Films 001FILMS
2023
001 FilmsQUICKSAND is a “Bromantic Comedy”— the story of best friends, co-best men, and a lost wedding ring. Quicksand represents PRACTICAL’s first full length feature film.
Directed by JohnPaul Morris
2026AN
AUTUMN
SUMMER
In a magical lake town, one couple and four best friends spend the final month before college chasing an endless summer.
Written & Directed by Jared Isaac
Produced by Becky Boggs, Lillian Campbell, JohnPaul Morris
Starring Mark McKenna, Lukita Maxwell
IN DEVELOPMENT
FUTURE KINGS
Future Kings presents a world at war over fresh water, and the story of a young soldier trying to find his estranged brother, and bring him home. The Future Kings short film is being developed into a feature.
Written by JohnPaul Morris, & Steen Wichmann
2021
WINTER
Made in Michigan, Winter is a poem made visual, about the trials and triumphs of the most difficult seasons. Across Michigan’s coasts, this film reveals portraits of sportsman charging the storm, and the weary recharging after their own.
Written & Directed by JohnPaul Morris
Cinematography by Jake Burgess
Produced by Brian Raetz
Edited by Matthew Bouwense
FIND
ME
UP
NORTH
2019
Find Me Up North is a love letter to growing up in Northern Michigan, the assembly of 80 scenes and two years of work. This short film was the launch of Practical’s independent film efforts.
Written & Directed by JohnPaul Morris
Our growing team and filmmaking network want to make films where we’re at, in Michigan. A creative richness abides in the Great Lakes— a rhythm to the seasons we thrive on. We don’t exclusively work in Michigan, but we cherish being able to develop and write stories here. Practical is fully pursuing the potential of producing those stories here as well.
After all, the variety of landscapes and resources lend themselves to film production. While we work on one film at a time, the larger effort is to continue to build a filmmaking infrastructure in Michigan that can sustainably support feature films and the artists behind them.
