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Houston film project advancing

Houston, we have a director! Tom Huckabee!!! Of course Houston has several directors and I can’t wait to meet them all but for now I’m on top of the world – make that immersed in the futuristic utopian universe that Tom and I created to film in 2017 – Recharge. The project is well under way with writing and editing plus scouting for locations and discovering local filmmaking resources, which reminds me: calling all uber-talented filmmaking geniuses! It’s still a bit early but keep an eye on 77006.com for how to participate. And more about Recharge as we progress along the bumpy but fun path of production. For now, please check out Tom’s IMDb bio below and allow me to share a few tidbits from our recent Houston filmmaking adventures.

Director Tom Huckabee, art car at Kennywood
Huckabee at Kennywood Silo

An ArtX night lights event at the Kennywood Silo east of downtown inspired me to write the original Recharge story. Put Tom next to an art car, especially at Kennywood and you can see his creative gears spinning.

 

Director Tom Huckabee in Houston tunnel
Huckabee specs a downtown tunnel

Of course in the future some people creatures will live underground so Tom’s wanted to investigate Houston’s tunnel system.

 

Director Tom Huckabee at Richmond Hall
Huckabee studies Richmond Hall

And spoiler alert! … or maybe just a tease. Richmond Hall would be a great location to film tribal council meetings in the next century, but I don’t think Tom liked it.

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Director Tom Huckabee at Siphon Coffee
Huckabee meets with Draper over coffee

We did manage to break for coffee – and a business meeting.

Huckabee, Eldredge, Hoge
Huckabee, artist Letitia Eldredge, photographer Ken Hoge

And of course we made time for friends like visual artist Letitia Eldredge and special friend and photographer, Ken Hoge, who introduced me to Tom. In the photo Ken is overjoyed at finding the perfect parking spot in front of Last Concert. Apologies for the slight image blur; obviously I was a bit shaky from anticipating taco nirvana inside.

— Ed Draper

Tom Huckabee, IMDb Biography

Tom Huckabee is a writer, director, producer with over 40 years experience in entertainment. As a student at UT Austin he studied under Tom Schatz, Loren Bivens, and Edward Dymytryk, directed “The Death of Jim Morrison,” nominated for a student academy award, and “Taking Tiger Mountain,” starring Bill Paxton and co-written by William S. Burroughs. He has been a staff producer at Landmark Theaters, a writer of non-fiction TV for Disney and Discovery, a story analyst for 21st Century Films, and a staff researcher for The History Channel’s Modern Marvels. In 1987 he produced and co-wrote “Martini Ranch’s Reach,” a long-form music video directed by James Cameron, starring Kathryn Bigelow, Bill Paxton, Phil Granger, Bud Cort, Judge Reinhold and much of the cast from “Near Dark” and “Aliens.” In 1997, he was associate producer of post-production and music supervisor for “Traveller,” starring Paxton, Mark Wahlberg, and Julianna Margulies. From 1998 – 2001, he was vice president of American Entertainment, underwritten by Walt Disney Studios, where he created and/or oversaw development of feature projects with Touchstone, Universal, Imagine, Image Movers, HBO, Sony, and Revolution Studios. In 2001 he executive-produced Paxton’s directorial debut, Frailty, starring Paxton, Powers Boothe and Matthew McConaughey. Also in 2001, he produced and directed a live event, Arthur C. Clarke: Beyond 2001 at the Playboy Mansion, featuring James Cameron, Patrick Stewart, Morgan Freeman, and Buzz Aldrin, He was an uncredited script consultant on Twister, Mighty Joe Young, Vertical Limit, U-571, Thunderbirds, The Greatest Game Ever Played, and The Colony and a quality control supervisor for Lucasfilm (1990-2004), working on films by Ron Howard, Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Kathryn Bigelow, etc.. In 2005 he was a producer/writer on 75 episodes of National Lampoon’s An Eye for an Eye. In 2007 he was the artistic director for the first annual Lone Star International Film Festival. His sophomore feature Carried Away (2010) won three first place festival awards and is available on Amazon Instant View. Recently, he directed the documentary short “Confessions of an Ecstasy Advocate,” story-edited Ghostbreakers, a 20-part syndicated TV series starring Joey Greco, set to debut in 2016 on The Family Channel, co produced The Starck Club, a documentary feature and The Price, a drama starring Randy Travis and James Dupre. In 2014-15, he was the artistic director of the Wildcatter Exhange literary festival, while his short film “The Death of Jim Morrison” (retitled “Death of a Rock Star”) was included in the omnibus package, Jonathan Demme Presents Made in Texas, which premiered opening night 2015 at SXSW and is distributed by UT Press. He teaches screenwriting workshops and offers a wide-range of freelance development services. Upcoming projects include feature films Hate Crimes, ReCharge!, and The Attachment, full length stage plays, Dr. Zombi, PhD and The Reversible Cords; and Great Lives, a live theater festival of one-person historical shows.

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EDWARD DRAPER

Writer-Producer-Creator... Author: "Who Iced Santa," and "Generation Justice: Red Clover"... Screenwriter: "Recharge" and "Martianity." Film projects are in pre-production. More after launch.

4 thoughts on “Houston film project advancing

  • Thanks for the plug, Ed. Great pictures, too! Am I your first reply?

  • Recharge is an exciting project. I hope many of the unusual and creative happenings in the Houston arts scene will find their way into the background of this feature film. Best of luck!

  • Cindy Anderson

    Pretty impressive. Can’t wait to see more!

  • Almost the first… Thanks… I’m busy adding widgets and posts… July 4th is the target kickoff date.

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