It Has to Involve Drugs

'Finding Genesis' hasn't been released yet, but I've already come out with the next film project that I've been secretly working on for the past couple months. Inspiration started for this untitled piece around the first few weeks of summer when I decided a few things had to be true about my next film.

• It has to involve drugs, but not necessarily be about drugs.
• The time-line has to be out of order, i.e. Quentin Tarantino.
• Random stuff has to happen that doesn't push the story forward. 
• It has to take place in Canada.

And one night, as I lie awake at 4am, it hit me. But I can't explain without spoiling the entire film, so I'll tell you what I can.

With the running title, 'The Untitled', the story follows two college-aged boys living in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The innocent and preppy Tyler meets intuitive, non-stereotypical drug dealer Gavin who introduces Tyler into a drug induced fantasy world where anything is possible. The premise: "what is time?" This question is not only thoroughly explored in the film, but explained, leaving it up to the audience to decide whether they can accept the answer. Although the film is not as random as a Tarantino flick, there is a past, present and future that are revealed out of order as the characters learn more about each other. The first draft of the screenplay is completed. The actors have been contacted. All that's left to do is start shooting. Here is the up-to-date credits list.


Crew

Producer/Writer/Director: Zachary Hayes

Assistant Director: Austin Mooney

Director of Photography: Terry Quinn

Unit Production Manager: Ryan Shenefelt

Canadian Culture & Lifestyle Supervisor: Taryn Spitzer

Music: Michele McLaughlin

Graphic Designer: Patrick Crowley


Cast

Gavin: Austin Mooney

Gavin (Present): Demetri Hadjis
Tyler: Zachary Hayes

Aiden: Brain Healy

Ronnie: Rob Tracy 

Xuan: Kim Cooper

Maddy: Joshua Preston 

Scott: Seth Miller

Chloe: This roll has not been casted.

Extras

EMTs (2)
1st: Derek Tracy
2nd: Not been casted.

Police Officer: Not been casted.

Unnamed friends (2)
1st: Not been casted.
2nd: Not been casted.

Druggie (2)
1st: Not been casted.
2nd: Not been casted.