Behind City Lights

Synopsis:

Before leaving for college, Ella learns to let go of the past and give her mother a chance to have a relationship with her. Her mother has spent Ella’s entire life working to give her a future, but that resulted in her absences during Ella’s childhood.

Producer & First Assistant Director

As Producer, it was Rummel’s responsibility to help make Director Lisa Rae Bowman’s dream of filming on location in Arizona a possibility. To achieve this, he sourced financing through a Kickstarter Campaign to help send a small, dedicated team of up and coming filmmakers from Savannah, GA to Phoenix, AZ. Leading up to the film-date, negotiations took place cross-country to lock down locations (including a national park, corporate office building, and a public park), equipment, and housing for the crew.

As 1st Assistant Director, Rummel collaborated with the department heads to create a functioning schedule. Film schedules had to incorporate the filming while keeping in mind transportation, moving equipment up a mountain, dealing with publicly accessible locations, and private building security protocols.

Credits

Written, Directed & Edited by: Lisa Rae Bowman
Produced by: Rummel Medina
Cinematography by: Sam Carter
Art Director: Annamaria Schreiber

Current status: festival circuit

Accolades