MAJOR MOVIE OPPORTUNITY! DEVOTED; A SCREENPLAY WRITTEN AND TO BE DIRECTED BY OLIVER W. TUTHILL JR. PROVIDING ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE AFFLICTED WITH ALZHEIMER’S.
(Entertainment, Movies and Film)
Manhattan, New York
Listed Price: $ 1,500,000
Listing ID: XCNY333121
Listing DetailsReason for Sale:
Capital Needed for Film Production - Investor will Join as an “Executive Producer”.
Training & Support:
There is Complete Support in All Ways.
Listing SummaryBusiness Description:
“DEVOTED” a film that combines powerful music, strong dialogue and carefully crafted camerawork to portray a story that can provide advocacy and support for those afflicted by Alzheimer’s, as well as to educate and raise awareness for those still learning about it.
Devoted has a built in, vast audience, who will want to view this film more than once. This is due to there being an estimated 6.2 million Americans, age 65 and older, who are living with Alzheimer’s. There is rapid growth with the number of people who are afflicted by Alzheimer’s, and only approximately one in four people is even diagnosed. There are approximately 44 million people worldwide living with Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., taking the lives of more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. In individuals aged 65 years or older, it is a leading condition contributing to poor health, cognitive decline and physical disability.
It is estimated that one to four family members act as caregivers for each person who has Alzheimer’s. In 2016, 15.9 million families and friends gave 18.2 billion hours of unpaid care for those afflicted with Alzheimer’s and other conditions pertaining to dementia. The value of these services are estimated to be over 230 billion dollars.
Devoted is a unique film that provides awareness about a treatment modality, the holistic healing approach, that offers Alzheimer’s patients and their families and caregivers hope. This is a groundbreaking film that can be used to enlighten and educate audiences through various Alzheimer’s and dementia treatment organizations. It will also provide the opportunity for general audiences to learn more about Alzheimer’s, through a compelling mystery, which will entertain and inform audiences everywhere.
A screenplay written and to be directed by award winning director/writer/producer/composer and songwriter Oliver Tuthill Jr.
We are seeking an investor who will also get credit as an “Executive Producer”.
Historical Summary:
Oliver W. Tuthill Jr. has written musical scores for numerous documentaries and two narrative feature films. He is the President of Blue Pony Trail Music, a BMI music publishing company. Tuthill wrote and produced rap songs for Native American Music Award winner Shadowyze on Shakespeare, Crazy Horse and Constantine The Great. He recorded with artists such as Steppenwolf and John Mayall and was a studio songwriter in Michigan when Mark Farner and Grand Funk Railroad recorded at the studio he worked for. He recorded and produced Kim Fowley's "Santa Ana Winds" which was released on GNP Crescendo in 1980, and he was the opening act for Styx for two years. His song "I Don't Like to Lose" has been released in Europe on over 19 CDs in the past 20 years. He had a top forty hit, "Light of Day" in the Mid-West in 1967 with Cecil Washington and the Group.
He is also an award-winning Writer/Director/Producer who has won numerous Telly Awards and the Washington State Governor's Award in Media in 2002.
As an actor he has worked with Jonathan Demme, Larry Cohen, Edward Hermann, Colby Chester, Andy Griffith, Jack Klugman, Dick O'Neil, Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Ridgely, Danny "Little Red" Lopez, Med Flory, Ed O'Herlihy, Bernie Casey and Blythe Danner. As a director he has worked with the late Russell Means, Academy Award Nominee for Best Supporting Actor, Graham Greene (Dances with Wolves), Jay Red Hawk, Tara Walker, Sugar Ray Seales and John Savage.
Received the "Governor's Award in Media" in 2002 by Gary Locke, Governor of Washington State (1996-2004) for his work as a non-profit.
2011 Native American Music Award nominee for best music soundtrack on Questions For Crazy Horse as a composer.
Owner Qualifications:
Investor must have the ability to finance production of the movie and will receive film credit as well as financial benefits for being an executive producer along with “Lisiten Associates”. Proof of Funds is Required…
Competition:
All Movies Compete for Market Share.
Potential Growth:
Unlimited Distribution Worldwide
Financing/Terms:
Negotiable
Absentee Owner: No