You heard that correctly: we are shooting a short film based on the first 15 pages of the feature film. As first time feature filmmakers, it is imperative that we find a way to demonstrate our vision and our ability as filmmakers to bring Cecily's story to life on the screen. It has become increasingly clear that this "proof of concept" is necessary for us to move forward with the feature film. Many feature films started as short films including Beasts of the Southern Wild, S

I wrote The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop during my first semester at graduate school and, from the moment I completed the first draft, I knew that this would be the first feature film I would tackle as a director. While creating Cecily's world, I pulled from my own life experiences to develop the characters and basic plot, but then something truly magical happened: my characters came to life. They took over and told the story for me. The Extraordinary World of Ceci

I am Spencer Cohen and I am the Producer of Marketing & Distribution. While I never had an imaginary friend, in college I did play an imaginary sport! I always thought I would play baseball in college and even get into the MLB. I had some lofty dreams! Every day I was outside throwing the ball through a small target in backyard. Tee-ing the ball up and swinging endlessly. Early on in high school that dream began to fade and transform into my love and passion for filmmaking. H

I am Luisa Piña and I am part of the Marketing Team, the Editor, and Assistant Director. I never had an imaginary friend. With 3 siblings I never needed more distractions. But I have memories of myself as a child, hiding in the closet of my room directing a Teddy Bear to conduct interviews on me about my success as a singer -I always thought Gloria Estefan was going to “discover” me-. In my teens, the dreams of becoming a young Shakira faded. I decided to go to college with t