Gainesville will once again make its way onto the big screen in “Paperback,” the second feature film by UF alumnus Adam Bowers.
The romantic comedy will be set in Gainesville, and shooting will begin in September.
Bowers’ first film, “New Low,” was selected to show at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and was also set and shot in Gainesville, on a budget of $2,000. To prevent working on a shoestring again, Bowers launched a fundraising campaign via www.kickstarter.com, which will end Aug. 16.
“I’m really excited to make a movie that isn’t hindered by its lack of budget,” Bowers said. “I think the overall quality in every aspect will be so much better.”
Once the movie is finished, Bowers said he hopes to have it premiere at a major movie festival and to make it available online through Netflix or Hulu.
Bowers plans to feature Gainesville area locations like Satchel’s Pizza, Palomino Pool Hall, Video Rodeo and Ichetucknee Springs in the scenes.
“When I made my first movie, I really wanted to try to capture my life when I was living in Gainesville and going to UF and working in the town,” Bowers said. “That’s what I’m hoping to recapture.”
Roger Beebe, owner of Video Rodeo and a UF associate professor of film and media studies, recently became a producer of the film. Beebe said Bowers gives his movies a unique location, instead of the generic landscape of many indie films.
“I think it’s a great ambassador for Gainesville,” he said.
