Bad Day at Bot-Mart

Rewards
As always, we have lots of cool rewards for investors. Make sure to put your name and contact info when you donate so we can find you and send it to you! Or email us at [email redacted]

$5 Access to private behind-the-scenes instagram account
$10 Become part of the digital test screening, and give us your feedback on the movie before we send it to festivals
$25 DVD of the final movie, along with producer's commentary and blooper reel
$35 Original poster, signed by the creators
$50 Personal thank-you credit in the film
$100 Get your face on an employee-of-the-month plaque, which will be a prop in the movie, then mailed to you afterwards!
$200 Visit set and see the magic right in front of you!

Where the money goes

We want our people to have an opportunity to make work they're proud of, and that means renting industry-standard gear for them to use, aka Camera, lights and time. We also will be providing food on set, and travel for the out-of-state members of the crew.

The Look

We're filming with an Arri Alexa Mini, with Zeiss standard speed prime lenses. This is the same camera used on films like Joker, The Irishman, and Knives Out.

We'll be shooting at the Super Valu in Ringgold, a prime location you may recognize from other Louisiana films like Candyland and Enter: Lola


The look we're going for is a clean and sterile workplace, with pockets of beauty bursting through in moments. Lots of cold light to illuminate the lonely night shift, and cold, predetermined camera movements.




THE CREW:



Ken Burton(left, (confused)) has been writing and directing films since he graduated at Southern Arkansas University in 2017. Value Inn brought him his first success on the festival circuit, breaking into the Prize Fest 20 top in 2020. He works as a Boom Op on films in Louisiana, including the award winning Shreveport Son, Promises of Snow, and Hard-Up.  His most recent credits include working as an Office P.A. on The Blind, where he learned what a stapler remover was.



Merina Khan is the cinematographer on Bot-Mart. Merina works as a full time 1st AC in Los Angeles where she has worked on many projects including productions with HBOmax and Disney+. She spends  her free time with her dog and explores the vast beauty of California. She's worked together with Ken on all of his films to date.

THE CAST

Darby Taylor as Annabelle Annabelle is the protagonist of Bad Day At Bot-Mart, a young woman who believes she's trapped in a dead-end career, working at Bot-Mart at the age of 22. Darby Taylor is an actor, a screenwriter, and soon to be published poet. After her screenwriting debut with Value Inn, she's taken a step back to just co-writing & starring in Bad Day at Bot-Mart. She lives with her 3 cats and bad attitude in Arkansas.

Connor Benedict as Hunter



Hunter is the romantic interest. He's an oddball, hates technology, and takes a liking to Annabelle immediately. Connor Benedict was born and raised in small town Mooringsport, Louisiana. He got his start at BPCC with a degree in Performing Arts and Mass Communications. Connor broke out onto the film scene in the award-winning short film "Gloria" in 2018, and has big goals and dreams to win an Oscar and travel the world.


Kyle Kidd as Gary

Gary is Annabelle's fake-friendly, passive aggressive boss at Bot-Mart. With just over 3.5 million followers cumulatively across  several social media platforms, Kyle Kidd, 24, of Ashdown Arkansas achieved overnight success on the video platform tik-tok when he began posting videos portraying his many brash, silly, and whacky characters under the account name "nannymaw", which is the name of his original and main hit character. Kyle has a background in theatre, and plans to continue to expand his comedy career in the future.



For any questions, please contact us at [email redacted] Thanks for your support!