SIMONE: The DVD Available now! The original unrated short film plus over 85 minutes of bonus material. Only $9.99	Running Time: 16:50       Released: 03.27.10       Format: 1.85:1 Academy                   IMDB Page   THE STORY: The morning after a night of hard partying, Simone awakes, unsure of the events that took place. The mystery deepens as her focus becomes clear leading to a chilling discovery. Simone was scribed by Frazer Lee. BACKSTORY: Wanting to get one more project completed before a nearing deadline...the birth of Mike and Nicole's first child...we came across Frazer Lee's script originally titled, Hair of the Dog. With barely more than a month to pull the whole project together, a crew and cast were assembled and a production slate was put in place. Stay tuned to see how it turns out. Photography to be completed one week before our newest 386 Films crew member joins the world. FILMMAKER’S STATEMENT The immense wall standing in front of production seemed insurmountable at the start. Faced with a tight shooting deadline of the birth of Mike’s first child, an extremely limited budget, and nothing more than the script in our hands, we barreled head long into the process. Within a couple weeks we secured our actresses, crew, location and started assembling all necessities that one needs in the micro-budget world to conquer the monster that is film production. As is the way of 386 Films, we bleed to make the best possible product from what we have. Never losing sight of the storytelling or making compromises to the detriment of the production. This comes only from our determination and strategic planning to stay within our financial means while always pushing the edge of our creativity. It’s simple to pigeon hole SIMONE into the horror category. Visually the horror elements are all present; hot chicks, blood, sex, and death. In today’s horror scene that is usually enough to fill the quota needed for most fans. SIMONE’s storyline goes beyond its shortened time frame with a deeper unraveling. Simone is in essence, really, a tragic love story. A girl who just wants to be loved. But, with a certain affliction she harbors, finds it hard to make a true connection with people. The story picks up on the rare night she does go out on the town and finds someone she begins a relationship with. It’s very much a normal tale of hiding personal demons from others, whether it is drug addiction, life history or a disease. All life’s little struggles. Through the haze of the next morning she slowly puts the pieces of her night together. We’ve all experienced that common hangover morning of regret, but Simone’s has a beautifully horrific twist. Exploring the fear from danger for the audience while paralleling the fear of her actions was very interesting to develop. It’s that duality of fear that ties us all together. SIMONE was our best shoot to date. While we all believed in the written story, it was the talent in front and behind the camera that worked in harmony for the same glorious goal that was the most rewarding. Never letting limitations stand in the way of pushing the envelope it was a great battle of invention and problem solving. A battle that now, we are proud to say, we took on. That giant wall at the start fell in ruins and what stood in its place is SIMONE.