Don’t forget … ‘Amnesia’ returns to Caribou

    The film, “Amnesia,” will be shown at the Caribou Performing Arts Center Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. The film, produced by county-native John W. Bosley, toured throughout Maine in July. This screening at the Performing Arts Center is hosted by Viking Video Club of Viking Video Productions, from the Caribou Technology Center. Bosley will be visiting area leaders in pursuance of the possible production of his next film, “The House,” within Aroostook County.     The film, “Amnesia,” is part one of  “The Allan Carter Saga,” a three film series. Eighty percent of the film was shot in Maine, while the remaining twenty percent was filmed in Michigan and Colorado.
    “I wanted to give the people in the county one last chance to see the film while we are in search of a distributor,” Bosley explained.  “We felt that the tour, being held in the summer, didn’t give an adequate chance for many people to see it.  Fall seems to be the best time to show it again.”
    Brenda Jepson, instructor for Caribou’s video productions class, helped to encourage Bosley’s talents and interest in filmmaking. Jepson was one of the number one reasons that Bosley came back to the area in July.
“Amnesia” is gripping from the first moment to the last…,”  Jepson commented after she viewing  the film.  “I would encourage anyone to watch this film with its fast pacing, spellbinding scenes and compelling story.”
    Bosley hopes to produce his next film, “The House,” in Aroostook County and has been in discussion with several businesses and organizations about how to shoot it in the county instead of producing it outside of Maine. There are many other states in the country that offer tax incentive programs to lure in filmmakers. Maine doesn’t have a competitive tax incentive program, so it doesn’t draw much interest.  So far, there has never been a feature-length film produced in Aroostook County.
“Our company slogan, ‘Join the Revolution,’ has evolved since this summer’s tour, I now realize that Aroostook County needs filmmaking,” Bosley explained. “The county is invisible to the general population, filmmaking could be the perfect way to display this extraordinary part of Maine and also showcase the remarkable people living in it. So we are asking businesses and individuals to ‘Join the Revolution.”  
    For more information about the screening of ‘Amnesia’ at the Caribou Performing Arts Center, or for information about “The House” production, go to www.jbmovies.com.