Cross Country
A new film in development by Troy Carlton
The story of two wanna-be actors in search of a clue. The Tight Lies team that recently brought you BIRDIES, is ready to shoot your next favorite road trip movie CROSS COUNTRY about 2 wanna-be's on their journey to become real-be's. The cash budget for the entire film is $50,000 ($25k to shoot and $25k to promote).
We have raised $30,000 which means we only need $20,000 more!! Email us now at crosscountrymovie@gmail.com to get involved and check out more information on donations and investment here .
Thank you!
Now Casting
Diego - Male, Early 20's, Latin. Young and impressionable, loves weed and doesn't want much responsibility.
Courtney - Female, Late 20's. Beautiful, free-spirited and strong-willed, scrappy, conniving.
Josh - Female, Late 20's. The opposite side of the same coin as Courtney. Beautiful, free-spirited and strong-willed, scrappy, forthright.
Tristan - Male, 20's. Heartthrob on a local teen drama television show, The Edge of La Brea.
Send resumès and headshots to crosscountrymovie@gmail.com
Writer/Director
Troy Carlton
A North Carolina born filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Writer, Director, DP and Editor of the golf comedy, Birdies, now on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, and Tubi, also music videos, commercials and indie films like award-winning indie feature, Half Empty, short comedy, McDuffy, as well as the viral series The Golf Jokes. 20 years in film and television (IMDb), and 11 years as a commercial and music video director at Crane House Film.
Lead Actor
Gary Smith
Gary finds therapy in writing and acting contributing it to part of his 6 years in sobriety. He recently starred in Birdies as the maniacal deviant, Shainski, and has worked with Troy on various other comedic projects. He also loves extreme sports, from skydiving to riding motorcycles at top speeds. His latest project was a comedy web series titled "Tall Boys" with his newest project being an action comedy feature film titled "SkyFly", now in post-production.
Executive Producer
Eric Johann
Eric is a former collegiate athlete with credits both in acting and production; on-stage, in the booth and on-screen. From NCIS: New Orleans, to “Kiss me, Kate”, with a variety in between, he has a joyfully participated in productions large and small in a wide breadth of capacities. A catstrophe insurance adjuster and consultant, he lives on Long Island, NY with two fairly decent cats and can probably still throw a 90 mph fastball, but hasn’t tried recently.
Executive Producer/Actor
Brandon Luck
Entrepreneur, business owner, actor, and producer of “The Golf Jokes”, “Birdies”, now on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and Tubi, “McDuffy”, and the feature films “Half Empty” and “Ghost Cage”, now available on Amazon Prime starring C. Thomas Howell. Brandon has been working in front of and behind the camera for 15+ years, and is a film and television industry veteran as an actor and producer.
Executive Producer
Liz Wilson Marion
Indie producer, festival and talent coordinator, community engagement manager. Executive Producer of Birdies, and indies “McDuffy”, “Regular Kids”, “Wash, Rinse, Repeat” and “Sad State of Affairs”. 8 years of creating, organizing, and promoting live events in the entertainment industry. KPI and Data Analysis, project management.
Producer
Samuel W. Reed
Sam Reed is a writer, director, film producer, and Amazon bestselling novelist. Most recognizable for writing & producing the critically-acclaimed disability rights documentary CinemAbility starring Jamie Foxx, Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise, Geena Davis, and many more. Next was his feature directorial debut Into the Wilderness (Coming Winter 2023) and the indie golf comedy Birdies, which he produced. He is currently in pre-production with his second low-budget feature film, Harbor, which is slated to shoot in early 2023.
Producer/Actor
Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane is an actor and producer based in North Carolina and currently studying for his Masters in Acting for Film at Savannah College of Art and design. Jamie produced Birdies and played the part of Adrian. He produced and acted in the independent feature Hold On Loosely (2011), and has been on shows like Spin City, Windfall and Upright Citizens Brigade. NBD!
Co-Producer/Actor
Reid Doyle
Actor and producer since 2010, Reid starred as Gary in Birdies which he also produced, has worked on productions such as Eastbound and Down, Safe Haven, Under the Dome, SwampMurders, and History Channel's hit drama series SIX. He has co-produced several music videos, commercials, TV Movie "Intimate Apparel" starring Ryan O'Flanagan, and feature film, "The Terrible Two" now in Redbox and on Amazon Prime.
Birdies
The hit independent golf comedy Birdies was produced for a total of $70,000 cash, in addition to $70,000 in deferred equity to the cast and crew. Since it's release on 2/22/22 we have made a net profit of $100,000 from sales on Prime, Tubi, Apple TV, and Plex which we have used to generate more marketing and sales, and run promotional golf tournaments and screenings. We've repaid all of our cash investors outside of the Tight Lies team ($30,000). Everyone who invested money owns their shares in perpetuity which they will receive residual income for as long as they retain their ownership. It might not happen that fast again, but we do hope to repeat this success with all of our future projects, starting with Cross Country!
Be a part of the team
When you invest in the team, you become a part of the team. We love to collaborate with our investors on current and future projects to get the most out of their money and out of our relationship as business partners. We can thrive together while sharing ideas and having a good time doing it. Let's go!
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