Synopsis Kelly Sebastian plays Audrey, an over-educated and underemployed twenty-some-thing film blogger attempting to make sense of the times while living in New York City during a period of societal change and cultural shifts. As she finds her way we meet her “city family,” a group of simi-larly disillusioned – and sometimes entitled - young adults dealing with challenges of their own. About the Film This coming-of-age, no-budget second feature film from New York City writer/director Greg W. Locke takes a cinema verite-inspired aim on a recession-era generation strug-gling to find their place in society. Highlights Featured in the New York Times; supported by New York City film industry legend Bob Hawk; nominated for 12 awards at film festivals around the world; runner-up for the Grand Jury Prize at the New Jersey International Film Festival; screened at seven film festivals in five months.

Contact gregwlocke@gmail.com ForeverIntoSpace.com 917-794-1366

Featured in the New York Times!Twelve Film Festival Nominations!

“... as if Manhattan were directed by Jim Jarmusch.” - Film/Music critic E.A. Poorman

“Recession malaise. A mumblecore film that doesn’t mumble at all.” - Producer Robert Hawk (Chasing Amy)

“[Locke] brought the Cassavetes vibe to Cinequest.” - Cinequest Publicist Vera Ryzhik

“With a budget of less than $1,000, Forever Into Space is no-budget film-making at its best.” - WaitingIntheQueue.com

DIRECTOR: Greg W. LockeWRITER: Greg W. LockeEDITORS: Greg W. Locke, Kelly SebastianDIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Greg W. LockeSOUND: Andrew LittonSCORE: Jon KellerORIGINAL SONGS: Jon Keller

SCRIPT SUPER / PA: Jaz ValentinoCASTING: Greg W. Locke, Kelly SebastianPRODUCTION CONSULTANT: Robert HawkPRODUCERS: Greg W. Locke, Kelly Sebastian,Andrew LittonASSOCIATE PRODUCERS: Oliver Fetter, Jaz Valentino, Tyler Evan Rowe, Julianna Pitt

Credits

CastAUDREY HARRINGTON

OLLIE HOFFMANAARON EDSON

LAUREN AUSTERMOL HARRINGTON-LONGHETTI

EMILIA POLLARDKEITH LEIGH

APARTMENT BROKER SHARKCOKE HEAD STOCK BROKER PRICK

ECCENTRIC DANCING GUYHENRY VITTELLI

TEMP AGENCY STOOGEHIMSELF

STONED COUCH PERVS

Kelly SebastianOliver FetterTyler Evan RoweJulianna PittJulia KellyJaz ValentinoZebedee RowGeorge NicolaidisJames KautzEli KirtzJames Anthony Tropeano IIIRuthellen CheneyJon KellerEmilio Herce, Sean Couevas, Carly Rutizer

COLOR: Black and WhiteASPECT RATIO: 2.40 : 1PICTURE: DigitalSOUND: StereoRUNTIME: 110 minutes

FORMAT: 1080 HD - BLU-RAY / DCP / HDCAMLANGUAGE: EnglishLOCATION: New York City, NY, USABUDGET: $880.09RELEASE DATE: 2015

Tech Specs

Trailer + Clips www.ForeverIntoSpace.com

“Sebastian finely balances Audrey’s inclination towards laziness with wavering confidence, self-doubt and anxiety.” - WriterLovesMovies.com“The overall level of crude content was more than this reviewer tends to be comfortable with or truly enjoy.” - OneFilmFan.com

Press / Reviews

Featured in the NewYork Times!

Press Links

Read WriterLovesMovies.com’s beautifully writ-ten review of the film.http://writerlovesmovies.com/2015/04/28/forever-into-space-independent-film-review/

Read Waiting In the Queue’s review of the film.https://waitinginthequeue.wordpress.com/2015/03/01/review-forever-into-space/

Read an incredibly thoughtful review from One-FilmFan.com.http://onefilmfan.com/indie-film-review-forever-into-space/

Read what Time Off had to say about the film and the New Jersey International Film Festival.http://media.wix.com/ugd/95bf8d_0e6b7a28e11942b2bff70ffaa3f6dd91.pdf

Listen to Kelly chat it up with the Movies My Friends Have Never Seen podcast gang.http://moviesmyfriendshaventseen.libsyn.com/episode-21-breakfast-at-tiffanys

Watch a red carpet interview with The Daily Quirk from Cinequest with Kelly, Jimmy and George.http://thedailyquirk.com/2015/03/10/interview-with-the-actors-of-forever-into-space-at-cinequest/

Read Greg’s interview with Popcorn and Vodka. http://popcornandvodka.com/2015/02/22/greg-w-locke-writerdirector-forever-into-space/

