Sweating for their art

Three local film makers threw everything they had into a Herculean fund raising effort this past weekend.

Chris Nash (shown), James , and Miguel Grauthier ran more than 100 kilometres over a 12-hour period on Saturday.

They did it to raise awareness of (and money for) a film they intend to make in Sault Ste. Marie.

The three sweated it out during a pledge run at the Sault Ste. Marie YMCA with sponsors such as The Downbeat Lounge, Flowers With Flair, Travelodge and many others jumping on board.

Their latest features to be filmed here will be Reload - a supernatural film noir - and Good Guys - a dark comedy about life on the brink of adulthood in the Sault.

Within the last year, Nash, Pozzebon and Naphan have received international recognition for their short films and have had their work featured on national television as part of The JR Digs Show on Global CH.

They conducted auditions at the Travelodge this past Sunday and are still looking for sponsors.

"Making films is a very expensive business," said Nash. "But with our record, whoever gets their name on this will see their name out there a lot."

The three hope to raise awareness of their hometown Sault Ste. Marie while creating some serious film.

"We want to show people it can be done," said Nash as he gritted his teeth and continued the punishment to his knees for in the 97th kilometer of his pledge run.

"It's the mind set that matters," piped in James.

The group finished its pledge run on time and in good spirits, ready to fast-track to its next challenge on the road to feature filmmaking.