LIVING IN HELL
The Making of SON

“SON” is the second film of a nine film series being made by independent filmmaker Glynn Beard. Each film will be a short and the entire series will be entitled “Ocean of Storms”. Beard plans to make one film each year until all nine are finished. “Ocean of Storms” is divided up into three trilogies. The first trilogy will address the costs of being a human being in our current culture. The second trilogy will concentrate on relationships. The third trilogy will be about chaos as it relates to individual and communal existence in our modern world. The first film, “SUCCESS”, about a father who has failed in life and pressures his son to succeed, was completed in 2003. “SUCCESS” has been screened at several venues including the 23rd Utah Short Film & Video Festival as well as the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival in 2004.

The inspiration for “Ocean of Storms” came 15 years ago. Beard had originally wanted to make a series of films based on each of the names of the Seas of the Moon with the final film titled “Ocean of Storms”. However, Beard went on to pursue independent features with “Murdered” (1993), a film about the murder of his closest childhood friend, and the “The Crier” (1994) a horror film based on the Mexican folk legend of La Llorona. While freelancing as an editor, line producer and actor in film projects as well as pursuing independent features, Beard did not satisfy his desire to make the films that he wanted to create to express himself as a filmmaker.

With the birth of his son, Glyn Montgomery Beard, in 1998, Beard realized that he wanted to create a series of films to speak to his son. “SUCCESS” and “SON” have been made as a legacy for his son, Glyn, and these films are dedicated to him as will all the films that make up “Ocean of Storms” in the future.

Beard is currently in pre-production for “EXIT”, the third film of “Ocean of Storms” and plans to begin principal photography for “EXIT” in the fall of 2004.