Scheimpflüg for providing camera.
Amy Hargreaves - Rue
Anna Stuart - Rosemary
Laura Frenzer - Violet
CREW
Rommel Genciano - Director of Photography
Elias - 1st AC
Danny Fong - 2nd AC/DIT
Gaffer - Dino Davaros
Grip - Luke Carquillat
G&E Equipment Provided by French Kiss Bakery Productions, Inc.
Sound Mixer - Charles Allen Brownley III
Production Designer - Theo Webb
Hair & Make-up - Samantha Mileski
On Set Covid Safety Protocols and Compliance Provided by Victoria Harris of Viral Concierge
Special thanks John Fishburn and John Engström of Scheimpflüg for providing camera.
Amy Hargreaves
Amy Hargreaves is a New York based actress who has been working professionally since she was a child.
In the indie film world, Amy is best known for the Cannes Prix Fipresci award-winning Blue Ruin, DWF-LA Grand Jury winner Paint, Sundance premieres Sister Aimee and Against the Current as well as How He Fell In Love, Super Dark Times, The Preppie Connection, Michael Clayton, Shame, Delirious, Wonderstruck as well as the 1990s cult classic Brainscan (opposite Edward Furlong and Frank Langella). Amy starred in all 4 seasons of the enormously popular 13 Reasons Why for Netflix, but she is perhaps most recognized for her role as Carrie Mathison’s (Claire Danes) always responsible sister Maggie on Showtime's award-winning series Homeland. For her role in the HBO original film Flashback, she was nominated for a Cable Ace Award for best actress in a dramatic series or special. On stage, Amy has been involved with the New York's esteemed Barrow Group Theater Company for over 20 years where she has been seen in productions of "Expecting Isabel" and "Trust". She has explored playwriting and directing there in more recent years as well. Off-Broadway, she has been seen in "Laugh It Up, Stare It Down" (Cherry Lane), "Years of Sky" (59E59), and "Living Proof" (Jewish Rep). She was most recently on stage at the Berkeley Rep in the first ever "24 Hour Plays/Bay Area" after performing in the "24 Hour Plays/Broadway" in New York. |
Anna Stuart
Photo: Rory Lewis
Anna Stuart started her career as a stage actor, but is best known for her playing Leading lady characters in Daytime TV. She acted on all three major networks over the span 30 years. Out of the five characters she portrayed, she is most known for her role on "Another World" as Donna Love. Her latest project is "The Hope Chest Has a Secret Drawer."
Cinematographer, Rommel Genciana
Genciana is a New York based filmmaker. He is a graduate of Hunter College with a background in theater and history. Currently Rommel works in film production as a director of photography.
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