Bigfoot movie update

So last weekend, we started shooting Coon Creek, the Bigfoot movie my brother Mark wrote and is directing. That's my other brother Matt in the foreground above, studying his lines. He's playing a trapper as well as creating the score for the movie. In the back is Mark and two of his kids. Sawyer's in white and plays a reporter investigating Bigfoot reports. Kevin's wearing black and is the sound guy, but also plays an important character. I got in front of the camera too for a cameo as Hunter #3.

I mentioned before that the inspiration for this was a couple of short skits that Mark and the kids shot as part of a monthly update they created for my folks. He's created a Minnesota Update blog to share them (along with outtakes and other behind-the-scenes stuff), but here are the two Bigfoot episodes.

I'm helping make a Bigfoot movie

My brother, Mark May, is a talented film editor whose work you may know from such hits as the Kill All Monsters Kickstarter video. He's now working on his first short film, a Bigfoot movie called Coon Creek. It started as a small project: a serialized feature starring his kids that he could send to our parents who are currently living in Haiti. It's grown over time to become a bona fide short film, though. It'll still star his kids, but it's more than just a fun vanity project now. I've read Mark's script and its spooky, funny, clever, and just really good. I've also seen the Bigfoot costume and... wow.

Mark's asked me to be involved as an executive producer (which mostly involves proofreading the script and helping brainstorm ideas, both during the development process and on set), so that's pretty cool. The point is: I'm now helping to produce a Bigfoot movie. One more off the Bucket List.