The Sweet Idiot

10/03/2025

Heading for the festival run...

03/28/2025

03/19/2025

Exporting my final film submission for the UCF Film Program today. Final runtime without credits is just under 82 mins! Once this is done, I'll be getting to work on a Trailer and Poster for you all to see. Can't wait to watch the film again with the new score. The journey is far from over...

Onwards and Upwards!

Austin

03/07/2025

Hello All,

It has been a long time. For anyone out there still curious, the film that tried (and failed) to get financing through a kickstarter campaign has not only been shot, edited and completed its VFX shots, but also has a tremendous composer working on its final score!

Once those music files are in in a few weeks, the five plus year journey of The Sweet Idiot will finally be at an end.

I believe the widespread accessibility of tools for creating content have forced aspiring filmmakers like myself to make content with little to no handouts, and it has been the hardest task I have ever undergone making a feature film. But the end has most assuredly justified the means, and now the only handout that this filmmaker will soon ask of you is that you enjoy the film!

No matter what happens once this film is out of my hands, I will continue to support the notion that it doesn't matter how or when you get it done. It matters THAT you get it done.

Looking forward to showing you more soon. No use pulling away now. There's no point ;)

Austin

08/16/2024

My thesis film may or may not be screening soon. In the meantime, anyone wanna venture a guess as to what my protagonist sees offscreen?

01/05/2022

To all those looking: It's been a while! We had a setback with the shooting schedule of The Sweet Idiot. Rest assured, the film is being shot Early May this year! The completed cut will arrive in the subsequent Fall.

Until then, spread the word!

05/26/2021

Check out our next interview, with the wonderful Newton Lawlor, who will be playing Maddy in The Sweet Idiot!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMYCrNija4Y

Watch, enjoy, then visit our Kickstarter to help us fund the full feature!

https://kickstarter.com/projects/thesweetidiot/the-sweet-idiot

Another great interview, this time with the wonderful Newton Lawlor, who will be playing Maddy in The Sweet Idiot!Please visit our Kickstarter so we can fund...

05/25/2021

I'm proud to introduce you to a man that we all should look up to, for better or worse. Henry Bollack, ladies and gentlemen! Played by the great Mark Pontarelli.

I'm proud to introduce you to a man that we all should look up to, for better or worse. Henry Bollack, ladies and gentlemen! Played by the great Mark Pontare...

05/24/2021

The Sweet Idiot: Another expendable sequence that we shot as proof of concept. In this scene, Weston suffers a little inconvenience while doing something for work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddn-iujl7h0
Like, subscribe, and don't forget to help us in raising the budget for this movie below:

https://kickstarter.com/projects/thesweetidiot/the-sweet-idiot

Another expendable sequence that we shot as proof of concept. In this scene, Weston suffers a little inconvenience while doing something for work.Like, subsc...

05/23/2021

Our next cast member, Jessica Lang, has made her presence known! She is cast as "Bea" in the movie. She is as awesome as you see in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQdDDVv_xDA

Please also visit our Kickstarter after watching!

https://kickstarter.com/projects/thesweetidiot/the-sweet-idiot

Our next cast member, Jessica Lang, has made her presence known! She is cast as "Bea" in the movie. She is as awesome as you see in the video.Please visit ou...

05/22/2021

Expendable sequence: Here is an extra scene we shot for the short proof-of-concept. It features our protagonist, Weston Williams, denying a loan to a lovely couple. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLrQR3yecHI

Don't forget our Kickstarter! Any amount is greatly appreciated.

https://kickstarter.com/projects/thesweetidiot/the-sweet-idiot

Here is an extra scene we shot for the short proof-of-concept. It features our protagonist, Weston Williams, denying a loan to a lovely couple. Enjoy!Also, p...