CHLOE SHELTON ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CO-PRODUCER and POSTER DESIGN for "Almost Home"
Almost Home is the Winner of Best Short Film and Best Drama at London Shorts, Best American Film and Best American Director at Cannes Film Awards, & Best Directing and Best Production Design and Costuming at the Women's International Film Festival 2022
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Set in the aftermath of the 2003 Columbia Space Shuttle disaster, this fictional storywritten and directed by Kayla Saunders, is full of heart and inspiration to keep reaching for the stars. The title of the film comes from the notion that the astronauts were almost home when the disaster took place.
Kayla assembled an amazing team of industry professionals from around the valley and even as far as Hollywood, with the amazing Dave Perry acting as Cinematographer! Her lead actors were amazing professionals, as well, including two actors that you'll see in Wayward (Bela Ware, the little star of the film and younger sister of Elliot Ware/Wayward and Wynton Ware/Interference) and Jim Hoover who is a seasoned film actor who has appeared as the head Overseer of the Mill in Cotton Clouds and as Jonas Yates in Wayward. Caitlyn McAvoy, a New York-based actress masterfully plays the mother in the film with such emotion and heart, that the cast and crew were left drying real tears on set!
We shot for 6 days in warm 60-degree temperatures and frigid temperatures that dipped below freezing! But, through it all our team remained happy, healthy, and in synch! This film was shot the week before the world shut down for the Covid-19 Pandemic!
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Starring: Bela Ware, Jim Hoover, and Caitlin McAvoy
Also features: Betsy Quillen and many wonderful background actors
Written and Directed By: Kayla Saunders
Executive Producer: Kayla Saunders
Director of Photography: Dave Perry
Cinematographer: Zane Farmer
Assistant Director: Chloe Shelton
Production Designer: Jenna Giannini
Editor: Kayla Saunders
Poster Design: Chloe Shelton
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