CAMEO BY CLIFF BARACKMAN
The Kampy Kids Meet Bigfoot starts out with a cameo by Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot’s main celebrity Cliff Barackman and features the famous North American BigFoot Center. We were so excited when Cliff agreed to be in the film and even had 7 year old Alexander filming the scene!
FILM SYNOPSIS
The Kampy Kids Meet Bigfoot
The Kampy Kids Meet Bigfoot follows the mystery solving siblings The Kampy Kids as they search for answers as to who destroyed their family movie night. The mystery unfolds when they discover a set of tracks and they set out to follow them. They soon discover they are not the only ones looking for answers. Will they meet a beast at the end of the trail?
FAQ’s
What sparked the idea for the film?
The first film The Kampy Kids and The Ghost Dinosaur got us excited and made us want to keep creating more. It was pretty fun to shoot. We decided to make The Kampy Kids series about each place we visited during our 4 year long roadtrip adventure. We were in the Pacific Northwest and thought to make a film about Bigfoot because he was everywhere in Washington and Oregon.
What was a tough moment during filming and how was it handled?
I mentioned we were in the PNW and the weather was horrible. We ended up staying into the rainy season and couldn’t get any dry days to film our ending. We ended up having to change our ideas for our ending and head out on a rainy day with tons of lights and just make it happen.
What is a memory that stands out about production?
The Bigfoot Research museum! It was a lot of fun filming there. We met the most famous Bigfoot Hunter Cliff Barackman. He was on Animal Planet for 12 seasons. He was super nice and was so accommodating. He let us film in his museum and even agreed to a cameo. We left with tons of cool books about cryptids and even bought a cast of a real Bigfoot print that we have displayed at home. We used that print in our film too.
How is this different from your previous work?
We had a better plot, cameos, and worked a lot on our character development. I would say the writing was more cohesive and planned out. We just kind of picked an idea and improved the first film.
Do you have any upcoming projects?
Yes, we are working on The Kampy Kids and the Terror in the Pines. We have a script set to go and have started with our props and creature creation. This film we are going full blown, total creature. This one has a lot of twists and turns and features multiple urban legends. This one is going to be our biggest yet and we can’t wait to start filming. Jonathan says this is our home state, we’ve got to go big!
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
My name is Alexander
I feel good about our film being chosen for the film festival. It makes me feel proud when people see our movies and like them. My friends really like my movies and all ask to be in the next one. I liked planning this one and I made a lot of choices about how the story would go. I decided a lot of the camera shots and even filmed the famous Big Foot hunter Cliff Barackman!
KEY CREATIVES
Director. Writer. Actor.
Alexander William-Kidd
Alexander William-Kidd is a creative powerhouse with compelling ideas and a knack for building strong characters. He has a grasp of key story telling elements and comes up with engaging stories while understanding character growth, conflict, and resolution. Alexander loves to find himself behind the lens and can often be found tinkering with different lighting techniques and watching his father intently to take over the camera whenever he gets the opportunity.
AD. Writer. Actor
Jonathan Tiberius
Jonathan is an autistic 11 year old with big dreams of making it in the film industry. He travels the continent while dreaming up short film ideas centered around the most popular urban myths and legends of each state they visit.
Jonathan is interested in cryptids and the unusual. He is Godzilla obsessed and is a dinosaur aficionado. He has 3 younger siblings, Alexander, Charlotte, and Vivienne. Together are the mystery solving siblings, The Kampy Kids.
Actress. Writer.
Charlotte Jeanne
Charlotte Jeanne is the charismatic youngest sibling (as of this film). She is spunky and extremely confident. She is a born performer and loves to be on camera. You can always count on Charlotte to deliver with tons of energy and enthusiasm.
Charlotte is a self proclaimed “Rocker” who loves Rock music as much as she loves ballet. Half girlie girl, half metal, and a whole lot of sass.
Assistant Director. Editor
Jonathan “Dad” Bastianelli
Jonathan is an accomplished film making professional and owner of a small production company with his wife. He is a professional editor, story-board artist, and concept artist.
Jon has been making films since he was a kid and enjoys teaching his kids the craft and watching them follow in his footsteps. When he isn’t co-directing his kids’ films, Jon can be found as an AV engineer.
Producer. Writer. Special Effects
Samantha “Mom” Bastianelli
Samantha “Mom” Bastianelli is a SyFy’s FaceOff reality show alum and Special Effects artist. When not producing and holding the production (and family) together, she enjoys teaching the kids all about the craft of filmmaking including the props, wardrobe, and makeup aspects.
