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The Sweet Adventures of Henry P. Twist Official Book Trailer

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film-14.com
Based on the novel by B.W. Van Alstyne
Featuring the voice of Jim Dale
For forty-five years, master pastry chef and confectioner, Henry Peppermint Twist, worked for one of the world’s largest companies: The Brackmeyer Sweets Factory. But things turn quickly sour for Henry, and the nearly four thousand other workers it employed, as the aged and frail founder retires; leaving his evil and greedy son, Charles B. Brackmeyer Jr., to become the factory’s new president.

Brackmeyer, whose goal it is to “get rid of the dead weight (“old people”) and replace them all with machines to gain more money, begins his massive campaign shortly after the disappearance of his father, and several others, from a retirement facility in the German Countryside.

Henry, along with countless others his age and older are quickly redacted. With nowhere else to go He is offered lodgings, by Brackmeyer, in the very same retirement home as the founder. Feeling miserable, old and useless Henry’s thought turns to opening a Sweet shop. But these plans are soon interrupted as Henry meets a strange little man in brightly colored clothes.

The little man, who reveals himself to be an elf, and calls himself Mac, tells Henry of a wonderful place where he will never grow older. A place where he can be young and useful once again. Mac, convinces Henry to follow him through the forest, where they pass through an enormous magical boulder and through a cave full of colorful rock candy till they emerge in a magical place where everything is edible: The Sweet Lands.

Henry is instantly transformed into his 13-year-old younger self and after spending some time in this magical he forgets the rules of Faeriedom: Never eat nor drink or make merry, for if you so you will be forever lost in Faerie.

But all is not lost for this master pastry chef. With a little outside help from an old friend, Henry is successful in opening his Sweet Shop. But all this success doesn’t go unnoticed. Brackmeyer, with his greedy little fingers on the pulse of everything in the city, learns about the little shop and plots to destroy the little operation.

Brackmeyer gains entry into the Sweet Lands, transforming him into an ugly, menacing ogre. The ogre retreats into the Bittersweet Chocolate Mountains where he is soon aided by a Swamp Hag named Anise, who, like Brackmeyer, wants revenge on all of the Sweet Lands. But the Hag is soon defeated by Henry and the elves, leaving Brackmeyer and his gnarly little gingerbread army and a colossal gingerbread beast to destroy the Sweet Lands on their own. But this too is met with failure, as a defeated Brackmeyer prepares to do hand to hand combat with Henry.

Henry, who is becoming more and more elf-like, is too fast for the furious ogre and in one fell swipe of his peppermint staff sends the ogre who is Brackmeyer head long into a bottomless garbage pit. With the eminent threat over, Henry and the elves resume their peaceful life, and adventures, in the Sweet Lands.

The Road to Hell – teaser

directed by
Michael Manasseri & the Deka Brothers
written by
David A. Altman & Michael Manasseri
created by
Sarah Benedict
David A. Altman
Michael Manasseri
Producers
Michael Manasseri, The Deka Brothers, Kimberley Kates
Co-Producers
Sarah Benedict, Jay Levine
Executive Producers
David A. Altman, Richard Manasseri
R2H Productions
Made In Michigan Entertainment
Big Screen Entertainment Group

Fate’s Forsaken by Shae Ford
Official Book Trailer

Fate’s Forsaken is a book series by Shae Ford. Book­ trailer directed by the Deka Brothers, produced by Michael Manasseri (Flux Capacitor) and Adam Cushman & Rocco Rivetti (Film-14).
Staring: Zak Hallett, Voiceover by Auday Putrus (VO Talent Agent Tony DiMambro of The I­Group).
Music by Thibault Chaumont.
Director of Photography Geoff George, Steadycam Operator Stewart Smith, 1st AC Anton Miasnikov.
Production Design: Deka Brothers.
Costume: Angela McBride & Andrew Martina.
Snow FX: Michael Mendola, Michael Arnold, John McFarland
Torches: Jonathan D’Ambrosio, Anthony Ferrara, Fire Safety Ranger Ivory
Edit & Post: Deka Brothers
Sound design & Mix: David Couturier
Thanks to Eddie Rubin, Nik Tyckowski, Patrick Hartltey, Liz Moore (Meadow Brook Theater), Danny Mooney, Andrea Eis (Oakland University Cinema Studies Program).

SAVAGE DRIFT Book Trailer

Savage Drift
A Novel by Emmy Laybourne
Directed by the Deka Brothers
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Produced by Adam Cushman / Michael Manasseri / Kimberley Kates (BSEG)
Josie: Carrington King
Niko: Tyler Newland
Young Boy watching planes: Ethan Watkins
Casting: Tony DiMambro (The I-Group)
1st AD: Salma Siddiqui
Cinematographer: Geoff S. George
1st AC: Carl Ballou
G&E: Jordan Reed / Brandon Hartley / Daniel Gordon
Production Sound Mixer: Mark Haygen
Costume Designer: Lauren Waterstone
BTS Photographer: Clarice D.
Edit / Color Grading: the Deka Brothers
VFX: Julien Deka
Sound Design / Re-recording mixer: David Couturier
Music: Thibault Chaumont
co-produced with Flux Capacitor
flux-cap.com
Big Screen Entertainment Group
Thanks to:
Oakland University Cinema Studies, Andrea Eis, Kyle Edwards,
Michael Watkins
Brian Kessler

HALF BAD by Sally Green, Book Trailer

A Novel by Sally Green
halfbadworld.com
directed by the Deka Brothers
dekabrothers.com
produced by Adam Cushman, Michael Manasseri, Kimberley Kates
Starring Jaden Eller
with the voice of Michael Pearson
casting director: Tony DiMambro (The I-Group)
director of photography: Geoff S. George
production designer: Joey Ostrender
costume designer: Lauren Waterstone
camera: Geoff S. George & the Deka Brothers
steadicam: Julien Deka
1st assistant camera: Carl Ballou
production design assistant: Jesse Landerwitsh
production sound mixer: Mark Haygen
BTS photographer: Clarice D.
production assistant: Aurore D.
edit / post-production: the Deka Brothers
sound design / re-recording mixer: David Couturier
music: Thibault Chaumont
co-produced with Flux Capacitor
flux-cap.com
Big Screen Entertainment Group
thanks to: Oakland University Cinema Studies, Andrea Eis, Kyle Edwards, Brian Kessler, Lisa Alfelt, Annette Gilson, Rocco Rivetti, Adam Alpert