Catalpa

Catalpa is the story of Matthew Kidd, an unsuccessful screenwriter whose recent rejection by Hollywood film executives launches him into an impromptu performance of his feature script “The Catalpa.” Shot by shot, he transforms his lonely apartment into the world of his high-seas screenplay, painting the broad cinematic sequences and intimate close-ups of his epic script. Based on the true story of a daring rescue of six Irish freedom fighters from an Australian penal colony in 1875, Matthew transforms into the dozens of characters in his screenplay, including George Anthony, the commander of the whaling ship Catalpa; his tempestuous wife; the ghost of his mother in-law; the colorful crew of the Catalpa, and even the gulls and whales of the sea.” Catalpa is written by Donal O’Kelly, performed by Michael Cassady and directed by Spencer Griffin.