{"id":23254,"date":"2016-08-11T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-residents-film-premieres-at-hollywood-festival\/"},"modified":"2016-08-11T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T22:00:00","slug":"kent-residents-film-premieres-at-hollywood-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-residents-film-premieres-at-hollywood-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent resident\u2019s film premieres at Hollywood festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

For<\/span> the<\/span> Reporter<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Audiences<\/span> may<\/span> recognize<\/span> longtime<\/span> Kent<\/span> resident<\/span> Marissa<\/span> Fujimoto\u2019s<\/span> work<\/span> on<\/span> national<\/span> and<\/span> cable<\/span> TV,<\/span> but<\/span> few<\/span> may<\/span> realize<\/span> she\u2019s<\/span> the<\/span> talent<\/span> behind<\/span> the<\/span> camera<\/span> making<\/span> it<\/span> all<\/span> happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Now,<\/span> people<\/span> can<\/span> see<\/span> her<\/span> work<\/span> when<\/span> \u201cThe<\/span> Lunchbox<\/span> Brigade,\u201d<\/span> a<\/span> film<\/span> she<\/span> recently<\/span> produced,<\/span> premieres<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> HollyShorts<\/span> Film<\/span> Festival<\/span> (HSFF)<\/span> during<\/span> Washington<\/span> Film<\/span> Day<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday\u00a0in<\/span> Hollywood,<\/span> Calif.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In<\/span> addition<\/span> to<\/span> regular<\/span> producer<\/span> duties,<\/span> Fujimoto<\/span> secured<\/span> key<\/span> locations<\/span> in<\/span> Kent<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> film,<\/span> including<\/span> a<\/span> local<\/span> home<\/span> and<\/span> Lake<\/span> Fenwick<\/span> Park.<\/span> The<\/span> film,<\/span> written<\/span> and<\/span> directed<\/span> by<\/span> Kyle<\/span> Thiele,<\/span> won<\/span> the<\/span> 2015<\/span> HollyShorts<\/span> screenplay<\/span> competition.<\/span> Fujimoto<\/span> stepped<\/span> in<\/span> with<\/span> other<\/span> Northwest<\/span> producers<\/span> to<\/span> produce<\/span> the<\/span> film.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI<\/span> loved<\/span> the<\/span> script<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> time<\/span> I<\/span> read<\/span> it,\u201d<\/span> Fujimoto<\/span> said.<\/span> \u201cI<\/span> could<\/span> see<\/span> places<\/span> in<\/span> Kent<\/span> that<\/span> would<\/span> fit<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> story<\/span> perfectly,<\/span> and<\/span> they<\/span> did.<\/span> Both<\/span> the<\/span> home<\/span> we<\/span> used<\/span> and<\/span> Lake<\/span> Fenwick<\/span> Park<\/span> add<\/span> so<\/span> much<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> high<\/span> production<\/span> quality<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> film.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The<\/span> story<\/span> follows<\/span> Teddy,<\/span> who,<\/span> when<\/span> he<\/span> discovers<\/span> his<\/span> brother-in-arms,<\/span> Johnny,<\/span> has<\/span> gone<\/span> to<\/span> camp<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> summer,<\/span> decides<\/span> a<\/span> rescue<\/span> is<\/span> in<\/span> order.<\/span> Teddy<\/span> gathers<\/span> up<\/span> the<\/span> neighborhood<\/span> squadron<\/span> known<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> Lunchbox<\/span> Brigade<\/span> and<\/span> together<\/span> they<\/span> embark<\/span> on<\/span> an<\/span> antic-filled<\/span> plan<\/span> to<\/span> infiltrate<\/span> enemy<\/span> territory<\/span> (aka<\/span> summer<\/span> camp)<\/span> and<\/span> free<\/span> their<\/span> friend.<\/span> But<\/span> Teddy<\/span> makes<\/span> the<\/span> horrible<\/span> discovery<\/span> that<\/span> Johnny<\/span> actually<\/span> wants<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> there,<\/span> leading<\/span> him<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> remaining<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Lunchbox<\/span> Brigade<\/span> to<\/span> conduct<\/span> a<\/span> funny<\/span> and<\/span> touching<\/span> tribute<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> loss<\/span> of<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> their<\/span> own.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Fujimoto<\/span> has<\/span> a<\/span> bachelor\u2019s<\/span> degree<\/span> in<\/span> fine<\/span> arts<\/span> from<\/span> Sanford-Brown<\/span> College,<\/span> specializing<\/span> in<\/span> digital<\/span> media.<\/span> As<\/span> the<\/span> post-production<\/span> coordinator<\/span> at<\/span> Screaming<\/span> Flea<\/span> Productions,<\/span> she<\/span> has<\/span> worked<\/span> directly<\/span> with<\/span> national<\/span> networks<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> A&E<\/span> and<\/span> Discovery.<\/span> Her<\/span> work<\/span> is<\/span> most<\/span> notable<\/span> on<\/span> shows<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> \u201cHoarders\u201d<\/span> and<\/span> \u201cProject<\/span> Afterlife\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