Read Kelly’s interview with Popcorn and Vodka. http://popcornandvodka.com/2015/02/22/kelly-sebas-tian-producereditoractor-forever-into-space/

Read Greg’s epic interview with E.A. Poorman. http://jhubner73.com/2014/07/08/forever-into-space-greg-lockes-cinema-dreams/

Read New Jersey Stage Magazine’s nine-page interview with Greg (Page 113).http://www.njartsmag.com/

CentralJersey.com had some nice words to say about Forever Into Space.http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2015/05/17/time_off/entertainment_news/doc5554f99e98490858895247.txt

Watch Greg and Oliver talk to EBTV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7nbalqv__c

Read Kelly’s epic interview with OneFilmFan.com.http://onefilmfan.com/in-their-own-words-kelly-sebas-tian-of-forever-into-space/

Read some nice words The New Brunswick Patch had to say about the film.http://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/2015-new-jersey-international-film-festival-schedule-has-been-announced#

To thrive in New York City you have to make real money and jump on opportunities as they arrive. So why would an indie filmmaker who moved to New York City to work in the industry pass up in-dustry jobs? A painter brush off potential shows? A graphic designer pass on a salaried position? The answer: (1) I’ve already done all of these things; and (2) I moved to NYC because I had an idea I believed in - a plan. A nugget.

The concept itself might sound simple to an outsider: make the biggest movie possible for the smallest amount of money. Do it because every-one told you you were crazy when they learned of your plan. Do it because you might inspire another “crazy person” to make their film. And that person might make something you love. And that film might inspire the next great film. And so on. Devising this concept, however, was anything but easy. Here is approximately how it happened ... On a post-holiday Amtrak ride from Indiana to New York City I realized somewhere in eastern Ohio that due to the rapidly rising cost of living in Brooklyn, my time in the Big Apple was likely limited. This meant that I needed to get to work immediately. I knew what I wanted my next film to be about (a lost generation trying to find their place in a rapidly changing society) but I wasn’t yet sure how to best structure my thoughts into a story that fit my big/low production approach. Be-fore my train hit Manhattan I had a list of themes, 40 pages of notes about said themes, and the be-ginnings of the production plan that would make this, my second feature film, possible. Thanks to my notes, the script happened quickly - about eight sleepless nights for the first draft. The plan, however, took a fair amount of time. I knew I couldn’t get funding because I’m not a sales-man, which meant I needed to rethink the manner

in which people make films in New York City. In short, I needed a strategy that played to my spe-cific resources - which were quite limited. I won’t go into too many details about the proposal itself (briefly, I designed a marginally complex, hugely passionate pitch that presented an approach I hoped others would respond to), but will say that it involved the following: weeks of meetings and conversations with potential collaborators; months of sleepless nights while in production; endless favors; a whole lot of sweat, batteries and lightbulbs; tanks of caffeine-fueled imagina-

tion; and, ulti-mately, a 13-page project proposal that outlined the whys and hows in great detail.

That the film is now completed cements my belief that we are liv-ing in a new era for film in which hungry people can now make big, pretty, profes-

sional films if they have gusto, guts and a whole lot of ingenuity. Fourteen months and only $880.09 after that train ride and I have a 110-minute New York City-set film about a time (now), a people (today’s 20-something generation), and a place (New York City). The point of the project was not just to collaborate with other passionate, New York-based talents, but again (and more grandly), to execute an art project that could perhaps inspire someone else to someday make a film that defied their perceived odds. Why such a goal? Because. Because, I suppose, the tools needed to make a high quality film or video are far more acces-sible than ever before. What matters most now, I learned, are the ideas and the sweat. Not money, not gear, not celebrity. The drive and the dreams. Imagine, plan and hustle. That’s how you do it. I think. That’s how we did it, anyhow. - Greg W. Locke

(Writer, Director, Producer)

Director’s Statement

The initial perk – a director who had a strong script and vision to make a zero-budget, DIY, black and white, feature film shot in New York City. A chance to collaborate on a cinematic time capsule with enough subtext and counter-culture references to encourage fellow film-snobs to re-watch again and again. The sparks of this oppor-tunity illuminated why I do what I do – tell a story and give a voice to a character that will affect others and start conversations. Make a project that could inspire creatives who might feel stuck to simply just do it. Greg had a big idea, a camera, and a lot of guts - I was in! Thumbing through my first read of the script, I fell in deep with this band of anti-hero Millennials. Audrey - Greg’s character study of a struggling film blogger and cinephile - is a distinct female character with qualities rarely seen on screen. We colored-in Audrey with details not typi-cal in leading lady characters, such as music- and film-themed wardrobe, high-brow cinephile books and a head of messy hair. We also capped off her journey with a self-guided NYC movie locations tour. Principle photography took place over twelve weekends, shooting most-ly chronologically. Filming in this order allowed my character’s arc to build organically within me, same as to what the audience experiences while watching the film. For production planning, our tiny cast and crew had weekly meetings to discuss upcoming scenes, locations, needs and challenges. A place

