Nineteen85 Films

16/08/2024

Watch the trailer for 🎬 Twenty 🎬

TWENTY:
Four friends with disparate views about technology end up in a speakeasy where they have to outwit a corrupt bootlegging scheme.

Directed by Hilary Davidson
Co-written by Robert Kirkendall and Hilary Davidson

Featuring:
Nate Duncan
Tania Simone
�Michael Abts
Megan Louise Thill
Arturo Rangel
Danielle Crook
Jenafer Smallwood
Francis Perry
Jake Howard
Brian Cohen
James Perry

Produced by:
John Eaglesham
Hilary Davidson
Executive Producer:
Allan Koehler
Hilary Davidson
Associate Producers:�
Ed Keyani
Joel Joyland Wertzberger
Casting by:
Kimberly Platt
John Eaglesham
Jen Floor Mathews
Hilary Davidson
ADs:
Armand Smith
Bobby Kwong
Alberto Larios
Kenneth Wong
Gaffer:
Domonik Hernandez
Sound by:
Steve Young
Caitlyn Young
Score by:
Lowell Packham

TWENTY: Four friends with disparate views about technology end up in a speakeasy where they have to outwit a corrupt bootlegging scheme. Directed by Hilary Davidson Co-written…

05/07/2024

Are you directing a film soon and need a refresher about how to lead a set well? I've recently directed a feature film and am teaching a Directing Intensive at StageOne in San Jose. We'll go over directing actors, keeping your shoot on time and leading your creative vision. Hope to see you there!

Saturday, July 27th
10am-2:30pm
$115
StageOne Creative Spaces
196 North 3rd Street San Jose, CA 95112

Feature film director Hilary Davidson presents a one day workshop to learn on-set directing, leading a team, directing actors.

29/06/2024

Saturday, July 27th-- Directing Intensive Workshop
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/directing-intensive-workshop-for-film-tickets-915004221257

Are you about to direct a film and need to brush up on your skills? Or maybe you haven't worked with actors in a while and need a refresher. Feature film director Hilary Davidson presents a one day workshop to learn on-set directing.

In this workshop we will go over:
- directing actors (not telling them)
- what really matters for the edit
- how to use your time wisely
- leading a set

Saturday, July 27th
10am-2:30pm
Stage One Creative Spaces
196 North 3rd Street
San Jose, CA 95112
$115

We will take a break for lunch, so bring something or you can go nearby!

Feature film director Hilary Davidson presents a one day workshop to learn on-set directing, leading a team, directing actors.

04/05/2024

Three weeks ago we had our festival premiere at the Poppy Jasper Film Festival— and we got the audience award for favorite Nor Cal film!! 🎉🎉 Thank you to everyone who attended and voted. 😁 Thank you to the team at Poppy who made this all possible. 📽

Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Nineteen85 Films

10/04/2024

1 day until the festival premiere of TWENTY

The festival premiere is so soon! Thank you to everyone who made this movie possible- the crew, cast, donors (sending love to Allan and Louise Koehler), producers, talent agencies, venues, equipment helpers, costume rental houses, friends, family, volunteers, sandwich maker, in-kind donors, and of course, Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival. We couldn’t have done it without a team.

Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival - Local Showcase
Thursday, April 11th at 10:00am

Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
17090 Monterey Hwy
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Follow the link to get tickets ($10): https://pjiff2024.eventive.org/schedule/local-day-morgan-hill-block-1-6591b3e091f91f004fc093fd

Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Nineteen85 Films

09/04/2024

2 days until the festival premiere of TWENTY

Thank you so much to Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz for the beautiful lights. They’re magical!�

Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival - Local Showcase
Thursday, April 11th at 10:00am

Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
17090 Monterey Hwy
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Follow the link to get tickets ($10): https://pjiff2024.eventive.org/schedule/local-day-morgan-hill-block-1-6591b3e091f91f004fc093fd

Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Nineteen85 Films

08/04/2024

3 days until the festival premiere of TWENTY

We can’t go on without thanking our sound recordist with the mostist - Steve Young from Videografix! He recorded sound for the entire production and was a key part of the film. Look at him push those buttons!

Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival - Local Showcase
Thursday, April 11th at 10:00am

Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
17090 Monterey Hwy
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Follow the link to get tickets ($10): https://pjiff2024.eventive.org/schedule/local-day-morgan-hill-block-1-6591b3e091f91f004fc093fd

Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Nineteen85 Films

07/04/2024

4 days until the festival premiere of TWENTY

Huge shoutout to StageOne Creative Spaces! We were lucky enough to have had our table read in their studio and film there. Great resource for filmmakers in the South Bay. Check em out!

Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival - Local Showcase
Thursday, April 11th at 10:00am

Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
17090 Monterey Hwy
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Follow the link to get tickets ($10): https://pjiff2024.eventive.org/schedule/local-day-morgan-hill-block-1-6591b3e091f91f004fc093fd

Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Nineteen85 Films

06/04/2024

5 days until the festival premiere of TWENTY

Thank you so much to DJ Ethan Stone and Historical Emporium! The headphones and suit really finished the look.

Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival - Local Showcase
Thursday, April 11th at 10:00am

Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
17090 Monterey Hwy
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Follow the link to get tickets ($10): https://pjiff2024.eventive.org/schedule/local-day-morgan-hill-block-1-6591b3e091f91f004fc093fd

Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Nineteen85 Films

05/04/2024

6 days until the festival premiere of TWENTY

We are grateful for our Santa Cruz lunch sponsor Erik's DeliCafe. Unfortunately, we don’t have any photos because we ate all the food. Enjoy these pics instead. 😉

Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival - Local Showcase
Thursday, April 11th at 10:00am

Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
17090 Monterey Hwy
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Follow the link to get tickets ($10): https://pjiff2024.eventive.org/schedule/local-day-morgan-hill-block-1-6591b3e091f91f004fc093fd

Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Nineteen85 Films

04/04/2024

7 days until the festival premiere of TWENTY

Thank you to our main filming location The Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building. The Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Hall has wonderful rooms and vintage styling. Oddly enough, we got the best use out of the storage closet. Go figure! Shoutout to Red Herzog who is a featured background actress and if you look closely, she’s all over the place!

Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival - Local Showcase
Thursday, April 11th at 10:00am

Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
17090 Monterey Hwy
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Follow the link to get tickets ($10): https://pjiff2024.eventive.org/schedule/local-day-morgan-hill-block-1-6591b3e091f91f004fc093fd

Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Nineteen85 Films

03/04/2024

8 days until the festival premiere of TWENTY

So grateful that two incredible stars aligned— filming at MOTIV with Sunset Lines! Sunset Lines is a synth pop band and we featured their song “AWOL” in the movie. Motiv is a nightclub in Santa Cruz that is truly the best!

Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival - Local Showcase
Thursday, April 11th at 10:00am
Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
17090 Monterey Hwy
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Follow the link to get tickets ($10): https://pjiff2024.eventive.org/schedule/local-day-morgan-hill-block-1-6591b3e091f91f004fc093fd

Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Nineteen85 Films

02/04/2024

9 days until the festival premiere of TWENTY

Thank you so much to our computer lounge filming location Euphnet Cyber Café. Euphnet is a cyber café in Sunnyvale and filming there was such a joy! It looks like we’re bootlegging something secretive doesn’t it?! 😅

Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival - Local Showcase
Thursday, April 11th at 10:00am

Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
17090 Monterey Hwy
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Follow the link to get tickets ($10): https://pjiff2024.eventive.org/schedule/local-day-morgan-hill-block-1-6591b3e091f91f004fc093fd

Nineteen85 Films Poppy Jasper International Film Festival

01/04/2024

10 days until the festival premiere of TWENTY

Before the film premieres, we’d like to give a special shout out to our coffee sponsor, Verve Coffee Roasters Downtown Santa Cruz! We wouldn’t have been able to wake up without you. 😊Many thanks from the entire cast and crew. ☕️

Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival - Local Showcase
Thursday, April 11th at 10:00am

Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
17090 Monterey Hwy
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Follow the link to get tickets ($10): https://pjiff2024.eventive.org/schedule/local-day-morgan-hill-block-1-6591b3e091f91f004fc093fd

Poppy Jasper International Film Festival Nineteen85 Films

23/12/2023

TWENTY is premiering at the Poppy Jasper Film Festival! Join us on Thursday, April 11th, 2024 at 10am in Morgan Hill, CA.

https://pjiff.org


TWENTY
Poppy Jasper Intl Film Festival – Local Showcase
Thursday, April 11th at 10am

Morgan Hill Community Playhouse
17090 Monterey Hwy
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

See you there!
Nineteen85 Films

27/07/2023

The time is better than ever to develop your craft! Acting classes start next week for the month of August. 🎭

https://nineteen85films.com/classes/

Each session will include warm ups, audition practice, and will focus on scene work from contemporary works. All levels are welcome! All reasonable special requests can be accommodated. Taught by Hilary Davidson.

Max 8 participants so everyone has time for scene work.

Classes are Friday nights in August from 7:30-9:30pm.
August 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

Convergence Arts Center
1345 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126

$280

If you have questions, please email [email protected] Thanks! Hilary

14/03/2023

We’ve reached 80% of our goal which thankfully means we’re going to keep the pledges on our campaign. 4 days left to support!

Shown: Tania Simone (Myra) and Megan Louise Thill (Naomi)

http://www.seedandspark.com/fund/twenty
Help the movie TWENTY finish production!

13/03/2023

Shown here: Francis Perry (Hal) and Jake Howard (Raymond)

http://www.seedandspark.com/fund/twenty
Help the movie TWENTY finish production!

12/03/2023

6 days left to pledge in our campaign 🎥

It's Oscar Day which reminds me of the great actors we have in the movie Twenty. Our lead actors (Nate Duncan, Tania Simone, Michael Abts and Megan Louis Thill) are incredible at what they do - and your pledge can help them get one step closer to the big screen!

