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Making films was Jonathan Hernandez\u2019s dream and he pursued that dream while living with Sickle Cell Anemia. Jon along with his three friends, who also have difficult challenges in their lives, was going to make a short film.\u00a0 As Jon was writing the screenplay he tragically passed away due to the disease.\u00a0 Edward Payson and Maria Olsen are teaming up to make the documentary about Jon and his friends and how they made their short film.\u00a0 The film is dear to Edward and the documentary is sure to inspire us and show us how strong Jon and his friends are.<\/p>\n

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OUR FRIEND JON \u2013 THE DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The week before Halloween will see the commencement of principal photography on Edward Payson\u2019s next project: Our Friend John \u2013 The Documentary.<\/p>\n

Our Friend Jon, a collaboration between Payson\u2019s prolific production company, An AntiHero Production, and Maria Olsen\u2019s MOnsterworks66, will document the story of how three friends will produce and shoot the short film, Rose Thorn, written by Jonathan Hernandez. What makes this story special is that Jon passed away from complications due to Sickle Cell Anemia while writing the script, and what makes it particularly poignant is that Jon\u2019s three friends, Nick Saporito, Brandon Joyal and Garrett Payson, all lead extremely challenging lives…<\/p>\n

What will make this film appeal to horror fans worldwide is that Rose Thorn is a horror film…it was Jon\u2019s wish to become a horror filmmaker, and, by shooting his film and documenting the process, his family and friends will both celebrate his life and make his last wish come true.<\/p>\n

In Edward\u2019s own words:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a project that really means a lot to my family and I. In August of 2013 our friend, Jonathan Hernandez passed away to complications from Sickle Cell Anemia. Before he passed away he was writing a script for a short film titled Rose Thorn. Upon his passing, his friends (all with disabilities of their own) decided to make his film and keep his memory alive forever. This is a documentary about three young men keeping their friend’s dream alive.<\/p>\n

We will be following Garrett Payson, Nick Saporito and Brandon Joyal over the course of one summer as they conceptualize and complete their fallen friend\u2019s movie. The film will be an underdog story about these three boys making their friends film and in the process raise awareness for Sickle Cell Anemia.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neither Payson nor Olsen are strangers to the horror genre, and, so far, their companies\u2019 joint productions have included Edward Payson\u2019s Sunday Night Slaughters, an anthology horror feature. Shooting recently wrapped on SNS Episode 3, Fatally Yours, and they\u2019re presently in pre-production for Episode 4, Cream Filling. Payson also produced, wrote and directed the notorious Cohasset Snuff Film as well as the chilling Morbid: A Love Story. MO66\u2019s horror co-productions have included Brandon Scullion\u2019s Live-In Fear, which premiered at the Los Angeles United Film Festival earlier this month, Christopher Dye\u2019s Something Sinister, presently in post-production, and Shawn Chou\u2019s Reunion, which should premiere later this year.<\/p>\n

Olsen has also been pinned to appear in Rose Thorn as Rose, a vicious serial killer who chooses to share the gory details of her kills with a most unexpected audience… Olsen is well known in indie horror circles, and is currently appearing in film festival favorites Starry Eyes, Another and African Gothic. She has also been cast in Thomas Della Bella\u2019s The Remains alongside True Blood\u2019s Todd Lowe and Joston Theney\u2019s Axeman at Cutter\u2019s Creek follow-up, Axeman 2: Overkill. She has recently wrapped Hansel v Gretel, Lou Simon\u2019s Agoraphobia (starring Cassandra Scerbo and Tony Todd), Jim Towns\u2019s State of Desolation, Frolic Pictures\u2019 Club Lingerie and Gore Orphanage, helmed by Emily Lapisardi and Cody Knotts of Breeding Farm fame.<\/p>\n

More information about Our Friend Jon \u2013 The Documentary can be found here:<\/p>\n

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