Top Coat Cash...How it all began.

Six years ago, David took me by complete surprise and told me that he wanted to make a movie.  He said that he had always dreamed of writing a script, directing it, and staring in it.  I will admit that I thought he was a bit crazy and that it would never really happen.  Nonetheless,  I supported him and agreed to purchase a camera.  In just over a month, he had the script written and had hopes of getting it filmed. Shortly after Kaitlyn was born, David began looking for actors, actresses, and a production team.  Within two years of beginning this crazy ride, David's first full feature film was completely done.  Although, it didn't win at any festivals or get distributed,  Subdued opened many doors for David's film career.

Almost immediately after Subdued was finished, David and his dad began writing another script.  Writing a script with his dad was another dream of his.  This time they wrote a script that would target a certain audience in hopes of increasing their odds of distribution.  A couple ideas later (and several months)Top Coat Cash was born.  Pre-production began in January 2014 and filming began on our fifth wedding anniversary (June 27th).  Filming was expected to be completed by the end of the summer, but took a little longer than expected.  The final scenes were filmed in January 2015.

After a short break, a post production team was put together and editing began in August 2015.  The trailer was released in October 2015.  Picture lock was complete in early 2016 and the film moved into the final stages of post production, sound, coloring, and visual effects.  In September 2016, just two and a half years later, Top Coat Cash was completely finished and ready for distribution.

Top Coat Cash was submitted to several film festivals and distributors in late September and early October.  On October 11, 2016 , David's dream became a reality.  After receiving offers from three different distributors, Top Coat Cash signed with a Los Angeles based distributor, Indie Rights Movies.  Indie Rights was so excited about Top Coat Cash that they wanted to take it to the American Film Market for International Distribution, even though they had already picked all ten movies they would be submitting.  For four days in November, Top Coat Cash was on display for international distributors and it was one of the most popular movies.

Top Coat Cash has won three prestigious film awards.  Both the movie and trailer were awarded with the Award of Recognition in the Accolade Global Film Competition.   The movie was also awarded with the Award of Merit by The Indie Fest Film Awards.  Beginning Friday, January 13th, Top Coat Cash will be screened at the Arena Cinema Hollywood for one week.  The week will begin with a red carpet premiere Friday night and will be reviewed by the LA Times.  Top Coat Cash will be available for viewing on various video on the demand platforms including (but not limited to) Amazon Prime, Fandago, and Google Fiber.  It will also be in select theaters throughout the country, including Kansas City.