Private Project

Reggie: A Millennial Depression Comedy

Mitch who, after yet another breakup, gets intervened on by his closest friends and steered towards therapy as an option to break his various self-sabotaging cycles. He agrees to try seeing a therapist but his problems with communication, fear, and overall stubbornness cause frustration to mount. So, he does what any logical man would do. While particularly frustrated in the waiting area pre-session, he sees a pamphlet for therapy animals and immediately leaves and adopts a miniature horse that has dwarfism and anxiety issues from a farm run by Gary Busey.

  • Jacques Belliveau
    Director
  • Jacques Belliveau
    Writer
  • Jacques Belliveau
    Producer
  • Ariella Sanchez
    Producer
  • Jerod Jacobs
    Producer
  • Bryan Lowe
    Producer
  • Amber Ramey
    Producer
  • Tara Needham
    Producer
  • Emma Marie Rose
    Producer
  • David Bollick
    Producer
  • Bryan Wymbs
    Producer
  • Chris Wymbs
    Producer
  • Jacques Belliveau
    Key Cast
    "Mitch"
  • Gary Busey
    Key Cast
    "Trainer"
    Point Break, Lethal Weapon
  • Hanna Brown
    Key Cast
    "Mary"
  • Iain Rocco
    Key Cast
    "Marshall"
  • Duke Wicker
    Key Cast
    "Chris"
  • Amanda Ortega
    Key Cast
    "Amy"
  • Kiwi The Mini Horse
    Key Cast
    "Reggie"
  • Spose
    Key Cast
    "Joe"
  • Colette Darby
    Key Cast
    "Indigo"
  • Justan Mounts
    Key Cast
    "Farm Carl"
  • Monique Marvez
    Key Cast
    "Regina"
  • Jason Allen King
    Key Cast
    "Jason"
  • HafCaf Productions
    Companies
  • sixfootkitten
    Companies
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 59 minutes 35 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    250,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jacques Belliveau

Ever since I realized at an early age that my words were a far more effective defense mechanism than my pudgy little fists ever could be, I've wanted to be a writer and comedian. Early on I connected with greats like Chris Farley and Robin Williams. It wasn't until years later that I would realize it was because I was looking in a mirror. Growing up in what most would call a broken home (it seemed normal to me at the time) humor was my catharsis, for better or worse. This led me to start performing in plays and I made a pretty convincing wiseman in a baptist church's Christmas presentation, if I do say so myself. After that I did everything I could to get myself into positions of performing. I couldn't afford training and I never had the opportunity to go through drama classes or after school programs growing up, so I consumed comedy and acting in every form available to me via endless hours of movies, SNL, books, and comedy cassettes. I was ravenous for direction.
It wasn't until my early 20's that I began any formal training. I completed multiple Comedy Zone workshops to refine my stand up comedy and figure out who I wanted to be on stage. I also worked with every improv troupe that would have me and went to every audition I could get toeven performing at Second City Theater in Chicago, where I've also taken classes in Comedy Songwriting and Improv.
I've also made it a point to use my art and my talents to help others. From planning and hosting charity galas and shows for Prevent Child Abuse Rowan and the National MS Society to most recently producing "The Zillion Story House", a children's storytelling series designed as a free resource for teachers, librarians, and students to use from home in this hectic pandemic time

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Director Statement

They say “every joke has a little bit of truth in it”, that’s true. Every stand up routine I’ve written is based on my life in some way or another. “Reggie” is no different. This project started as a 10 minute standup routine about my future and how I would interact with a therapy animal (I laid on the floor a lot and spoke in a horse accent). Having struggled with depression, anxiety, and abandonment my whole life, this eased me into the idea of actually getting help. I was frustrated with the options though, the one size fits all aspect of it. Then, one day a particular song came on my playlist while working out and I was thinking about my set for an upcoming show, and “Reggie” was born. Through this film I’m hoping to shed light on mental health issues and show that your stereotypical vision of who you think might be suffering, isn’t necessarily accurate and that there is more than one way to cook an egg (in this case the egg is your brain, and cooking is how you fix it, aren’t words fun).