
A piece of the production budget.
The first screening of the Lunchfilms was Sept 2006 at Cinematexas. Much thanks to Rudy's BBQ for providing food for the audience and to Michelle for the cupcakes.
I buy a filmmaker lunch and in trade they give me a short film made for the cost of the lunch. It started by accident – and necessity. In all, 50 short films have been commissioned (or eaten). Rules and ideas based on whatever we talked about at lunch are written on a napkin contract. While each film has its own logic, it’s all about a variety of tastes. The overall metaphor is about community. It is very easy to help a filmmaker. Buy one lunch today. –Mike Plante