Float (2007/I)

Director:

Calvin Simmons

Writer:

Paul Kolsby (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

One man's journey to make an Oscar-worthy film... about a floating women's prison. |

Plot Keywords:

Floating Women's Prison

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Kendra Sue Waldman	...	Nina
Eugene Buica	...	Eugene
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jan Anderson	...	Fighting Prisoner
Kelly Boczek	...	Landsberg's Assistant
Jamie Brunton	...	Ana
Tony Forkush	...	Head of Fulcrum
Paul Kolsby	...	Paul Greene
Joshua LeBar	...	Gil
Danny Murphy	...	Landsberg
Chuck O'Neil	...	Writer
Ursula Vari	...	Tiger
Marian Zapico	...	Isabelle

Directed by
Calvin Simmons

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Paul Kolsby		written by

Produced by
Mark J. Gordon	....	producer
Paul Kolsby	....	producer
Bernie Leinfelder	....	line producer
Calvin Simmons	....	producer
Hope Simmons	....	co-producer
K.E. Tang	....	associate producer

Original Music by
David Jones

Cinematography by
Matt Mindlin

Film Editing by
Calvin Simmons

Casting by
Dana Lynne Tomsic

Production Management
Peter Wulff	....	unit production manager

Sound Department
Christian Dwiggins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christian Dwiggins	....	supervising sound editor
Sara Glaser	....	sound mixer
Mike Risha	....	adr mixer
Mike Risha	....	dialogue editor
R.D. White	....	sound designer
R.D. White	....	sound effects editor

Production Companies

• Blue Dog Films (in association with)
• Flotation Device (presents)

Special Effects

• Big Machine Design (main titles)

Runtime:

USA:80 min (original release)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Blue Dog Films

This quixotic tale will leave you wanting to see more of Paul Greene's adventures in Hollywood!

Calvin Simmons' Float is a quixotic tale of a wannabe Hollywood director, Paul Greene, and his foolish pursuit at fame, fueled by his great idea. There's only one problem, his "great idea"--creating an all female prison on a ship--is absolutely ridiculous! Greene, however, will stop at nothing to get his film made. After pitching a big studio executive, played by Joshua LeBar, Float is a go, until his sudden termination. Losing his multi-million dollar budget, Greene must now figure out how to raise the money on his own and film the movie independently.

Intermixed with a workable romantic story, Float proves more than humorous. As Simmons mentioned in the Q&A after the film, the viewer doesn't necessarily relate to or want to be Paul Greene, but is sympathetic to his plight. His character, played by the writer, Paul Kolsby, is a likable--albeit pathetic--gem. I want to see more of his adventures! Float certainly doesn't inspire the independent filmmaker--nor should it--but it does laugh at the expense of Big Hollywood.