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Milton

The touching, poignant story of an elderly couple on vacation while struggling with their physical limitations and sharing memories of a life fully lived.

MILTON stars Libby Villari, who has played "Mom" to Patricia Arquette (Boyhood), Renée Zellweger (The Whole Wide World), and Elijah Wood (The Faculty), but may be best known for portraying Mayor Lucy Rodell on 5 seasons of Friday Night Lights.

  • Kevin Machate
    Director
    Bernie, Promise Me, #RIP, Gloomy Sunday, The Guards Themselves
  • Kevin Machate
    Writer
  • Kevin Machate
    Producer
  • Todd Rodgers
    Producer
    Copycat, Jezebeth, The Void, Apparition
  • Libby Villari
    Key Cast
    "Rosie"
    Boyhood, Friday Night Lights, Dr. T & the Women, Boys Don't Cry, The Faculty, Gray's Anatomy
  • Gayland Williams
    Key Cast
    "Alice"
    Promise Me, Natural Selection, Kings of the Evening, Ballad of the Sad Cafe
  • Gerald Brodin
    Key Cast
    "Joe"
    Mr. Roosevelt, Parkland, Mind of Mencia, General Hospital, Days of our Lives
  • Korey Pereira
    Sound Editor
    Boyhood, Stranger Things Season 4-5 (2022 Emmy WINNER, Outstanding Sound Editing For A Comedy Or Drama Series)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 59 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 15, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Nassau Film Festival
    Princeton, NJ
    United States
    May 20, 2023
    NJ Premiere
    Audience Award
  • Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase
    Fort Worth
    United States
    July 15, 2023
    Texas Premiere
    "In this together" Award
Director Biography - Kevin Machate

Although he began his film career as an actor, Kevin quickly moved into Producing and eventually Directing and Writing. Kevin's films and screenplays have won numerous awards worldwide with his two most recent films having been screened in various cities in the US, Europe, South America, Oceania, and Asia.

He has directed eight short films and his credits as a producer have exceeded 50 at the time of this writing. His recent works include three short series starring Golden Globe and Tony Award winner Barry Bostwick and Saturn Award Winner Doug Jones, along with a series of short musical and educational videos (With puppets!) starring Ed Helms. He currently has two short horror screenplays in festivals: “Gloomy Sunday" follows a piano teacher whose life turns upside-down when he discovers "The Hungarian Suicide Song" and "Stranded" - a supernatural story about a troubled man who encounters a mysterious young woman. Stranded has only a single line of spoken dialogue.

Kevin is a disabled veteran of the US Air Force and three-time Guinness World Record holder. He currently resides in Waco Texas with his dog, Moose, and works right next door to Waco's most famous reality TV married couple.

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Director Statement

It was only through the prompting of other filmmakers who knew me (Mostly women) that this film even got made.

After the live reading of the script at the 2021 Deep in the Heart Film Festival in Waco Texas, I was convinced that the film "needed" to be made, and that I should be the one to make it.

The script was not written to be produced, and was initially part of a contest. In September 2021, it was my 1st round (5 page) entry into the NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Competition, where it placed 3rd. The required elements were:
Genre - Drama, Location - B&B, Prop/item - a cactus.

After it placed 3rd, I realized I had something, and expanded it to 7.5 pages with a few more details. Prior to shooting, I also added 6 vignettes (5 of which are shown in the film) that are viewed alongside the #35 Billboard hit, "I will love you" by the band Fisher. This musical montage completed the ending of the film.