Despite what the title may indicate at first glance, the web series Plant has nothing to do with trees or flowers. In fact, the 15-episode mockumentary series uses the term more... religiously. Plant (as told by the fake documentary team behind the camera à la The Office) shows the efforts of Reverend Todd Lawn and his wife Tammy as they leave their rural, Southern ministry to plant a church in New York City. Along with their friend Gwendolyn Jones, the religious trio manages to get the church plant rooted and growing. But their joy is short-lived when Paulette Whack, the power-hungry pastor of a mega-church, continually tries to thwart their church-planting efforts. As the series’ creator, Andrew Nielson, wrote in an email, “It is a story of big and small, David and Goliath, and family values versus the cold, corporate machine.” The website for Plant states that before the series...
- 10/24/2014
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. "Plant" Tweetable Logline: Small Church. Big problems. Bigger heart. Elevator Pitch: Parks and Recreation meets Joel Osteen evangelism. A documentary team follows Rev. and Mrs. Todd and Tammy Lawn as they leave their suburban ministry to plant a church in the heart of the Big Apple. Just when things seem to be going their way, a power hungry mega-church pastor arrives on their doorstep-and she's hungry for blood. Production Team: Writer/Director/Producer-Andrew Nielson Cinematographer-Gabe Elder Location Sound-Mano Guha Line Producer-Hayley Barnes Hair&Makeup-Jenny Diaz Production Crew-Dave Charpentier, Candece Munroe, Gabriela Lozada Craft Services-Elizabeth Bukhari About the Production: Plant may take place in a church,...
- 4/16/2014
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
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