She<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> co-founder<\/span> of<\/span> Screaming<\/span> Flea<\/span> Creative<\/span> Media,<\/span> LLC<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> actively<\/span> building<\/span> relationships<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> greater<\/span> Seattle<\/span> area<\/span> and<\/span> producing<\/span> videos<\/span> for<\/span> local<\/span> businesses.<\/span> She<\/span> was<\/span> awarded<\/span> The<\/span> Reel<\/span> Grrls<\/span> Outstanding<\/span> Producer<\/span> Award<\/span> 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The<\/span> film<\/span> festival<\/span> begins<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> Washington<\/span> film<\/span> block<\/span> screening<\/span> around<\/span> noon<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Chinese<\/span> Grauman<\/span> Theatre<\/span> in<\/span> Hollywood.<\/span> The<\/span> block<\/span> will<\/span> feature<\/span> works<\/span> from<\/span> local<\/span> filmmakers<\/span> and<\/span> precedes<\/span> a<\/span> filmmaker<\/span> Q&A<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Los<\/span> Angeles<\/span> premiere<\/span> of<\/span> Abundant<\/span> Productions\u2019<\/span> Story<\/span> Playground,<\/span> a<\/span> Seattle<\/span> offering<\/span> that<\/span> focuses<\/span> on<\/span> story<\/span> development<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> whole<\/span> new<\/span> way.<\/span> The<\/span> day<\/span> ends<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> Washington<\/span> filmmaker-hosted<\/span> reception.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI<\/span> can\u2019t<\/span> wait<\/span> to<\/span> see<\/span> the<\/span> film<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> big<\/span> screen.<\/span> It\u2019s<\/span> a<\/span> great<\/span> story<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> wonderful<\/span> cast<\/span> and<\/span> crew.<\/span> I<\/span> hope<\/span> audiences<\/span> love<\/span> it<\/span> as<\/span> much<\/span> as<\/span> we<\/span> all<\/span> loved<\/span> creating<\/span> it,\u201d<\/span> Fujimoto<\/span> explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The<\/span> HSFF<\/span> Film<\/span> Festival<\/span> is<\/span> an<\/span> annual<\/span> independent<\/span> short<\/span> film<\/span> festival.<\/span> Founded<\/span> in<\/span> 2005,<\/span> the<\/span> yearly<\/span> festival<\/span> programs<\/span> feature<\/span> an<\/span> eclectic<\/span> mixture<\/span> of<\/span> short<\/span> films<\/span> of<\/span> various<\/span> genres<\/span> from<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> world.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

HSFF<\/span> has<\/span> featured<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 2,000<\/span> projects<\/span> showcasing<\/span> stars<\/span> and<\/span> filmmakers<\/span> including<\/span> Luke<\/span> Wilson,<\/span> Eli<\/span> Roth,<\/span> Sofia<\/span> Loren,<\/span> Bill<\/span> Plympton,<\/span> Anthony<\/span> and<\/span> Joe<\/span> Russo,<\/span> Issa<\/span> Rae,<\/span> and<\/span> Felicia<\/span> Day.<\/span> The<\/span> gathering<\/span> features<\/span> the<\/span> major<\/span> studios,<\/span> networks,<\/span> agencies<\/span> and<\/span> influential<\/span> speakers.<\/span> Previous<\/span> participants<\/span> included<\/span> such<\/span> companies<\/span> as<\/span> Fox,<\/span> Lionsgate,<\/span> Shorts<\/span> HD,<\/span> Electus,<\/span> Machinima,<\/span> Route<\/span> 1<\/span> Films,<\/span> Gersh,<\/span> Cartoon<\/span> Network,<\/span> Film<\/span> LA,<\/span> Dailymotion,<\/span> and<\/span> Vuguru,<\/span> to<\/span> name<\/span> a<\/span> few.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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