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Movie written by a 14-year-old girl

Coming to DVD on January 16th!!!

About Me

Hi. My name is Cindy (aka Midas), and I'm the director and producer of the feature PURGATORY HOUSE , which is a movie about teen drug abuse and suicide that was written by a 14-year-old girl I mentored in the Big Sisters program. The script was amazing, and represented a point-of-view that is rarely heard. I knew other people would relate to the story...and so a cast and crew came together...And voila! We made a movie! I am proud to announce our DVD distribution deal! Look for PH in stores (including Blockbuster) on January 16th!! Woo Hoo! In the meantime, feel free to check out our the trailer above. --Or stop by our website.

I also directed the short film Morbid Curiosity. (see top 8 below). My next feature project titled ODD BRODSKY is currently in preproduction. It's a story of a lovable loser named Audrey Brodsky. Stay tuned for more details...

My Interests

PURGATORY HOUSE
chronicles the after-life
journey of a lonely teen who
abandons her life of drug
addiction only to find herself
caught someplace between
Heaven and Hell.

I'd like to meet:



Here's a little part of our Behind the Scenes featuring Johnny Pacar (from "Flight 29 Down" and "Now You See It") talking about his role as Sam in "Purgatory House".

And this a music video that singer/songwriter Larisa Stow made for one of the songs in our movie! It's also an extra on our DVD.

Here's the movie trailer for "Purgatory House".

Music:


PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY
Cindy Baer

WRITTEN BY
Celeste Marie Davis

...

STARRING
Celeste Davis
Johnny Pacar
Devin Witt
Jim Hanks
...

FEATURING GREAT MUSIC BY
Natalie Merchant
Blue Oyster Cult
Violent Femmes
Eric Bazilian
Larisa Stow


AND HIP NEW REMAKES OF
THE SONGS
"Kids in America"
and
"Magic Carpet Ride"

Movies:

www.purgatoryhouse.com

Television:

WINNER OF 12 FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS
2-TIME PRISM AWARD NOMINEE

**ONE OF THE
YEAR’S BEST FILMS**

-ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS,
CBS RADIO,
FILMTHREAT,
eFILMCRITIC,
FILM FREAK CENTRAL
"Put the name Cindy Baer on the V.I.P. list of promising new filmmakers."
FILM FREAK CENTRAL
"Amazing! Brilliant! A cinematic gem that demands to be seen."
Todd David Schwartz, CBS RADIO
"An exceptional work"
GRAND RAPIDS PRESS
"Original and unforgettable"
-ENTERTAINMENT INSIDERS
"A remarkable piece of filmmaking."
CREATIVE SCREENWRITING MAGAZINE
A provocative, creative film that explores sensitive subject matter skillfully"
THE CINEMATIC VERSES
"Fascinating to absorband compelling to contemplate"
-EFILMCRITIC
"Rarely have emotions rung as true as they do in this film."
-THE NUMBERS
"One of the best films about troubled teens that I have ever seen."
-Terry Keefe, Editor-at-Large, VENICE MAGAZINE"
"A charming, touching, clever and all-around brilliantly crafted film."
-FILM THREAT
"Phenomenal, Spectacular! This film has to be seen!"
-Laura Ziskin, producer (SPIDERMAN, PRETTY WOMAN)

Books:

FESTIVALS
Woodstock Film Festival,
Mill Valley Film Festival,
San Diego Film Festival,
Silverlake Film Festival,
Palm Beach Film Festival,
Dances With Films,
Vermont Film Festival,
Big Bear Lake International Film Festival,
Waterfront Film Festival,
Provincetown International Film Festival,
Oxford Film Festival, WorldFest Houston,
Queens International Film Festival,
Pacific Palisades Film Festival,
Independent Film Festival of American Film (Agen, France),
Hearts and Minds Film Festival, Kids First Film and Video Festival,
MassBay Film Festival,
North Texas Film Festival,
Blue November Film Festival (Tulsa and Seattle),
Screen Actor's Guild "Roll Film" Series.

Heroes:

People who make a difference in the world.

My Blog

Our DVD came out Tuesday!!!!

The big day has finally arrived! After years of hard work, 22 film festivals, 11 awards, 2 Prism Nominations, 7 appearances on "Best Films of the Year" lists by critics and amazing reviews, PURGATORY ...
Posted by Movie written by a 14-year-old girl on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 11:09:00 PST

Top Honors at IFFYNTX!!

I just got back from the Official North Texas Film Festival where I had a blast in Witchita Falls with festival director Tony and his great crew.  Saw great movies, met great filmmakers and was t...
Posted by Movie written by a 14-year-old girl on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:47:00 PST

PH signs distribution deal with Image Entertainment!

Hold onto your hats! I have the news that everyone has been waiting for!!! I am proud to announce that PURGATORY HOUSE has signed on to be distributed by one of the largest and most well-respected DVD...
Posted by Movie written by a 14-year-old girl on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:42:00 PST

An Amazing year!

What a truly amazing year it has been for our little movie, filled with great press (we began the year appearing on SIX critic's list of "Best Films Of The Year"), new screenings (bringing our grand t...
Posted by Movie written by a 14-year-old girl on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:42:00 PST

Closing Night Film At Pacific Palisades and DVD Party Pics!

On May 15th (only 2 days after returning from my honeymoon) PH was honored to screen as the "Closing Night Film" at the Pacific Palisades Film Festival! A big feature story on PH appeared in the Palis...
Posted by Movie written by a 14-year-old girl on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:41:00 PST

PH is nominated for a PRISM Award!!

PURGATORY HOUSE was nominated for a PRISM Award! (The PRISM Awards honor films and TV shows that make a positive difference in the world by accurately portraying drug and alcohol addiction) Other nomi...
Posted by Movie written by a 14-year-old girl on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:40:00 PST

PH appears on 6 "Best films of the year" lists!!!

Happy New Year! PURGATORY HOUSE is already off and running with an AMAZING start to the year! Are you ready for this?? PH appeared on SIX "best of" lists for 2004!!!! (and we've only had about 8 revie...
Posted by Movie written by a 14-year-old girl on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:39:00 PST

PH wins "Best Screenplay" and gets more press!

This month brought PH another award "Best Screenplay" at the San Diego Film Festival (making a total of 6 awards now!), 3 more film festivals (bringing the total to 12), 2 great new reviews (from Jess...
Posted by Movie written by a 14-year-old girl on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:36:00 PST

PH is invited to screen in FIVE more festivals!

Great News! PH has been invited to screen at FIVE more AWESOME film festivals!! It's extremely difficult trying to prepare for so many festivals at one time, but these are wonderful problems to have. ...
Posted by Movie written by a 14-year-old girl on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:35:00 PST

Natalie Merchant is supporting our movie!

What a hectic and wonderful month filled with lots of great press and forward motion! I spoke on a filmmaking panel at the LA Convention Center with Chris Wyatt (producer of NAPOLEAN DYNAMITE), PH was...
Posted by Movie written by a 14-year-old girl on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 12:37:00 PST