ARCHIVE 2020
January 1st, 2020
Amazon Release
Short films created between 2016-2019 are released on Amazon Prime in the "Living Proof Pictures Presents" Season One Collection
January 8th, 2020
Amazon Release
The final two episodes of the limited series Price of Faerie Tales arrive on Amazon Prime. The entire series can now be binged at the following link:
January 13th, 2020
Casting Call
Living Proof Pictures announces open casting for their newest feature film Bitter Taste of Ginger written and directed by Brandon C. Lay.
Top Indie Film Awards
January 25th, 2020
Top Indie Film Awards recognizes Living Proof Pictures feature film The Worry Doll with six nominations including Best Feature, Most Terrifying, Best Director and Best Writing for Brandon C. Lay, Best Actress for Syd Stauffer and Best Music which ist wins for Stephen Tanksley.
February 3rd, 2020
Official Selection
Living Proof Pictures short film Simple as That written and directed by Brandon C. Lay and starring Torez Mosley, Cassidy Theoret, Jenna McBreen, Felecia White and Elizabeth Shumway receives it's first official selection and will be premiere at the Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival on February 29th at the Steelstacks Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas.
Cast Announcement
Living Proof Pictures announces it's cast for it's newest feature film Bitter Taste of Ginger:
arah Cugini - Ginger
Marcy Repp - Ginny
Chris Egging - Roger
Karisa Hope - Ester
Lauren Ickes - Fabiona
Laura Klos-Gunther - Boss
Hannah Marijon - Ann-Marie
Searra Sawka - Malory
Maria Sole - Josephine
Tatiana Torres - Squirttle
and Anthony DeSanctis as Interviewer
February 11th, 2020
February 29th, 2020
Local Premiere
Living Proof Pictures Simple as That has it's local premiere at the Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival at the Steelstacks Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas with writer/director Brandon C. Lay and cast members Cassidy Theoret, Felecia White and Elizabeth Shumway in attendance.
NAMI-LV PSA
March 30th, 2020
Living Proof Pictures teams up with NAMI-LV to release the Social Distancing PSA "Spread Sunshine Not Germs" produced by Kelley Neal Joseph and Brandon C. Lay, directed by Brandon C. Lay and starring Jenna McBreen, Sarah Cugini and Boo as herself with narration by Syd Stauffer.
Amazon Release
April 6th, 2020
Living Proof Pictures feature film The Worry Doll arrives on Amazon Prime.
April 9th, 2020
Re-Shoots
One week after releasing "Spread Sunshine Not Germs" with NAMI-LV Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania instated the need for masks. To continue the relevance of the campaign, Living Proof Pictures and NAMI-LV decided to re-shoot the outdoor scenes of the PSA to include masks.
April 12th, 2020
Official Selection
Living Proof Pictures short film Simple as That written and directed by Brandon C. Lay and starring Torez Mosley, Cassidy Theoret, Jenna McBreen, Felecia White and Elizabeth Shumway receives it's second official selection at the MayDay Film Festival.
NAMI-LV PSA REISSUE
April 15th, 2020
Living Proof Pictures teams up with NAMI-LV to re-release the Social Distancing PSA "Mask Germs Not Emotions" produced by Kelley Neal Joseph and Brandon C. Lay, directed by Brandon C. Lay and starring Jenna McBreen, Sarah Cugini and Boo as herself with narration by Syd Stauffer.
Quarantine Production
Like many people Living Proof Pictures productions were greatly slowed by the arrival of the pandemic. However at the end of May a small team comprised of Brandon C. Lay, Sarah Cugini, Jeremy Thompson and Lauren Ickes came together to film the new Quarantine short film Cueball. The entire film was shot and edited in the final weekend of May.
May 30th, 2020
June 12th, 2020
24 Hour Film Race
Despite the pandemic Living Proof Pictures took part in the Cobb International Film Festival's 24 Hour Film Race for the fifth year in a row. On Friday June 12th at ten pm, writer/director Brandon C. Lay was given a theme, prop and action and began writing the newest Living Proof Pictures short film Full Stop Fallacy.
June 13th, 2020
Principal Photography
Principal Photography began at 4am June 13th and was submit successfully with only 3 minutes to spare at 9:57pm!
Full Stop Fallacy stars Syd Stauffer, Robert Trexler, Anthony DeSanctis, Josh Bidwell, Felecia White, Lauren Ickes, Marcy Repp, John Corl and James Mason (who also wrote the original score) with special make up by Raylee Longenbach.
Film Racing Finalist
June 29th, 2020
Living Proof Pictures is pleased to announce that on the 29th that the Cobb International Film Festival named Full Stop Fallacy one of the fifteen finalists and will be premiering at the festival on Sunday August 2nd at the Earl Strand Theatre in Marietta GA.
June 27th, 2020
Official Selection
Living Proof Pictures short film Simple as That written and directed by Brandon C. Lay and starring Torez Mosley, Cassidy Theoret, Jenna McBreen, Felecia White and Elizabeth Shumway receives it's third official selection and will be screening at the Art is Alive Film Festival on Thursday August 20th in Wisconsin.
June 30th, 2020
Official Selection
Living Proof Pictures short film Cueball was named an official selection at the Cobb International Film Festival where it will premiere. The festival takes place July 30th through August 2nd. Cueball was written and directed by Brandon C. Lay who produced the film with Sarah Cugini who also stars in the film opposite Jeremy Thompson.
Cueball Trailer
July 11th, 2020
After being accepted at it's first festival Living Proof Pictures was pleased to present it's trailer for the short film Cueball.