>>JENNIFER WAUGH: A FILMMAKER WITH LOCAL TIES IS BACK HOME TO SHOOT HIS DEBUT FEATURE
FILM. IT WILL BE FILMED ALL
ACROSS DUVAL COUNTY. THE
PRODUCTION INCLUDES LOCAL FILM
PROFESSIONALS THAT TELL A
HEARTFELT STORY OVER
DISCONNECTED FAMILY COMING
TOGETHER. PROBABLY SOMETHING
WE CAN ALL RELATE TO AT SOME
POINT IN OUR LIFE. SO THIS
WEEKEND THE COMMUNITY HAS A
CHANCE TO ATTEND A LIVE
READING OF THE SCREENPLAY.
IT’S CALLED BABY TOOTH. SO
DREW LEWIS BROWN JOINS ME THIS
MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THIS. SO
COOL TO SEE YOU. A MIDDLEBURG
GRADUATE. SO PEOPLE ARE
WATCHING THEIR LIKE I KNOW
HIM. HE WENT TO THE ART
INSTITUTE. WHAT HAS YOUR
JOURNEY BEEN LIKE AS THE
CREATOR?
>> IT’S BEEN IT’S BEEN
INCREDIBLE. I MEAN, IN 2014, I
HAD THE PLEASURE WINNING A
STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD WITH MY
SENIOR THESIS AND YOU KNOW,
EVER SINCE THEN, YOU KNOW,
IT’S FUNNY AT THE STAT, THE
STUDENT OSCARS, AWARD WAS
PRESENTED TO ME BY THE
DIRECTORS OF DISNEY’S ASKED
THEY SAID, WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
AND I SAID IN JACKSONVILLE,
FLORIDA, AND THEY SAID, YOU
KNOW, REALLY BE WHERE THE WORK
IS. SANTANA ANGELES, I SAID,
YOU KNOW, I I FEEL REALLY
SUPPORTED AND LOVED AND
UPLIFTED BY MATT JACKSON
COMMUNITY AND AND EVER SINCE
THEN, IT JUST CONTINUE TO
MAKING WORK AND SO THAT I’M
REALLY HAVE SOME GOOD IN STATE
BECAUSE SOMEONE LIKE THAT
TELLS YOU SHOULD MOVE AND THEN
TO KNOW THAT THIS IS WHERE YOU
THRIVE. YEAH, YOU KNOW, THAT’S
A BIG DECISION. AND THAT IS
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU SAY. YOU
KNOW, YOU REALLY DO THAT THIS
COMMUNITY HAS SUPPORTED. YOU
REALLY PUSH YOU TO SUCCESS.
YEAH, YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. ANY
TIME AN INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER
WANTS TO MAKE A NEW PROJECT.
>> IT REALLY STARTS WITH
CULTIVATING THE COMMUNITY AND
MAKING SURE THAT THOSE AROUND
YOU ARE INTERESTED IN YOU AS A
PERSON, BUT ALSO INTERESTED IN
WHAT YOU’RE DOING. SO I’M
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND
MAKING THE COUNTRIES SEE THAT
IN THE IN THE FINISHED
PRODUCT. YOU’RE THAT THAT FELT
LIKE IT WAS LOVED. YOU KNOW,
THAT’S WAY FILM CREDITS OR SO
LONG BECAUSE THERE’S HUNDREDS.
MY LAST FILM THAT THE GRAY
AREA WE HAVE.
>> WE WORKED WITH OVER, YOU
KNOW, 300 LOCALS CASTING CREW
AND PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. SO
AND THAT WAS THE ONE THAT WON
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY AT THE
2022. JACKSONVILLE FILM
FESTIVAL GIVING YOU SOME LOVE
ON THAT AS WHAT WAS THAT LIKE
CREATING IT? I MEAN, YOU JUST
YOU’RE DEALING WITH SO MANY
PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT ROLES.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, THIS WAS A
REALLY IMPORTANT PERSONAL
STORY OF MY CO DIRECTOR
KEATING IN FEW. SO WHO IS
ANOTHER LOCAL FILMMAKER AND
BEING ABLE TO NOT ONLY TALK
KEEGAN STORY BUT WORK WITH SO
MANY PEOPLE IN OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY WHO ARE SUPPORTING
HER AND WHO ARE SUPPORTING
THIS. THIS TYPE OF
STORYTELLING IT AND THEN A LOT
FOR US. AND I THINK IT SHOWED
A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST WHAT THE
POWER OF COMMUNITY REALLY
HOLDS IN THE TYPES OF STORIES
WE CAN TELL WHEN PEOPLE COME
TOGETHER CAN YOU QUICKLY JUST
WHAT THE STORYLINE OF SURE. SO
THIS IS A TRAILER THAT’S
PLAYING RIGHT NOW. SO KEEGAN
IS A VERY ANDROGYNOUS WOMAN IN
HER ENTIRE LIFE. YOU KNOW, SHE
WAS A KID. SHE WAS A TOMBOY
WAY.