where we got to spitball ideas and weigh-in. Hav-ing already worked across-the-board in produc-tion development, I knew of the long months ahead. Greg’s open-collaboration approach allowed everyone’s two-cents to be heard. Dur-ing production, Greg and I found a unique cre-ative kinship, so of course after filming wrapped I jumped at the opportunity to help in post-produc-tion, including editing, conceptualizing the trailer, and producing the film’s supporting materials. Greg’s background as a graphic designer made

working on the posters and web-site a great learn-ing experience. Also, HUGE Jon Keller fan right here!

After a year of full-throttle post-pro-duction work with Greg, we had a feature film in our hands but zero “easy-ins” to what was next. My his-tory of self-taught problem solving allowed me the gritty confidence needed to tackle a graduate-level bootcamp educa-tion of the Film Festival Circuit. I strategized a series of steps needed to give our creation the

type of existence that could ultimately lead to distribution of the film. So far on this filmmaking journey I’ve aligned with many great film allies. Obviously I’m proud of Greg and what we made and how we did it - with passion and literal elbow grease. Now I’ve got a performance I’m proud of, a film I deeply believe in, and a creative partner in my pocket - all things that will live FOREVER INTO SPACE. - Kelly Sebastian

(Actor, Producer, Editor)

Producer’s Statement

Kelly Sebastian was made in Texas and born in Pennsylvania. Soon after moving to New York City to pur-sue painting at the collegiate level, Kelly became transfixed with the art of film. She initially worked behind the camera, crafting short avant-garde videos and later creating OH THE LADIES, a documenta-ry-styled NYC public access television show. Several of her early works screened in various venues, including CBGB’s 313 Gallery and as part of Miranda July’s JOANIE4JACKIE project.

During this time Kelly also worked as a video clerk at the infamous Kim’s Video on St. Mark’s in the East Village. It was there that a fashion stylist asked her to be featured in a photo shoot of skateboarders - thus starting her career in front of the camera. Since then Kelly has been the face of numerous brands in print and com-mercial advertising campaigns, utilizing these endeavors as an opportunity to further immerse herself in storytelling, character and script devel-opment. She trained with Brad Calcaterra at The Studio NYC and is a member of his celebrated inaugural group, ACT OUT, which received a no-table amount of press coverage, including a New York Times profile piece.

Thus far Kelly has written and directed two short narrative films: A GIRL AND A GOLDFISH, which won a Best Short Drama award at the E.VIL NYC Film Fest and was part of the col-lection “Best Lesbian & Alternative Short Films” that screened nationally; and FRANCIS, which screened in New York City.

Currently, Kelly is finishing writing a brave new feature-length screenplay with Greg W. Locke. She has been cast as a co-star in the upcoming series SCISSR, slated for 2015, and is the brand voice for ALT NATION on SiriusXM. www.KellySebastian.comIMDB #: nm1205457

KellySebastian

Cast Bios

New Jersey-bred and Manhattan-based ac-tor Oliver Fetter began dancing ballet at the age of six at the Acad-emy of Dance Arts, going on to dance in THE NUTCRACKER, PETER RABBIT and THE SLEEPING BEAUTY with The Company of Dance Arts. After turning down a full scholarship to The School of Ameri-can Ballet he ceased to dance and accepted a role as a lost boy in Phoneix Productions’ production of PETER PAN at the Count Basie Theatre.

After high school Oliver took a year off to work as a volunteer firefighter in his hometown, even-tually meeting with Friendly Faces Management, at which time he began to audition for commer-cial acting jobs in NYC. After a brief stint at The New School, he moved back to New Jersey, at this time rekindling his love for performance, once again working with the Company of Dance Arts in various productions, including THE NUT-CRACKER for the next eight consecutive sea-sons.

While working in the city as a drummer, Oliver booked several acting gigs, including a national Verizon Wireless commercial, an iPod commer-cial and an appearance on GUIDING LIGHT. While studying acting at Marymount Manhattan College, Oliver began playing drums in the band The Harmonica Lewinskies.

Oliver recently graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a Bachelors Degree in Theatre Performance.