Link in bio. Help the movie TWENTY finish production.

22/02/2023

The only thing I can say is - thank you for your generous contribution!

Super Contributors
Allan K
Clifton S.
Anonymous
Jim S.

Happy Contributors
Dave and Christine T.
Ryan D.

Mega Contributors
Eileen D.
Taylor G.
Anonymous
Amy D.
Viknesh S.
Bill & Janet
Armand S.
Todd S.

Party Goers
Susan P.
Lynda F.
Laura J.

Film Fan
Amanda & Anton
Nicole de M.
Kelly B.
Alexey
Red H.
Chris C.
Sarah G.
Liliana
Eddie T.

06/02/2023

Update: We are 5 days into our campaign and 33% funded!
We’re also $800 away from milestone #1 – we’ll share the first scene of the movie with people who pledge on the campaign.

But what is this update really about??
To the people reading this, I wish for you to persist through anything challenging. Making a full-length movie is not an easy task and there have been ebbs and flows of progress. If YOU are personally experiencing any setbacks in life – keep your eye on the prize! It is your tenacity and perseverance that makes all the difference in life. -Hilary

Thank you to everyone who has pledged:
Suzy P., Taylor G., Eileen D., Liliana, Lynda, Katie F., Nicole M., Allan K., Ryan D., Clifford K., Matthew T., Kelly B., Laura H., Alexey, Red H., Laura, David & Christine T., Amanda & Anton

Please share this text if you can:
My friend Hilary is directing the feature film TWENTY. It's a story about privacy, blackmail and technology - all set in an alternate reality mixed between the 1920s and modern day. Check out her Seed & Spark campaign and make a pledge so they can finish production! www.seedandspark.com/fund/twenty

01/02/2023

This just in! The Seed & Spark campaign for the indie film TWENTY has just launched and we need your help to reach our goal. This movie is about privacy, communication and trust - all set in an alternate reality mixed between the 1920s and modern day. Curious? Learn more on the campaign page… and if we reach $3k in pledges you’ll get to see the first scene of footage, $6k in pledges we’ll show the first two scenes. Thank you!!

http://www.seedandspark.com/fund/twenty

In 2022, Nineteen85 Films successfully filmed part of the indie film Twenty - an alternate universe story about privacy, technology and communication - and we’ve launched this campaign to help cover some of the production costs for the remainder of filming. Thanks for watching!

12/08/2022

We’re filming next weekend, which means it’s time to introduce more cast members! Welcome Arturo and Danielle - we can’t wait to work with you.

Arturo Rangel - Renaldo
Danielle Crook - Rosemary

11/05/2022

Hey now! Want to get back into acting? Classes start mid-June.

🎥 Acting for the Camera
🎥 Audition Prep Workshop

Classes take place at Stage One’s NEW Milpitas location and are taught by director Hilary Davidson. Class size 4-8 people. Learn more: www.nineteen85films.com/classes

09/03/2022

Our Park Rangers have been cast! Hint: They approach our four main characters when they drive down a narrow winding road on the way to a roaring twenties party.

Francis Perry - Hal
Jake Howard - Raymond

05/03/2022

CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT

After months of auditions, more auditions, and a couple of really long meetings in a board room, we're thrilled to announce our lead actors!

Welcome to the show:
Nate Duncan - Wesley
Tania Simone - Myra
Michael Abts - Gabe
Megan Louise Thill - Naomi

28/01/2022

We’re back! Announcing our core team:
John Eaglesham (not pictured)
Hilary Davidson
Robert Kirkendall
Kimberly Platt
Viknesh Silvalingam

Explore our website to find bios!
www.Nineteen85Films.com

23/12/2021

Thank you so much for supporting our filmmaking journey. The last year has been full of great progress and we're in the best place yet to create and share our stories. Your words of encouragement have kept us going, even when it gets tough. 

Next week, we'll announce our core production team. We've been busy grinding behind the scenes and now it's time to see who's behind it all! 

-Nineteen85 Films

13/12/2021

Thank you for the support!

A couple of weeks ago we presented our Giving Tuesday campaign and are ecstatic with the results! We've had $5,485 contributed to the campaign.

What couldn't make this happen without the support from our community, so THANK YOU for helping us. We're one step closer to reaching our goal!

Interested in helping?

We're hiring and supporting local actors, crew members and industry talent to make a local indie feature film, Twenty. We're passionate about providing opportunities while creating art.

Logline for the film: A group of friends are on their way to a Roaring Twenties party when they enter an alternate reality and get mixed up in a modern-day bootlegging scheme.

What we need are donations to our campaign so we can finalize contacts and hire actors, hire crew members, and begin production.

Donate via PayPal at www.Nineteen85Films.com/Twenty
The link is in bio!

03/12/2021

Woo! This was a packed house! We love this memory when we premiered Turning Tables for the first time.

Do something you love 😍