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ELI & THE GOLDEN FISH

KEVIN SLEE / CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

Eli and The Golden Fish is a story of two brothers, living out of a car on the side of the road, and dealing with the challenges of staying afloat both financially and emotionally. Eli, the older brother cannot seem to make quite enough money to be content and Noah, his younger brother can't stop wishing he could have pop-tarts for breakfast instead of the usual crackers. When Noah is told a story by his best friend Riley about golden fish living at the bottom of her pool, both Noah and Eli become interested. As Noah tells his older brother the story after school, Eli initially dismisses it as a tall tale that kids tell, but with his looming financial problems, Eli continues to think about the golden fish and decides that he cannot go on without knowing. In the end, Eli has to decide what to do about his current situation, the golden fish, and his little brother's want for pop-tarts that results in the bonding of the two brothers and a new outlook on life for Eli.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKER: Kevin M. Slee is a student at Chapman University majoring in Film Production, Screenwriting, and Political Science. As a filmmaker, his resume is long and diverse with festival wins in directing, writing, and nominations in acting. Some of his most notable works include his 2007 film The Petals & The Thorns starring the Emmy nominated editor Steven Sprung (Arrested Development, Entourage), Peter’s Prayer, a story about a boy who looses his mother to the September, 11th attacks, and most recently The King of the Jews also starring Steven Sprung along with Ryan Healy and Drew Parkhill (Eli & The Golden Fish) which is currently in post-production. Slee’s credits also include work on acclaimed AFI films such as Eggbaby and The Response as well as the feature film Dispatch (Dir. Steven Sprung.) Currently, Slee is working with producer David Foster (The Thing, The Mask of Zoro, Hart’s War) as well as developing his drama, The Journal of Jonathan Gacy (2010). Slee is a determined, creative individual, and has a great deal of passion for life and for storytelling.