Brownwood: " Lights, Camera , Action "

Monday July 25, 2005
News
Film crews here for rodeo week
By Gene Deason -- Brownwood Bulletin
Brownwood will serve as the backdrop for a short film being filmed this week, production officials with long-term family ties to the city have announced.
Writer/director Allison Cook, an Austin native currently enrolled in the Graduate Film Program at Columbia University in New York, said the film, "Junior," will be screened this fall in New York, and then on the film festival circuit.
"I am very excited to be shooting in Brownwood and involving the local community," Cook said. "Everyone we have contacted for assistance has been extremely helpful."
Jack Humphrey, the film's producer, echoed her sentiments.
"We are so grateful to the local residents and businesses that have welcomed our production with open arms," he said.
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"Junior" is the story of Toby, a 16-year-old city youth who travels to a small town to spend the summer with his father. While Toby lives with his mother, a lawyer, his dad Darrell struggles to make a living as a ranch hand.

Embarrassed by his father, Toby wants to get through this visit with no major disasters. However, when Darrell goes overboard trying to impress his son, and the visit turns sour, Toby is forced to see his father for who he is, and accept that he will never change.

In addition to the rodeo, several local businesses will serve as locations for the production, Humphrey said. They include Citizens National Bank, Traveler's RV Park and Commerce Square. Local restaurants, including Underwood's, Subway, Steve's Market and Deli and Section Hand -- are supporting the production with meals for cast and crew.

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