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Local man makes movie after being laid off
Kyle Brown decided to make his film after being laid off at his job.
POLK COUNTY (Bay News 9) -- A local man is living out his dream of directing because of an unexpected life turn.
Kyle Brown is directing an independent film, called "Unexpecting."
"Basically it's a hometown boy left years ago to go out to Hollywood to be the next big thing, and he comes back seven years later," Brown said.
The main character returns to a child and life he didn't know existed.
Brown wrote the script last year. He decided to turn it into a full-length film after a surprise layoff at his job as a warehouse manager.
"Instead of 'oh, you know, what am I going to do?' I decided to chance it," he said.
So, the lifelong movie fan read up on movie making. Then, he bought a camera and found a local crew and cast.
"Every actor has donated their time," Brown said. "Every artist that's on the soundtrack has donated their time."
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All the scenes will be shot on location in Polk County.
It's a risky venture his entire cast and crew believes will pay off.
"If you don't have dreams, you don't have anything as far as I'm concerned," Brown said. "And I tried to turn something negative into a positive."
Brown plans to enter "Unexpecting" in film festivals by the end of the year.
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