Sponsor a Project

Like in the days of ole’ when Patrons participated in the creation of important works of art, POTA “Sponsor an Artist” program, allows you to easily assist today’s talented artists and filmmakers! Your tax-deductible donation of any size, (large or small) will make a big difference in the lives of our artists, and in the world!

MAESTRO MESSENGER

Feature Documentary

Trish Geiger

MAESTRO MESSENGER follows Choir Director Paul Salamunovich in his last months of service at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church before his retirement. The producers will capture the inner meanings of Paul’s songs with poetic imagery in a very soft inspirational tone. This feature length documentary is about finding your calling in life and acting on it. The story will transport and inspire it’s audience.

If you wish to sponsor this project please email us at info@patronofthearts.org.

HEARING GOD: STILL LISTENING

Short Narrative

Susan Shearer

HEARING GOD: STILL LISTENING was made as a part of the 168 Hour Film Festival. Susan Shearer and co-producer Amber Deegan, director Eric Tozzi, writer Elaine Zicree, and the rest of their talented team were given one week to write, produce, edit and complete a faith-based short! Their film entry last year LAST LAUGH garnered 5 award nominations and was 1 of 20 selected to be on the official 168 DVD.

CLOSING DOORS

Short Narrative

Lije Sarki

CLOSING DOORS is finsished and is now making rounds on the festival circuit! It was directed by Lije Sarki, written by Bill Wanek, and produced by their company Nut Bucket Films. It’s a life affirming tale of a father on a quest to raise the daughter he loves. LOG LINE: “Don’t forget the past, use the past”.

COMPLETED OR PAST PROJECTS

CONGRATULATIONS!!

This short film was SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED and screened! Thanks so much to everyone who donated, volunteered and attended the screenings!

CONGRATULATIONS TO Lije Sarki (CLOSING DOORS)

for being awarded a $375 grant from POTA!

CONGRATULATIONS TO Trish Geiger (MAESTRO MESSENGER)

for being awarded a $375 grant from POTA!

STRONGER

Short Narrative

Claes Lilja

STRONGER will be a short film adaptation of August Strindberg’s classic one-act play THE STRONGER, which takes the core elements of the play and imagines how they will play out in a contemporary, gay setting in Los Angeles. STRONGER is an intriguing, funny and sexy look at what a successful openly gay soap actor can-and will do- to protect his self image and status in Hollywood.

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FORTUNE’S FOOLS

Short Fantasy

Robert Rollins

Fortune’s Fools is an intriguing story of a woman who feels she has no control of the future, a man who believes he controls many futures and another woman who after years of faking it, starts getting glimpses of the future.

Robert is currently working on his next film “Dream Country” which is fully funded!

ECHOES OF COLONIZATION:

CREOLE CULTURE IN LOUISIANA & HAITI

Documentary

Sonya Alexander

Sonya Alexander’s documentary will explore the Creole ties between Louisiana and Haiti, from the perspectives of an array of Creoles from each region and focus on how Colonization still casts a shadow over their way of life. Each episode traces the parallel trajectories of each person as they relate to an aspect of Creole culture.

THORN

Short Film

Thomai Hatsios

THORN is the story of an upper middle class wife and mother. Her life seems to be a bed of roses, picture perfect. Or is it? Upon closer inspection we discover there is something very wrong with the picture.

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QUEENIE, PRIESTESS OF THE GHETTO

Urban Feature

Kevin D. Norman

Candy Johnson (Karisha McBride) receives a “gift”, which is a family heirloom, passed down through generations of women throughout her family. However, that gift soon becomes a curse as forces unknown seek to destroy everything she is, including her very existence. CAndy must survive long enough to escape her pursuers and discover her family’s true name...