We Make Movies


We Make Movies is a 2016 American mockumentary comedy independent film written and directed by Matt Tory. It premiered in 2016 at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, before being released by Indie Rights on February 14, 2017.

Synopsis

When egotistical student Director Stevphen Bixby wants to make a movie for his town's Film Festival, cameras look "behind the scenes" as he rounds up his friends - and some bystanders - to help make his masterpiece: a movie that blends together all the greatest films ever made.

Cast

The film was shot over the summer of 2014 in Sacramento, California on an estimated budget of $1,000.
When asked about the inspiration behind the film, Tory cited his childhood spent making movies in the backyard with his friends. "I wanted to tell a story about the 'grab-a-video-camera-and-your-friends-and-shoot-in-the-backyard' phase of making movies that all budding filmmakers go through before they move to Hollywood," he told Movie Paradise.

Release

The film had its World Premiere at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival in Big Bear on September 24, 2016, where it won the Triangle Award. It continued on to screen at the Davis International Film Festival in Davis, California on October 14, 2016, where it won the award for Best Young Filmmaker.
The film was distributed and released by Indie Rights and released on Amazon, Google Play and Blu-Ray on February 14, 2017.