Dueling Hamilton Productions

03/10/2023

For the set for the 1945 and 1957 scenes, we rented an in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. A Charming 1906 Farmhouse, the house is situated on 40 private acres and a horror movie should definitely be filmed there. Though, we should’ve waited a couple more weeks for the weather to be warmer so we could have avoided the gas generator.

In the first photo, you can see the finished scene and in the second photo, what we started out with before got her hands on it!

My favorite piece of trivia is that the Christmas tree is from a farm in upstate Vermont that Steph chopped down herself.

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch, “The Candy Tin” will be released in all its entirety and glory on October 19, so stay tuned, folks!

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02/10/2023

For our first “The Candy Tin” crew thank you, we would like to extend our immense thanks to Stephanie South (), our incredible production designer.

Not many production designers would take on the herculean task of creating six different time periods from 1927 to the present at a total of seven different locations. But Steph did. And she did it with the utmost professionalism and positivity. During pre-production, she was creative and supportive in assessing the locations, acquiring extremely varied props, and keeping the sheer number of props and set design organized across six different excel spreadsheets. During production, she always kept a positive attitude and a level head while working tirelessly to turn our varied locations back in time. We couldn’t have asked for a better production designer.

To highlight her incredible work, we’ll take a look at the first of what I would say are her three greatest achievements on set.

For the 1927 scene to open the film, we shot at the historic 1856 Country Store in Centerville, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. My mother visited it as a kid to get penny candy and I did the same thing as a kid. In the second photo, you can see what the Country Store normally looks like.

The mission was to turn the modern country store into what it would have looked like in 1927. Steph designed and printed out vintage posters to adorn the walls, identified the old-time candies and products that would fit back then, and took apart the wall and re-arranged it.

That night was a late night and in the third photo, you can see Steph and Chris Goodwin working on the set.

The fourth photo is the result of Steph’s hard work, which I would say is a scene that’s the bee’s knees!

Thank you Steph!

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch, “The Candy Tin” will be released in all its entirety and glory on October 19, so stay tuned, folks!

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28/09/2023

A beautiful sight to have so many badges hanging on my corner bookshelf to look at every day.

"The Candy Tin" got into an amazing 18 film festivals the past year and a half (with some awards sprinkled in there) in as places as varied as Cheyenne, Wyoming and Burlington, Vermont as well as right here in Boston, Massachusetts.

"The Candy Tin" will be released in all its glory and entirety to the internet on October 19! We can't wait to share it with you!

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26/09/2023

What a pleasure to once again see “The Candy Tin” on the big screen at such a beautiful and historic theatre at the !

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18/09/2023

"The Candy Tin" conquers Colorado! Both a mile high and 14,110 feet high!

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30/06/2023

“The Candy Tin” screens at the 9th Annual Wyoming International Film Festival in Cheyenne on Saturday July 8 at 5 PM as part of the Historical and Period Short Films Block!

Link to tickets in our bio.

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27/06/2023

Thanks to for the awesome film festival, for the suit, for the glasses, for the camerawork, and .butler for the looks!

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11/03/2023

Another commercial for Irish Brewing Boston, Inc. for their first can release. SOUTHIE LITE: the beer your father drank, made for those who still work like him

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09/03/2023

Fun spot we did to introduce Irish Brewing Boston, Inc. to the world!

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11/10/2022

Thanks to the Lonely Seal Film Festival and Hammad Zaidi for a great festival and awarding The Candy Tin an honorable mention for Best Short Film!

22/09/2022

Thanks to for a great festival this past weekend and for awarding The Candy Tin as Best Drama Film!

07/05/2022

Little spot we did for . Go check them out for some great Irish beer!

25/04/2022

“The Candy Tin” screened this past weekend at the Made Here Film Festival! Great festival and amazing people!

The entire festival is now screening virtually from today until May 1.

Clink the link below to watch our film and many other great ones.

Don’t forget to vote for the audience award before noon on Friday, April 29!

https://vtiff.org/events/mhff22-call-me-oldfashioned-1/

Also showing: Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1 | Virtual HOMEWARD CLOWN MA / Allison Power / 5:51 A lost clown travels across trouble stricken 1930’s America to reunite with his circus family. THE CANDY TIN  MA / Shane Butler / 14:30  A grimy, dented candy tin sits in a thrift store. How did […]

16/04/2022

Today’s the day! The Candy Tin premieres at at 3:00 PM at the AMC Boston Common Theatre.

Link to tickets in bio!

31/03/2022

Buy tickets for The Candy Tin's WORLD PREMIERE at the Boston International Film Festival on Saturday, April 16 @ 3:00 PM

https://www.bostoniff.com/event/session-8/

Masks 5 min Wonderland 7 min Smile 8 min The Thief 14 min The Candy Tin 14 min Lifeline 14 min Derrick & Boyd 25 min    

11/03/2022

Watch the new trailer for The Candy Tin!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Dgeivd_MM

A candy tin travels through the generations of a family in modern America.http://duelinghamilton.com/the-candy-tin***A grimy, dented candy tin sits in a thri...