IMDB #: nm6417555

OliverFetter

A Brooklyn-based multi-media artist from Florida, Tyler Evan Rowe re-cently appeared as a featured extra in Martin Scorsese’s THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, Lena Dunham’s GIRLS and Darren Aronofsky’s NOAH. When not work-ing on film projects, Tyler splits time as a musi-cian, graphic designer, writer, video artist and digital artist. Visit Tyler’s personal site for an extensive sampling of his various creative works.

www.Droompa.comIMDB #: nm6320847

Tyler EvanRowe

Cast Bios

An award-winning New York City-based ac-tress, Julianna - who is perhaps best known for her role in the breakout horror film SANCTU-ARY: QUITE A CO-NUNDRUM - was fea-tured in two films that screened at the Festival de Cannes in 2012. Also a stage actor, Julianna also starred in the musical THE FANTASTIC CLOWN CLUB and played a supporting role in the award-winning play CHOICES.

Recently Julianna made her primetime TV debut on ABC as a member of the DON’T TRUST THE B---- IN APARTMENT 23 cast. She has trained at both the Playhouse West and the School of Sanford Meisner in Los Angeles.

IMDB #: nm2845638

JuliannaPitt

Los Angeles-born actress Jaz Valentino moved to New York City to study at Marymount Manhattan College, where she is currently working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. FOREVER INTO SPACE is the first time Jaz has worked both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. Most recently Jaz was cast in the lead role in the adaptation of Skateboard Norm’s DEATH BEFORE DAWN, soon after working as an Associate Producer on BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, a musical that ran at New York City’s Fringe Festival.

IMDB #: nm5511215

JazValentino

Julia Kelly is an actress, writer and improviser based out of NYC. She is a performer at the UPRIGHT CITIzENS BRIGADE THEATRE and a member of its house team “Bu-chanan.” Julia recently appeared in an episode of LAW & ORDER, in which she played a high strung Upper East Side mother.

More recently Julia completed work in the hor-ror film EVIL ALIVE and in a dramatic short film titled PINK MOON.

IMDB #: nm4593992www.JuliaKelly.net

JuliaKelly

Greg W. Locke is a New York City-based abstract painter, film-maker and writer best known for his 2011 feature film, HOLLER AND THE MOAN, and his film and music website, zeCatalist.com. After over a decade spent working as a professional film and music journalist/critic, writing for publications all around the United States, Locke began focusing his time on screenplays and, ultimately, producing his own film projects. In addition to his work in film-focused writing, Locke makes his living as a freelance graphic designer, writer and editor for publications around the United States. Cur-rently Greg is working on several writing projects (including a new script with writing partner Kelly Sebastian) while painting at home and working at New York City’s Permanent Records.

www.GregWLocke.comwww.ZeCatalist.comIMDB #: nm4417786

Greg W.Locke

Crew Bios

After spending a de-cade working as a musician in Los An-geles, Andrew Litton decided to focus his talents on recording, next enrolling at the Musicians Institute in LA, where he studied towards becoming an au-dio engineer. With a new degree in hand, Litton was persuaded by his brother, cinematographer Clint Litton, to move to New York City to work in film. Working in location sound, Litton soon enough got his feet wet working on a feature film titled PEEPERS. Shortly after that produc-tion wrapped he began working on FOREVER INTO SPACE. More recently Andrew worked as the Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer on 2014 Raindance Film Festival selection YOUNG MALLORY.

IMDB #: nm5264032

AndrewLitton

Jon Keller is an Indi-ana-born songwriter, composer, producer and multi-instrumental-ist currently living and working in East Nash-ville, Tennessee. After spending years playing as Lee Miles’ lead guitarist, Jon struck out on his own, self-releasing his first solo record, DOWN IN A MIRROR. He next appeared as one of many subjects in Greg W. Locke’s debut feature length documentary, HOLLER AND THE MOAN, before releasing his second album, DECEIVER.

Jon is currently writing his third album while working at Nashville’s famous Belcourt Theatre. For FOREVER INTO SPACE Jon supplied sev-eral original songs and a complete score, record-ing over 40 pieces of original instrumental music.

www.jonkeller.bandcamp.com

JonKeller

Soundtrack

1. Morning at Tanahey2. Forever Into Space Theme

3. West Village Tumbleweed Girl4. Pigtails and Heroin

5. Banana Express6. Staten Island Ferry Theme

7. Not Doing Porn8. Sonic Youth Hat Game

9. Tram Babes Theme10. Ambient Sex Hustle Thing

11. F Train to Coney Island12. Turnaround at Tanahey

13. Forever Into Space Theme (Reprise)

All music written, played, recordedand produced by Jon Keller, 2015

Download at ForeverIntoSpace.com

Tracklist

“[Forever Into Space showcases] a mix of Keller’s stellar pop songwriting and ambient musical stage setting ... on par with the likes of Cliff Martinez, Jon Brion and even Ry Cooder’s work in Paris, Texas.” - Film/Music critic J. Hubner

Poster Gallery

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