>> AND AS SHE GOT OLDER, SHE
WAS KIND YOU KNOW, FINDING
HERSELF NEEDING TO BE FORCED
INTO THESE BOXES OF OF
WOMANHOOD AND WHAT THAT REALLY
MEANS. AND HER ENTIRE LIFE.
SHE’S JUST CONTINUE TO BE HER
OWN TRUE SELF AND SHE’S
HIGHLIGHTING FOR PEOPLE THAT
NOT ALL WOMEN HAVE TO PRESENT
AND LOOK CAN BE EXACTLY THE
SAME. YOU KNOW, THEY CAN BE
DIFFERENT STORY THAT NEEDS TO
BE TOLD, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT. LET’S TALK ABOUT
BABY TO SHORE. THIS WEEKEND
THE COMMUNITY CAN COME OUT AND
SUPPORT AGAIN AND SEE WHAT
IT’S ALL ABOUT.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO BABY
TOOTH IS A FILM THAT I’VE BEEN
WRITING FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS
>> IT’S A STORY ABOUT A LONG
TIME. ACTUALLY IT ACTUALLY IS
SOMETIME TAKE 10, 15 YEARS AM
WRITING. TAKE SO LONG. YOU
KNOW.
>> IT’S A FILM ABOUT A
CHARACTER WHO WORKS AS A AND
SECURE TICKET TAKER AT AN
ORLANDO THEME PARK. HE
AUDITIONS A CHARACTER, ACTOR
ROLES. WE CAN PERFORM IN THE
PARK. YOU JUST WANTS MORE OUT
OF LIFE.
>> THINGS KIND OF TAKE A TURN.
WHEN HIS SISTER CALLS HIM
SAYING THAT THEIR GRANDMOTHER
HAS DEVELOPED MYSTERIOUS SKIN
ULCER, WHICH CAUSES HIM TO
HAVE TO GO BACK TO HIS RURAL
FLORIDA HOMETOWN TO HELP
PROVIDE CARE FOR THE FAMILY
THAT HE, YOU KNOW, LEFT
BEHIND. SO TENSIONS REALLY
RISE AS THEY TRY TO RECONNECT
AND HE’S ABLE TO COME TO GRIPS
WITH HIS PAST IN THE FAMILY IS
ABLE TO NAVIGATE WHAT IT MEANS
TO BE A CAREGIVER FOR A DYING
LOVED ONE. AND IT’S REALLY A
FILM ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE
FEAR AND THE DEFENSE
MECHANISMS THAT WE PUT UP IN
ORDER TO PROTECT OURSELVES. SO
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO
SHOOTING THIS NEXT SPRING HERE
IN JACKSONVILLE OUT. YEAH,
YOU’RE A GOOD STORYTELLER.
MORE ABOUT THIS, OK? SO AGAIN,
IF WE COULD PUT THAT UP
BECAUSE I JUST WANT MAKE SURE
HIGHLIGHT WHEN THIS IS
AVAILABLE. SO AGAIN, THIS IS
THIS WEEKEND, RIGHT? SO IT’S
SATURDAY SUNDAY. YES, WE HAVE
TO LIVE READINGS OF THE
SCREENPLAY. IT’S THE FIRST
TIME ANYONE WILL EVER HEAR
THIS ALLOWED. THE FIRST ONE IS
TOMORROW.
>> SATURDAY, JULY 8TH AT BABS
LAB IN RIVERSIDE. AND THAT
STARTS AT 07:00PM AT THE
SECOND READING IS SUNDAY, JULY
9TH AT PLAYERS BY THE SEA IN
JAX BEACH STARTING AT 02:00PM
AND TICKETS CAN BE RESERVED AT
BABY TOOTH FILM DOT COM. ALL
RIGHT. GREAT. I LOVE IT. I
WANT TO I WANT TO KNOW BUT OUR
VIEWERS DO AS WELL. AND I WISH
YOU GREAT SUCCESS AGAIN, THANK
YOU. FIRST, THE SUPPORT OF THE
COMMUNITY. REAL QUICK. I KNOW
I GOT TO WRAP, BUT I DO WANT
TO MAKE A NOTE THAT YOU
PARTNER WITH A NONPROFIT SO
PEOPLE DO WANT TO POUR IN AND
MAKE DONATIONS, WHATEVER. IT’S
ALL TAX DEDUCTIBLE FOR YOU. SO
MAYBE YOU GET INVOLVED WITH
THE SKY WHO’S DEFINITELY
MAKING MOVES AND REPRESENTING
JACKSONVILLE. WELL, YES, WE’VE
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