New title, funding and dedication

When Sheri Myers came to Crowley in 2011, she had a screenplay, big dreams and had seemingly found the perfect location for a movie she had written called “The Angel Channel.”
What she possibly may have lacked was the experience in two areas — making a movie from start to finish and raising money for the production.
After time passed, and funding for the production was increasingly hard to raise, it became apparent that she and her crew were spending less time in the city and rumors spread that the project may have been scrapped.
Nothing could have been further from the truth.
At least two Crowley residents — Tourism Director Charlotte Jeffers and OneAcadia CEO Laurie Suire — kept in touch with Myers in the hopes that she would eventually not change her mind on the movie’s location.
“They had plenty of experience in working on a movie set,” said Suire of Myers and her husband Don, who has been in the industry for 30 years, has an Emmy Award to his credit and has recently worked on the set of the BP oil spill movie starring Mark Wahlberg. “However, they weren’t quite experienced in the marketing aspect of the business. Looking back, Crowley wasn’t the place to be to raise money for a movie.”
So Sheri Myers, Suire and Jeffers attended an event called Film-Com which is held in Nashville, Tennessee, to learn about funding and various other aspects of making movies.
“We learned so much about making independent films, which take so much longer to make than studio productions,” said Suire.
They learned about raising money by methods such as product placement and meeting and recruiting investors, which is a very important for those in the industry who are relatively new to making their own films.
During their stay in Nashville, the trio from Louisiana definitely had a way to garner the attention of those who were looking for at any interesting projects they may be interested.
“Our booth was so much bigger than everybody else’s,” said Jeffers. “We had Cajun spices that drew people to see what we were all about.”
Among the people who visited their booth were movie investors Todd Remis, Andy Van Room and Joel Eisenberg, who each displayed interest in the movie.
The local group listened to suggestions from those who have experience in the business. Among those recommendations was a change in the title from “The Angel Channel” to “The Glitch” before finally settling on “Glitch.”
“Eisenberg spoke with us for a couple of hours,” said Jeffers. “He loved the idea.”
Remus has invested in movies such as “Magic Magic,” which received excellent reviews last year.
One person who hasn’t given up on the movie since the beginning was Director David Boyd. Boyd has worked recently on the television series “Friday Night Lights” and “The Walking Dead.”
“They say he has a natural eye through the lens,” said Jeffers.
As for who will be starring in the movie, the lead has already been cast as being Katie Mixon, who co-stars as Victoria Flynn on the television series “Mike and Molly.”
“She has a strong voice, which will be helpful for her role as a struggling singer,” said Suire. “Another person who is very close to joining the cast is Norman Redus (“Walking Dead”). Because of his schedule, the scenes he is in would have to be shot in four or five days.”
In a telephone interview, Sheri Myers voiced her extreme gratitude to Jeffers and Suire for standing behind her project.
“Laurie has an enthusiasm and charisma that drew people to us and Charlotte has been a supporter since the beginning,” said Myers. “Laurie's determination in helping the Acadia Parish economy was a tremendous help as well.”
So, the movie that seemingly disappeared from view is now being promoted again. And if all goes well, the movie that Myers wrote 20 years ago will finally begin production in May2016.